He began his career in 2010 when he moved to Atlanta, Georgia to intern at Soapbox Studios and Maze & Solitaire Studio owned by Ben Allen and CeeLo Green. Under the tutelage of Ben Allen and Jason Kingsland, Alex progressed from intern to assistant to the studio's main engineer. Two important lessons he learned: "How to get a real f***ing job" and "No one cares about how good you are the first tim
e they meet you. They just care about how prepared you are." In 2013, Alex transitioned to the Head of Engineering and Tech at DARP studios (Dallas Austin Recording Projects). While there he met a rising Metro Boomin. It was through his association with Metro that Tumay would go on to collaborate with artists and producers such as: T.I, Travis Scott, Rich Homie Quan, Birdman, Waka Flocka Flame, DJ Spinz, Southside, Sonny Digital, TM88 and Wheezy. Most importantly he would be introduced to Young Thug. It was the early chemistry between Thug and Alex that birthed the legendary producer drop, "Metro Boomin want some more." Alex would leave DARP in 2015 to work on Travis Scott’s Rodeo full-time in California. After finishing his contributions to Scott, Alex took a larger role in Young Thug’s career. The two spent the early months of 2015 finishing the recording of what would become Slime Season 1, Slime Season 2, and Barter 6. From there Alex became Thug’s full-time tour DJ during his West Coast and European tours. Once back from Europe, Alex reunited with Metro Boomin to help him shepherd the creation of 21 Savage’s standout mixtape, Savage Mode. Currently, Alex resides and works in New York City. His work has been featured in Complex, Fader, XXL, & Genius. He has also been a guest lecturer at the Red Bull Music Academy. In 2017, he has worked with Big Sean, Kodak Black, Wyclef Jean, OT Genasis, Sahbabii, Nav and mixed the entirety of Young Thug’s critically acclaimed Beautiful Thugger Girls and 21 Savage’s ISSA. He is now in the process of creating a lecture series for those interested in audio engineering and engineers looking to improve their mixing techniques.
