Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain: Singer-Songwriter in New York

About Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain

Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain is a New York City–based rock/pop collaboration that brings songwriter-driven set structures into conversation with experimental cello. They have appeared at the Knitting Factory alongside bills featuring The Narcotix and The Cradle, moving between tight band arrangements and McElwain’s classically informed extended techniques. The project also surfaces under related credits including Alex Koi and Kirin, Alex Koi, and Kirin McElwain. Their performances favor clarity over spectacle, with the cello used less as ornament than as a second lead voice.