Alex Morrison isn’t just the drummer for a popular local band. He’s also the president of Georgia State’s Jewish Fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and he’s one of the friendliest people you could ever meet.
Between gigs with the Wesley Cook Band, the 22 year-old behavioral psychology major also dabbles in heavy metal, charity events and medicine. Needless to say, Morrison is a busy guy. But he loves making music.
Morrison was thrilled when he got the chance to play drums with Wesley Cook; he was a fan of Cook’s music long before the opportunity presented itself. The band consists of six people, and Morrison said he gets along well with all of them. He’s even known a few of them for much longer than he’s known Cook.
“I’ve actually known most of them my entire life,” Morrison said. “The bass player is one of my best friends from elementary school.”
Aside from his happy-go-lucky attitude, Morrison said he’s received extra help handling all of his responsibilities.
“It is tough,” Morrison said. “I think the thing that’s helped me the most is that the last president of my fraternity basically…showed me the magic of Google.”
Morrison said he keeps his schedule organized by checking class syllabi immediately after he gets them each semester and entering important dates into his calendar.
Despite being incredibly organized, Morrison still makes time to have fun. He plays extreme frisbee in Piedmont Park in his spare time, and he’s even working on a side project.
“I still play with one of my buddies from high school,” Morrison said. “We’ve actually been trying to start a metal band for the longest time.”
The name for his in-the-works metal band is Morier, which he said means “death” in Spanish. Morrison said the name started as a joke but then it stuck because one of his favorite bands is “Death” from Sweden.
He’s now been with the Wesley Cook Band for about 2 years and enjoys working with Cook, who Morrison calls a “supreme workaholic.”
“He’s such a light and warm-hearted person,” Morrison said. “…Even after playing he goes out into the crowd and introduces himself to new fans and says hi to old fans.”
He brought up a specific incident when the band played a “ridiculously long” four-hour set yet Cook still took the time to interact with his fans afterwards.
Cook’s determination seems to have rubbed off on Morrison-he’s so dedicated to the band that he once played a show with a broken hand-a tough feat for a drummer.
As for his future as a musician, Morrison said he would love to continue his music career and has always had a dream of playing in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
But his Plan A is to “either go into business or even medicine, ’cause my dad was a doctor.”
