Producer Alex Sanders Hones His Craft While Nurturing Others’ Passion For Music

By Cristian Gonzalez | Solving SacramentoAlex Sanders (Prop the Producer) is a music producer, engineer and educator based in Sacramento, with a career spanning nearly two decades. Coming from a family of musicians, Sanders’ musical journey started early, learning piano in first grade and eventually picking up the saxophone in middle school. Inspired by his father, who played saxophone and sang in a band, Sanders developed a deep passion for music.& “Music was just bar none, something I was really passionate about,” Sanders recalls, noting that despite dabbling in sports and other interests, music remained his true calling.High school marked a turning point in Sanders’ journey, when he began songwriting and experimenting with music production. His first foray into digital music creation came through an unconventional route: the MTV Music Generator on the PlayStation One. This was his first music software and laid a foundation for his later work.& “That was the first time I really got my hands on [a] DAW, you know, digital audio workstation, like getting into making music — recording music,” Sanders says. “I had a little USB microphone … and I had friends that wanted to record. I was just looking for any reason to...