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cool girl studio
10 OCTOBER 2023
cool girl collective…coolgirlstudio.com
Graduating from The Blackbird Academy
30 SEPTEMBER 2022
Xan is excited to continue freelance engineering and producing while also having the privilege to work for Steven Durr Designs.
Up Close & Personal with Sting & Shaggy
4 SEPTEMBER 2021
It was an honor to work with Sting & Shaggy!
Engineering at Spellbound Recorders
10 JULY 2022
Xan is stoked to work with Nettie Freed’s studio Spellbound Recorders!
We Are Moving The Needle Scholarship Recipient
18 MARCH 2022
Thanks to a scholarship from We Are Moving The Needle, Xan is headed to The Blackbird Academy to study audio engineering!
New single "just okay" out November 30th!
12 NOVEMBER 2021
On November 12th Xan announced with an Instagram post that her new single will be dropping on November 30th. ‘just okay’ will be available on all music platforms and you can pre-save the song starting next week!
"Wake Up" takes home "Best Feature Film" at Sunscreen West Film Festival
6 NOVEMBER 2021
Wake Up had it’s first official screening at the Suncreen West Film Festival. Afterwards at the awards ceremony, Wake Up was awarded “Best Feature Film.” Xan had the honor of making her film debut in Wake Up as she stars as Lexi in the film. Stay tuned for when Wake Up makes it to theaters in January 2022!
Xan receives her first licensing contract from Glow Music Group
13 NOVEMBER 2021
Xan is honored and excited to announce that this Saturday she has signed with Glow Music Group! Kari Kimmel began Glow back in 2014 and the licensing company has grown and continued to gather success. Xan is so thankful to have Glow represent her work!
Eye Wonder premieres on Disney XD!
7 NOVEMBER 2021
Xan currently wrote library music for Disney Channel’s Eye Wonder which premiered Sunday November 7th on Disney XD! The show features some of the most intense magic tricks you’ve ever seen!
Xan has had a great time writing for Eye Wonder and hopes to work with Disney again soon.
G.O.A.T. premieres on Disney XD
7 NOVEMBER 2021
Xan currently wrote library music for Disney Channel’s G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) which premiered Sunday November 7th on Disney XD! The show features some of YouTube’s hit videos and brings them to you in each episode!
Xan has had a great time writing for G.O.A.T. and hopes to work with Disney again soon
"Wake Up" takes home "Best Feature Film" at Sunscreen West Film Festival
6 NOVEMBER 2021
Wake Up had it’s first official screening at the Suncreen West Film Festival. Afterwards at the awards ceremony, Wake Up was awarded “Best Feature Film.” Xan had the honor of making her film debut in Wake Up as she stars as Lexi in the film. Stay tuned for when Wake Up makes it to theaters in January 2022!
Xan takes on her first movie premiere for "Wake Up" at Sunscreen West Film Festival!
6 NOVEMBER 2021
Xan was more than excited to walk the red carpet at the Wake Up World Premiere which was hosted at the Sunscreen West Film Festival. This was Xan’s first red carpet event!
Xan scores for Disney again!
16 JUNE 2021
Xan is currently writing library music for Dinsey Channel’s G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) and Eye Wonder. The two shows will be featured on Disney XD airing in Fall 2021.
Xan has had a great time writing for the two shows and hopes to work with Disney again soon.
Graduating early from Westmont!
8 MAY 2021
Xan is excited to announce that she has graduated from Westmont College a year early with a Bachelors of Art. Her degree is in Theater Arts and she es excited to announce that she will be beginning to work on two shows for Disney Channel starting in June 2021.
"Xan stars as Alice in Alice in Wonderland"
20 APRIL 2021
As her senior project at Westmont College, Xan was Alice in “Alice in Wonderland.” This was no typical Wonderland. Alice was portrayed as a patient in a mental institution inspired by “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Xan became an Alice that was struggling with mental illness attempting to navigate a world of insanity.
CHROMESTHESIA exhibit online
30 SEPTEMBER 2021
As ‘CHROMESTHESIA’ gets ready to tour around to different cities, Gabriel wanted to create an online experience for the exhibit as a testament to the pandemic that it was created in.
CHROMESTHESIA EP Release!
31 MARCH 2021
“I cannot even count the hours it took, the amount of space that occupied my mind,” Alex Gabriel mentioned on her Instagram post, sharing images of herself and “Chromesthesia” gallery co-creator…”
Contactless CHROMESTHESIA exhibit is open for visitors.
31 MARCH 2021
“I cannot even count the hours it took, the amount of space that occupied my mind,” Alex Gabriel mentioned on her Instagram post, sharing images of herself and “Chromesthesia” gallery co-creator…”
Xan Releases Her First Single "to you."
10 JANUARY 2021
Xan released her first single ‘to you’ this January. Xan commented on Instagram that ‘to you’ is meant to thank people who helped her through a challanging time.
"small enchantments" Critiques Fairy Tales’ Misogyny
04 NOVEMBER 2020
On Friday, October 31, Westmont College Theatre Arts Department live-streamed their first performance of the fall season, “Small Enchantments.”
Written by Boston-based playwright Lila Rose Kaplan….
One of the First
28 OCTOBER 2020
Gabriel is no stranger to composition, having written music for most of her life. She has recently worked on a project for the score of a new Disney Channel show, “Quizney.”Recently, Gabriel is being cast in a new feature film, developing a sound library for a new audio plug-in, scoring a new play, and all the while working on her EP…
Perseverance & Drive
24 SEPTEMBER 2020
“Try. Fail. Try. Fail. Try.” Alex Gabriel, a theatre arts major in her final year at Westmont, knows all about the struggle of the creative process, and the wisdom she’s gained is taking her to new heights. From composing for Disney to starring in productions on the stage…
Interview for John Blondell, for small enchantments.
Meet senior Theatre Arts major Alex Gabriel in a special interview with Director John Blondell as they talk about Alex’s original music composed for the show…
Composing for Disney's Quizney
19 MAY 2020
Hello All!
I am so excited to announce that will be scoring music for Disney Channel’s new show Quizney!
Read about the show here!