A native of Oakland California, Alexander Taite is a multi-talented vocalist, conductor, arranger and teacher. His wide-ranging repertoire includes opera, classical, spiritual, barbershop, jazz, blues, funk, R&B, rock, hip-hop and pop.

A teacher of voice, theory and piano, he has an active roster of ten students. Additionally, he is the director of the East Bay Tri-Valley Chorus Eclectic, a post he has held since 2020 and a vocal and choral coach with the Nova youth choir at Cantare Con Vivo. As well, he serves as Music Director for the Piccola Carolers.

A graduate of Pepperdine University and their prestigious Heidelberg summer program he is a versatile soloist, with credits throughout the Bay Area, having performed at Berkeley Opera Company, San Francisco Parlor Opera, Opera Parallèle, Livermore Valley Opera, Island City Opera, Philharmonia Healdsburg, Pocket Opera, Walnut Creek Festival Opera, West Edge Opera and The Berkeley Chamber Opera.

Alexander was an active member of the San Francisco Opera Chorus for 17 seasons singing in over 50 productions.

Mr. Taite served as music director for Pocket Opera's multi-award-winning film A Pocket Magic Flute. He conducted two youth orchestras and 9 soloists through a two year-long recording process in three separate recording studios scattered around the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The resulting music heard in the animated educational film is available in classrooms worldwide, and was released in April of 2025.

In 2015, Alexander directed, cast, and conducted a recording project with baritone Lester Lynch. The gospel and spiritual album On My Journey Now was recorded at the Skywalker Sound studio, and included a 16-person adult choir and 10-person children’s choir.

Alexander also spent four years as a member of the Vocal Faculty at Oakland School for the Arts, teaching music theory and classical performance. He led master classes, directed several choirs, and helped to develop two curricula for the high school: a senior recital program, and a music theory placement exam for vocal and instrumental students. Soon thereafter, he spent seven years directing the graduate level chorale at the San Francisco Boys Chorus.

He was a two-time finalist in the James Toland Vocal Arts competition and was a finalist in the East Bay Opera League vocal scholarship program.