Alex Machacek (born 1 July 1972 in Tulln an der Donau, Austria) is an Austrian jazz fusion guitarist best known for his 1999 debut album Featuring Ourselves and the acclaimed follow-up Delete and Roll with the band BPM. He is critically acclaimed by the likes of John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth and the late Shawn Lane for his innovative style and the ease with which he shifts from legato to staccato. John McLaughlin said about him, "Alex Machacek's music starts where other music ends". He is currently based in Los Angeles.