Alex's stage name "Cogito" is derived from Descartes' "cogito, ergo sum" ― "I think, therefore I am." Her approach to music and her life has been about logic and pragmatism. Growing up as a second-generation Polish child, Alex often faced challenges about her identity and early on found her love for music as a way of self-expression. As she devotes more time into writing and performing her music, we speak on her journey, her newfound doggedness in pursuing music, and at the end, why we choose to complicate choices rather than simply acting upon our initial instincts.

Follow Alex Pienkowski's music on Spotify. Her newest EP is 'Onward' ― released February 1st, 2019.