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{{Short description|German experimental electronic musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Alec Empire
| image           = Alecempire1.jpg
| caption         = Alec Empire DJing at [[Throbbing Gristle]]'s 2005–2006 New Year's Eve party
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| birth_name      = Alexander Wilke-Steinhof{{cn|date=July 2021}}
| alias           = Alexander Wilke, Death Funk, DJ 6666 feat. The Illegals, DJ Mowgly, E.C.P., Jaguar, LX Empire, Naomi Campbell, Nero, [[Nintendo Teenage Robots]], P.J.P., Richard Benson, Wipe Out
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1972|5|2|df=y}}{{cn|date=July 2021}}
| death_date      =
| birth_place     = [[Charlottenburg]], [[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]]{{cn|date=July 2021}}
| instrument      = Vocals, guitar, synthesizer, [[Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]], [[drum machine]], [[Mixing console|mixer]]
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Digital hardcore]]
* [[Experimental music|experimental]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]
* [[hardcore techno]]
* [[Noise music|noise]]
}}
| occupation      = Musician, producer, DJ
| years_active    = 1990–present
| label           = [[Digital Hardcore Recordings]], [[Eat Your Heart Out Records]], [[Grand Royal]], [[Phonogram Inc.|Phonogram]], [[Force Inc.]], [[Mille Plateaux (record label)|Mille Plateaux]], [[Geist Recordings]], [[Riot Beats]]
| associated_acts = [[Atari Teenage Riot]]<br>The Curse of the Golden Vampire
| website         = http://www.alec-empire.com/
}}

'''Alec Empire''' (born '''Alexander Wilke-Steinhof''' on 2 May 1972)<ref name="empirebio">https://www.alec-empire.com/ae Alec Empire official website biography</ref> is a German experimental electronic musician who is best known as a founding member of the band [[Atari Teenage Riot]], as well as a solo artist, producer and DJ. He has released many albums, EPs and singles, some under aliases, and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including [[Björk]]. He was also the driving force behind the creation of the [[digital hardcore]] genre, and founded the record labels [[Digital Hardcore Recordings]] and [[Eat Your Heart Out Records]].