Alexis Charpentier (Lexis)
Bio
Alexis Charpentier (aka Lexis) is a “record digger”, DJ, TED speaker, and the founder of the Music Is My Sanctuary website and collective, one of the most trusted voices in the independent music community. He is also the creator of worldwide 24 Hours Of Vinyl event series.
A music lover above all, he is passionate about projects that champion musicians from the past and present, while creating alternatives to mainstream music channels. Through thousands of interviews, radio sessions, and events, Music Is My Sanctuary connects music lovers in a more profound manner than what’s possible with algorithm-driven suggestions. Alexis believes record collectors, music curators and DJs serve a crucial role as cultural preservationists and alternative voices to mainstream music platforms.
Based in the creative hotbed of Montreal, Canada, he also works as a music programmer at the Phi Centre, has regular club nights in his home city, and tours worldwide as a DJ and speaker.
Topics
- Music Curation In The Age of Algorithms
- How Record Collectors Find Lost Music And Preserve Our Cultural Heritage
- Workshop: Remix Your Creative Process – A DJ’s take on trying new approaches in business
Experience
- TED
- Phi Centre
- Unfinished Festival (Romania)
- C2 Montreal
- AndLeuven (Belgium)
- Dimensions Festival (Croatia)
- Mutek Festival
- M for Montreal
- Pop Montreal