Alex Carapetis


Alex Carapetis is an Australian drummer and member of The Voidz. He was formerly a member of Wolfmother, and has toured with Nine Inch Nails, and Julian Casablancas among others. Alex currently resides in Los Angeles.

Early life

Born in Adelaide, Australia, Alex studied jazz at the Elder Conservatorium in 2000 before moving to Sydney to further his music career. He finally relocated to the US in 2005 at the age of 23.

Career

Touring

In October 2005, Trent Reznor hired Carapetis to be the touring drummer for Nine Inch Nails on their With Teeth World Tour, following the departure of long-time drummer Jerome Dillon, due to health issues. Carapetis was later replaced by Josh Freese, who had previously played with the band after Dillon's initial hospitalisation. In 2006, Alex toured as a drummer with Phoenix on their 'It's Never Been Like That' tour through the US and Europe and finished the year touring with Juliette and the Licks.
YearArtistRegion
2002Emmanuel Carella as support for Christina AguileraAUS
2002–2004Jimmy BarnesAUS, NZ, ASIA
2003Jade MacRaeAUS
2004–2005Delta GoodremAUS
2005Amel LarrieuxUS
2005Nine Inch NailsUS, Canada, Brazil, Argentina
2005Saul WilliamsUS
2006PhoenixUS, Europe
2006Juliette and the LicksUS, Europe
2007J*Davey as support for PrinceUS
2007Elliott YaminUS
2007Admiral FreebeeUS
2008Mica ParisEurope
2008KelisEurope
2009Perry FarrellUS, Live at Lollapalooza
2009Julian CasablancasWorld
2010LPUS
2010KeshaEurope
2010–2011Alex BoydUS
2011BeardoUS
2011–2012Vicky CryerUS
2012Mr. Little JeansUS
2013The Dead DaisiesUS, AUS
2014Andy Rourke US
2014Julian Casablancas+The VoidzWorld
2016WolfmotherUS, Europe
2018The VoidzWorld

Studio Work

Alex has worked on various studio recordings with notable artists such as Sky Ferreira, Noah and the Whale, Passion Pit, Robbie Williams and Lenny Kravitz.

Julian Casablancas+The Voidz

After touring extensively with Julian Casablancas in 2009, Alex once again joined forces with The Strokes frontman on his new project, Julian Casablancas+The Voidz. The band, also composed of Jeramy "Beardo" Gritter, Amir Yaghmai, Jacob "Jake" Bercovici and Jeff Kite, began recording in 2013 in New York City in a DIY studio above Strand Book Store. They completed their first record, Tyranny (Julian Casablancas + [The Voidz album)|Tyranny], in 2014 and released it worldwide on September 23, 2014, to favorable reviews and press, including a covers of NME Magazine, Plugged and and TV appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Le Grand Journal. Carapetis is credited as a songwriter on 'Human Sadness,' the second single off of Tyranny. The band toured extensively throughout late 2014, including stops in the US, South America and Europe. In 2015, the band continued to work on new music and tour, with appearances in Barcelona and Paris, among others.

Solo

In 2015, Alex began further work on an as-yet-to-be-titled solo project, performing under the name Young Pirate. He is currently working on his first solo EP which will feature original compositions and key guest vocalists and rappers.

Endorsements

Carapetis is currently endorsed by US brands SUPRA shoes, KR3W Denim, Wildfox and SONOR Drums. He has previously worked with Vans and Diesel.