
President / Founder of POPPED! Festival, Inc,Director of POPPED! Festival, Consultant for Event Production and Promotion
Greater Philadelphia Area

President / Founder of POPPED! Festival, Inc,Director of POPPED! Festival, Consultant for Event Production and Promotion
Greater Philadelphia Area
In Colorado, Alexis was the owner of a production company, mysoundsource.com, promoting and booking events in the Boulder/Denver area as well as setting up National shows for Blackalicious and Money Mark. Alexis also worked with MTV in New York City creating and promoting private events as well as working with new artists in the hip-hop genre and with House of Blues developing and managing new artists
I also book and promotes bands in several venues throughout Philadelphia, including the Kimmel Center, as well as works as a private contractor on many different events in the arts.
The mission of POPPED! Festival, Inc. is to produce an independently run music festival in the City of Philadelphia that will be recognized on a global level and in turn bring in more business to the city and raise the city to a first tier market.
The POPPED! Festival is a 3-day festival that will occur annually in Philadelphia. POPPED! will host globally recognized artists as well as breakthrough local artists, creating lineups each night with unique performances that can only be seen once in a lifetime.
POPPED! Festival, Inc. has worked with artists such as:
The Roots (Def Jam)
Nouveau Riche (okayplayer)
The Cobbs
The Spinto Band
The Capital Years (Park The Van)
The War on Drugs (secretly canadian)
Dr. Dog (Park The Van)
Illinois (Ace Fu)
Bardo Pond (ATP Recordings)
Pissed Jeans (SUB POP)
Go to www.poppedphiladelphia.com for POPPED! '08's full lineup!
I also run a small production company, FlyingV Presents, in Philadelphia, booking shows at Johnny Brenda's and large warehouses. I have worked with such artists as:
Under Byen
Gang Gang Dance
Black Dice
Yo Majesty
1900s
V.I.P.
O'death
ENON
Marnie Stern
Au Revoir Simone
My newest project is managing The War on Drugs, a philly-based band just recently signed to Secretly Canadian. check them out at myspace.com/thewarondrugs
Booking, Artist Management, Event Planning, Promotion, Production, Producing, PR, Artist Liaison, Festival Organizing, Donor Relations, Marketing, Product Placement
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years)
Overseeing all operations of the POPPED! Music Festival June 20, 21, 22 2008
Communicating with Board Members
Discovering new artists
booking talent
Sponsorship and Funding
Forming mutually beneficial relationships with companies
Event Planning
Organizing CMJ Showcase and SXSW showcases
Market research