Profile Alex Lefaivre is a bass player, composer, producer and label owner based out of Montreal.

Career BASS PLAYER, COMPOSER, CO-LEADER AT PARC X TRIO — 2007-PRESENT

Parc X Trio is a contemporary instrumental jazz trio based out of Montreal, Canada. They have released 6 albums and EPs since 2009, with a 7th scheduled for release in April 2017 through Benelux’s Challenge Records International. They have completed their fifth tour of Europe in April 2016 as well as showcasing at JazzAHEAD! for the second consecutive year. In 2015, they performed at the Toronto International Jazz Festival, Beaches Jazz Festival, the Wreckhouse Jazz and Blues Festival and the Conseil des Arts de Montréal en Tournée. They won the TD Grand Prize for Jazz at the 2010 edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal and continue to tour regularly throughout Canada, the USA and Europe.

MUSIC TEACHER — 2004-PRESENT

Currently teaches electric bass in Montreal at Collège Reine-Marie (since September 2015) and at l’Externat Mont-Jésus-Marie (since 2013) as well as privately. Alex has been teaching since 2007 at various locations such as L’École de Musique Coda (2007-2009), The Montreal Academy of Music (2009), La Coopérative Des Professeurs De Musique De Montréal (2010-2012) and at Le Centre Père-Marquette (2012-2013).

CO-FOUNDER AND VICE-PRESIDENT AT MULTIPLE CHORD MUSIC — 2011-PRESENT

Multiple Chord Music is an independent jazz label based out of Montreal founded in 2011. The label currently holds 13 artists on their roster (Parc X Trio, Frédéric Alarie, Andy King, Rachel Therrien, Annie Dominique, Jason Stillman, Tertio, Marjorie Fiset, Hugo Mayrand, Jean-François Ouellet, Orbit and Extended Family) which have more than 20 releases.

MEDIA COMPOSER — 2012-PRESENT

Alex is now a freelancer. He has also briefly worked for Apollo Studios and Les Studios La Majeure.

MIXING/MASTERING ENGINEER — 2014-PRESENT

Life (2015, mastering) and Undertaking (2015, mastering) by Frédéric Alarie. Live at Victor (2016, mixing/mastering) and PXT Live in NYC (2014, mixing/mastering) by Parc X Trio. Nicholas Sachetti (2015, mastering) by Nicholas Sachetti.

MUSICIAN — 2013-PRESENT

Mostly on electric bass , double bass and laptop/synthesizer ranging from orchestral, jazz, pop, world and electronica.

+1(514)969-2515 lefaivrealex@gmail.com www.alexlefaivre.com 1665 Beaubien Est, #1, Montreal, Qc, CANADA, H2G 1L4

Education Université de Montréal (UdM), Montreal, QC — Master’s in Jazz Electric Bass performance and composition, (To begin in the fall of 2016)

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC — D.E.S.S. in Film Scoring, 2015

Université de Montréal (UdM), Montreal, QC — Bachelor’s in Classical Double-Bass performance, (incomplete, 2010-2011)

Banff Centre, Banff, AB — TD Jazz and Creative Music Residency, 2010

Université de Montréal (UdM), Montreal, QC — Bachelor’s in Jazz Double-Bass performance, 2008

Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, Montreal, QC — 1er cycle en Interprétation de Contrebasse Classique, (incomplete, 2003-2004)

Cégep Vincent D’Indy, Montreal, QC — CÉGEP diploma in Double-Bass performance, 2003

Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Montreal, QC — High School diploma, 2000

Prizes, Bursaries et Other Distinctions Many bursaries from the Canada Arts Council, the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, the Conseil des Arts de Montréal and the Cirque du Soleil for various tours, recordings and other projects.

Finalist of MUTEK’s “Connect the Montreal Musical Dots” contest in 2013

TD Grand Prize for Jazz from the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, 2010

FACTOR Young Talent Demo Award, 2008