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}}'''Alex Carapetis''' (born September 1983) is an Australian-born studio and touring drummer who toured with [[Nine Inch Nails]] for the 2005 Fall Arena Tour leg of the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour.
Carapetis grew up in Adelaide, Australia. It was there that he began playing the drums at age 11, becoming trained in jazz drumming. He has played for several pop artists and has done some touring, though most of his work is in the studio.
Following the abrupt departure of [[Jerome Dillon]] on [[2005/10/01 Los Angeles, CA|October 1, 2005]], Nine Inch Nails initially offered the drummer position to [[Josh Freese]], who was only available for two dates on the main part of the tour. Auditions were held during Freese's two-day stay with the band, and Carapetis was one of the last people to audition. [[Trent Reznor]] was confident in Carapetis' abilities and felt that he would be a good fit with the band. An unorthodox rehearsal schedule was laid out for Carapetis to learn the setlist without any more dates having to be cancelled. This included rehearsing before and during soundchecks, and after shows. Reznor already had postponed three concerts in less than two weeks and was reluctant to postpone or cancel any more.