Black Frequency Sound Library: Analog → Digital

Black Frequency Sound Library: Analog → Digital is a hands-on workshop led by DJ and archivist Xavier “Seven” Walker. Participants can bring a favorite CD or vinyl record, or select a recording from the event’s library, and learn how to convert analog sound and media files into digital formats. The program combines digitization with music and communal listening.

Walker is a multimedia DJ, archivist, and cultural organizer whose work explores Black Diasporic traditions, intimacy, movement, and overlooked narratives of hidden spaces. He created [THE FUNCTION] and the Black Frequency Archive and collaborates with Perfect Memory Radio. He has performed throughout the Northeast, was one of the Black Arts District’s 2025 Emerging Artist Fellows, and was named Baltimore Beat’s Favorite Up-and-Coming DJ of 2025. His work is grounded in Sankofa and the role of memory, gathering, and connection in strengthening individual and community self-determination.

When: November 21, 2026

Showtimes: 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Tickets: Free

Registration: Registration is encouraged.

Venue: BMA Lexington Market

Format: Workshop with music, digitization instruction, and communal listening

Instructor: Xavier “Seven” Walker, DJ, archivist, and cultural organizer

What to Bring: A CD or vinyl record is strongly encouraged. Participants need access to an email account or an external drive.

Age Policy: Youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Program Context: The workshop is part of the Baltimore Museum of Art at Lexington Market Artist-in-Residence Program, which places six artists in the historic public market to engage the community as practitioners and cultural hosts while exploring art, public space, and Baltimore’s communities.