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| Birth name | Brendan Perry |
| Born | 30 June 1959 Whitechapel, London |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter, Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Hurdy Gurdy, Percussion |
| Associated acts | Dead Can Dance, The Scavengers, The Marching Girls |
Brendan Perry (born 30 June 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the male half of the duo, Dead Can Dance, with Lisa Gerrard.
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Perry was born in Whitechapel, London in 1959 to Anglo-Irish parents and subsequently raised and schooled in the East End of London, until his family emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand. Having received no formal musical education, Perry began to play the guitar at the Catholic school he attended in Ponsonby. After failing to become a primary school teacher and to join the civil service, Perry worked at a series of jobs until joining The Scavengers in 1977. At first Perry played bass guitar, later taking on the duties of lead vocalist when the original singer left the band. Apart from a handful of original songs they covered music from The Stooges, New York Dolls, and late 60's Psychedelia. After two years, having failed to secure a recording deal or live dates, the band moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1979 and changed their name to the Marching Girls. In 1980 Perry left the Marching Girls to pursue a solo career, experimenting with tape loops, synthesis and alternative forms of rhythm. In 1981 Perry formed Dead Can Dance with Simon Monroe and Paul Erikson (both of whom were to leave soon after they had relocated to London) and Lisa Gerrard.
Though now primarily known for his quiet introspective work with Dead Can Dance, Perry's first musical forays were in a markedly different style. In 1977, Perry was a leading member of New Zealand punk rock band The Scavengers, working under the pseudonym of Ronnie Recent. Perry started as the band's bass player, becoming lead vocalist after a lineup change in 1978. In 1979 the band moved to Melbourne and changed their name to The Marching Girls. Perry left this band in 1981. Perry's work with these two bands can be found on the compilation album, AK79, and on a compilation of Scavengers singles which has recently been released on CD. The Scavengers are regarded as New Zealand's equivalent of The Buzzcocks, with the Perry co-penned song "Mysterex" being seen as one of the country's best and most distinctive punk rock singles. The Marching Girls also reached the New Zealand singles charts in 1980 with "True Love".
Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, with Perry, drummer Simon Monroe, bass player Paul Erikson, and last to join the band, Lisa Gerrard. In 1982, Dead Can Dance moved to London leaving Simon Monroe in Australia. Peter Ulrich played drums on the band's first demos, concerts and recordings. Paul Erikson soon left the band to fly back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. The band went on to record eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the self-titled, Dead Can Dance album, released in February 1984.
In 1999, Perry released his solo album, Eye of the Hunter, on 4AD Records. The album contains songs written by Perry, as well as a cover of Tim Buckley's song "I Must Have Been Blind". Perry would eventually cover two more Tim Buckley songs: "Happy Time" and "Dream Letter".
Around 2001, Perry did the music for a 10-mm film (Mushin) made by Graham Wood, who designed the artwork for the box set Dead Can Dance (1981-1998) and the album Wake.
From 2000 to 2005, Perry, with his brother Robert, ran workshops on Afro-Cuban and West African traditional hand percussion at the disused Quivvy Church nr. Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland[citation needed]. Perry started up the Quivvy Samba Band[citation needed], which ran until 2006 when he left to go on tour with Dead Can Dance.
Perry announced his departure from 4AD in September 2008, and promised a new album, 'Ark' in early 2009. According to a reply Perry made to a comment on his Myspace blog, the new album will be very different from Eye of the Hunter, notably because it will feature rhythm machines and electric guitars. "Utopia", a demo version of a song that will be included in this forthcoming album, can be heard on his Myspace blog[1]. The new album is to be released early 2010[2].
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