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Brendan Perry (born June 30, 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.
[edit] Career[edit] The Scavengers and The Marching GirlsThough 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". [edit] Dead Can DanceDead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, with Brendan Perry, drummer Simon Monroe (ex-Marching Girls as well as Perry), bass player Paul Erikson and Lisa Gerrard, last to join the band. In 1982, Dead Can Dance moved to London leaving Simon Monroe in Australia. Peter Ulrich would play drums on the band's first demos, concerts and recordings. Paul Erikson quickly left the band to fly back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. The band recorded eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the self-titled, Dead Can Dance album, released in February 1984. [edit] Solo careerIn 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". A second album, to be called Zun Zun, has been continually postponed; nothing has been heard about it since 2003. Around 2001, Brendan Perry did the music for a 10-mm film (Mushin) made by Graham Wood, who designed the artwork for the box set 1981-1998 and the album Wake. From 2000 to 2005, Brendan, with his brother Robert, ran workshops on Afro-Cuban and West African traditional hand percussion at Quivvy Church. Brendan also held free classes for local residents. He also organized a samba festival and seemed to be involved in a samba school. 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 already be heard on his Myspace blog[1]. [edit] Discography[edit] Albums
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