Johnny Perrin
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Johnny Perrin | |
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| Born | John Draper Perrin IV 10 June 1983 |
| Origin | Winnipeg |
| Genres | Punk rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, ska |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Johnny Perrin is a Canadian punk rock musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is the former frontman of the Winnipeg ska band Grandpa's Army (1998–2000),[1] which released an album in 2000 called G Sides and A Sides.[2] In 2002, two members of Grandpa's Army, Sam Thompson and Alex Southern, made a documentary about Grandpa's Army, The Truth is Disgusting, which was released on YouTube.[3]
In 2000, Perrin recorded an EP, Pay To The Order Of, with the band TBA.[4]
Perrin appeared in the 2004 Dogme 95 film The Smokestack Wager.[citation needed] In 2004, he recorded the EP Den of Iniquity with a Winnipeg band of the same name.[5] In 2005, he played drums for The Brat Attack and that band's album From This Beauty Comes Chaos And Mayhem. In 2012, he played drums for the Ottawa band Up 'N' Atom[citation needed]. He sang crew vocals on the 2013 Misery Signals album Absent Light.
Perrin is son of John Draper Perrin III,[citation needed] great-grandson of John Draper Perrin, and grandson of John Draper Perrin Jr.[citation needed] He works in management for the musical instrument retailer Long & McQuade.[6]
Discography
[edit]- 2000: G Sides and A Sides, Grandpa's Army, Borracho Records
- 2000: Pay To The Order Of EP, TBA, Spock Attack Records
- 2004: Den of Iniquity EP, Den of Iniquity, Independent
- 2005: From This Beauty Comes Chaos And Mayhem, Brat Attack, Underground Operations
References
[edit]- ↑ "Grandpa's Army". ga-a-day.tumblr.com. Grandpa's Army, Tumbler. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ "Grandpa's Army – G Sides & A Sides". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ "Grandpa's Army Documentary, Part 1 of 6". YouTube. youtube.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ "TBA – Pay To The Order Of". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ "Den Of Iniquity – Den Of Iniquity". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ "Long & McQuade Learning Series". long-mcquade.com. Long & McQuade. Retrieved 23 April 2022.