Johnny Perrin
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]
Johnny Perrin | |
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Birth name | John Draper Perrin IV |
Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 10 June 1983
Origin | Winnipeg |
Genres | Punk rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, ska |
Years active | 1998–present |
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. 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. He sang crew vocals on the 2013 Misery Signals album Absent Light.
Perrin is son of John Draper Perrin III, great-grandson of John Draper Perrin, and grandson of John Draper Perrin Jr. He works in management for the musical instrument retailer Long & McQuade.[6]
Discography
- 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
- "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.