George Frederick Douglas Pettit(born October 2, 1982) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist of the

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...

band

Alexisonfire Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on Fire") is a Canadian post-hardcore band formed in St. Catharines, OntarioRoss, Mike.Band is a scream", CANOE JAM!, April 30, 2004. Retrieved on July 17, 2007. in 2001. The band's members are George Pettit (vo ...

. He is also currently active as the vocalist of Dead Tired.

Biography

Pettit grew up in

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. He attended Lakeview Public School for his elementary years, then

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where he became involved in the local music scene. At the age of 17 Pettit, joined by friends Dallas Green,

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, Chris Steele, and

Jesse Ingelevics Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on Fire") is a Canadian post-hardcore band formed in St. Catharines, OntarioRoss, Mike.Band is a scream", CANOE JAM!, April 30, 2004. Retrieved on July 17, 2007. in 2001. The band's members are George Pettit (voc ...

formed

. According to Pettit, he had a choice of going to art school or being in the band before the first tour. Pettit ultimately chose

which would later gain worldwide recognition. In January 2009, he married his long-time girlfriend, Megan. Their first child, Owen Edward Pettit, was born on the winter solstice, December 21, 2009. Pettit is an avid record collector as well as a DJ, taking tips from the great DJ King Tubby. He is also known for his diverse music taste ranging from

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and

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. Pettit was a juror on the first two episodes of '' Video On Trial'', a television show on

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, under the alias George Logan. He also hosts ''Strange Notes'', a television program which airs on

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and aux.tv. The show features in-depth interviews conducted by Pettit of artists that he finds interesting. Since the dissolution of

in 2011, Pettit has retrained to become a firefighter in Oshawa. He rejoined

in 2015. In 2015, Pettit released an LP with his side project Dead Tired. The band has since released two further EPs.

Other work

Pettit is involved in bandmate

's side project

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, for whom he sometimes plays bass on tour. Pettit also provides lead vocals for his other side project Dead Tired. Previously, a band called the Bergenfield Four (including Pettit alongside members of

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and

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) did their first show in Toronto, Ontario at the El Mocombo, in the fall of 2006. They released a four-song 7" demo in April 2007. Pettit appears in the

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videos for "100 Grand Canyon" and "Pneumonia Hawk" as well as contributing vocals to Pneumonia Hawk. He also appeared with Dallas Green on

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's album, on the song "Wake Up My Love", and as a guest vocalist on "Vivian Girls" by

. He later contributed further guest vocals to Fucked Up's album ''

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''. Pettit also makes a cameo in the music video for " Surprise Surprise" by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pettit, George 1982 births Alexisonfire members Living people Canadian punk rock singers Musicians from the Regional Municipality of Niagara People from Grimsby, Ontario 21st-century Canadian male singers