Jack Perrett is a

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indie rock and roll musician from

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, who has been performing live since 2014, and who released his first EP in 2015. He is self published but linked to the This Feeling label and the

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scheme. His music has been described as "conjuring up visions of

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, early

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, and rock titans

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History

Perrett had a wide ranging childhood with interests including rugby for

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, football for St. Julian's, and tennis for Firbank Dale Club. He studied at Durham Road Primary School, St Julian’s High School, and studied a sports degree at university. He cites his dad as an influence for finding music from a young age, surrounded by the sounds of

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, and

Music career

He did not begin performing live until age 21, when he performed at St Julian’s Rugby Club, in July 2014, which he describes making without a PA system, to a sympathetic audience. Perrett made his debut with the EP "What You Saying?", and its A-side titled "Me And You" was featured on ITV1’s This Morning television programme. He draws heavily on

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and

influences, having previously busked at

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's debut Brixton solo gig, and having performed a cover of "I Wanna Be Adored" on

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in support of the

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Charity concert. His 2017 single "In the Morning" was produced and contributed to by Steffan Pringle of Estrons, and featured an appearance from Monico Blonde . It was selected for

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, who included the song for playlist inclusion for four weeks, as well as receiving airtime from Huw Stephens nationally on

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journalist David Owens named Perrett in his "100 Greatest Welsh Songs of 2016" longlist, included another of the EP tracks, "Drunk And Stoned" in his Wales Online "Top 100 welsh songs of 2016" playlist. Perrett was named in the final six of the

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''"Project: Aloft Star"'' competition, performing to industry experts including

presenter

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, Sian Anderson of

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, and

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frontman Fred Macpherson. Performing live, he is joined by a band, and in the studio has been mentored by

Estrons Estrons were a Welsh alternative rock band from Cardiff, Wales. The band's final lineup featured Tali Källström (vocals), Rhodri Daniel (guitar), Steffan Pringle (bass), and Toby Murray (drums). They maintained a relentless touring schedule ...

member Steffan Pringle, who also works with rising Welsh musicians

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and

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. In August 2018 he performed at

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in support of Newport sports team

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. The same month, Perrett launched the single "''Portlife"'', a Newport take on Blur's 1994 hit

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, through an innovative city tour which involved performances at popular local sites including Alonzi Fish Bar, Chessmen, Tiny Rebel's city centre brewbar, The Gallery Space at Newport Market, and outside the gates of

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, where he performed before the kick off of his boyhood football team Newport County. There, he watched the fixture against

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and then completed the day with gigs at The Ivy Bush bar and

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. Portlife received significant viral attention and coverage on social media after it was shared by

. The song is frequently played at

during pre-match build up to Newport County home fixtures. In November 2017 he performed at the anniversary celebrations for the

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, at an event named "Newport Rising", which saw events take place in front of the

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, and activities held by Our Chartist Heritage including film exhibits at the

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and a reenactment march on the city centre streets. Perrett performed at a live show at Tiny Rebel Brewbar in the city. His single "Pressure" was released in May 2019, and was described as "a mouthy cousin of

and

, (which) has already garnered comparisons to those names as well as

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and

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." Perrett performed with

at the 2019 Great Escape Festival in Brighton. Perrett is promoted by th
This Feeling
label and campaign, who are backed by

and

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. He was named to This Feeling's "Big in 2019" list. He was named to the 2019

list, backed by

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, and presenter/curator

Bethan Elfyn Bethan Elfyn () is a Welsh radio and television presenter. Elfyn was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, was brought up in Newtown, Powys, and now lives in Cardiff with her husband, Clwb Ifor Bach Promoter and Works Manager Richard Hawkins. They had a ...

Production

Members

* Jack Perrett - guitar and vocals (2014–present) Live band * Morgan Wicks - drums (2017–present) * Dan Burridge - bass (2018–present) * Rhys Jones - bass (2017) Production * Steffan Pringle (2017–present)

Discography

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrett, Jack Welsh rock musicians Musicians from Newport, Wales Welsh male singer-songwriters Welsh singer-songwriters 1993 births Living people