Johnny Perrin is a Canadian punk rock musician from

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, Canada. He is the former frontman of the Winnipeg

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band Grandpa's Army (1998–2000), which released an album in 2000 called ''G Sides and A Sides''. 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. In 2000, Perrin recorded an EP, ''Pay To The Order Of'', with the band TBA. Perrin appeared in the 2004

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film ''The Smokestack Wager''. In 2004, he recorded the EP ''Den of Iniquity'' with a Winnipeg band of the same name. 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

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''. Perrin is son of John Draper Perrin III, great-grandson of

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, and grandson of John Draper Perrin Jr. He works in management for the musical instrument retailer Long & McQuade.

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,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perrin, Johnny 1983 births Living people Canadian punk rock singers Canadian punk rock drummers Canadian male drummers Musicians from Winnipeg 21st-century Canadian drummers 21st-century Canadian male singers