Justin Peter Papadimitriou (born October 13, 1977), family name changed to Peroff, is best known as the drummer for the
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
-based
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
collective
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the oth ...
. He is a credited actor, appearing in the major motion picture ''
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. It is based on the picture book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. The book has no narrat ...
'' and the Canadian television shows ''
Straight Up'' and ''
Our Hero
''Our Hero'' is a Canadian teen comedy-drama television series. It ran for 26 episodes over two seasons on CBC and WTN from October 5, 2000, until January 20, 2002, and was syndicated in the United States on WAM! and in the United Kingdom on ...
''. Peroff is a known DJ, spinning Broken Social Scene after parties worldwide and when stationed in his home town of Toronto. He also fulfills bi-weekly and monthly DJ gigs at clubs and bars citywide. Peroff is also an event promoter and artist manager, managing Toronto based producer / musician and Last Gang artist Harrison and Toronto based neo-soul singer / artist and film maker M.I. Blue.
External links
Broken Social Scene Official Website*
1977 births
Living people
Canadian indie rock musicians
Canadian rock drummers
Canadian male drummers
Canadian male television actors
People from Markham, Ontario
Musicians from Ontario
Broken Social Scene members
Male actors from Ontario
20th-century Canadian drummers
21st-century Canadian drummers
Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year winners
20th-century Canadian male musicians
21st-century Canadian male musicians
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