Nicholas Perri (born May 15, 1984) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is frontman for Philadelphia rock group Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves, as well as founding member of previous groups
Silvertide
Silvertide is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History
Originally named Vertigo, Silvertide was formed in January 2001 in Northeast Philadelphia. At first, the band was signed by J Records, and they released their first EP ...
, Mount Holly, and SINAI. Perri has also played for
Perry Farrell,
Matt Sorum
Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. ...
, younger sister
Christina Perri
Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. After her debut single "Jar of Hearts" was featured on the television series '' So You Think You Can Dance'' in 2010, Perri signed with Atlantic Records and relea ...
,
Jimmy Gnecco,
Shinedown
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original ...
,
Dorothy, and others.
Perri is a platinum selling songwriter, and in 2016, produced a
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...
compilation album for Hasbro and Sony. In addition, Perri has placed music in movies, TV shows, and commercials; including advertisements for the NHL, the WB Network, Theraflu, Squarespace, and others. He also appeared and performed in the M. Night Shyamalan film ''
Lady in the Water
''Lady in the Water'' is a 2006 American fantasy psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who produced with Sam Mercer. The film features the starring cast of Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard with Bob Balaban ...
'', and provided two songs to the film's soundtrack.
Perri has also become one of the new faces of
Gibson
Gibson may refer to:
People
* Gibson (surname)
Businesses
* Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment
* Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based
* Gi ...
Guitars, having recently debuted their 60th Anniversary 1959
Gibson Les Paul.
Personal life
Perri is the son, and older child of Mary and Dante Perri. He grew up in
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The township borders the northeastern section of Philadelphia and includes the communities of Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, S ...
, a
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
suburb with his parents and younger sister, singer-songwriter
Christina Perri
Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. After her debut single "Jar of Hearts" was featured on the television series '' So You Think You Can Dance'' in 2010, Perri signed with Atlantic Records and relea ...
. He attended
Father Judge High School
, motto_translation = He will not fall away
, address = 3301 Solly Avenue
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, city = Philadelphia
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and
Bensalem High School
Bensalem High School is a public high school in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
History
Original building
Planning for the original Bensalem Township High School (Bensalem High School or BHS for short) began in 1920 with the acquisition of land adjoi ...
and was involved in the theater department. In his junior year, he had the starring role in ''
The King and I
''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the chil ...
''. He married Misi Bauman in 2011, and their daughter, Tesla, was born in 2014.
Career
In 2001, Perri co-founded the Philadelphia-based blues-rock group,
Silvertide
Silvertide is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History
Originally named Vertigo, Silvertide was formed in January 2001 in Northeast Philadelphia. At first, the band was signed by J Records, and they released their first EP ...
. They released their first EP ''American Excess'' in 2002. Their first full album, ''
Show and Tell
Show and tell (sometimes called show and share or sharing time) is the practice of showing something to an audience and describing it to them, usually a toy or other children's-oriented item. In the United Kingdom, North America, New Zealand and ...
'', was released in 2004. After completion of their debut album in 2003, Silvertide toured straight until 2006, with bands such as
Van Halen
Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...
,
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of Guns N' Roses members Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) and Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals), alongside Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar) formerly of pun ...
, and
Mötley Crüe.
Following the disbanding of Silvertide, Perri moved back to Los Angeles in 2007 and picked up a role as lead guitarist for
Perry Farrell. After touring and playing with Farrell and
Satellite Party
Satellite Party was an alternative rock band formed by Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell following the break-up of Jane's Addiction in 2004. Other members included Carl Restivo (bass) and Farrell's wife, Etty Lau Farrell (backing singer a ...
for a year he left the group and took another lead guitarist role with the modern rock band
Shinedown
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original ...
. He stayed with them from 2008 through 2009 touring in support of ''
The Sound of Madness
''The Sound of Madness'' is the third studio album by American alternative metal/hard rock band Shinedown, released June 24, 2008. The album's lead single, " Devour", was released to radio on May 5, 2008. It is their first release to feature Eric ...
''.
In 2009, Perri began a stint with drummer
Matt Sorum
Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. ...
. Perri and Sorum played throughout the year in Los Angeles and Las Vegas with a group called The Darling Stilettos.
In 2010 Perri moved back to Philadelphia, and with former Silvertide frontman
Walt Lafty started a new rock band called Sinai. They spent over a year writing and recording music, and in February 2012, announced a full-length album was finally on the way. The record, entitled "A Pinch of Chaos", was released on April 1, 2012.
After taking some time off to grow his custom guitar business Perri returned to the stage in 2014 with The Nick Perri Group for a string of East and West coast shows with friend
Jimmy Gnecco. On March 3, 2015 it was announced that the Nick Perri Group had changed its name to Mount Holly.
After two and a half years together, Mount Holly singer Jameson Burt announced he was leaving the band via social media on November 2, 2017. The remaining members followed up saying in Jameson's absence, they would be bringing the band to a close. Mount Holly's full-length album "Stride By Stride" was released Nov 3rd 2017 and entered the TOP 40 on the iTunes Alternative Music charts, peaking at #32.
Starting in the summer of 2018 (through winter 2019) Perri was touring with female rock artist
Dorothy, filling in for guitarist Owen Barry who recently had a baby.
In 2019 Perri also become one of the new faces of
Gibson
Gibson may refer to:
People
* Gibson (surname)
Businesses
* Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment
* Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based
* Gi ...
Guitars, having debuted their 60th Anniversary 1959
Gibson Les Paul.
On January 4, 2018, Nick unveiled his new group The Underground Thieves, who released their first single "Graveyard Moon" on January 26. The band later changed their name to Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves and in 2020 announced their debut LP, Sun Via.
This version of the group consisted of Perri on vocals and guitar, singers/songwriters Anthony and Michael Montesano, bassist Brian Weaver, keyboardist/songwriter Justin DiFebbo, and drummer Zil Fessler, all of whom originate from Philadelphia.
Sun Via was released on August 14th 2020 and debuted at #6 on the iTunes rock albums charts.
The band’s first single “Feeling Good” hit number #45 on the US rock radio charts and earned acclaim from industry contemporaries. The band spent the remainder of 2020 performing a series of Live Streaming events, and outdoor concerts with The Struts, and Blackberry Smoke. In 2021 they re-joined Blackberry Smoke for a run of shows in Florida, and announced they would be touring through the summer both as a headliner, and co-headliner with Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick.
On May 20th 2021 the band released its second single and accompanying music video for “I Want You”, and simultaneously announced a partnership with
Gibson
Gibson may refer to:
People
* Gibson (surname)
Businesses
* Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment
* Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based
* Gi ...
and
Sweetwater Sound
Sweetwater is the largest online retailer of musical instruments and pro audio equipment in the United States, based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
In August 2021, it was announced that its founder had stepped down as CEO after Providence Equity h ...
to giveaway 100,000 digital copies of their debut record, Sun Via.
At the end of 2021 Nick announced his first solo tour, with support from former Silvertide band member, Walt Lafty.
In January of 2022 now as a 4-piece (excluding the Montesano Bros) the band entered Retro City Studios in Philadelphia to record their sophomore album. Nick said in an instagram post that the recordings have yielded a double album, and that it is expected for release in 2023.
On July 13th 2022 the band released a cover of the
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fur ...
song, My My Hey Hey.
Discography
Albums
*''Silvertide - American Excess (EP)'' (2003)
*''
Silvertide - Show and Tell'' (2004)
*''Lady In The Water - Soundtrack'' (2006)
*''
Christina Perri - The Ocean Way Sessions'' (2010)
*''
Christina Perri - Lovestrong'' (2011)
*''SINAI - A Pinch of Chaos'' (2012)
*''Nick Perri - Sink or Swim'' (2012)
*''Christina Perri - A Very Merry Perri Christmas (EP)'' (2012)
*''Transformers - Roll Out'' (2016)
*''Mount Holly - Stride By Stride'' (2017)
*''The Underground Thieves + Friends - The Capistrano EP'' (2018)
*''Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves - Sun Via'' (2020)
Singles
References
External links
Nick Perri Website
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1984 births
Living people
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
American people of Italian descent
Guitarists from Philadelphia
People from Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American male musicians