Brent DeBoer is an American singer-songwriter from

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...

. He is in the bands

The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford. H ...

Immigrant Union Immigrant Union is an Australian-American psychedelic folk/country band from Melbourne. It consists of Brent DeBoer (from The Dandy Warhols), Bob Harrow, Peter Lubulwa, Ben Street and Paddy McGrath-Lester. Courtney Barnett Courtney Melba B ...

, and Fathead and released a solo studio album, ''The Farmer'', in 2010. DeBoer now lives in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, with his wife Sarah and two children. DeBoer joined The Dandy Warhols in 1998, after the original drummer Eric Hedford left the band.

Personal life

He is a cousin of bandmate

Courtney Taylor-Taylor Courtney A. Taylor (born July 20, 1967), known as Courtney Taylor-Taylor, is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. Taylor-Taylo ...

. At the age of five he received his first drum set for Christmas. DeBoer has contributed funds to the

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as well as Pink and Blue for Two.

References

External links

Official website

On Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:DeBoer, Brent Living people Lakeridge High School alumni American alternative rock musicians The Dandy Warhols members Musicians from Portland, Oregon 1967 births American emigrants to Australia American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Oregon Immigrant Union members American people of Dutch descent