Richard Parry (musician)
| Richard Reed Parry | |
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Parry performing with Arcade Fire in 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Reed Parry |
| Also known as | Richy |
| Born | October 4, 1977 |
| Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-rock, chamber music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Double bass, celesta, keyboards, piano, organ, synths, guitar, accordion, drums, percussion, backing vocals, magazine |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts | Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre, Little Scream, The National, Phi Slamma Jamma, The New International Standards |
Richard Reed Parry (born October 4, 1977) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire, where he plays a wide variety of instruments, often switching between guitar, double bass, drums, celesta, keyboards, and accordion.
Parry comes from a musical family. His late father was David Parry of the folk band Friends of Fiddler's Green. His mother, Caroline Balderston Parry, is a poet and musician, and his sister, Evalyn Parry, is a singer, songwriter, and spoken word performer.
Parry attended Canterbury High School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and was one of a dozen members of the Literary Arts program (first generation). His classmates include Stargate: Atlantis writer Martin Gero and The Holmes Show comedian Kurt Smeaton.
In the mid 1990s, he worked summers at a vegetarian camp in near Chelsea, Quebec, called Camp Au Grand Bois.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he studied electroacoustics and contemporary dance at Concordia University in Montreal.
The Bell Orchestre was formed in 2005, along with Sarah Neufeld, Tim Kingsbury as well as Stefan Schneider and French horn player Pietro Amato. Parry primarily plays double bass and is the de facto producer. Bell Orchestre released As Seen Through Windows with Arts & Crafts Records on March 10, 2009. It was recorded with John Mcentire in Soma Electric Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The album since won a 2011 Juno Award for best instrumental album.
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