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FREELANCE BASS PLAYER
Peter is a Toronto-based session player and has performed and toured with
a wide variety of recording acts, including Ron Sexsmith (Blue Boy
world tour, 2001-2002), Damhnait
Doyle, Honeymoon
Suite, Sass Jordan,
Shaye, Andy
Kim, Martina
Sorbara, Jian Ghomeshi
(Moxy Früvous), Rita
Chiarelli, Simon
Wilcox, Michael
Holt (Mommyheads), Mad
Violet, Jerome
Godboo and many more.
STUDIO MUSICIAN
Peter has played bass on CDs by Damhnait
Doyle (EMI), The
Cash Brothers (Rounder), Mia
Sheard (Perimeter/EMI), Dayna Manning, Julie Doiron, Jian
Ghomeshi, Michael
Holt (Fang), Don
Kerr, Jory Nash,
Stewart Agnew,
and others. Peter sings backups on CDs by David
Celia and Kevin Fox.
SINGER-SONGWRITER
2005 will see the release of Peter's debut solo CD, Ants and Angels,
co-produced by Michael
Jack (Rush, Anne Murray) and Matt DeMatteo (Big Wreck, Ashley MacIsaac,
Full Nine). Peter toured Ireland in 2002, made his U.S. debut in San Francisco
in 2003, toured Japan in 2004 (opening for Linda and Teddy
Thompson) and recently performed in Korea and played on live radio
(MBC-FM) to over 1 million listeners. Check out www.petermurray.ca
for Peter's singer-songwriter bio, tour dates, audio samples and more.
BAND MEMBER
1990-1998, Peter was the bassist, co-writer and backup vocalist for alternative
rock band Surrender
Dorothy (Universal Records, BMG Music Publishing). The CD was released
internationally in 1997; the band toured Europe six times, performed on
German TV to over 6 million viewers, and played concerts with Barenaked
Ladies, Garbage, Chumbawumba and Fun Lovin' Criminals. Their four videos
appeared on MuchMusic, Germany's VIVA and MTV Europe. Currently Peter
plays in an experimental improv band called Retainer.
PERFORMER
Peter has performed live on stage with Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge,
Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck), Seymour Duncan, Stevie Salas (Mick Jagger, Rod
Stewart, George Clinton), Jeff Healey, Rob Affuso (Skid Row), Jeff Martin
(The Tea Party), Richard Bell (Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan), Bobby
Economou (Blood Sweat & Tears, Jaco Pastorius), Michel Cusson and
Alain Caron (Uzeb), Brooks Wackerman (Infectious Grooves), Phillip Sayce
(Melissa Etheridge), Jake Langley (Joey DeFrancesco), Ken Greer (Red Rider),
Kevin Fox (Sarah Harmer), Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), David Langguth (Nelly
Furtado) and Aidan Mason (Anne Murray).
COMPOSER
With keyboardist Dafydd Hughes, Peter composed and recorded the score
for the short film Almost Tragic, which won the "Best Mockumentary
2004" award at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.
AUTHOR
Peter's instructional book Essential
Bass Technique was published by Mel Bay Publications in 1995.
The second edition was released by Hal Leonard Corp. in 2001. The book
earned an A+ review in Bass Player and endorsements from Michael
Manring, Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith), Steve Bailey, Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big),
Mark Egan, Alain Caron and Rich Appleman (Berklee).
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EDUCATOR Peter's been teaching privately since 1989, served on the bass faculty of Guitar Workshop Plus and taught at The Twelfth Fret and the Music Resource Centre in Toronto. He's conducted technique workshops in Canada and Ireland, and hosts a technique forum at his Thermidor Music website. |
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PRODUCER
Peter has produced Wooden Stars,
Dead Lemmings and The Release, co-produced Two Thirds Water and
Jory Nash, and engineered the debut Snailhouse CD Fine.
In addition to producing his own album, he is currently producing and
recording an album for singer-songwriter Pamela
Brennan, to be released in 2005.
ENDORSER
Peter uses and endorses G.
Gould basses; Seymour
Duncan pickups; DR
strings; Markbass
bass amps; Koch
guitar amps; and Evidence Audio cables.
