Perry Farrell life and biography

Peretz Bernstein is the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction.
Farrell created the touring festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction in 1991; it has since evolved into an annual destination festival. Farrell continues to produce Lollapalooza with partners William Morris Agency and C3. Farrell has led the alternative rock groups Porno For Pyros and Satellite Party. He is also a DJ.

Perry Farrell is no newbie to the music scene. He fronted the alternative rock group Jane's Addiction, was the mastermind behind the famous Lollapalooza festival, fronted another band, Porno for Pyros and has become a great solo artist. What's next? Scratching records, of course.

Although he's best known for his Jane's Addiction hits like Been Caught Stealing, Stop and Jane Says, for the last three years Perry Farrell has been DJ'ing. Mixing records, especially drum 'n bass, is more of a hobby and a passion for the singer but he is making the club rounds. When DJ'ing he goes by the name of DJ Peretz and in July of 2001 he played a packed gig at the Fez Batik club in Toronto, Canada.

According to Perry, DJ'ing is different from being in a band because it's "Therapy on a musical sense - it's weaving tapestry, but astral tapestry, and it gives me a sense of balance because you're making use of the left and right sides (of your brain.) It's very analytical and at the same time artistic." Some people get up in the morning and go work out but Perry gets up in the morning and starts his day spinning records. He relates mixing to real life and says, "You're doing the same thing with people, you're cross-fading people and relationships."

It's no surprise he is involved in the mixing scene. On his 1999 album, Rev there were a couple of songs that touched on an electronica vibe. And having an extensive background in various areas of the music industry it seems like DJ'ing is a great direction to take.

He has a new solo album out July 31, 2001 titled Song Yet To Be Sung. The CD is his first album of new material in five years. Although it's not a DJ mix album - it blends electronica, rock, tribal and dub music with Perry's unique vocals. Besides singing on the album he also played the guitar and harp on parts of the album and played a part in the drum and keyboard programming.

In 2003, Jane's Addiction released an album Strays. It quickly became one of their best selling records in the world and was certified gold in the USA and silver in UK.
They toured extensively in North America and Europe, brought back Lollapalooza for the first time since 1997,as well as performing at the Big Day Out festivals in Australia and New Zealand.
Internal struggles saw the band split up again in early 2004. A "Best Of" release following the breakup of this incarnation of the band was released in 2006, titled Up from the Catacombs.

Farrell recently formed a new band–theatrical entity entitled The Satellite Party. Satellite Party is a concept album and is the story of about a fictional band of musicians called The Solutionists who are trying to change the world. Farrell conceived the project with his wife Etty Lau Farrell. Etty sings and plays her part on the record as well as the live stage shows. Satellite Party made its debut in Los Angeles at The Key Club on July 18, 2005, followed by a performance at Lollapalooza 2005, held in Grant Park in downtown Chicago on July 24, 2005.

Their debut album, Ultra Payloaded, was released on May 29, 2007, on Columbia Records, with contributions from artists such as John Frusciante and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, electronic dance producers Hybrid, former Red Hot Chili Peppers/Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons, Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook, and Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas.

The four original members of Jane's Addiction played their first show together in 17 years at the first United States edition of the NME Awards on April 23, 2008 and have played two small shows in Los Angeles during Winter 2008. The band is the first American band to receive the "God Like Genius" Award. The reunited Jane's Addiction re-debuted at SXSW in 2009 and kicked off a summer tour with Nine Inch Nails. Eric Avery again left the band in late 2009, leaving Farrell, Navarro and Perkins as the remaining members of Jane's Addiction.

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