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BASSIST AND VOCALIST

After a few years of classical piano as a child, Peter discovered the bass guitar at age 15 and began learning bass lines from vinyl records. He took some private lessons, started jamming with friends from school, and soon after formed his first band Advance Green, playing his first club show at age 17. Despite the occasional lesson, and some vocal training in the 90s with Pattie Kelly, Peter was mostly self-taught. Decades of live performance and studio work with a wide variety of artists and musical styles made him a seasoned professional.

LIVE PERFORMER

ORIGINAL BANDS

In the 90s, Peter was the bassist, co-writer and backup vocalist for surrender dorothy, a rock band signed internationally to MCA/Universal Records and BMG Publishing. They toured Europe seven times, released one album (serum, 1996) and made four music videos and a tour documentary for MuchMusic. From 2008-2018, Peter was bassist and backup vocalist for the progressive rock group Druckfarben, which released two albums and a live DVD. His first original band was Advance Green (late 80s) and he was also in Enjoy, and an experimental improv band called Retainer.

SIDEMAN

Peter has backed up countless artists, touring internationally with celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith (Blue Boy tours in Europe and Japan, 2001-02), Damhnait Doyle (Hyperdramatic tour in Canada, 2000), and singer-pianist Laila Biali (House of Many Rooms tour in Canada, 2015). He's played gigs with Honeymoon Suite, Sass Jordan, Sisters Euclid, Shaye, Monkey House, Tomi Swick, Royal Wood, EchoTest and many others.

WORKING PRO

Peter honed his bass chops playing several nights a week in event bands in the Toronto area, and currently entertains audiences with the Dave Murphy Band, which boasts a repertoire of over 1,200 songs. He was also the regular bassist for Jerome Godboo and Suzie McNeil, Naked Brunch (featuring Walter Zwol), The Nomads and The Anita Rossi Band. He's performed with Oakland Stroke (Tower of Power tribute) and was bassist and co-lead singer in Ten Feet Tall (XTC tribute).

PETER MURRAY LIVE

STAGE TIME WITH GREATS

Peter has performed live on stage with Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses), Phil X (Bon Jovi), Seymour Duncan, Jeff Healey, Stevie Salas (Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart), Tenille Townes, Feist, Andy Kim, Kevin Breit (Sisters Euclid, Norah Jones), Colin James, Donna Grantis (Prince), Adrian Eccleston (Drake), Ricky Tillo (Lady Gaga), Kurt Swinghammer, Tony “Wild T” Springer, Teddy Kumpel (Joe Jackson), Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors), Ken Greer (Red Rider), Colin Linden, Michel Cusson (UZEB), Bernie LaBarge, Martin Tielli (Rheostatics), Phillip Sayce (Melissa Etheridge), Jake Langley (Joey DeFrancesco), Carmine Appice (Rod Stewart, Blue Murder), Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Billy Idol), Rob Affuso (Skid Row), Brooks Wackerman (Infectious Grooves), Bobby Economou (Jaco Pastorius, Blood Sweat & Tears), Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors), Randy Cooke (Ringo Starr, Dave Stewart), Nick DiVirgilio (Spock’s Beard, Genesis), Glenn Milchem (Blue Rodeo), Doug Yowell (Joe Jackson), Vito Rezza (Joni Mitchell, Gino Vannelli), Richard Bell (Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan), Bob Wiseman (Blue Rodeo), James Gray (Blue Rodeo), Alain Caron (UZEB), Doug Wimbish (Living Colour, Jeff Beck, The Rolling Stones, Seal), Julie Slick (Adrian Belew) and many others.

 

PETER MURRAY ON BASS

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Supro All-Stars at NAMM 2019 – Snortin' Whiskey (Phil X, Richard Fortus, Doug Wimbish, Brian Tichy)

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Jam with TJ Whitelaw (guitar) and Sekou Lumumba (drums)

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Druckfarben Live at the Mod Club – Influenza

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Peter Murray – Lovey Dovey (The Bird and the Bee cover)

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surrender dorothy – i am (Berlin, 1997)

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Druckfarben – Emerson Lake & Palmer cover, Peter on bass and vocal

STUDIO MUSICIAN

Peter has played bass on a wide range of albums and recordings, including records by bands he was a member of (surrender dorothy, Druckfarben, Retainer, Enjoy) and records by singer-songwriters (Damhnait Doyle, Morgan Finlay, Pamela Brennan, etc). He's also played drums on a few albums (including his own), and sang backups on several others.

 

DISCOGRAPHY

Druckfarben

Second Sound (2014)

Bass, backing vocals
Pamela Brennan One Hundred Photographs

Pamela Brennan

One Hundred Photographs (2009)

Bass, guitar, keyboards, production
Morgan Finlay Shifting Through the Breakers

Morgan Finlay

Shifting Through the Breakers (2007)

Bass, drums, guitar, production

Damhnait Doyle

dav-net (2003)

Bass
surrender dorothy serum

surrender dorothy

serum (1996)

Bass, backing vocals

Druckfarben

Druckfarben (2011)

Bass
Two Thirds Water Waterworks

Two Thirds Water

Waterworks (1994)

Bass, co-production
The Golden Seals Something Isn't Happening

The Golden Seals

Something Isn't Happening (2019)

Bass
Stewart Agnew Songs from the Gasstation

Stewart Agnew

Songs from the Gas Station (2004)

Bass, backing vocals, guitar, organ
Morgan Finlay Everything Will Work Out Right

Morgan Finlay

Everything Will Work Out Right (2005)

Bass
Peter Murray Ants and Angels

Peter Murray

Ants and Angels (2006)

Lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, drums, organ, glockenspiel
Cash Brothers A Brand New Night

The Cash Brothers

A Brand New Night (2002)

Bass

Druckfarben

Artifact (live DVD) (2012)

Bass, backing vocals, mandolin
Kiss tribute A World With Heroes

Druckfarben

A World With Heroes (Kiss Tribute) (2013)

Bass
Kriya …and then there was light

Kriya

…and then there was light (2003)

Bass
David Celia This Isn't Here

David Celia

This Isn't Here (2006)

Drums and backing vocals
David Celia Organica

David Celia

Organica (2002)

Backing vocals
Kevin Fox Come Alive

Kevin Fox

Come Alive (2004)

Backing vocals on five tracks
Christmas Songs EMI

Dayna Manning

Christmas Songs compilation (EMI) (2000)

Bass
Vivian George this love

Vivian George

This Love (2002)

Bass
Jason Farnham Barriers

Jason Farnham

Barriers (2006)

Bass
Kylie Martin

Kylie Martin

Kylie Martin (2002)

Bass
Don Kerr The Sniffing Princess

Don Kerr

Songs From the Sniffing Princess (1999)

Bass
Jian the first 6 songs

Jian

The First 6 Songs (2002)

Bass
Michael Holt Windows

Michael Holt

Windows (2007)

Bass, drums
Brass Bikini Tastes Like Chicken

Brass Bikini

Tastes Like Chicken (1993)

Bass
Squiddly Unstoppable EP

Squiddly

Unstoppable EP (1991)

Bass
Loop Pool Palindrome

Loop Pool

Palindrome

Bass
Michael Holt Pilot Single

Michael Holt

Pilot Single (2003)

Bass, guitar
Kambiz Mirzaei Paper People

Kambiz Mirzaei

Paper People (2005)

Bass
Hush Hush Cinematheque

Hush Hush

Cinematheque (2002)

Bass
Jory Nash Folk Jazz Blues & Soul

Jory Nash

Folk Jazz Blues & Soul (2007)

Bass

Peter Murray

vs. the Ants EP (2002)

Vocals, bass, guitar, drums, organ, production

Andy Carey

Closing Circle (2006)

Bass

Morgan Finlay

Splice EP (2005)

Bass

Andy Carey

Into the Storm (2002)

Bass

Retainer

Retainer EP (2004)

Bass

Coop DeVille

Shelter From the Storm (1994)

Bass

Michael Holt & The Kids

The Dawn Chorus (2009)

Bass, backing vocals

Michael Holt & The Kids

Jubilation! (2011)

Bass, backing vocals

Morgan Finlay

Uppercut EP (2002)

Bass

Broad Way Sleep

Tales of Distraction (2014)

Bass

Kevin Breit

Stella Bella Strada (2019)

Choir member on “Marcello Loren”
tangle with the ghost

Jory Nash

Tangle With the Ghost (2000)

Bass

Mia Sheard

Reptilian (2000)

Bass

Dirt Farmer

Canadian Beach

Backup vocals on “As If I Didn't Know”

surrender dorothy

limitiert + exklusiv bei WOM

Bass, backing vocals

surrender dorothy

alone EP

Bass

surrender dorothy

i am EP

Bass, backing vocals

Enjoy

Introducing (1988)

Bass

Peter Murray on Bass (studio)

  1. Morgan Finlay Everything Will Work Out Right

    From “Everything Will Work Out Right”, 2005

  2. Pamela Brennan One Hundred Photographs

    From “One Hundred Photographs” (200?)

  3. Cash Brothers A Brand New Night

    From “A Brand New Night” (2003)

  4. surrender dorothy serum

    From the album “serum” (1996)

  5. From the album “Closing Circle” (2006)

  6. From “The Dawn Chorus” (2009)

  7. From the album “dav-net” (2003)

Peter Murray on bass (live)

  1. Live at U of T Day, Toronto, 2004

  2. Live in Ottawa (Mar 5, 2004)

  3. Live at Club Quattro in Tokyo (Jan 13 2002)

  4. Live at Timothy's Pub, Nov 19, 2015

  5. Live at the Redwood Theatre, 2024

Peter Murray on drums

  1. Peter Murray Ants and Angels

    (and song, vocal, guitars, bass and production)

  3. Michael Holt Windows

    (and bass, and bass solo, and backing vocal)

  4. Morgan Finlay Shifting Through the Breakers

    (and bass and production)

PETER MURRAY ON BACKUP VOCALS

  1. (and ukulele bass)

  2. Kevin Fox Come Alive
  3. David Celia Organica

Unreleased / Demos

  1. sd 1992 demo

    1992 demo recorded by John Naslen at Manta Sound, Toronto

  2. PM instrumental produced by Matthew Gerrard in 2000

  3. Unreleased Joni Mitchell cover, recorded in Ottawa

  4. Demo recorded in LA (2007)

  5. Demo recorded in 1999

  6. Rough mix, unreleased, produced by Matt DeMatteo (1991)

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ENDORSEMENTS

Peter Murray proudly endorses: Markbass amplifiers and cabinets, Neural DSP Quad Cortex, Music Man basses, DR strings, Evidence Audio cables and D'Addario accessories.

 

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