Brent DeBoer is an American singer-songwriter from
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
. He is in the bands
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American psychedelic rock, psychedelic/ band, formed in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia Mc ...
,
Immigrant Union, and Super American Eagle and released a solo studio album, ''The Farmer'', in 2010. DeBoer now lives in
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung/ or ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known ...
, 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-Taylor ...
. At the age of five he received his first drum set for Christmas.
DeBoer has contributed funds to the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1946. It is an organization dedicated to supporting individuals affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) and funding research to find a cure for the diseas ...
as well as Pink and Blue for Two.
References
External links
Official websiteFacebook
Living people
Lakeridge High School alumni
American alternative rock musicians
The Dandy Warhols members
Singers 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
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