RICHARD PARRY (MUSICIAN)

'Richard Reed Parry' is a musician and member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire, where he plays upright bass, celeste, keyboards, electric guitar, and accordion. He is also a founding member of the Bell Orchestre, in which he primarily plays upright bass. He was formerly a member of the band the New International Standards, with Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara.
A long-time contributor with the husband and wife songwriting duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, he co-produced the debut EP, ''Arcade Fire'' and brought in New International Standards bandmate, Tim Kingsbury. He has also made musical contributions to albums by The Unicorns and Islands.

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Background

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Background

Parry comes from a musical family. His late father was David Parry of the legendary Toronto Celtic band Friends of Fiddler's Green. His mother, Caroline 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 '' writer Martin Gero and ''The Holmes Show'' comedian Kurt Smeaton.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he studied electroacoustics and contemporary dance at Concordia University in Montreal.
On January 20, 2007 Richard returned to Canterbury High to perform a concert with the Arcade Fire in the school's cafeteria. Only 400 students and staff were permitted to attend the show. Beforehand, those chosen had the opportunity to preview new, unreleased songs from the Arcade Fire's upcoming album. After the show, there was a brief autograph period and the students met with the band members.

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★ Arcade Fire

★ Bell Orchestre

★ Heraclitus Sayz interview with Richard Parry

★ Discorder interview with Richard Reed Parry

★ Interview by Adam McKibbin

★ mother Caroline Parry

★ father David Parry

★ sister Evalyn Parry