Charlie Farren
| Charlie Farren | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 27, 1953 Everett, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Rock, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, band manager |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels | FMan Media, Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records |
| Associated acts | Live Lobster, Balloon, The Joe Perry Project, The Enemy, FARRENHEIT, Solo Performer |
| Website | www |
Charlie Farren is an American musician, composer and guitarist best known as the lead singer of the Rock bands The Joe Perry Project and FARRENHEIT. Farren recently launched his 16th release, most recently on his own FMan Media label, which was established in 1999, and been dedicated to managing his CD and publishing catalog.
Charlie's full-time musical career began in 1973 and continued until 1989 when he postponed his full-time music-career pursuit to raise a family. He continued to perform as a solo in top Boston-area listening room venues, and continued to write and release CD every 18 – 24 months. After a 24-year career at Hewlett Packard, Charlie retired and has resumed his full-time focus on creating original and compelling musical works. He has succeeded in resetablishing a successful career as a solo artist.
Farren was born in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts to a family that regularly performed music around the home and in public. His eldest sister performed in a professional Gaelic and Jewish music band. His father played guitar, inspiring him to "dabble" with the instrument as a teenager.
After performing in several cover and cover-plus-originals band incarnations in high school, Farren's first all-originals band Balloon formed in 1980. Just as Balloon was becoming popular and being pursued by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, thanks to local airplay of two of the band's songs, Farren was recruited to replace Ralph Morman as the frontman for Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry's band The Joe Perry Project. The band recorded and toured for their second album I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again, which features a combination of Balloon songs and new tracks Farren and Perry wrote together.
Farren's next band was The Enemy, a virtual rebirth of Balloon. After releasing a single and song for a compilation album, Ahmet Ertegun signed Farren. However, when Warner Bros. Records approached him, Farren and bassist David Hull (from The Joe Perry Project) signed to Warner's roster instead. Hull changed his last name to Heit and in 1986 the band took on the name Farrenheit (also written as Farren/Heit). The band had worldwide success including rotation on MTV and an opening slot on Boston's 75-stop sold-out American tour. The band's eponymous album was released in 1987 and spent 7 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #179.
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