Danielle Perry
| Danielle Perry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 June 1980 Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
| Station(s) | Absolute Radio (2015-) |
| Time slot | Mon-Fri 4-6pm |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Danielle Perry (born 4 June 1980) is an English radio presenter and musician.
Perry studied for her BA (Hons) Music degree at Southampton University. After graduating, she started doing her apprenticeship / making the tea at various local radio station across the south coast.
After a few years fronting shows on Power and Ocean FM for GCap Media, Perry moved to The Coast (CanWest Media) where she met triple Sony-award winning presenters Simon James and Hill. It was not long before Perry was invited up to Kerrang! Radio to join them on the breakfast show, which went on to win a bronze Sony Radio Award. Following success on the breakfast show, Perry was promoted to the daytime presenter at West Midlands station Kerrang! Radio — Perry achieved huge rajar results in this role, on occasions the biggest audience figures on the station.
From 22 April 2013 until 21 April 2015, Perry worked for XFM London to present the weekday evening show 7-10pm (7-9pm on Thursdays).
She used to voice and front the flagship programme for digital station Q which was partnered with the magazine, hosting live sessions, interviewing guests and curating specialist playlists for Q NOW — a new-music programme which aired every Friday afternoon. In 2012 Perry presented and produced a Muse special for the station, which was then chosen to be included in the first-ever edition of Q Magazine on the iPad.
It was announced on 28 May 2015 that Danielle Perry would front a new show on Absolute Radio on weekdays between 4pm and 6pm. The show started in July 2015.
During 2012, Perry also fronted a programme for Folded Wing and the British Council called The Selector.
"...Selector is such an important platform for British music...it showcases the wide and diverse sound of the UK around the world."
Perry also fronted an independent production for Q Radio, a Bjork special and an AIM Awards 2012 programme. She produces and presents every show herself.
As well as talking between records, Perry herself makes records, and is often seen playing with a band at various venues around the UK, including the Isle of Wight Festival, Camden Crawl, The Great Escape Festival, and Lovebox, among others. She plays a 1966 Fender Rhodes and a Korg SV1-88 as well as harmonium and piano. She recently went on tour with Jim Jones Revue and has opened up for Band of Skulls, Drenge, Wet Nuns and many more.
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