Brendan John Canty was born on March 9,1966 and is an American musician, composer, producer and filmmaker, best known as the drummer for the band Fugazi.
20 Facts About Brendan Canty
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Brendan Canty was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, and grew up in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC, where his family moved when he was 10 months old.
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Brendan Canty began playing drums at the age of 15, debuting in Dischord Records band Deadline, one of the signature bands of the early DC hardcore scene in the summer of 1981.
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Brendan Canty continued his musical career in 1985 with Dischord band Rites of Spring, after which he played in One Last Wish and Happy Go Licky.
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Brendan Canty was a near-original member of Fugazi as their drummer, replacing original drummer Colin Sears.
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Brendan Canty recorded and toured with the group until their "indefinite hiatus" in 2003.
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An adept multi-instrumentalist, Brendan Canty writes songs on piano, as well as bass lines for some songs.
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Brendan Canty is noted for using a large farmers bell as part of his drum kit.
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In 1989, Brendan Canty formed the band Girls Against Boys alongside Eli Janney.
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Brendan Canty frequently composes soundtrack music, primarily for documentaries, often with National Geographic and Discovery Channel.
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Brendan Canty contributes to or helps produce other Washington DC-area recordings.
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Brendan Canty currently has a band with Joe Lally of Fugazi called The Messthetics, and has toured with the late Wayne Kramer in his revival of the MC5, MC50.
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Brendan Canty was the sole composer on Hard Time, for National Geographic for all four seasons from 2009 to 2012.
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Brendan Canty continues to score for film, television, and commercials.
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In late 2004 and early 2005, Brendan Canty contributed drum tracks to Bob Mould's 2005 solo album, Body of Song.
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Brendan Canty returned as the drummer for Bob Mould's District Line, released February 2008.
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Brendan Canty produced Ted Leo and the Pharmacists's Living With the Living and The Tyranny of Distance albums.
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Brendan Canty produced Benjy Ferree, The Thermals's The Body, The Blood, The Machine, and French Toast records, as well as mixing the self-titled debut album for The Aquarium.
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Brendan Canty has been cited as an influence by such drummers as Sara Lund of Unwound and multi-instrumentalist Joe Wong.
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Brendan Canty's siblings include musician James Canty and writer Kevin Canty.