- Peter DiStefano
Peter DiStefano is best known as the guitarist for the
alternative rock bandPorno for Pyros (theJane's Addiction offshoot featuring vocalistPerry Farrell and drummerStephen Perkins ). In 1997 the band went on hiatus while Farrell focussed on a reformed Jane's Addiction and DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer.Three years later the recovered DiStefano released two solo albums, "Words in Red" and "Solo at DiPiazza's" were produced and released independently. A third, "Gratitude" was released on
Sanctuary Records in 2004, followed with "Soul Trigger" and "Integrity" in the following years.Other musical pursuits included an electronica-oriented project called
Venice Underground (which resulted in the album "Venice Underground" onImmergent Records in 2000) and collaborations withStone Temple Pilots vocalistScott Weiland , Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy and others.DiStefano plans three albums in the year 2007, his next long player, entitled "Loyalty", the follow-up to his 2006 collaboration with fellow musician "E-Rok", tentatively titled "E-Rok and Pete 2", and the follow-up to his "Venice Underground" album.
DiStefano appeared at
Lollapalooza 2007 with former Porno for Pyros bandmate Perry Farrell's new bandSatellite Party to perform some Porno for Pyros songs.Discography
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* 1986 For Those Who Listen/Local Boy (single)
Porno for Pyros
* 1993 "
Porno for Pyros "
* 1996 "Good God's Urge "Venice Underground
*2000 "Venice Underground"
*2008 "Venice Underground 2"Rambient
*2001 "So Many Worlds"
Solo
*2002 "Words in Red" (extremely limited release)
*2003 "Solo at DiPiazza's" (extremely limited release)
*2004 "Gratitude"
*2005 "Soul Trigger"
*2006 "Integrity"
*2007 "Loyalty" CD/DVD
*2008 "Digital Alchemy"E-Rok and Pete
*2006 "E-Rok and Pete"
*2008 "E-Rok and Pete 2"Perry Farrell
*1999 "Rev" (Jane's Addiction/Porno for Pyros collection)
*2007 "Ultra Payloaded Satellite Party"External links
* [http://peterdistefano.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.harry-gregson-williams.de/hgw-interviews.html Interview with Peter DiStefano 2007]
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