Brent DeBoer

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Brent DeBoer
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Drumming at the 2012 Frequency Festival
Background information
Born Portland, Oregon
Genres Folk rock, alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Instrument(s)Vocals, drums, guitar, bass guitar

Brent DeBoer is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is in the bands The Dandy Warhols, Immigrant Union, Super American Eagle, and Fathead [1] and released a solo studio album, The Farmer, in 2010. DeBoer now lives in Melbourne, with his wife Sarah and two children. [2]

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DeBoer joined The Dandy Warhols in 1998, after the original drummer Eric Hedford left the band. [3]

Personal life

He is a cousin of bandmate Courtney Taylor-Taylor. [4] [5] At the age of five he received his first drum set for Christmas. [6]

DeBoer has contributed funds to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society [7] as well as Pink and Blue for Two. [6]

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References

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