Name |
Role |
Active
Dates |
Live
Contributions |
Audio
Contributions |
Video(s)
Seen In |
Additional
Information |
| David
Perry |
Founder of Purple
Tree - Singer / Songwriter, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Accordion, Lead
Guitar, Bass, Audio Engineer and Producer for Purple Tree |
Official Project
Start Date February 2001 to Current |
Performed Live
in All Purple Tree Showcases |
Engineered and
Produced All Purple Tree Recordings* |
Seen on, Edited
and Produced all Purple Tree Music Videos |
Purple Tree was
a continuation of David's previous "all original band" (David
Perry Band). David acts as leader of the project recruiting new musicians
mainly for live performance, but also for Studio Work. |
| Mark
Miller |
Purple Tree's
Drummer |
From November
2000 to Early 2004 |
Performed Live
from 2001-2003 |
Plasticine Man
(2001), a Purple Tree Christmas (2003), Capsule (2004), Various Live
Recordings (2001-2003) |
Purple Tree Live
in Chicago (5 Songs), First Purple Tree Performance, Fly to the Station
Woods Recording, Mind Scan / Fly to the Station Live |
Mark was playing
with a blues band when David noticed his skills, later asking him
to join the Purple Tree project. Mark played drums for 30+ years before
joining Purple Tree. He also performed live on a few occasions with
Mitch Ryder, Joan Jett, and Strawberry Alarm Clock. |
| Jeremy
Boilek |
Purple Tree's
Lead Guitarist / Rhythm Guitarist |
From December
2000 to Early 2004 |
Performed Live
from 2001-2004 |
Plasticine Man
(2001), a Purple Tree Christmas (2003), Various Live Recordings (2001-2004),
Got to be Free (2006), Capsule (2006) |
Purple Tree Live
in Chicago (5 Songs), First Purple Tree Performance, Capsule, Fly
to the Station Woods Recording, Fly to the Station Comcast Performance,
Mind Scan / Fly to the Station Live |
Jeremy became
the longest running member of Purple Tree to date. He contributed
greatly to the abundant guitar work heard throughout "Plasticine
Man". |
| Ryan
Henderlong |
Purple Tree's
Rhythm Guitarist |
From February
2001 to July 2001 |
Performed Live
July 2001 |
Fly to the Station
*Unreleased Woods Recording* (2001) |
First Purple
Tree Performance, Fly to the Station Woods Recording |
Ryan was the
only member recruited for rhythm guitar throughout the history of
Purple Tree. Although David prefers playing his own rhythm, originally
he had planned on being just the lead singer / keyboardist for live
performances. Only one performance to date showcased Purple Tree as
a five piece. |
| Andy
Weeks |
Purple Tree's
Bassist and Saxophone Player |
From February
2001 to July 2001 |
Performed Live
July 2001 |
Saxophone on
Garden of Eden |
First Purple
Tree Performance |
None available |
| Steve
Delassus |
Purple Tree's
Bassist |
From August 2001
to Early 2002 |
Performed Live
2001-2002 |
Plasticine Man
(2001) |
Purple Tree Live
in Chicago (5 Songs) |
None Available |
| Ben
Girnus |
Purple Tree's
Lead Guitarist |
for the Month
of June 2002. Rejoined Purple Tree in July 2007 |
Performed Live
in Chicago June 2002 |
Gimme Some Truth
(2007) |
Gimme Some Truth
(2007) |
Ben's wizard-like
playing attracted David to recruit Ben as a second Lead Guitarist
in 2002. Although this concept didn't last long, Ben has since rejoined
Purple Tree as primary guitarist for the group. |
| Jeremy
Smolan |
Purple Tree's
Bassist |
Exclusively for
the Month of June 2002 |
Performed Live
in Chicago June 2002 |
No Audio Available |
No Video Available |
Temporary Fill-In |
| Steve
Rempis |
Purple Tree's
Bass Guitarist |
From July 2002
to August 2003 |
Performed Live
from 2002-2003 |
Various Live
Recordings (2002-2003) |
Mind Scan / Fly
to the Station Live |
None Available |
| Pat
McGraw |
Purple Tree's
Drummer |
From November
2002 to July 2003 |
Performed Live
from 2002-2003 |
Various Live
Recordings (2002-2003), Rare Version of "Bullet with Butterfly
Wings" Promo (June 2003) |
No Video Available |
Pat wrote a book
about drumming. He was also a Drum teacher when David asked him to
join the project. |
| Derek
See |
Purple Tree's
Bassist, Lead guitar |
Exclusively
for February 2003 |
Performed Unplugged
Live in Chicago February 2003 |
Got to be Free
(2006), Capsule (2006) |
Purple Tree Unplugged
in Chicago Improv Video |
Derek was David's
session guitarist for the solo debut CD "David Perry". The
outtakes from his earlier guitar work was later extracted, time-stretched,
transposed, and used for "the Final Prophecy" EP (2006). |
| Mike
Kasky |
Purple Tree's
Drummer |
From July 2003
to February 2004 |
Performed Live
from 2003-2004 |
Studio Chicago
Drum Sessions (2003), Final Prophecy EP (2006), I Don't Wanna be a
Soldier Mama (2007), Gimme Some truth (2007), Final Prophecy LP (2008) |
Fly to the Station
Comcast Performance, Capsule |
Mike was also
recruited to "re-record the drum-work for Plasticine Man"
at Studio Chicago. Although those sessions were never used for the
same purpose, Mike's drum work was extracted from those session,and
time-stretched used as the base for the album "the Final Prophecy" |
| Dave
Schaeffer |
Purple Tree's
Lead Guitarist |
February 2004
to May 2004 |
No Live Performances
|
No Audio Available |
No Video Available |
Dave was a dear
friend that was killed in a car accident in 2005. He is deeply missed
and fondly remembered as an extremely talented young man with a personality
that could illuminate a room. He aspired to be an audio engineer one
day. Rest In Peace Friend... |
| Pat
Conway |
Purple Tree's
Bass Guitarist |
From March 2004
to January 2005 |
Performed Live
from 2004-2005 |
Capsule (2004),
Purple Tree Jam Out (2004) |
No Video Available |
None Available |
| Rodney
Rollo |
Purple Tree's
Lead Guitarist |
From May 2004
to January 2005 |
Performed Live
from 2004-2005 |
Purple Tree
Jam Out (2004) |
No Video Available |
None Available |
| Dave
Wright |
Purple Tree's
Drummer |
From June 2004
to January 2005, Rejoined again in July 2007 |
Performed Live
from 2004-2005 |
Purple tree Jam
Out (2004) |
No Video Available
|
Dave is excited
to perform with Purple Tree Live again 2008. |
| Mark
Bertran |
Purple Tree's
Bassist |
From October
2005 to August 2006 |
Performed Live
from 2005-2006 |
All NYC Live
Audio 2005-2006 |
Live at Arlene's
Grocery NYC (2006) |
None Available |
| Juan
Mora |
Purple Tree's
Drummer |
From October
2005 to August 2006 |
Performed Live
from 2005-2006 |
All NYC Live
Audio 2005-2006 |
Live at Arlene's
Grocery NYC (2006) |
None Available |
| AnDroid
Frisbee |
Purple Tree's
Lead Guitarist |
From November
2005 to August 2006 |
Performed Live
from 2005-2006 |
All NYC Live
Audio 2005-2006 |
Live at Arlene's
Grocery NYC (2006) |
None Available |
