Don Kerr

Don Kerr
Don Kerr performing with the Rheostatics at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, 2007
Background information
Birth name	Donald Kerr
Origin	Canada
Genres	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, cello, vocals, guitar
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	Rheostatics, Ron Sexsmith, The Kelele Brothers, BidiniBand, The Dinner Is Ruined, Minotaurs, Caveboys, Communism
Website	www.donkerr.ca

Don Kerr is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

He was a member of Rheostatics from 1995 to May 2001. He plays in Ron Sexsmith's band, and sometimes with The Kelele Brothers. He and Sexsmith released an album together, Destination Unknown, in 2005.^[1] He has also played with and mixed for The Hidden Cameras, Minotaurs, BidiniBand and Bahamas.

He attended the 2005 Juno Awards and sang a Christmas song on The Vinyl Cafe.

He and Canadian writer Claudia Dey married in 2005, and they have one son.^[2] They live in Toronto, Ontario.

He formed a creative partnership with Kevin Lacroix in 2010 called Alphalpha Male.

Discography

Solo

• The Sniffing Princess – 1999
• Carny Soundtrack - 2008

Sexsmith & Kerr

• Destination Unknown (V2 Records) – 2005

Rheostatics

• Music Inspired by the Group of Seven – 1995
• The Blue Hysteria – 1996
• Double Live – 1997
• The Nightlines Sessions – 1998
• The Story of Harmelodia – 1999
• Night of the Shooting Stars – 2001

The Hidden Cameras

• Mississauga Goddam - 2004
• Awoo - 2006
• Origin:Orphan - 2009

BidiniBand

• The Land Is Wild - 2009

Minotaurs

• The Thing - 2010

References

1. Levack, Chandler (September 1, 2005). "Sexsmith & Kerr", Now 25 (1). Retrieved May 11, 2010.
2. Goddard, John (September 20, 2008). "The poor man's Banff Centre: A former school on the Island serves as a unique artists' retreat at city's edge", Toronto Star. Retrieved May 11, 2010.