Pete Lesperance

Pete Lesperance
Birth namePeter Lesperance
Born (1968-10-13) October 13, 1968 (age 55)
OriginScarborough, Ontario, Canada
GenresHard rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1987–present

Pete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the lead guitarist for the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem.[1] Lesperance was born October 13, 1968, in Scarborough, Ontario. Lesperance was a guitarist in the Oshawa metal band Minotaur before forming Harem Scarem with Blind Vengeance vocalist Harry Hess in 1987.

Lesperance's solo album, Down In It, was released in 2004 in Japan only, where Harem Scarem had their main fanbase.[2] With fellow guitarist Mike Turner (ex-Our Lady Peace), they put together the band Fair Ground.[3][4] Together they released a new version of Down In It.

Lesperance's own studio, Hope Songs, is located in Toronto, Ontario. Lesperance has produced many bands, including the rock band One Short. He is currently finishing up albums for Canadian Idol contestants Aaron Walpole and Suzi Rawn.[citation needed]

His influences include Eddie Van Halen, Brian May, Nuno Bettencourt and Steve Vai.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Harem Scarem: Biography[usurped]", Jam! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Bliss, Karen (June 10, 2004). "Harem Scarem and OLP guitarists start band[usurped]", Jam! Music. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  3. ^ Monk, Jeff (January 6, 2007). "Fair Ground: Down In It (Hope Songs)", Winnipeg Free Press, p. C4.
  4. ^ Krewen, Nick (spring 2006). "Together but separate", Words & Music 13 (1): 24.