Peter DiStefano

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Peter DiStefano is best known as the guitarist for the alternative rock band Porno For Pyros (the Jane's Addiction offshoot featuring vocalist Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins). In 1997 the band when on hiatus while Farrell focussed on a reformed Jane's Addiction and DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer.

Fast forward three years and a recently 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 on Immergent Records in 2000) and collaborations with Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott 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 collobaration with fellow musician E-Rok, tentatively titled E-Rok and Pete 2; and the follow-up to his Venice Underground album.

Chat with him at http://peterdistefano.org/


[edit] Discography

K-38

  • 1986 For Those Who Listen/Local Boy (single)


Porno for Pyros


Venice Underground

  • 2000 Venice Underground
  • 2007 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


E-Rok and Pete

  • 2006 E-Rok and Pete
  • 2007 E-Rok and Pete 2
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