User:Perry (Pere') Morris



Perry (Pere') Morris, Born 1950 in Manhattan New York. Raised in Sherman Oaks Ca. Attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in Sherman Oaks (Valley Glen) CA. and the University of Southern California (USC).

Background
Perry (Pere') Morris, is a Los Angeles studio session drummer who played with many artists in the 1970s and 80s including the L. A. based band Sorcery. He plays on all of Sorcery's albums. Perry was working as an "In-House" studio musician at Universal Studio's in North Hollywood CA. when Sorcery members Taylor, King and Magie asked him to join the band. Perry also wrote a number of Sorcery's songs, and produced several of Sorcery's recording sessions over the years they were together. Perry was an active studio drummer doing many outside recording session's before and during his Sorcery work. He played on T.V. background (bumper) music, commercial jingles, and movie soundtracks as well. Most recording dates were at L.A. studios such as; United Western Studio's on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, The Universal Studios in N. Hollywood CA. the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank CA. the original "Gold Star" studios (Santa Monica & Vine St) in Hollywood, The Record Plant, the "Baby-O" studios on Sunset Blvd. Wally Heiders studio in Hollywood and "Sound City" in Van Nuys CA, are just some of the L.A. studio's he worked at over the years. He was a member of S.A.G (Screen Actors Guild)and A.F.T.R.A.(American Federation of Television and Radio Artists),and the Musicians Union Local 47 in Hollywood CA. He was also sponsored by the Ludwig Drum company.

Session Musician Movies

 * Universal Studio's In house studio Musician Los Angeles California (1974-1977).
 * Stunt Rock movie soundtrack (1978) EMI records
 * Rocktober Blood movie soundtrack (1984) Sebastian Records
 * Knock Knock movie soundtrack (2015)
 * Death Wish movie soundtrack (2018)

Record Label Affiliation/s

 * EMI Records 1978
 * Moving Image Entertainment 1980 (Italy)
 * Groovy Records 1982 (Holland/Netherlands)
 * Sebastian Records 1984 (USA)
 * Lunaris Records 2016 (USA)

Film and Televison work

 * "The ZOO Gang"* (1974) TV Episode
 * "Stunt Rock" (1978), Sorcery Band member in film.
 * "Dick Clark TV Special" (1982) "A Rockin Halloween"
 * "Dick Clark TV Special" (1983) "A Magical Musical Halloween".
 * "Rocktober Blood" (1984) Headmistress band member(1984)

Movie Soundtracks

 * "Stunt Rock" (1978)
 * "Rocktober Blood" (1984) ,
 * "Grindhouse" (2007) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462322/?ref_=nv_sr_1
 * "Knock Knock" 2015) Soundtrack contributor
 * "Death Wish" (2018) Music Soundtrack