Danielle Perry
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Danielle Perry is an English radio presenter and DJ currently broadcasting on Birmingham
-based Bauer Radio stations Kerrang! Radio and Q Radio
.
Perry was born in Bournemouth. She has worked at many radio stations over her ten-year career; she started out reading traffic and travel at Bournemouth-based 2CR FM (now "Heart Dorset & New Forest") and Classic Gold 828 (now Gold) in Bournemouth, before deciding to go to the University of Southampton
to study for a BA (Hons) Music degree. After graduating in 2001, Danielle Perry worked with events companies all over Europe, and also started to teach music back in the UK.
In 2003 Perry returned to radio at South City FM (now The Breeze) in Southampton, where she became the stations mid-morning presenter. She progressed through stations on the south coast - including 103.2 Power FM (now 103.2 Capital FM South Coast) and Ocean FM (now Heart South Coast), and also started to cover for holidaying presenters at Xfm
South Wales (now Nation Radio
), which was at the time owned by Power and Ocean's former parent company GCap Media
.
Perry later moved to co-present "The Morning After", the breakfast show on Bauer Radio-owned rock station Kerrang! Radio, with headline presenters Simon James and Hill; the team won silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards
2009 for Music Personalities of the Year. At the same event, Kerrang! also won gold in the Station of the Year category.
Following the decision by Bauer Radio to move digital alternative music station Q Radio
from London
to Birmingham, a move which resulted in the departure of several Q presenters, Danielle Perry was selected to host an afternoon drivetime show on Q in addition to her Kerrang! duties. A number of notable musicians have appeared as guests on Perry's Q afternoon show, including Pete Townshend
, Tim Burgess, Bat for Lashes
, Florence and the Machine
, James Dean Bradfield
, Kasabian, Maximo Park
, The Enemy
, The Maccabees
, Friendly Fires
, Neil Finn
and Ian Broudie
.
Perry also fronts a series for Q Radio and Q magazine
entitled "This Is Who I Am", which is a 12 part interview series broadcast on the radio and transcribed into Q Magazine. Some of the interviewed guests include Ray Davies
, Rufus Wainwright
, Chrissie Hynde
, Carl Barat
, Tom Clarke
, Kasabian and Beth Ditto
. The "This Is Who I Am" strand is a commercially-funded strand sponsored by Orange.
Danielle Perry also has achieved Grade 8 Piano, Grade 7 Flute and studied orchestration as part of her university degree. She has also worked independently as a booking agent and fundraiser for charity gigs around the UK.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
-based Bauer Radio stations Kerrang! Radio and Q Radio
Q (radio station)
Q Radio is an online and DTV radio station, broadcasting on digital television across the UK and online. The station launched in June 2008 as an alternative to the UK's rock and alternative stations, with a strong relationship with Q magazine...
.
Perry was born in Bournemouth. She has worked at many radio stations over her ten-year career; she started out reading traffic and travel at Bournemouth-based 2CR FM (now "Heart Dorset & New Forest") and Classic Gold 828 (now Gold) in Bournemouth, before deciding to go to the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
to study for a BA (Hons) Music degree. After graduating in 2001, Danielle Perry worked with events companies all over Europe, and also started to teach music back in the UK.
In 2003 Perry returned to radio at South City FM (now The Breeze) in Southampton, where she became the stations mid-morning presenter. She progressed through stations on the south coast - including 103.2 Power FM (now 103.2 Capital FM South Coast) and Ocean FM (now Heart South Coast), and also started to cover for holidaying presenters at Xfm
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
South Wales (now Nation Radio
Nation Radio
Nation Radio launched on 16 June 2008 as a regional radio station broadcasting to the South Wales area from Neath.Nation Radio took over the Ofcom broadcasting licence held by Xfm South Wales when GCap Media sold the station to Town and Country Broadcasting for an unspecified fee on 30 May 2008....
), which was at the time owned by Power and Ocean's former parent company GCap Media
GCap Media
GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. The merger was completed in May 2005. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. On 31 March 2008 the company agreed a takeover by...
.
Perry later moved to co-present "The Morning After", the breakfast show on Bauer Radio-owned rock station Kerrang! Radio, with headline presenters Simon James and Hill; the team won silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards
Sony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
2009 for Music Personalities of the Year. At the same event, Kerrang! also won gold in the Station of the Year category.
Following the decision by Bauer Radio to move digital alternative music station Q Radio
Q (radio station)
Q Radio is an online and DTV radio station, broadcasting on digital television across the UK and online. The station launched in June 2008 as an alternative to the UK's rock and alternative stations, with a strong relationship with Q magazine...
from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to Birmingham, a move which resulted in the departure of several Q presenters, Danielle Perry was selected to host an afternoon drivetime show on Q in addition to her Kerrang! duties. A number of notable musicians have appeared as guests on Perry's Q afternoon show, including Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
, Tim Burgess, Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes
Natasha Khan , also known by her stage name Bat for Lashes, is an English musician. She sings and plays the piano, bass, guitar, harpsichord and the autoharp....
, Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine is the recording name of English musician Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide music for her voice. Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul...
, James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.- Early life :...
, Kasabian, Maximo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2000. They are signed to Warp Records. The band consists of Paul Smith , Duncan Lloyd , Archis Tiku , Lukas Wooller and Tom English...
, The Enemy
The Enemy (UK band)
The Enemy are an English rock band formed in Coventry in 2006, signed to Warner Music Group . In June 2007, The Enemy played twice at Glastonbury Festival, first in the 'Guardian Lounge' on Saturday and then the much larger 'Other Stage' on Sunday. They also headlined on the Saturday night of T in...
, The Maccabees
The Maccabees
The Maccabees are a indie rock band from Brighton, England. They have released two albums so far, Colour It In in 2007, with a follow-up, Wall of Arms, released on 4 May 2009...
, Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires are an English band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008 and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelve for the 2009 Mercury Prize on 21 July 2009.-History:Friendly Fires...
, Neil Finn
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
and Ian Broudie
Ian Broudie
Ian Broudie is a British singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from Liverpool, England. After emerging from the post punk scene in Liverpool in the late 1970s as a member of Big in Japan, Broudie went on to form the short-lived groups Original Mirrors and Care in the early 1980s as well...
.
Perry also fronts a series for Q Radio and Q magazine
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
entitled "This Is Who I Am", which is a 12 part interview series broadcast on the radio and transcribed into Q Magazine. Some of the interviewed guests include Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...
, Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...
, Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
, Carl Barat
Carl Barât
Carl Ashley Raphael Barât is an English musician, actor and author. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and recently debuted a solo album, but is best known for being the co-frontman with Peter Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines.-Early life:Carl Barât was...
, Tom Clarke
Tom Clarke (musician)
Tom Clarke is the principal songwriter, lead singer and multi-instrumentalist of the Coventry indie rock group The Enemy. The main reason for the band's formation was boredom. According to them Coventry is a boring place. Although Clarke was born in Birmingham, he has placed the "boredom level"...
, Kasabian and Beth Ditto
Beth Ditto
Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto , is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for her work with the indie rock band Gossip.-Personal life:...
. The "This Is Who I Am" strand is a commercially-funded strand sponsored by Orange.
Danielle Perry also has achieved Grade 8 Piano, Grade 7 Flute and studied orchestration as part of her university degree. She has also worked independently as a booking agent and fundraiser for charity gigs around the UK.