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Perfume Genius

Hadreas performing in New York City in 2012

Background information

Birth

name

Mike Hadreas

Born 1981/1982 (age 3334)[1]

Genres Indie pop, Baroque pop, Chamber pop,

Alternative

Years

active

2008present

Labels Matador, Turnstile

Hadreas performing as Perfume

Genius in 2010

Cover art for 2014's Too Bright

Perfume GeniusFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Perfume Geniusis the stage name for Seattle-based solo artist Mike Hadreas. As of 2014, he has

released three albums.

Contents

1 Early history and education

2 Musical career3 Discography

3.1 Albums3.2 Singles

4 References5 External links

Early history andeducation

Hadreas is of Greek descent and was born in the suburbs[2]of

Seattle, Washington.[3]Hadreas studied painting in school and

took piano lessons as a child.[3]His mother was a special

education teacher, and his parents divorced when he was a

teenager.[3]

Growing up, Hadreas was the only openly gay student at his school, and he received death threats which were not

addressed by the administration.[2]He dropped out of high school during his senior year. Two years after

dropping out, he was attacked by several young men in his neighborhood.[2]He moved to Williamsburg,

Brooklyn and worked as a doorman for a club in the East Village. He also reportedly began using drugs during

this time.[2]

In 2005, Hadreas returned home to Seattle, entering a re habilitation program and moving in with his mother and

stepfather.[2]In 2008, hefound an apartment in Seattle with his brother and began recording music.[2]

Musical careerIn 2008, Hadreas set up a MySpace page under the name Perfume

Genius.[4]His debut album,Learning, was released on June 21, 2010,

through Turnstile Records in Europe and Matador Records in the United States.[5]Many of thetracks for

Learningwere recorded in Hadreas' home.[3]He performed his first live show at the Vera Project Club in Seattle,

where he opened for A Sunny Day in Glasgow.[3]

Hadreas' second album,Put Your Back N 2 It, was released on February 20, 2012.[6]The promotional video for

the album, featuring Hadreas and pornographic actor Arpad Miklos embracing each other, was deemed unsafe for

family viewing by YouTube.[7]

Hadreas was one of several Seattle-area artists and musicians featured in the exhibit "M w[Moment Magnitude]"

at the Frye Art Museum, October 13, 2012 January 20, 2013. As part of the exhibit, he performed at the

museum on October 27, 2012.[8]

"Sister Song" was featured in Episodes 3, 13, and the season finale ofHemlock Grovein 2013.

On September 23, 2014, Hadreas released his third album, Too Bright, which was co-produced by Adrian Utley of Portishead,[3]to critical acclaim.[9]In

2015, Hadreas toured with Norwegian musician Jenny Hval.[10]He is also slated to perform at the Basilica SoundScape festival in Hudson, New

York.[11]

In July 2015, "Queen" was featured in Episode 4 of Mr. Robot (TV series).

Hadreas' music explores topics including sexuality, his personal struggle with Crohn's disease, domestic abuse,[9]and the dangers faced by gay men in

contemporary society.[10]

Discography

Albums

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mike_Hadreas.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mike_Hadreas.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Perfume_Genius_Performing_in_NYC.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson,_New_Yorkhttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson,_New_Yorkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson,_New_Yorkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTubehttp://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunny_Day_in_Glasgowhttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matador_Recordshttp://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washingtonhttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genrehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_pophttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Perfume_Genius_Performing_in_NYC.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Perfume_Genius_Performing_in_NYC.jpghttp://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_diseasehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Robot_(TV_series)http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson,_New_Yorkhttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Hvalhttp://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portishead_(band)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Utleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Brighthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemlock_Grove_(TV_series)#Episodeshttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frye_Art_Museumhttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTubehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpad_Mikloshttp://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunny_Day_in_Glasgowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattlehttp://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matador_Recordshttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpacehttp://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washingtonhttp://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-http://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Bright_Perfume_Genius.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mike_Hadreas.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matador_Recordshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_labelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rockhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_pophttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_pophttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_pophttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genrehttp://-/?-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Perfume_Genius_Performing_in_NYC.jpg

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Album and details

Peak positions

US BEL

(Vl) IRL UK

Learning

Date released: June 22, 2010Record label: Matador, Organs

41

Put Your Back N 2 It

Date released: 2012

Record label: Matador

19 73

Too Bright

Date released: September 23,2014Record label: Matador

83 26 77

Singles

Release date Title

2010 "Mr Peterson"

2011 "All Waters"

2012

"Hood"

"Dark Parts"

"Take Me Home"

2014"Queen"

"Grid"

References

1. Barton, Laura (February 16, 2012). "Perfume Genius: 'I've learned not to trust myself' " (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/16/perfume-genius-mike-

hadreas). The Guardian (London). Retrieved February 17, 2012. "Hadreas is 30 now [...]"

2. William Van Meter (17 September 2014). "Lashing Out at His Tormentors, At Last" (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/arts/music/an-aggressive-new-album-

from-perfume-genius.html).The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 June 2015.3. Sasha Frere-Jones (22 September 2014). "Growth Spurt" (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/22/growth-spurt). The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 June

2015.

4. Perfume Genius Biography (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/perf ume-genius-p2159062/biography), allmusic.com

5. Perfume Genius Learning (http://www.discogs. com/Perfume-Genius-Learning/master/264975), discogs.com

6. "Put Your Back N 2 It: Perfume Genius". Amazon.com: MP3 Downloads. ASIN B006WH8VOM (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WH8VOM).

7. Michelson, Noah (January 25, 2012). "Perfume Genius Video Gets Banned From YouTube For Not Being "Family Safe""

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/perfume-genius-video-gets-banned-youtube_n_1230811.html). Huffington Post.

8. Perfume Genius (http://fryemuseum.org/momentmagnitude/artist/perf ume_genius) & Calendar (http://fryemuseum.org/momentmagnitude/calendar), Mw [Moment

Magnitude], Frye Art Museum. Accessed online 2012-11-27.

9. Matthew Wright (11 June 2015). "Perfume Genius / Jenny Hval, RFH" (http://www.theartsdesk. com/new-music/perfume-genius-jenny-hval-rfh). The Arts Desk.

Retrieved 26 June 2015.

10. Anwen Crawford (22 June 2015). "Soft Apocalypse" (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/22/soft-apocalypse). The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

11. Ben Ratliff (17 June 2015). "At Basilica Soundscape Festival, Electronics, Post-Punk and Noise" (http://arts beat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/at-basilica-

soundscape-festival-electronics-post-punk-and-noise/). The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

External links

Perfume Genius (http://www.matadorrecords.com/perfume_genius) at Matador RecordsPerfume Genius (https://www.facebook.com/perfumegeniusofficial) on FacebookPerfume Genius (https://twitter.com/perfumegenius) on Twitter

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