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.
Fair Ground was an alternative rock collaboration formed by Pete Lesperance and Mike Turner (Our Lady Peace).[5] Originally Turner was to make a guest appearance on Lesperance's solo album, but this developed into Fair Ground's only album, Down In It, which was released on November 6, 2006.[6] Following an internetpoll the group released the song "Down In It" as a single. This was followed by "Boy Without A Clue".
Down In It (2006). Track listing:
"Down In It" - 3:40
"Automatic" - 3:25
"Say You Will" - 3:33
"Nameless" - 3:33
"What are you Waiting For?" - 3:20
"Boy Without a Clue" - 4:03
"Skeleton Tree" - 3:47
"No Sign of Life" - 3:45
"Upside Down" - 3:37
"Life Goes On" - 3:17
"Life Goes On" (Acoustic Bonus Track) - 3:31
Guest Appearances/Collaborations
Doctor Rock & The Wild Bunch - Eye of the Hurricane (1991) - Guitars
Doctor Rock & The Wild Bunch - Stark Raving Mad (1994) - Guitars
