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Richard Reed Parry is a musician and member of the indie rock band The Arcade Fire, where he plays tom, tambourine, keyboards, electric guitar, and accordion. He is also a founding member of the Bell Orchestre, in which he primarily plays upright bass. He was formerly a member of the band the New International Standards, with Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara.

A long-time contributor with the husband and wife songwriting duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, he co-produced the debut EP, Arcade Fire and brought in New International Standards bandmate, Tim Kingsbury.

Background

Richard comes from a musical family. His late father was David Parry of the legendary Toronto Celtic band Friends of Fiddler's Green. His mother, Caroline Parry is a poet and musician and his sister Evalyn Parry is a singer, songwriter, and spoken word performer.

Richard attended Canterbury High School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and was one of a dozen members of the Literary Arts program (first generation). His classmates include Stargate: Atlantis writer Martin Gero and The Holmes Show comedian Kurt Smeaton.

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