Biography

Gentleman Reg aka Reg Vermue has been performing in Canada since the turn of the millennium, initially garnering attention for his acclaimed full length albums, 2002’s Make Me Pretty and 2004’s Darby & Joan, both released on seminal Canadian label Three Gut Records; A label which he helped form. In the U.S. Gentleman Reg is best known for being featured in the 2006 John Cameron Mitchell Film, ‘Shortbus’, in which he made a brief cameo and contributed to the films soundtrack. Around this time he could also often be seen singing with Broken Social Scene and The Hidden Cameras. Signed to Arts & Crafts in 2008, he first released the E.P. Little Buildings, a compilation of tracks from his previous albums. His first full length album for Arts & Crafts, Jet Black was released in 2009 and was followed in the same year by the Heavy Head E.P. He was subsequently dropped by Arts & Crafts in 2010 and released the album Leisure Life in 2012 independently. Since then he has focused on another band Light Fires with Jamie Bunton, releasing their debut album in 2013, and his drag persona Regina Gently in which he sings all original music. The pedigree of the Gentleman Reg band is beyond extensive and over the years has included members of such bands as Arcade Fire, Islands, Constantines, Great Lake Swimmers, The Weakerthans, Ohbijou, The Unicorns, Royal City, The Hidden Cameras, and Owen Pallett.