Charlie FARREN has long been known for great songs, great
singing, and for outstanding live solo acoustic performances.
Alone onstage with acoustic guitar in hand, Charlie captures an
audience with his unique delivery, insightful lyrics, memorable
songs, soaring vocal, and subtle yet innovative guitar style. It
wasn't always quite so subtle, as Charlie formed this original
self-taught style with a history of successful, hard-crunching
rock bands throughout the 1980s.

Charlie FARREN emerged onto the national 
scene in the early '80s as lead singer and 
guitarist with THE JOE PERRY PROJECT. In 
that band Charlie established himself as one 
of the hottest young singers to emerge from 
the Boston music scene, writing the hits 'Listen 
To The Rock' and 'East Coast, West Coast’ and 
'I've Got The Rock And Rolls Again'.

In 1986 Charlie, along with Dave Hull (Joe Perry 
Project) and John Muzzy, formed FARRENHEIT 
and released a self-titled debut album on Warner 
Brothers. Three singles from that album, 'Fool in 
Love', 'Bad Habit', and 'Lost in Loveland', as well 
as video exposure on MTV, established FARRENHEIT 
as one of the premier new rock acts and receiving 
awards, media attention and new fans across the 
country.

Released in 1999, 'Deja Blue' established the Farren 
brand in earnest, this through masterful songwriting, 
soulful vocals and keen instincts for musical re-invention. 
Charlie subsequently released ‘World Gone Wild’, ‘Four 
Letter Word’, and ‘Live at Club Passim’ as a solo artist, 
along with a new live FARRENHEIT CD ‘FARRENHEIT 
Live at The Roxy – Boston MA’.

In 2008 Farren released a DVD and CD double set,
‘CHARLIE FARREN: Retrospective – Live at The Regent 
Theatre’, that is a tour-de-force and exhibits sophistication 
and musical depth most recording artists never achieve. 
Inspired electric and what is now Farren’s trademark 
acoustic/jazz and chart topping easy listening/pop 
performances on the DVD set abound, but it's that 
exquisitely soulful voice which confirms Charlie 
Farren as one of the world's most easily identifiable 
and gifted singer/ songwriters. 

Next he teamed with longtime friend and collaborator,
Jon Butcher in a project called FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
Charlie most recently produced their debut CD, 'FBI' 
on Charlie's FMan Media label. FBI features a potent mix
of Jon's and Charlie's styles and even includes some 
re-writes of their past hits. NEW MAN, and EAST COAST
WEST COAST. 

Charlies new CD, TUESDAY is his best work to date, featuring
A song that was written but never released by longtime friend, 
The late Brad Delp, powerhouse vocalist for the legendary band
BOSTON. “Brad and I were judging a songwriting contest for
friend and popular DJ Lisa Garvey. Afterward we sat in his car
and he played me a song he was working on. I instantly loved it,
as it reminded me of The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’.  I contacted his
family for permission to cover the song, and they were enthusiastic
and supportive. Producer Anthony J. Resta worked with a raw
guitar and vocal I recorded and really brought it to life.”  

Charlie is excited to be performing solo again.  “It really gives me
a chance to play more songs from my catalog – I’ve missed that.”

'Charlie is contagious, displaying a candor rarely demonstrated
by former arena rock stars. It's clear he has not lost the ability
to captivate a room full of people no matter what the size.'
writes Tom Dempsey of  SoundCheck magazine. His   live solo
performances remain the perfect forum for his remarkable
talents. Charlie continues to be one of America's most original
and compelling musical artists. He takes the stage alone, and
leaves the stage with a roomful of new believers.

For discography and other information about Charlie Farren please visit;

www.charliefarren.com
www.facebook.com/charliefarren
www.facebook.com/fmanmedia

Between 1986 and 2001, I ran a little indie label called Monolyth Records. I figured I would post some of the songs from those 15 years of work. Hope you like them, more to come!

Special thanks to my partners:
Bruce Henderson (the early years)
Darren Hill & Alli Wong (the later years)

Executive Producers:
John "JG" Graham - Rock For Wood
Reid Christen - C60

Ducky Carlisle (room 9 from Outer space) - without him a lot of records couldn't have been made!!

Ross Humphrey, Don Dixon, Matt Ellard, Hugo Burnham and all the Producers extraordinaire!

Tony Dawsey for mastering the majority of the catalog.

All the managers, artists, radio stations (especially WBCN & WFNX), press outlets, clubs, tour managers, interns, friends and especially THE FANS that supported this passion throughout the years...without all of you, it never would have been possible. THANK YOU!

Hey. 

I've been doing music for a long time... I began as a songwriter at age 7, started playing drums when I was 10 or so, guitar and organ at 11 or 12, etc.... I also "invented" overdubbing with 2 cassette recorders in the 6th grade.

I think of myself as a producer/engineer first, a composer second, and a performer third. I play drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, cello, whatever.

When I was younger, I made a few stabs at "making it" as a musician, and didn't get much of anywhere. Now I just do it because it's what I love doing. I hope you enjoy something you find here.

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