Pete De Freitas
- January 4, 2024
- Drummer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Pete De Freitas |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 2, 1961(1961-08-02) |
| Age | 63 |
| Date Of Death | 1989-06-14 |
| Birthplace | Port of Spain |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Pete De Freitas Biography
| Name | Pete De Freitas |
| Birthday | Aug 2 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place Of Birth | Port of Spain |
| Birth Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Children(s) | Lucie Marie DeFreitas |
Pete De Freitas is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on August 2, 1961 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Drummer who performed with the group Echo & the Bunnymen for their first five albums . who died in a motorbike crash.
His work has been with He has worked with Michael Lee..
De Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and educated by the Benedictines at Downside School in Somerset, south-west England. His father, Denis, was a copyright lawyer. He joined the Bunnymen in 1979, replacing a drum machine.
He funded, produced and played drums under the name Louis Vincent in the first single of The Wild Swans “The Revolutionary Spirit” 1982, for the Zoo Records label.
He named his daughter Lucie-Marie de Freitas.
Pete De Freitas Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Drummer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Pete De Freitas is one of the richest Drummer from Trinidad and Tobago. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pete De Freitas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His birthplace was in Port of Spain and replaced the drum machine previously employed in Echo & the Bunnymen.
The band was formed by his sisters. The Heart Throbs.
Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas (2 August 1961 – 14 June 1989) was an English musician and producer. He was the drummer in Echo & the Bunnymen, and performed on their first five albums.
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Who is Pete De Freitas Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Pete Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Trinidad and Tobago. Pete De Freitas celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.
What happened to Pete de Freitas?
De Freitas died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27, on his way to Liverpool from London. He was riding a 900cc Ducati motorcycle on the A51 road in Longdon Green, Staffordshire when he collided with a motor vehicle at approximately 16:00.
Who died in Echo and the Bunnymen?
Echo And The Bunnymen keyboard player Jake Brockman has died after being involved in a motorbike crash on the Isle Of Man. Brockman, who joined the band as a full-time member in 1989, died on Tuesday (September 1) after a motorcycle he was riding collided with a converted ambulance near Kirk Michael, reports BBC News.
Why did Ian McCulloch leave Echo and the Bunnymen?
The end of the original Echo & The Bunnymen came in March 1988. Following a Japanese tour, McCulloch announced that the band was breaking up. He hastily departed for the UK to see his father , who had just suffered two heart attacks, but he died before McCulloch arrived.
What does De Freitas mean?
de Freitas Surname User-submission: Freitas means ‘roto’, a name for one who lived on the broken earth.
Are Echo And The Bunnymen Goth?
The intriguing inclusion of such seemingly tangential goth acts as the Jesus and Mary Chain, Skinny Puppy, Cocteau Twins, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Dali’s Car force the listener to rethink their definitions of “goth.”