Pete Philly & Perquisite was a hip hop duo from Amsterdam, Netherlands consisting of Pedro Philip Monzón (born May 28, 1980, in Aruba) as the MC/vocalist and Pieter "Perquisite" Perquin (born 1982 in Amsterdam) as the cellist, producer and composer of all the music. Their music is best described as hip hop with influences from jazz, broken beat and soul. They usually performed live together with DJ PCM (Misha van der Winkel), Remco Keijzer on saxophone, EWI and flute, Kasper Kalf on double-bass and Ruben Hein on keys.
Pete Philly and Perquisite both had musical careers before they met in the autumn of 2002. Pete Philly was part of funk formation Gotcha! and hip-hop group Nicotine and in 2002 took part as a solo performer in the 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' where he won the award for best musician. Perquisite released two solo EP's (2001 & 2002) on his own label Unexpected Records on which he worked with jazz musicians like Benjamin Herman (nl) and David Kweksilber. Pete & Perq decided to collaborate and in January 2004 their first EP The Mindstate EP was released. The EP received a lot of critical acclaim which stimulated Pete Philly & Perquisite to create a full album out of the original EP. Each track of the album would represent a certain state of mind, hence the title Mindstate. The actual writing, recording and producing of the much anticipated album took about a year, and included collaborations with fellow Dutch rapper Cee-Major (The Proov), Dutch singer Senna Gourdou and American rapper Talib Kweli.
The debut album was internationally considered by critics as one of the best albums ever to come out of the Netherlands.[citation needed] In March 2005 the album was released in Japan through Unexpected Records / Handcuts Records and in April it was released all over Europe through Unexpected Records / Epitaph Europe. The duo did create a very solid fanbase with performances with their live formation across Europe and also in the US and South Africa. Success rose because of their performances and hitsongs like Mellow and Grateful. Their success led them to winning an Essent Award and a Zilveren Harp. They were also nominated for a Dutch MOBO-award, three TMF awards, the MTV European Music Award and for the prestigious Edison-award. On August 20, 2006, they performed at the A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise-festival for the second time, this time performing with the New Generation Big Band. In September of that same year they finished the Mindstate tour in a sold out Melkweg, Amsterdam.
RemindstateEdit
After the last show of the Mindstate tour Pete & Perq took a break to work on their second album. During this non-touring period 'Remindstate' was released, the totally remixed version of the Mindstate album. The record, which was released January 2007, included remixes from several musical friends of the duo like Seiji, Bugz in the Attic, Nicolay, C-Mon & Kypski, Morgan Spacek, Laidback Luke and the Metropole Orchestra and was well received by both the audience and press.
Mystery RepeatsEdit
In September 2007 the second album, Mystery Repeats, was released in the Netherlands through Unexpected Records / ANTI Records. A Belgium release followed on January 21, 2008, the European release on February 18 and the Japanese release (through Handcuts Records) on March 5, 2008. The album entered on the first position in the Dutch album charts in the week of its release and the first single 'Time Flies' received a lot of radio- and airplay, especially in the Netherlands. Pete & Perq started their live tour in a sold out Melkweg again and started to play all over Europe. In March 2008 they toured around Japan and in April of that same year they toured together with Leeroy from Saian Supa Crew in Germany. In the summer of 2008 they played at well known festivals across Europe including Sziget (HU), Nuke (AT), Exit (SR), Lowlands (NL), HipHop Open (DE), North Sea Jazz (NL), Printemps de Bourges (FR), Gurtenfestival (CH) and Summerjam (DE). When they got back they received the prestigious 'Amsterdam Award of Art', the most important award of the city, presented by the Amsterdam mayor, Job Cohen. At this time their third single 'Mystery Repeats' entered the Dutch Top 40 staying in there about a month and became their most successful single to date. They were also nominated for the second time for an MTV European Music Award.
Break-upEdit
In 2008 Pete & Perq embarked on another tour across Europe. The first three shows were all sold out as were many of the others. They finished their European tour in Amsterdam pop venue Paradiso on December 6 that same year. After more than 300 shows including supporting acts for artists like James Brown and Kanye West, the duo ended their partnership in the Autumn of 2009 with their 'Final Celebration Tour'.
ReunionEdit
On April 11, 2023, Pete Philly & Perquisite announced that they will reunite for a one time show at AFAS Live, Amsterdam on November 17, 2023. Next to this, they also mentioned that new music is on its way.
Awards and nominationsEdit
2005
Mindstate ‘Disque Pop de la Semaine’ (VPRO radio)
Winner Essent Award
Nominated for Best Album of the year by 3voor12ists of the full English name of the current month with initial capital, a space, and the year, not full dates; e.g., "January 2013", but not "jan13". Any deviation from these two rules will result in an "invalid date parameter" error.
Nominated for 2 Dutch Mobo Awards: Best Live Act and Best Album
2006
Winner Silver Harp (Zilveren Harp)
Winner Kink FM Live XS Award: Best New Live Act
Nominated for 2 Edisons: Best Group and Best New Group
Nominated for 3 3FM Awards: Best Artist R&B & HipHop, Best Album and Best New Artist
Nominated for TMF Awards: Best New Artist
Nominated for MTV European Music Award: Best Dutch/Belgian Act (Other nominees: Kane, Deus, Anouk, Gabriel Rios)
Nominated for Urban Awards: Best Live Act
Nominated for Party Peeps 2000 Awards: Best Live Act
Winner of the Gouden Greep 2006 for Most Original Collaboration and nominated for Best Group and Best Live Act
2007
Nominated for 2 Urban Awards: Best Album & Best Live Act
Nominated for 6 Gouden Grepen: Best Group, Best Album, Best Live Act, Best Song, Best Video, Best Producer
2008
Nominated for Gouden Notenkraker: Music
Nominated for 3FM Awards: Best Artist Alternative
Winner of the Amsterdamprijs voor de Kunst
Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award
Nominated for three State Awards: Best Group, Best Live Act & Best Single
History of Pete Philly & Perquisite from Dutch Rock and Pop Institute
Pete Philly Interview on GermanRhymes.de
October 19, 2023
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This biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Pete Philly and Perquisite news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pete Philly amp Perquisite was a hip hop duo from Amsterdam Netherlands consisting of Pedro Philip Monzon born May 28 1980 in Aruba as the MC vocalist and Pieter Perquisite Perquin born 1982 in Amsterdam as the cellist producer and composer of all the music Their music is best described as hip hop with influences from jazz broken beat and soul They usually performed live together with DJ PCM Misha van der Winkel Remco Keijzer on saxophone EWI and flute Kasper Kalf on double bass and Ruben Hein on keys Pete Philly amp PerquisiteBackground informationOriginThe NetherlandsGenresHip hopJazzSoulYears active2003 2009LabelsUnexpected RecordsEpitaph RecordsANTIP Vine RecordsHandcuts RecordsMembersPete Philly Pedro Philip Monzon Perquisite Pieter Perquin Websitepetephillyandperquisite com Contents 1 Mindstate 2 Remindstate 3 Mystery Repeats 4 Break up 5 Reunion 6 Awards and nominations 7 Discography 8 External linksMindstate EditPete Philly and Perquisite both had musical careers before they met in the autumn of 2002 Pete Philly was part of funk formation Gotcha and hip hop group Nicotine and in 2002 took part as a solo performer in the Grote Prijs van Nederland where he won the award for best musician Perquisite released two solo EP s 2001 amp 2002 on his own label Unexpected Records on which he worked with jazz musicians like Benjamin Herman nl and David Kweksilber Pete amp Perq decided to collaborate and in January 2004 their first EP The Mindstate EP was released The EP received a lot of critical acclaim which stimulated Pete Philly amp Perquisite to create a full album out of the original EP Each track of the album would represent a certain state of mind hence the title Mindstate The actual writing recording and producing of the much anticipated album took about a year and included collaborations with fellow Dutch rapper Cee Major The Proov Dutch singer Senna Gourdou and American rapper Talib Kweli The debut album was internationally considered by critics as one of the best albums ever to come out of the Netherlands citation needed In March 2005 the album was released in Japan through Unexpected Records Handcuts Records and in April it was released all over Europe through Unexpected Records Epitaph Europe The duo did create a very solid fanbase with performances with their live formation across Europe and also in the US and South Africa Success rose because of their performances and hitsongs like Mellow and Grateful Their success led them to winning an Essent Award and a Zilveren Harp They were also nominated for a Dutch MOBO award three TMF awards the MTV European Music Award and for the prestigious Edison award On August 20 2006 they performed at the A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise festival for the second time this time performing with the New Generation Big Band In September of that same year they finished the Mindstate tour in a sold out Melkweg Amsterdam Remindstate EditAfter the last show of the Mindstate tour Pete amp Perq took a break to work on their second album During this non touring period Remindstate was released the totally remixed version of the Mindstate album The record which was released January 2007 included remixes from several musical friends of the duo like Seiji Bugz in the Attic Nicolay C Mon amp Kypski Morgan Spacek Laidback Luke and the Metropole Orchestra and was well received by both the audience and press Mystery Repeats EditIn September 2007 the second album Mystery Repeats was released in the Netherlands through Unexpected Records ANTI Records A Belgium release followed on January 21 2008 the European release on February 18 and the Japanese release through Handcuts Records on March 5 2008 The album entered on the first position in the Dutch album charts in the week of its release and the first single Time Flies received a lot of radio and airplay especially in the Netherlands Pete amp Perq started their live tour in a sold out Melkweg again and started to play all over Europe In March 2008 they toured around Japan and in April of that same year they toured together with Leeroy from Saian Supa Crew in Germany In the summer of 2008 they played at well known festivals across Europe including Sziget HU Nuke AT Exit SR Lowlands NL HipHop Open DE North Sea Jazz NL Printemps de Bourges FR Gurtenfestival CH and Summerjam DE When they got back they received the prestigious Amsterdam Award of Art the most important award of the city presented by the Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen At this time their third single Mystery Repeats entered the Dutch Top 40 staying in there about a month and became their most successful single to date They were also nominated for the second time for an MTV European Music Award Break up EditIn 2008 Pete amp Perq embarked on another tour across Europe The first three shows were all sold out as were many of the others They finished their European tour in Amsterdam pop venue Paradiso on December 6 that same year After more than 300 shows including supporting acts for artists like James Brown and Kanye West the duo ended their partnership in the Autumn of 2009 with their Final Celebration Tour Reunion EditOn April 11 2023 Pete Philly amp Perquisite announced that they will reunite for a one time show at AFAS Live Amsterdam on November 17 2023 Next to this they also mentioned that new music is on its way Awards and nominations Edit2005Mindstate Disque Pop de la Semaine VPRO radio Winner Essent Award Nominated for Best Album of the year by 3voor12ists of the full English name of the current month with initial capital a space and the year not full dates e g January 2013 but not jan13 Any deviation from these two rules will result in an invalid date parameter error Nominated for 2 Dutch Mobo Awards Best Live Act and Best Album2006Winner Silver Harp Zilveren Harp Winner Kink FM Live XS Award Best New Live Act Nominated for 2 Edisons Best Group and Best New Group Nominated for 3 3FM Awards Best Artist R amp B amp HipHop Best Album and Best New Artist Nominated for TMF Awards Best New Artist Nominated for MTV European Music Award Best Dutch Belgian Act Other nominees Kane Deus Anouk Gabriel Rios Nominated for Urban Awards Best Live Act Nominated for Party Peeps 2000 Awards Best Live Act Winner of the Gouden Greep 2006 for Most Original Collaboration and nominated for Best Group and Best Live Act2007Nominated for 2 Urban Awards Best Album amp Best Live Act Nominated for 6 Gouden Grepen Best Group Best Album Best Live Act Best Song Best Video Best Producer2008Nominated for Gouden Notenkraker Music Nominated for 3FM Awards Best Artist Alternative Winner of the Amsterdamprijs voor de Kunst Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award Nominated for three State Awards Best Group Best Live Act amp Best SingleDiscography EditAlbum informationMindstate Released April 18 2005 Singles Insomnia Grateful Paranoid Mellow with Senna Gourdou Remindstate Released January 19 2007 A remixed version of Mindstate Singles Relieved New Generation Big Band Remix Mystery Repeats Released September 7 2007 Singles Time Flies Empire Mystery Repeats Q amp A Mystery Repeats The Live Edition Released December 1 2008External links EditOfficial website Official MySpace History of Pete Philly amp Perquisite from Dutch Rock and Pop Institute Pete Philly Interview on GermanRhymes de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pete Philly and Perquisite amp oldid 1153491501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
