website associated_acts years_active first_album latest_album label article_title name background instrument genre origin birth_name
-lsb- http://www.gentlemanreg.com/ gentleman reg -rsb- the city constantines hidden cameras broken social scene owen pallett royal 2000 -- present '' the theoretical girl '' '' jet black '' three gut records arts & crafts gentleman reg
 gentleman reg solo_singer guitar vocals piano indie rock , folk rock , lo-fi trenton , ontario , canada reg vermue
gentleman reg

reg vermue is a canadian indie rock singer from guelph , ontario .
born in trenton , ontario , he records as gentleman reg .
his musical style has been compared to elliott smith , aimee mann , the smiths and cat power .
he had a cameo role in the 2006 film `` shortbus '' .
most recently he began performing with a new band called light fires with james bunton from the band ohbijou , debuting songs in october 2010 at pop montreal .
in light fires , vermue performs in drag , adopting the alternate persona regina the gentlelady .
