Career
Pirro is the inventor of the Copperphone, a specialty microphone that he designed and distributes through his company Placid Audio. The group released its first album Bill in 1992 on the independent label Dragon Street Records. lieutenant later signed with Island Records where it released the album I am An Elastic Firecracker in 1995 and Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb in 1998.
The group"s song I Got A Girl made it to number 6 on Billboard"s alternative rock chart.
Pirro performed with Tripping Daisy on Late Night with Conan O"Brien in 1993 as well as supported Def Leppard during the North American portion of the Slang World Tour. Pirro played with the group until 1999 after the death of Berggren.
Pirro and the remaining members completed the group"s fourth album after Berggren"s death and released it under its own record label, Good Records. Pirro went on to join The Polyphonic Spree, a choral symphonic rock band formed by DeLaughter in 2000.
The 25 member group includes two keyboardists, a harpist, and a 10-person choir.
He has toured internationally with The Polyphonic Spree throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Uganda. He also appeared with the group in the 2015 film The Big Short, as well as on the soundtrack to the movie. Pirro is the inventor of the Copperphone, a hand crafted microphone designed and built through his company Placid Audio.
He designed the first Copperphone while playing with The Polyphonic Spree, as a way to produce a "telephone" voice effect for lead singer DeLeaughter.
The Copperphone has been used by many artists, including Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, Lou Barlow, Rush, Norah Jones, Jack White, Saint Vincent, as well as Grammy Winning producer Jacquire King. Pirro has been known to use instruments, software and effects from Musicvox, iZotope, Federal Energy Administration Labs, and Waterstone Guitars.
Discography.