"Yosemite," from her debut album Balance, won the Grand Prize (Folk Division) in the 2000 John Lennon Songwriting Contest and was recorded by Tom Russell and Nanci Griffith.

She wrote and performed a theatrical memoir and audio drama Cinderblock Bookshelves: A Guide for Children of Fame-Obsessed Bohemian Nomads and is the director of the documentary The Shopkeeper, about the impact of the streaming economy on musicians, through the story of Austin music producer Mark Hallman.

In 2000, she produced "Agility: A Woman's Music Festival to Benefit the Arthritis Foundation," featuring Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla, Victoria Williams and Sara Hickman.

The play's subtitle is "A Guide for Children of Fame-Obsessed Bohemian Nomads," and it had its world premiere in 2008 at Theater 150 in Ojai, California, under the direction of Kim Maxwell, with Sasha Heslip producing.

Perry has released several music videos, including "Keanuville," directed by Micah Van Hove, about a chance conversation with a fan she met at a Dogstar show in the 1990s.