Jeremy McKinnon

Jeremy Wade McKinnon (born December 17, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a founding member and the lead vocalist of A Day to Remember. He has produced full-length albums for The Devil Wears Prada, The Ghost Inside, Neck Deep, and Wage War.

Jeremy McKinnon
McKinnon in 2014
Background information
Birth nameJeremy Wade McKinnon
Born (1985-12-17) December 17, 1985
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2003–present
Labels
Associated actsA Day to Remember

Biography

Jeremy McKinnon was raised in Ocala, Florida and grew up with two sisters. His parents are originally from Brooklyn, New York and he is of Irish and Italian descent. McKinnon first got a job at Boston Market and later went on to do construction work.[1] McKinnon's interest in music came as a result of hanging out with a friend's band.[2] McKinnon was inspired to write and play heavy music by a local band, Seventh Star.[nb 1][2] McKinnon often got into trouble during high school in Ocala, Florida and as a result he would write music.[3] McKinnon's first band[4] was the ska band All for Nothing, before joining guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs to form A Day to Remember.[5]

He appeared in the show Pawn Stars.

McKinnon and A Day to Remember bassist Joshua Woodard have formed their own record label, Running Man;[6] in partnership with Epitaph, they signed up band Veara.[7]

During an interview in 2012, McKinnon said that the possibility of doing a solo album was unlikely.[8]

On December 25, 2016, McKinnon married his long-time girlfriend, Stephanie Morrison.[9][10] On Father's Day 2017, Stephanie revealed on Instagram that the two were expecting their first child together.[11] On December 5, 2017, McKinnon and his wife announced the arrival of their first child, a daughter - Montana Nash McKinnon.[12]

McKinnon follows a straight edge lifestyle.[13]

Influences

McKinnon cites punk rock band Millencolin as his biggest musical influence,[14] and cites ska punk band Less Than Jake for his influences on the stage: "They were having fun during the concert, they were not super serious. But they were not so goofy so as to appear ridiculous. Simply, they created a great atmosphere, and I've always loved this. Then I saw the Flaming Lips, and Rammstein in Germany, and that was the craziest concert I've ever seen. I'm just trying to combine and put into practice all the amazing things that I've loved over the years."[15]

Discography

With All for Nothing

  • How to Score in High School (2002)[16]

With A Day to Remember

Main article: A Day to Remember discography

Guest appearances
BandAlbumSong
In Fear and FaithYour World on Fire"Strength in Numbers"
For the Fallen DreamsRelentless"Nightmares"[22]
Pierce the VeilSelfish Machines"Caraphernelia"[23]
MestNot What You Expected"Radio (Something to Believe)"[24]
The Ghost InsideGet What You Give"Dark Horse"
August Burns RedFound in Far Away Places"Ghosts"
Neck DeepLife's Not out to Get You"Kali Ma"[25]
League of LegendsNon-album single"Take Over"

Production discography
Band Album Release Year
Veara What We Left Behind[26] 2010
A Day to Remember What Separates Me from You
The Devil Wears Prada Dead Throne[27] 2011
The Ghost Inside Get What You Give[28] 2012
A Day to Remember Common Courtesy 2013
The Ghost Inside Dear Youth 2014
Neck Deep Life's Not out to Get You[25] 2015
Wage War Blueprints[29]
Deadweight 2017
Pressure 2019
The Ghost Inside The Ghost Inside 2020
A Day to Remember You're Welcome 2021

References

Footnotes

  1. The band's bassist was Drew Russ, who would later become A Day to Remember's video editor.[2]

Citations

  1. k-ron (March 26, 2009). "Behind Closed Doors: Jeremy McKinnon (A Day To Remember) on k-ron's Blog – Buzznet". Kron.buzznet.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  2. TheLiveAddiction (November 6, 2013). "A Day To Remember – Jeremy McKinnon Interview 10.20.13". YouTube. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. Rock Sound (February 15, 2014). "Rock Sound Hangout with a Day To Remember!" (Interview). YouTube. For high school, see 19:58. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  4. jeremymckinnon (January 7, 2011). "Twitter / jeremymckinnon: All For Nothing RT". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. "Allschools Network – Interview A Day To Remember". allschools. June 14, 2005. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  6. Mesecher, Andy (October 9, 2011). "Q&A with A Day To Remember". Music Connection. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  7. jeremymckinnon (March 11, 2010). "Twitter / jeremymckinnon: Here's the news @joshuawoodard". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  8. Epting, Chris (April 16, 2012). "Noisecreep exclusive – A Day to Remember's Jeremy McKinnon". YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  9. "A Day To Remember's Jeremy McKinnon Marries Longtime Girlfriend Stephanie Morrison In Surprise Wedding!". Stage Right Secrets. December 26, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  10. "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  11. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVeKXKiFahz/
  12. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcc1vh0lAQ4/
  13. Torben (March 15, 2007). "Interview mit A Day To Remember". www.allschools.de. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017. [...] A few of our members are straightedge, me being one of them. [...]
  14. HMXThrasher (April 29, 2010). "HMX Gets Toursick: An Interview with A Day To Remember // Blog // Rock Band®". Rockband.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  15. "A Day To Remember's Jeremy McKinnon talks Warped Tour, going mainstream and ambitious stage shows | Tampa Bay Times and tbt*". Tampabay.com. July 27, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  16. "WebVoyage". loc.gov. Retrieved October 23, 2015. In the Search for box enter How to Score in High School, select Title then click Begin Search.
  17. And Their Name Was Treason (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Indianola. 2005. IND1024.CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. For Those Who Have Heart (Fold-out sleeve). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2008. VR443.CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. Homesick: Special Edition Deluxe (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2009. p. 34. VR550.CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. What Separates Me from You (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2010. VR603.CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. Common Courtesy (Digital booklet). A Day to Remember. ADTR, LLC. 2013.CS1 maint: others (link)
  22. runningfree1 (December 26, 2009). "For the Fallen Dreams – Relentless – Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  23. Emily (June 24, 2011). "Pierce The Veil Interview –Blunt Magazine". Bluntmag.com.au. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  24. "Mest Release Song Featuring Jeremy McKinnon". AMH Network. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  25. Life's Not out to Get You (Booklet). Neck Deep. Hopeless. 2015. HR2178-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  26. "What We Left Behind – Veara | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  27. "Dead Throne – The Devil Wears Prada | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  28. "THE GHOST INSIDE: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.Net. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  29. http://fearlessrecords.com/artist/89
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