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 Ghost Inside, Neck Deep, and Wage War.

Jeremy McKinnon
McKinnon in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Jeremy Wade McKinnon
Born	(1985-12-17) December 17, 1985 (age 37) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore pop punk post-hardcore
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Indianola Victory ADTR Epitaph Fueled by Ramen

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]

Influences

McKinnon cites punk rock band Millencolin as his biggest musical influence,^[13] 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."^[14]

Discography

With All for Nothing

• How to Score in High School (2002)^[15]

With A Day to Remember

Main article: A Day to Remember discography

• And Their Name Was Treason (2005)^[16]
• For Those Who Have Heart (2007)^[17]
• Homesick (2009)^[18]
• What Separates Me from You (2010)^[19]
• Common Courtesy (2013)^[20]
• Bad Vibrations (2016)
• You're Welcome (2021)

Guest appearances

Band	Album	Song
In Fear and Faith	Your World on Fire	"Strength in Numbers"
For the Fallen Dreams	Relentless	"Nightmares"^[21]
Pierce the Veil	Selfish Machines	"Caraphernelia"^[22]
Mest	Not What You Expected	"Radio (Something to Believe)"^[23]
The Ghost Inside	Get What You Give	"Dark Horse"
August Burns Red	Found in Far Away Places	"Ghosts"
Neck Deep	Life's Not out to Get You	"Kali Ma"^[24]
League of Legends	Non-album single	"Take Over"

Production discography

See also the categories Albums produced by Jeremy McKinnon and Song recordings produced by Jeremy McKinnon

Band	Album	Release Year
Veara	What We Left Behind^[25]	2010
A Day to Remember	What Separates Me from You
The Ghost Inside	Get What You Give^[26]	2012
A Day to Remember	Common Courtesy	2013
The Ghost Inside	Dear Youth	2014
Neck Deep	Life's Not out to Get You^[24]	2015
Wage War	Blueprints^[27]
	Deadweight	2017
	Pressure	2019
The Ghost Inside	The Ghost Inside	2020
A Day to Remember	You're Welcome	2021
Wage War	Manic

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. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. 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). . 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.^{[dead YouTube link]}
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. "Stephanie McKinnon on Instagram: "Happy 1st Father's Day to my absolute hero. Love, your girls."".
12. "Stephanie McKinnon on Instagram: "Our baby girl, Montana Nash McKinnon Born Dec. 5, 2017 7lbs 4ozs 19in, the day before her due date. My little, punctual mini Jer. 😭❤️🙏🏻 We are so deeply in love with you 👶🏻"".
13. HMXThrasher (April 29, 2010). . Rockband.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
14. . Tampabay.com. July 27, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
15. "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.
16. And Their Name Was Treason (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Indianola. 2005. IND1024.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
17. For Those Who Have Heart (Fold-out sleeve). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2008. VR443.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
18. Homesick: Special Edition Deluxe (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2009. p. 34. VR550.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
19. What Separates Me from You (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2010. VR603.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
20. Common Courtesy (Digital booklet). A Day to Remember. ADTR, LLC. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
21. runningfree1 (December 26, 2009). "For the Fallen Dreams – Relentless – Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
22. Emily (June 24, 2011). . Bluntmag.com.au. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
23. "Mest Release Song Featuring Jeremy McKinnon". AMH Network. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
24. Life's Not out to Get You (Booklet). Neck Deep. Hopeless. 2015. HR2178-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
25. "What We Left Behind – Veara | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
26. "THE GHOST INSIDE: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.Net. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
27. . fearlessrecords.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.