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Justin Vernon

Justin Vernon
Vernon performing with Big Red Machine in 2019
Vernon performing with Big Red Machine in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJustin DeYarmond Edison Vernon
Born (1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 (age 43)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • banjo
  • bass
  • drums
  • percussion
  • piano
Years active1998–present
Member of
Formerly ofDeYarmond Edison
Websiteboniver.org

Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known as the primary songwriter and frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver.[2][3][4] He is also a member of the bands Volcano Choir, Big Red Machine, the Shouting Matches, and Gayngs, and was previously a member of the now-defunct band DeYarmond Edison. Known for his distinct falsetto voice,[5][6] Vernon has received widespread acclaim for his work, predominantly with Bon Iver.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Justin Vernon". AskMen.com. December 13, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees". Grammy.org/CBS. February 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Judki, Maura (February 13, 2012). "Bon Iver's Best New Artist win confuses Grammy viewers". Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Caramanica, Jon (June 3, 2011). "Who, What and Where is Bon Iver?". New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (August 14, 2019). "CULTURE: Bon Iver's Inexplicable Power". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 19, 2020. The band's folk-pop experiments sound like gorgeous, nonsensical conversations on the state of the world.
  6. ^ Barton, Laura (September 24, 2016). "Bon Iver: 'There are people who are into being famous. And I don't like that'". The Guardian. Retrieved May 6, 2021. Justin Vernon's falsetto-folk infiltrated pop and caught Kanye's ear but now he's kicking against the fame game. For his new album, he explains why the last thing he'll do is a Beyoncé-style Pepsi tour
  7. ^ Coscarelli, Joe (September 5, 2019). "5 Years, 28 People, 1 Song: No One Writes Quite Like Bon Iver". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Bon Iver's 'i,i' Is Justin Vernon at His Most Alive". www.vice.com. August 9, 2019.

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