Jacob Bannon was born on October 15,1976 and is an American musician who is the vocalist, lyricist and graphic artist for the metalcore band Converge.
26 Facts About Jacob Bannon
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Jacob Bannon is the co-founder and owner of the record label Deathwish Inc and the author of many visual works for independent punk rock and heavy metal musicians.
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Jacob Bannon grew up splitting his time between Andover in the Merrimack Valley, Charlestown, and East Boston on some weekends.
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Jacob Bannon relocated to metro Boston and attended college at The Art Institute of Boston, earning a Bachelors in Fine Arts for design in 1998, and subsequently taught the subject at a college level for a brief time.
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Jacob Bannon received the "Excellence In Design" accolade from the institution, and briefly instructed there himself, participating in its "Continuing Education" program.
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Jacob Bannon stated the song was never intended to be part of an album, only to be a stand-alone piece.
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However, Jacob Bannon continued to write music that was sonically different from Converge, which was later released as solo material many years later.
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Jacob Bannon was commissioned by Undecided Films to compose and record a new score for the 1922 film Nosferatu in 2003.
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In 2006, Hellion approached Jacob Bannon to discuss the possibility of creating music together.
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In 2020, Jacob Bannon joined the industrial metal supergroup Blood from the Soul, which started out as a collaboration between Shane Embury and Sick of It All vocalist Lou Keller.
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The band released the album, DSM-5, in 2020 on Deathwish, Inc Jacob Bannon has handled the vocals and visuals on this record.
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Jacob Bannon has stated that his art and design work pays his bills.
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Jacob Bannon designed a shirt for Hatewear, the online boutique of Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta.
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Jacob Bannon is responsible for the art direction, and often the design work, for some of the releases on his Deathwish Inc record label.
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Jacob Bannon's work has been described as "heavily textured with a kinetic energy and unsettling feel".
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In 2004, Jacob Bannon released a series of 4 "museum-quality" giclee prints, with a run limited to 100.
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Jacob Bannon has worked with Burlesque Design to have limited series screenprints produced of some of his artwork, including two limited edition Converge tour posters and limited prints based on the album artwork for the Converge albums Jane Doe, No Heroes, and Axe to Fall.
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In October 2010, Jacob Bannon had work in the Scream With Me show at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco, which featured the artwork of selected musicians and tattoo artists.
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Jacob Bannon has worked on art and design for dozens of bands, including:.
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Deathwish, Inc is an independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon of Converge and Tre McCarthy.
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In late 1999, McCarthy and Jacob Bannon decided to turn Deathwish into a full-fledged business.
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Jacob Bannon is a vegetarian and follows a straight edge lifestyle.
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Jacob Bannon is concerned with the greyhound-racing industry, and is a dog owner, having owned rescued greyhounds, pit bulls, among other breeds.
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Jacob Bannon is an avid mixed martial arts and kickboxing fan, having trained in boxing and Muay Thai, and obtained a license as an MMA instructor in the state of Massachusetts, occasionally working as a judge.
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Jacob Bannon received his first tattoo at the age of 15, which has since been covered by other tattoos.
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Jacob Bannon has been tattooed by Darren Brass, among many other artists.