1. Jeff "JJ" Janiak was born on November 4,1976 and is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of hardcore punk band Discharge and darkwave band False Fed.
20 Facts About Jeff Janiak
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Jeff Janiak was the vocalist for Broken Bones, Dead Heros and Wasted Life.
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Jeff Janiak was born in Livingston, New Jersey on November 4,1976, and spent the first years of his life in Irvington, New Jersey until moving to Toms River, New Jersey in the late 1970s.
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Jeff Janiak had a major interest in horror films and occult books during his youth.
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Jeff Janiak described himself to Metal Transistor as "a strange kid that felt like he couldn't fit in anywhere".
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Jeff Janiak started skateboarding at a young age, and eventually would start skating competitively winning numerous competitions which would land him a sponsorship.
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At the age of 13, Jeff Janiak attended his first punk rock gig watching Ramones at City Gardens in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Jeff Janiak attended Toms River High School East, then at age 17 he dropped out of high school and went missing.
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Jeff Janiak went to Philadelphia for a short period, and was staying in a squat.
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Jeff Janiak briefly returned to New Jersey, only to play his final gig with Chaotic Discharge at The Stone Pony.
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Jeff Janiak's whereabouts were discovered when he was seen on a news report about the anniversary of the 1988 Tompkins Square Park riot.
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Multiple photos of Jeff Janiak began to emerge in various publications about punk rock, anarchy and fashion from during his time living in New York.
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At age 21, Jeff Janiak was arrested and charged with drug possession.
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Jeff Janiak served time at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility.
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Jeff Janiak made his come back not as a drummer, but as a vocalist.
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Jeff Janiak had joined the band Dead Heros in 2002.
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In 2003, Jeff Janiak recorded his first release with the band at Twain Studios with recording engineer Bob Both and producer Marty Munsch who would teach Jeff Janiak the basics of recording production.
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Jeff Janiak then left the US and moved to Stoke-on-Trent, England.
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In 2016, Jeff Janiak made his vocal debut with Discharge on the End of Days album which was released by Nuclear Blast Records.
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Jeff Janiak has stated that Jim Morrison of The Doors was the biggest influence on his vocal style.