21 Facts About Jeremy Porter

Jeremy Porter is a guitar player, singer and songwriter from Marquette, Michigan, currently living in Plymouth, Michigan.

Jeremy Porter was born in 1969 in Alpena, Michigan, a small town in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, to John and Francie Porter.

Around the same time, Jeremy Porter became obsessed with heavy metal bands like Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden and Scorpions, looking for something even edgier than The Who, but with a smaller sphere of influence that was more inclusive.

In September 1988, Jeremy Porter moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he attended Eastern Michigan University.

In 2002, Jeremy Porter recruited bassist Jason Bowes and drummer Mike Popovich and formed The OffRamps, a power pop band.

Jeremy Porter did a few shows supporting the release, including a short run south to West Virginia and Kentucky, where he headlined a small festival on a goat farm.

In 2021 as the music business slowly and partially emerged from the Covid 19 pandemic, Jeremy Porter played a private party in Ypsilanti, MI with Ben Nichols of Lucero and Shane Sweeney of Two Cow Garage.

Jeremy Porter opened the shows, then was backed by The Wild Honey Collective for some songs before taking a support role on lap steel guitar, mandolin, and guitar.

In September, 2024, Jeremy Porter released Dynamite Alley, his first full-length solo album since Party of One in 2010.

Jeremy Porter played over 25 solo-acoustic shows in the fall of 2024 supporting Dynamite Alley, hitting the Midwestern US, the Pacific Northwest, and the Western US, as well as Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia Canada.

Shortly after The Offramps disbanded, Jeremy Porter teamed up with OffRamps bassist Jason Bowes and Porchsleeper members front-man Brian Raleigh and drummer Steve Bekkala and formed Fidrych, named after Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, the Detroit Tigers' eccentric pitcher from the late 1970s.

Fidrych played just three shows, each in the Detroit area, and Jeremy Porter focused on his solo-acoustic work in an effort to stay busy and active.

In 2024 the band played out very little while they focused on the recording of their forthcoming fifth album and Jeremy Porter released and toured behind his solo album Dynamite Alley.

In 2006 Jeremy Porter was a contributor to the now-defunct music website Drastic Plastic.

In 2013 Jeremy Porter was a regular contributor to the now-defunct Detroit-based MotorCityRocks website.

Jeremy Porter regularly reviewed albums and concerts and wrote show previews for upcoming shows in the Detroit area.

In September 2016 Jeremy Porter started contributing reviews and previews to Pencilstorm, a Columbus, Ohio-based blog run by Colin Gawel from the band Watershed.

Jeremy Porter has become the Co-Editor in Chief for the site and is one of the principal contributors and content directors.

In 2010 Jeremy Porter started taking photos of the restrooms in the bars and clubs he was playing at.

In 2014 Jeremy Porter compiled several of the photos into a book called Rock And Roll Restrooms: A Photographic Memoir Vol.

Jeremy Porter owns and plays two of the Pete Anderson signature models, and they have become a key element to his respected tone.