Jacob Bannon

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jacob Bannon

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Background = solo_singer
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Born = 1976
Boston, United States
Years_active = 1990—present
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Metalcore, Hardcore punk
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Associated_acts = Converge, Supermachiner, Irons
Label = Deathwish Inc.
URL = [http://www.jacobbannon.com www.jacobbannon.com]

Jacob Bannon (born 1976 near Boston) is the vocalist and lyricist in hardcore punk band Converge. He is also the founder and owner of the label Deathwish Inc. Bannon is also a well respected visual artist and has created many visual works for the independent music community.

Bannon was also the founding member of Supermachiner, who released one album "Rise Of The Great Machine". He is in the process of creating a solo album on the Deathwish label.

He is vegetarian and lives the straight edge lifestyle. Though in the past he supported People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), he no longer champions the organization, citing PETA's support of Breed-specific legislation as the reasonFact|date=August 2008.

Life

After graduation from High School, Bannon attended college at The Art Institute of Boston, and earned a Bachelors In Fine Arts in 1998. After working a variety of freelance design jobs around Boston, he stepped out on his own as a freelance Artist/Designer [cite web
url=http://www.jacobbannon.com/history/
title=History
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accessdate=2008-08-08] .

In late 1990/early 1991, he started the band Converge with Kurt Ballou.

In early 2001, he founded the Deathwish Label with his best friend Tre McCarthy.

Solo Discography

* The Blood Of Thine Enemies, Deathwish Inc (March 2008)
* Wear Your Wounds, Deathwish Inc (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.jacobbannon.com Jacob Bannon]
* [http://www.convergecult.com Converge Official Website]
* [http://www.deathwishinc.com Deathwish Inc]