Jacob Bannon
| Jacob Bannon | |
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Bannon in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born |
October 15, 1976 Boston, United States |
| Genres | Metalcore, hardcore punk, experimental rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1990—present |
| Labels | Deathwish Inc. |
| Associated acts | Converge, Supermachiner, Irons |
| Website | www.jacobbannon.com |
Jacob Bannon (born October 15, 1976) is the vocalist, lyricist, and graphic artist for the American metalcore band Converge. He is also the founder and owner of the label Deathwish Inc. Additionally, Bannon is a visual artist and has created many visual works for independent punk rock and heavy metal musician. Bannon was also the founding member of the experimental rock project Supermachiner. He has also released solo recordings under the name "Wear Your Wounds".
Bannon was born in 1976. He grew up splitting my time between Andover in the Merrimack Valley, Charlestown & East Boston on some weekends.
At 17, he graduated High School early and chose to work until heading to college. He 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 on a college level for a brief time. He also won the "Excellence In Design" accolade from the school. For a brief time, he instructed at the same college in their "Continuing Education" program.
After working a variety of freelance design jobs at firms, he became a freelance Artist/Designer primarily working in the Independent music community.
He is a vegetarian and follows a straight edge lifestyle. From 2005 to 2008, he has been nominated for the title of "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by Peta2. He is concerned with the greyhound-racing industry, and is a dog owner, having owned rescued greyhounds, pitbulls, among others.
Bannon is also a mixed martial arts fan, and accordingly Deathwish has sponsored some MMA fighters.
Bannon is known for his extensive tattoos. He received his first tattoo at the age of 15, which has subsequently been covered by other tattoos. He has been tattooed by Darren Brass, among many other artists.
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