Jeremy Redmore | |
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Birth name | Jeremy Redmore |
Born |
Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand |
13 February 1983
Origin | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
Genres | Indie folk, Pop music, Rock music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Redmore Books Ltd/Warner Music New Zealand |
Associated acts | Midnight Youth |
Website | jeremyredmore |
Jeremy Redmore (born c.1983) is a New Zealand entertainer and musician, and a former member of the band Midnight Youth.
Redmore was born in Auckland before receiving his education at Tauranga Boys' College and the University of Auckland.
Redmore started making an impact in New Zealand's music scene in 2006 after joining New Zealand rock band Midnight Youth. Their platinum-selling debut album The Brave Don't Run peaked at number 2 in the RIANZ New Zealand Album Chart and included two top 20, gold-selling singles, All On Our Own and "The Letter (Midnight Youth song)". The band won the Best Rock Album award, Best Group award and Best Engineer award at the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards as well as a Silver Scroll for the most-played song of 2009. In 2011 they released their second album World Comes Calling before Redmore quit the band to pursue a solo career in late 2012.
Redmore released his largely self-produced. debut solo album, Clouds Are Alive, in July 2014 which reached number six on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and spawned hit single "Bad Philosophy". At the end of April 2014, Redmore opened for Ed Sheeran at his iHeartRadio showcase at Auckland's ASB Theatre. The third single from the record, "One Day Alone", was released with a music video created by six different directors from across the world. Redmore has performed at a number of New Zealand celebrity weddings including those of Mike Hosking, Dane Rumble and Angela Dotchin. Redmore has also featured on two tracks for hip hop artist PNC_(rapper) - Fame Kills All and Lit / Slow Down.
Redmore has presented two nationally broadcast television shows in New Zealand. The first aired primarily across Air New Zealand's inflight entertainment system in April 2013 – B-Guided TV's sixth season involved Redmore visiting tourist hotspots across the country including Queenstown, Wellington and Auckland. It aired on Choice TV in August the same year. Redmore's second major television job was presenting the 2014 Smokefree Rockquest television series which first aired November 1, 2014 on channel FOUR