Jesse Lacey
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Jesse Lacey performing at the Metropolis Fremantle in February 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jesse Thomas Lacey |
| Born | July 10, 1978 |
| Origin | Levittown, New York, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | fightoffyourdemons |
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| Fender Jazzmaster | |
Jesse Thomas Lacey (born July 10, 1978) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist for Brand New. He was raised in Levittown in Long Island, New York.
As well as fronting Brand New, Lacey has performed as a solo artist since 2004, although has not yet released any solo material, and instead performs material by Brand New, as well as covering other bands. Lacey has also produced and coproduced a number of records, including those by his band, Brand New, as well as Kevin Devine's Bubblegum and a track by Cymbals Eat Guitars. Lacey was also the original bassist of Taking Back Sunday, but left the band in 2001, before any of their recorded material had been released.
Lacey was raised in a Christian family and regularly attended church. Lacey's parents were keen to teach him what they believed in, although Lacey has commented that Christianity was never forced upon him. His parents listened to bands such as The Beatles, Steely Dan, Simon and Garfunkel and Bruce Springsteen, which Lacey has stated contributed towards both his interest and taste in music, commenting that "there was always a record playing, and good music, too". Albums by Billy Joel, Weird Al and The Big Picture by Michael W. Smith were amongst some of the first that Lacey owned.
Lacey attended South Shore Christian School, along with John Nolan. After Nolan convinced Lacey to learn the bass guitar, the two friends would go on to form a number of bands during their high school years, one of which was named Gudmunder Bjornsen. As well as learning bass, Lacey also learnt to play the trombone, whilst also participating the church choir. Both Lacey and Nolan would go on to work together in an early incarnation of Taking Back Sunday, with Lacey contributing bass guitar and backing vocals to their first EP in 2001. In 1998, Lacey along with Garrett Tierney, Brian Lane and Brandon Reilly formed The Rookie Lot, who would self-release a split EP as well as a demo-tape.
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