Joe Trohman

Joe Trohman
Trohman performing with Fall Out Boy in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Mark Trohman
Born	(1984-09-01) September 1, 1984 (age 32) Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Origin	South Russell, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Pop punk alternative rock pop rock heavy metal hard rock metalcore
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, musician
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Island, Son Of Man
Associated acts	Fall Out Boy The Damned Things With Knives Arma Angelus Voices Still Heard
Notable instruments
Fender Squier Joe Trohman Telecaster Washburn Idol Joe Trohman Signature

Joseph Mark "Joe" Trohman (born September 1, 1984) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy, as well as the lead and rhythm guitarist for heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things. Fall Out Boy began as Trohman and Pete Wentz's side project from the hardcore punk scene they were involved with, and the band has scored three number one albums on the US Billboard 200.

With Damned Things on hiatus, Trohman and Josh Newton formed With Knives and the duo released their debut EP "Schadenfreude" in April 2012 with Trohman on lead vocals and guitar. It was released through Son Of Man, the label he co-owns with Newton. With Knives played a few dates in the US before becoming quiet and announced the project was on a break. On February 4, 2013, Fall Out Boy announced a comeback with a new album, tour and single.

The son of a cardiologist, Trohman was born in Hollywood, Florida. He was raised in South Russell, Ohio before his family moved to the Chicago area. His family is Jewish, although he noted to JVibe, "I think we were more Jewish culturally than we were religiously because after my brother's bar mitzvah, we stopped going to synagogue entirely." Trohman and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, and Trohman played bass with Wentz in a band called Arma Angelus.

Trohman became involved with the Chicago hardcore punk scene, with his first band being Voices Still Heard he formed with friends. At the age of fifteen he taught himself how to play guitar, and at age sixteen, he joined local band Arma Angelus and spent a summer touring as the group's bassist. He developed a friendship with the group's singer, Pete Wentz, and the pair discussed forming a more melodic band influenced by groups such as Green Day. Trohman then met Patrick Stump in a Borders bookstore, and recruited him to join the band, which was subsequently named Fall Out Boy.