Jeremy Redmore

Jeremy Redmore
Birth name Jeremy Redmore
Born 13 February 1985
Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
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 facebook.com/jeremyredmore

Jeremy Redmore (born c.1985) is a New Zealand entertainer and musician.

Background

Redmore was born in Auckland before receiving his education at Tauranga Boys' College and the University of Auckland.[1]

Music career

Midnight Youth 2006–2012

Main article: Midnight Youth

Redmore started making an impact in New Zealand's music scene in 2006 after joining New Zealand rock band Midnight Youth.[2] 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.[3]

Music

Redmore has released three top 10 albums in New Zealand, the first two with award-winning rock group Midnight Youth with which he was the chief songwriter and vocalist. Redmore released his largely self-produced.[4] debut solo album, “Clouds Are Alive”, in July 2014 which reached number six[5] on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and spawned hit single “Bad Philosophy”.[6] At the end of April 2014, Redmore opened for Ed Sheeran at his iHeartRadio showcase at Auckland’s ASB Theatre.[7] The third single from the record, “One Day Alone”, was released with a music video created by six different directors from across the world.[8] Redmore has performed at a number of New Zealand celebrity weddings including those of Mike Hosking, Dane Rumble and Angela Dotchin.

TV

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[9] - 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.[10] Redmore’s second major television job was presenting the 2014 Smokefree Rockquest television series which first aired November 1, 2014 on channel FOUR[11]

Theatre

In November 2014 Redmore made his theatrical stage debut with the role of Simon Zealotes in the Kensington Swan Season[12] of Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The show ran for six weeks and 55 shows at Auckland’s Q Theatre.

References

  1. ↑ "Jeremy Redmore tells album's story in the Bay", Bay of Plenty Times (Retrieved 6 January 2015)
  2. ↑ "Midnight Youth Music Man on a Mission". Channel Mag. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Frontman quits Midnight Youth". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Redmore leads double life". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Official New Zealand Music Charts". NZTop40. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Official New Zealand Music Charts". NZTop40. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jeremy Redmore to support Ed Sheeran live in NZ". ZM Online. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Video premiere: Jeremy Redmore - One Day Alone". NZHerald. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Latest". Small Town Media. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Choice TV Newsletter August 21". Choice TV. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Smokefree Rockquest - Episode 1". FOUR. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jesus Christ Superstar". Auckland Theatre Company. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

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