John Feldmann

John Feldmann
Background information
Also known as	Feldy
Born	(1967-06-29) June 29, 1967
Genres	Alternative rock pop punk
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active	1980-present
Labels	Mojo, Jive, Warner Bros., Maverick, SideOneDummy, London, Universal
Associated acts	Goldfinger, Electric Love Hogs, All Time Low, The Used, Panic! at the Disco, Black Veil Brides, We Came As Romans, Red Bull Records, 5 Seconds of Summer, Stick To Your Guns, One Ok Rock, Sleeping With Sirens, blink-182
Website	www.johnfeldmann.com
Notable instruments
various Schecter PT Fastback

John William Feldmann (born June 29, 1967) is an American musician and producer. He has produced and co-written songs accounting for sales of more than 34 million albums worldwide—6 million alone from 2011 to 2015—and is also the lead singer/guitarist of the band Goldfinger. He is known as an animal rights advocate.^[1]

Music

Feldmann started playing music when he was 16, after hearing Mommy's Little Monster by Social Distortion. His first band was Saratoga legends Family Crisis and toured with 7 Seconds and Bad Religion. He moved to LA in 1988 and formed a band called Electric Love Hogs, where he met future Goldfinger bassist Kelly LeMieux. The Electric Love Hogs (which also included Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver, and Bobby Hewitt from Orgy) were signed to Polygram in 1990 and put out one album. The Electric Love Hogs had a scene of their own and many bands that opened for them went on to be very successful. Among them were Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Korn, Tool, and Rage Against The Machine. Feldmann formed Goldfinger in 1994 when he met original Goldfinger bassist Simon Williams in a shoe store where they were both working. Goldfinger is widely considered to have been a contributor to the movement of third-wave ska. Among those bands that broke out of that scene were No Doubt and Reel Big Fish who played Feldmann's wedding. The group was signed to Mojo/Universal in 1995 and have toured extensively throughout the world. According to his official website John holds a Guinness world record for his feat of performing 385 shows in 1996.

During his time as an A&R Representative for Warner Bros. Records & Maverick Records, Feldmann signed The Used, Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, Goldfinger, Showoff, City Sleeps, Story of the Year, Foxy Shazam and Mest.

He has also done production work/songwriting for The Cab, The Veronicas, Good Charlotte, Mest, The Used, Story of the Year, Ashlee Simpson, ONE OK ROCK, Hilary Duff, Goldfinger, Showoff, The Matches, Atreyu, City Sleeps, Anthony Green, Beat Union, Cute Is What We Aim For, Escape the Fate, After Midnight Project, Foxy Shazam, All Time Low, Allstar Weekend, Panic! at the Disco, Boys Like Girls, Plain White T's, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Set It Off. He has also worked with pop artists like Mandy Moore and Kelis.

Feldmann is currently an A&R Consultant for Red Bull Records. He has signed Itch (formerly of King Blues), Blitz Kids, and Beartooth.

Feldmann is currently working with 5 Seconds of Summer, Sleeping with Sirens, All Time Low, and Black Veil Brides

In 2015 Feldmann and 5 Seconds of Summer won the Song of the Summer VMA Award for "She's Kinda Hot".

On January 27th 2016 Mark Hoppus of blink-182 posted a picture from the recording-studio on Twitter which showed Feldmann along with the band.^[2]

Activism

A vocal activist for animal rights, Feldmann is a vegan. Feldmann allegedly became a vegetarian after seeing the movie Babe at age 29. He usually has animal rights material to give out at Goldfinger shows. He has spoken on behalf of the animal rights organizations PETA and Action for Animals.

Feldmann appeared in the documentary film Behind The Mask. He also appears in Bold Native and Skin Trade.

Selected discography

References

External links

• Official website
• German Goldfinger fan site