Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the primary songwriter and

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band

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. Known for his distinct

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voice, He is also a member of the bands Volcano Choir,

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, the Shouting Matches, and Gayngs. He was previously a member of the now-defunct band DeYarmond Edison. Vernon has received widespread acclaim for his work, predominantly with Bon Iver.

Early life

Vernon attended Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he still resides today. He formed his first band, Mount Vernon, in 1997 after meeting its members at a high school Wisconsin jazz camp. They released their first local musical project in 1998. He graduated from Memorial High in 1999 and attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, spending a semester in Ireland. Vernon majored in Religious Studies and minored in Women's Studies. In an interview with

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on ''

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'', he said that he was not ready to study music.

Career

Pre-Bon Iver

In 2001, Vernon released his first solo album under the name "J.D Vernon," titled ''Home Is''. He went on to release two other solo albums, namely ''Self Record'' in 2005, which was followed shortly thereafter by ''Hazeltons'' in 2006. All of these albums are available online, but they have not seen an official release. Vernon founded the band DeYarmond Edison in 2001 while still in college. The band, which began performing in 2002, consisted of Vernon, Brad and Phil Cook,

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and Joe Westerlund. The group saw varying line-up changes during its five years of existence. After playing in the Eau Claire music scene, the four bandmates decided to leave their longtime home and move to

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, to try their musical hand in a new place. The band released two records themselves, the first self-titled in 2004 and the second titled ''Silent Signs'' in 2005, and an EP of unreleased material is available on their Myspace page. After nearly a year in Raleigh, Vernon left for Wisconsin in 2006 after a breakup with the band and a girlfriend. The remaining members of DeYarmond Edison went on to form the folk bands

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and

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, and remain good friends with Vernon.

Bon Iver

Vernon came to international prominence with ''

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'', his first album as

, which he recorded isolated in a northern Wisconsin cabin during the winter months of 2006 and 2007, while he was going through health and personal difficulties. The album was self-released by Vernon in July 2007 and after it received several positive reviews, including from ''

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'', the album was rereleased in February 2008 and released internationally in May of that year. Bon Iver won Best New Artist and Best Alternative Album at the

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, for their 2011 self-titled album. On September 25, 2012, Vernon walked away from

temporarily, virtually putting an end to the band for the time being. When asked for reasoning, he replied, " 'mwinding it down. I look at it like a faucet. I have to turn it off and walk away from it because so much of how that music comes together is subconscious or discovering. There's so much attention on the band, it can be distracting at times. I really feel the need to walk away from it while I still care about it. And then if I come back to it – if at all – I'll feel better about it and be renewed or something to do that." On August 9, 2019, Vernon released ''

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'', to critical acclaim. The band's fourth studio LP is vocal-heavy and features dozens of collaborators, emulating the message Vernon intended to send when working with Aaron Dessner in producing Big Red Machine.

Collaborations and side projects

Vernon is a part of other musical groups, including Volcano Choir, which consists of Vernon and the members of the band Collections of Colonies of Bees. In 2009 '' Unmap'' was released. His collaborative group Gayngs, consisting of multiple established artists, including members from

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and Solid Gold, among others, released '' Relayted'' in 2010. Vernon contributed vocals as

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to seven songs on

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's 2010 album '' Hadestown'', based on the Greek legend '' Orpheus and Eurydice''. He is one third of the Shouting Matches, a blues-garage rock trio, along with

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and Peter Wolf Crier drummer Brian Moen, and former DeYarmond Edison bandmate Phil Cook. They have recorded but not yet released a 5-track EP, ''Mouthoil'', and released their debut album, ''Grownass Man'', in 2013. At the Shouting Matches' 2013 shows in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, ''Mouthoil'' CDs were available as a limited release. During the creation of

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's 2010 album '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'', Vernon was invited to collaborate on various songs, providing vocals on "

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", "

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", " Hell Of A Life" and " Lost in the World", as well as the song "That's My Bitch" from West and

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's collaborative album ''

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'' in 2011. He was also involved in West's 2013 album Yeezus, contributing to "

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", "

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", and "I'm in It". Vernon has on several occasions served as backing vocalist for West at his live performances, notably at the

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in 2011 and

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in 2015, where West introduced Vernon as "one of the baddest white boys on the planet". In 2009, Vernon collaborated with

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on the song "Big Red Machine" for the AIDS benefit album '' Dark Was the Night'' produced by the

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. He has produced albums for other artists, including Land of Talk's 2008 album '' Some Are Lakes'' and Kathleen Edwards' 2012 album '' Voyageur''. Justin Vernon at Jazz Fest 2012

In 2012, Vernon began Chigliak, an imprint of

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, dedicated to albums that have had limited or non-commercial releases. In 2014, Jason Feathers, a collaboration with Vernon, Ryan Olson (member of Gayngs,

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and

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), indie rapper Astronautalis and Bon Iver member Sean Carey (known by his stage name S. Carey), released ''De Oro''. In 2017 Vernon collaborated with

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on their album '' Dimensional People'' who used his studio April Base. His voice can be heard on the song ''Dimensional People III.'' On June 23, 2018, Vernon joined Dead & Company on stage at

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in East Troy, Wisconsin. He performed three songs with the band: "Black Muddy River", "Friend of the Devil", and "Birdsong". Given Vernon's Wisconsin roots, it was a special appearance that highlighted the timelessness and versatility of the Dead's music. In late August 2018, Vernon released the eponymous debut album of duet Big Red Machine alongside the National's Aaron Dessner. The 10 song self-titled album ''

'' was co-produced by Dessner, Vernon and Brad Cook, and features approximately 40 collaborators, including Bryce Dessner,

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, and Richard Parry. The majority of the album was recorded in Dessner's garage studio in

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, New York. The album seeks to convey the relational role of people in the creation of music, hence why there were so many contributing artists. Justin Vernon

In March 2020 the Ryan Olson-produced album '' Sorry You Couldn't Make It'' by Swamp Dogg was released, with Vernon playing guitar on all tracks. He had previously appeared as a guest on Swamp Dogg's 2018 album '' Love, Loss & Autotune''. Later in 2020, Vernon collaborated with

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to write and feature on the song "

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", with an instrumental credit on "

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", for her eighth studio album ''

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''. Swift released her ninth studio album '' Evermore'', a surprise follow-up album to ''Folklore''. Vernon co-wrote the title track and played other instruments as well as performed background vocals on several tracks.

Eaux Claires

Vernon founded and curated the Eaux Claires music and arts festival along with

of the National. In August 2016, Vernon and Dessner curated the second annual Eaux Claires festival. On the opening night of the festival, Bon Iver debuted their third album, ''

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'', in front of a live audience. ''22, A Million'' was released on September 30, 2016, to widespread critical acclaim.

Discography

Solo albums

*''Home Is'' (as JD Vernon, 2001) *''Self Record'' (2005) *''Hazeltons'' (2006)

With Mount Vernon

*''We Can Look Up'' (1998) *''All of Us Free'' (2000)

With DeYarmond Edison

*''DeYarmond Edison'' (2004) *''Silent Signs'' (2005) *''The Bickett Residency'' (2005) *''Unreleased EP'' (2006)

With Bon Iver

*''

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2009) *''

'' (2011) *''iTunes Session'' (2012) *''

'' (2016) *''

'' (2019)

With the Shouting Matches

*''Mouthoil'' (2008, limited release in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, re-released in 2013) *''Grownass Man'' (2013)

With Volcano Choir

*'' Unmap'' (2009) *'' Repave'' (2013)

With Gayngs

*'' Relayted'' (2010)

With Big Red Machine

*''

'' (2018) *''

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'' (2021)

Collaborative albums

*'' A Decade with Duke'' (with Eau Claire Memorial Jazz I Ensemble, 2009) *''De Oro'' (with Astronautalis, S. Carey and Ryan Olson, as Jason Feathers, 2014)

Other collaborations

*2010: '' Hadestown'' (with

) *2010: "

", "

", "Hell of a Life" and " Lost in the World" (off

's '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'') *2011: "That's My Bitch" (off

and Kanye West's ''

'') *2011: "

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" (with James Blake) *2011: "An Iris" (All Tiny Creatures) *2012: "How We Land" (off P.O.S's We Don't Even Live Here") *2013: '' New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light'' (with

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) *2013: "

", "

" and " I'm In It" (off Kanye West's '' Yeezus'') *2013: "Naked" (Off Travis $cott's ''

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'') *2013: "Tiff" (off

's '' Shulamith'') *2013: "Every Grain of Sand" (off

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's ''I'll Find a Way'') *2014: "Oyster and Pearl", "The Gig That Matters", "Broken Record", and "Let the Spirit" (off

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's ''Goodnight Tender'') *2014: "Twice" (featuring Brad Cook) (of
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s ''Time Spent'') *2016: "I Need a Forest Fire" and "Meet You in the Maze" (off James Blake's '' The Colour in Anything'') *2016: "Over the Rise" (off

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's '' Rehab Reunion'') *2016: "

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" (with

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and uncredited contribution from

) *2017: "Zizzing" (off

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's '' Binary'') *2017: "Faded" (off P.O.S's ''

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'') *2017: "Crabs in a Bucket" (off

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's ''

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'') *2018: "Dimensional People Part III" (off

's '' Dimensional People'') *2018: "Wouldn't Leave" (off Kanye West's '' Ye (album)'') *2018: "Feel the Love" and "Kids See Ghosts" (off Kids See Ghosts' '' KIDS SEE GHOSTS'') (Kanye West &

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) *2018: "Simple Things" (off

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's '' Nasir)'' *2018: "Foxfire" (off Jeremy Lindenfeld's ''The Foxfire EP'') *2018: " Fall" (off

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's ''

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'', songwriter and uncredited vocals) *2018: '' Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune'' ( Swamp Dogg) *2019: "Cast-Off" and "Meds" (featuring

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& Rob Moose) (off

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's ''Absolute Zero'') *2019: "

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featuring

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) *2020: "Carolina" (off

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's ''Modern Appalachia'') *2020: "Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg" ( Swamp Dogg featuring

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) *2020: "Simulation" (featuring Swamp Dogg) (off Naeem's ''

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'') *2020: "

" and "

" (with

) (off

's ''

'') *2020: "Dionne" (off

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's ''Chewing Cotton Wool'') *2020: "Jeanie" (with

) (off Jim-E Stack's ''Ephemera'') *2020: "Land" (off CARM's ''CARM'') *2020: "Evermore", "Ivy", "Cowboy Like Me", "Marjorie" and "Closure" (with Bon Iver) (off

's '' Evermore'') *2020: "Bright Morning Stars" (off Bonny Light Horseman's '' Bonny Light Horseman'') *2021: "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude" (with Ross Gay)

References

External links

Official Bon Iver website
*
Justin Vernon scores two Charlie Chaplin shorts with Chris Rosneau of Volcano Choir

Official Volcano Choir website
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