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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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. He is also a member of the bands Volcano Choir, Big Red Machine, the Shouting Matches, and Gayngs, and was previously a member of the now-defunct band DeYarmond Edison. Known for his distinct
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voice, 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 Wisconsin high school jazz camp. They released their first local musical project in 1998. He graduated from Memorial High in 1999 and attended college at the
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, spending a semester in Ireland. Vernon majored in Religious Studies and minored in Women's Studies. In an interview on ''
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'', he said that was because, at the time, he hadn't been 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. Vernon founded the band DeYarmond Edison in 2001 while still in college. The band, which began performing in 2002, consisted of Vernon, Phil Cook, Christopher Porterfield, and Joe Westerlund. 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
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page. In 2006, after nearly a year in Raleigh, Vernon returned to Wisconsin after a breakup with the band and a girlfriend. The remaining members of DeYarmond Edison went on to form the folk bands Megafaun and Field Report.


Bon Iver

Vernon came to international prominence with '' For Emma, Forever Ago'', his first album as
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, 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 2012 Grammy Awards, for their 2011 self-titled album. On September 25, 2012, Vernon walked away from
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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." The band's third studio album, 22, A Million, was released on September 30, 2016, to critical acclaim. The album marked a major shift in Bon Iver's musical style, with prominent uses of
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and voice modulation, a contrast to Vernon's previous acoustic style. On August 9, 2019, Vernon released '' i,i'', 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. In October 2024, Vernon began releasing singles to preview a new LP called
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, which was released on April 11, 2025.


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 Megafaun, the Rosebuds, Doomtree 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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'', based on the Greek legend '' Orpheus and Eurydice''. He is one third of the Shouting Matches, a blues-garage rock trio, along with Laarks and Peter Wolf Crier drummer Brian Moen, and former DeYarmond Edison bandmate Phil Cook. They have recorded and released a 5-track EP, ''Mouthoil'', and their debut album, ''Grownass Man'', in 2013. During the creation of
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's 2010 album ''
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'', Vernon was invited to collaborate on various songs, providing vocals on "
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's collaborative album ''
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'' in 2011. He was also involved in West's 2013 album
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, contributing to " I Am a God", " Hold My Liquor", and "I'm in It". He 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 Kanye 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 Red Hot Organization. He has produced albums for other artists, including Land of Talk's 2008 album '' Some Are Lakes'' and Kathleen Edwards' 2012 album, '' Voyageur''. 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 Marijuana Deathsquads), 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 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 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 '' Big Red Machine'' 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. In March 2020 the Ryan Olson-produced album '' Sorry You Couldn't Make It'' by
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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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", for her eighth studio album ''
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''. Swift released her ninth studio album ''
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'', 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
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music and arts festival along with
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of the National. In August 2016, Vernon and Dessner curated the second annual
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icfestival. On the opening night of the festival, Bon Iver debuted their third album, '' 22, A Million'', 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)


Mount Vernon

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


DeYarmond Edison

*''DeYarmond Edison'' (2004) *''Silent Signs'' (2005) *''The Bickett Residency'' (2005) *''Unreleased EP'' (2006) *''Epoch'' (2023)


Bon Iver

*'' For Emma, Forever Ago'' (2007) *''
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'' (2011) *'' 22, A Million'' (2016) *'' i,i'' (2019) *'' SABLE,'' (2024) *''
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'' (2025)


Shouting Matches

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


Volcano Choir

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


Gayngs

*'' Relayted'' (2010)


Big Red Machine

*'' Big Red Machine'' (2018) *'' How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?'' (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: ''
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'' (with
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Official Bon Iver website
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Justin Vernon scores two Charlie Chaplin shorts with Chris Rosneau of Volcano Choir

Official Volcano Choir website
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