Michael "Jag" Jagmin is an American musician, notable for being the lead vocalist of
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...
band
A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band has released one DVD, one EP and five studio albums: '' Wires...and the Concept of Breathing'' (2008), '' Adelphia'' (2009), '' Identity on Fire'' (2011), '' Rise'' ...
and former lead vocalist of
metalcore
Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined ...
band
Odd Project
Odd Project is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, that originally formed in 2000 and has recorded a few demos which resulted in a multi-album deal with Indianola Records. Odd Project then entered the recording studio at ...
. Jagmin is well known for his distinct high-pitched vocal style and possesses a high
tenor
A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...
voice type with a wide vocal range spanning over three octaves.
Musical career
Odd Project (2006–2007)
Jagmin was the second vocalist of the metalcore band
Odd Project
Odd Project is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, that originally formed in 2000 and has recorded a few demos which resulted in a multi-album deal with Indianola Records. Odd Project then entered the recording studio at ...
, and was featured on their second album, ''
Lovers, Fighters, Sinners, Saints''. He left the band in 2007.
A Skylit Drive (2008–2016)
Jagmin joined
A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band has released one DVD, one EP and five studio albums: '' Wires...and the Concept of Breathing'' (2008), '' Adelphia'' (2009), '' Identity on Fire'' (2011), '' Rise'' ...
to replace original vocalist, Jordan Blake, who left for health concerns in 2007. Since then he has been featured on four full-length releases, ''
Wires...and the Concept of Breathing'', ''
Adelphia'', ''
Identity on Fire'', ''
Rise
Rise or RISE may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
* '' Rise: The Vieneo Province'', an internet-based virtual world
* Rise FM, a fictional radio station in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto 3''
* Rise Kujikawa, a vide ...
'', and ASD (2015), as well as the DVD, ''Let Go of the Wires''.
Of an Era and Finding Equality
In addition to his work with A Skylit Drive, Jagmin had an
easy listening
Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to the 1970s. It is related to middle of the road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit s ...
solo project, entitled Of an Era and operates the clothing line Finding Equality.
Etienne Sin (2012)
Jagmin supplied guest vocals for a song by Etienne Sin, and appeared in Sin's video.
Solo (2012)
On April 17, 2012, Jagmin released a solo single titled "Sometimes" on his YouTube channel and on
iTunes
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.
In 2018, he formed a band named Signals and released the album, Death in Divide, on November 27, 2020.
Discography
;Odd Project
*''
Lovers, Fighters, Sinners, Saints'' (2007)
;A Skylit Drive
*''
Wires...and the Concept of Breathing'' (2008)
*''
Adelphia'' (2009)
*''
Identity on Fire'' (2011)
*''
Rise
Rise or RISE may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
* '' Rise: The Vieneo Province'', an internet-based virtual world
* Rise FM, a fictional radio station in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto 3''
* Rise Kujikawa, a vide ...
'' (2013)
*''ASD'' (2015)
;Signals
*"Death In Divide" (2020)
;Solo
*''Sometimes'' (2012)
;Guest appearances
*"New Game" on ''Discovery'' (LOST, 2010)
*"Save Your Breath" on ''Going Steady'' (Cradle The Fall, 2012)
*"Honey Is Sweet But The Bee Stings" (Etienne Sin, 2012)
*"Del Kings" (Etienne Sin, 2013)
*"Our Love" (Secret Eyes, 2015)
Videography
;With
A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band has released one DVD, one EP and five studio albums: '' Wires...and the Concept of Breathing'' (2008), '' Adelphia'' (2009), '' Identity on Fire'' (2011), '' Rise'' ...
*"Wires and the Concept of Breathing"
*"This Isn't the End"
*"Knights of the Round"
*"All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True"
*"I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter"
*"Those Cannons Could Sink a Ship"
*"Too Little Too Late"
*"The Cali Buds"
*"Crazy"
*"Within These Walls"
*"Just Stay (Acoustic)"
*"Bring Me A War"
;With
Etienne Sin
*"Del Kings"
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jagmin, Michael
American rock singers
Living people
Singers from Wyoming
People from Jackson, Wyoming
21st-century American singers
21st-century American male singers
Metalcore singers
1985 births