Jeremy McKinnon

Jeremy Wade McKinnon (born December 17, 1985) is an American singer and record producer. He is a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band A Day to Remember. He has produced full-length albums for The Ghost Inside, Neck Deep, and Wage War.

Jeremy McKinnon
McKinnon in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Jeremy Wade McKinnon
Born	(1985-12-17) December 17, 1985 (age 39) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Origin	Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore pop punk post-hardcore alternative rock
Occupations	Singer record producer songwriter
Years active	2003–present
Member of	A Day to Remember

Biography

Jeremy McKinnon was raised in Ocala, Florida and grew up with two sisters. His parents are originally from Brooklyn, New York and he is of Irish and Italian descent. McKinnon first got a job at Boston Market and later went on to do construction work.^[1] McKinnon's interest in music came as a result of hanging out with a friend's band.^[2] McKinnon was inspired to write and play heavy music by a local band, Seventh Star.^{[nb 1][2]} McKinnon often got into trouble during high school in Ocala, Florida and as a result he would write music.^[3] McKinnon's first band^[4] was the ska band All for Nothing, before joining guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs to form A Day to Remember.^[5]

McKinnon and A Day to Remember bassist Joshua Woodard have formed their own record label, Running Man;^[6] in partnership with Epitaph.

On December 25, 2016, McKinnon married his long-time girlfriend, Stephanie Morrison.^[7][8] On December 5, 2017, McKinnon and his wife announced the arrival of their first child, a daughter.^[9]

Influences

McKinnon cites punk rock band Millencolin as his biggest musical influence,^[10] and cites ska punk band Less Than Jake for his influences on the stage: "They were having fun during the concert, they were not super serious. But they were not so goofy so as to appear ridiculous. Simply, they created a great atmosphere, and I've always loved this. Then I saw the Flaming Lips, and Rammstein in Germany, and that was the craziest concert I've ever seen. I'm just trying to combine and put into practice all the amazing things that I've loved over the years."^[11]

Discography

With All for Nothing

• How to Score in High School (2002)^[12]

With A Day to Remember

Main article: A Day to Remember discography

• And Their Name Was Treason (2005)^[13]
• For Those Who Have Heart (2007)^[14]
• Homesick (2009)^[15]
• What Separates Me from You (2010)^[16]
• Common Courtesy (2013)^[17]
• Bad Vibrations (2016)
• You're Welcome (2021)
• Big Ole Album Vol. 1 (2025)

Guest appearances

Band	Album	Song
In Fear and Faith	Your World on Fire	"Strength in Numbers"
For the Fallen Dreams	Relentless	"Nightmares"[18]
Pierce the Veil	Selfish Machines	"Caraphernelia"[19]
Mest	Not What You Expected	"Radio (Something to Believe)"[20]
The Ghost Inside	Get What You Give	"Dark Horse"
August Burns Red	Found in Far Away Places	"Ghosts"
Neck Deep	Life's Not out to Get You	"Kali Ma"[21]
League of Legends	Non-album single	"Take Over"
Hardy	The Mockingbird & the Crow	"Radio Song"

Production discography

See also the categories Albums produced by Jeremy McKinnon and Song recordings produced by Jeremy McKinnon

Band	Album	Release year
Veara	What We Left Behind[22]	2010
A Day to Remember	What Separates Me from You
The Ghost Inside	Get What You Give[23]	2012
A Day to Remember	Common Courtesy	2013
The Ghost Inside	Dear Youth	2014
Neck Deep	Life's Not out to Get You[21]	2015
Wage War	Blueprints[24]
	Deadweight	2017
	Pressure	2019
The Ghost Inside	The Ghost Inside	2020
A Day to Remember	You're Welcome	2021
Wage War	Manic

Notes

1. The band's bassist was Drew Russ, who would later become A Day to Remember's video editor.^[2]