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Joe Trohman
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Mark Trohman
Born	September 1, 1984 (1984-09-01) (age 23)
Origin	Hollywood, Florida
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Disputed subgenres
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	Fueled by Ramen and Island Records

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Early life

Joseph Mark Trohman was born into a Jewish-American family in Hollywood, Florida. He later moved to South Russel, Ohio which is East of Cleveland. Joe played the trombone as a primary school student, before picking up the guitar at age 9. In 1996, the family moved to Illinois and Trohman attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL. After Trohman got out of school, he played in various bands, until 2001.

Appearances

Joe Trohman made an appearance on MTV's Cribs. He had shown MTV what the tour bus looked like during the Honda Civic Tour MTV Cribs is a program on MTV that features the houses of celebrities, often young actors and musicians. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The Honda Civic Tour is an annual concert tour, sponsored by Honda Motor Company. ...

Pets

Joe on his apperence on MTV's Cribs states that Joe has pug named Sukka. But truthfully, Sukka, alothough adorible was just for show. Joe has a cat and is extremly close with Pete Wentz's dog, Hemingway. MTV Cribs is a program on MTV that features the houses of celebrities, often young actors and musicians. ... Pete Wentz (born June 5, 1979) is the bassist, back-up vocalist, and primary lyricist of Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. ...

Career

In 2001, Trohman formed the band Fall Out Boy along with close friend Pete Wentz. Each had been active in the Chicago hardcore scene and Joe had filled in as a bassist during a tour with Wentz' band Arma Angelus. Joe met Patrick Stump in a Borders Bookstore,^[1] and after bonding over a mutual interest in the band Neurosis, he convinced Stump to audition for the band.^[2]. Two other Chicago musicians were recruited; T.J. Raccine on guitar and a drummer simply credited as Mike. These two only participated for a very short time. The subsequent addition of drummer Andy Hurley completed the current quartet. Pete Wentz (born June 5, 1979) is the bassist, back-up vocalist, and primary lyricist of Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. ... Patrick Stump, born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984 in Glenview, Illinois, is an American musician, composer and producer. ... Neurosis is a highly influential experimental rock band, based out of Oakland, California. ...

Equipment

Trohman has used many guitars during his career. In the Take This To Your Grave days, he was seen using the Gibson Les Paul guitars. During From Under The Cork Tree, Joe mainly used Fender Telecasters. Currently, Joe Trohman is endorsed by Washburn Guitars, with whom he has his own custom shop models.^[3] He used the guitars often on the "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Tour. As seen during the American Grammys, Joe used guitars based on the Infinity On High graphics. His main guitar now is his own Washburn signature model. His backups are sometimes stock Pilsens and stock Idol 66PROs. Singles from Take This to Your Grave Released: 2003 Released: 2003 Released: 2003 Take This to Your Grave is the debut release from Fall Out Boy on Fueled by Ramen (second full-length in total), released on May 6, 2003. ... Alternate cover Limited Black Clouds and Underdogs Edition Singles from From Under the Cork Tree Released: September 5, 2005 Released: April 17, 2006 Released: June 6, 2006 From Under the Cork Tree is the third full-length album from Fall Out Boy and their major label debut on Island Records. ... Wal-Mart pre-order cover Singles from Infinity on High Released: January 16, 2007 Released: February, 2007 Released: April 9, 2007 Released: July 2, 2007 Released: September 11, 2007 Infinity on High is Fall Out Boys fourth studio album. ...

References

1. ^ Joe Trohman. TV.com (September 19, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
2. ^ Stump, Patrick. Patrick Stump's Journal. GreatestCities.com (Cached version). Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
3. ^ Washburn Artist Guitars: Joe Trohman/Fall Out Boy

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