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Encyclopedia > Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn opening for the Dixie Chicks in Austin, Texas
Pete Yorn opening for the Dixie Chicks in Austin, Texas
Background information
Birth name Peter Joseph Yorn
Born July 27, 1974 (1974-07-27) (age 33)
Montville, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre(s) Rock
Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Guitar
Harmonica
Drums
Years active 2001 - present
Label(s) Sony BMG Music
Trampoline Records
Website www.peteyorn.com
Members
Minibar, Joe Kennedy
Former members
Dirty Bird

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Contents

Early history

Pete Yorn was born in New Jersey to a dentist (father) and a former concert-pianist turned school-teacher (mother). Yorn taught himself to play drums at age nine and soon moved on to guitar. Yorn attended Montville High School in Montville, New Jersey.[1] In 1990, while drumming for his band in a high-school talent contest, someone suggested that he sing The Replacements' song "Talent Show." It went over well enough that a competing band requested that he sing Neil Young’s "Rockin’ in the Free World" with them. Montville Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Montville Township, New Jersey, in suburban Morris County. ... Montville highlighted in Morris County. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see The Replacements (disambiguation). ... This article is about the musician. ...


Breakthrough

Yorn was encouraged enough to maintain a focus on music while attending Syracuse University (class of 1996) where he was a major in the department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies and a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. After graduating, Yorn moved to Los Angeles, where he began to attract a following with his performances at Cafe Largo. Film producer Bradley Thomas ('Kingpin' & 'There's Something About Mary') liked Yorn's act enough to request Yorn send him some rough demos for possible inclusion in the Farrelly Brothers' film Me, Myself and Irene. Soon after, Yorn landed a job scoring all of the music to the film and also contributed the songs Strange Condition and "Just Another" to the film and its soundtrack. "Just Another" was also featured on the television shows Felicity, Dawson's Creek, and Smallville. In addition to appearing on the Me, Myself, and Irene soundtrack, Pete Yorn's recordings have appeared on other movie soundtracks, including Orange County (2001), Spider-Man (2002) and Shrek 2 (2004). Crouse College, a 19th-century Romanesque building which houses the universitys visual arts and music programs Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States the geographic center of the state, about 250 miles northwest of New York City. ... Delta Upsilon (ΔΥ) is a non-secret international gentlemens fraternity founded on November 4, 1834 at Williams College. ... Kingpin is a 1996 Farrelly brothers film starring Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray, Vanessa Angel, and Randy Quaid. ... Theres Something About Mary is an American film released in 1998 by 20th Century Fox, directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly (the Farrelly brothers). ... Me, Myself & Irene is a 2000 comedy film directed by the Farrelly Brothers, and starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Felicity is a Golden Globe-winning American primetime television drama produced by Touchstone Television and Imagine Television for The WB network. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... Me, Myself & Irene is a 2000 comedy film directed by the Farrelly Brothers, and starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. ... Orange County is an American movie released in 2002. ... Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. ... Shrek 2, which was released in the United States on May 19, 2004, is the 2004 sequel to the 2001 computer-animated DreamWorks Pictures film Shrek. ...


After experiencing this taste of success, Yorn released his 2001 LP debut, entitled musicforthemorningafter, which went gold on the strength of the album's lead single, "Life on a Chain." Rolling Stone Magazine named Yorn one of "Ten [artists] to Watch in 2001" and gave the album a favorable four-star rating. Musicforthemorningafter is an album released by Pete Yorn on March 27, 2001 (Columbia Records). ... European Import Single released by Pete Yorn. ... This article is about the magazine. ...


Yorn went on to release the 2003 album Day I Forgot which has sold over 300,000 copies to date and scored a third radio hit with the song "Come Back Home." Day I Forgot is an album release by Pete Yorn on April 15, 2003 Album Cover for Pete Yorns Day I Forgot Track Listing Intro Come Back Home Crystal Village Carlos (Dont Let It Go To Your Head) Pass Me By Committed Long Way Down When You See... Come Back Home is a song by American musician Pete Yorn, which was released as a single in 2003 and appears on his second studio album Day I Forgot. ...


In 2006, Yorn released his third album, Nightcrawler. Nightcrawler is the third and final CD in a series that opens and closes a day by American Rock singer Pete Yorn. ...


Legendary guitarist Peter Buck of the band R.E.M. has made appearances on several Pete Yorn recordings, including instrumentation on the single version of "Strange Condition" and a number of songs from the Day I Forgot LP. Yorn has worked with producer Ken Andrews of Failure and Year of the Rabbit on all three of Yorn's studio albums, in addition to several other producers including Butch Walker and Sonic Youth producer Don Fleming. Peter Lawrence Buck (born 6 December 1956 in Berkeley, California) is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe of the alternative rock band R.E.M. // After spending time in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Buck family moved to Atlanta, Georgia. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Day I Forgot is an album release by Pete Yorn on April 15, 2003 Album Cover for Pete Yorns Day I Forgot Track Listing Intro Come Back Home Crystal Village Carlos (Dont Let It Go To Your Head) Pass Me By Committed Long Way Down When You See... Ken Andrews, born Kenneth Andrew Doty, is an American musician and producer, based out of Los Angeles, California. ... Failure was an influential American rock band (often also classified as alternative rock and/or space rock) that was active from 1990 to 1997, during which they recorded and released three critically-acclaimed albums. ... Year of the Rabbit is an alternative rock band comprised of Ken Andrews (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Tim Dow (drums, background vocals), Jeff Garber (lead guitar, background vocals) and Solomon Synder (bass guitar, background vocals). ... Butch Walker (born Bradley Glenn Walker III on November 14, 1969) is a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. ... Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981. ... Don Fleming (born in Georgia) is an American musician known for being the frontman of bands such as Velvet Monkeys, B.A.L.L., and Gumball. ...


Yorn has shared bills with the Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., The Foo Fighters, Coldplay, The Dixie Chicks, and Semisonic, among others. Dave Matthews Band (also known by the acronym DMB) is a United States-based alternative rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... This article is about the band. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... The Dixie Chicks: Martie, Natalie and Emily The Dixie Chicks is a country music group, formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. ... Semisonic is an alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ...


He is currently touring with the recently-reunited Crowded House on their first tour in over a decade. [1] Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. ...


The Trilogy

Pete Yorn's third studio release, Nightcrawler, completes a conceptual trilogy of sorts, [2] which spans his first three albums (EPs not included); beginning in the morning with the musicforthemorningafter LP, continuing through the day with the Day I Forgot LP, and finally arriving at nightfall with the Nightcrawler LP. Nightcrawler is the third and final CD in a series that opens and closes a day by American Rock singer Pete Yorn. ... Musicforthemorningafter is an album released by Pete Yorn on March 27, 2001 (Columbia Records). ... Day I Forgot is an album release by Pete Yorn on April 15, 2003 Album Cover for Pete Yorns Day I Forgot Track Listing Intro Come Back Home Crystal Village Carlos (Dont Let It Go To Your Head) Pass Me By Committed Long Way Down When You See... Nightcrawler is the third and final CD in a series that opens and closes a day by American Rock singer Pete Yorn. ...


In September of 2006, while interviewing with silentuproar.com, Yorn elaborated on his true intentions behind the trilogy, remarking that it was at least partially a conscious trilogy but wasn't meant to be taken too seriously: "I didn't mean like a Star Wars Trilogy where it's one story at all." Yorn expressed that the "trilogy" was more of a diary of sorts; a person gaining new life experiences and simply commenting on them in linear order. "So it's a sort of continuing analysis of those topics, and the Night [Nightcrawler LP] would represent a later phase," Yorn said. [3]


Discography

Studio albums

Musicforthemorningafter is an album released by Pete Yorn on March 27, 2001 (Columbia Records). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Day I Forgot is an album release by Pete Yorn on April 15, 2003 Album Cover for Pete Yorns Day I Forgot Track Listing Intro Come Back Home Crystal Village Carlos (Dont Let It Go To Your Head) Pass Me By Committed Long Way Down When You See... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nightcrawler is the third and final CD in a series that opens and closes a day by American Rock singer Pete Yorn. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Live albums

Live at the Roxy is a live Pete Yorn album by recorded at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The album contains live versions of songs from his debut album Musicforthemorningafter, as well as covers of Bruce Springsteens Dancing in the Dark and Panic by The Smiths. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Live from New Jersey is a live album released by Pete Yorn in 2004. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

EPs

  • Sunset EP (2000)
  • Westerns EP (2006)
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Electric Fetus, 5/6/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Rhino Records, 6/20/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Salzers Records, 6/22/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Fingerprints, 6/23/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Dimple Records, 6/24/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Waterloo Records, 6/28/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Keif's, 6/30/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Vintage Vinyl, 7/1/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from The Exclusive, 7/2/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Singing Dog Records, 7/6/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Ear X-tacy, 7/7/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from New World Record, 7/8/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Record Archive, 7/10/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Bull Moose, 7/11/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Newbury Comics, 7/12/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Record & Tape Traders, 7/13/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Schoolkids Records, 7/15/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Grimey's, 7/17/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Criminal Records, 7/18/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Lasers Edge, 7/19/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Homer's, 7/21/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Schoolkids Records, 7/15/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Twist & Shout, 7/24/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Barts CD Cellar, 7/25/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Graywhale, 7/26/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Easy Street, 7/28/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Music Millennium, 7/29/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Rasputin Music, 7/31/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Lou's, 8/1/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Zia Record Exchange, 8/2/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Olsson's, 8/8/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Plan 9, 8/9/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from A/K/A, 8/11/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Vintage Vinyl, 8/12/06
  • You & Me Acoustic Live from Luna Music, 8/16/06
  • Live from SoHo (2007)

Sunset is an EP which was released by American solo artist Pete Yorn in 2000. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Live from SoHo is a series of EPs released exclusively as digital downloads from Apples iTunes Store and featuring live recordings of performances at the Apple Store in SoHo, New York. ...

Singles

European Import Single released by Pete Yorn. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Come Back Home is a song by American musician Pete Yorn, which was released as a single in 2003 and appears on his second studio album Day I Forgot. ... Look up alive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Non-album tracks

  • "Knew Enough to Know Nothing Aa All" - from the Japanese import of musicforthemorningafter
  • "Seventeen" - from the Japanese import of Day I Forgot
  • "Drive Away" - from the Japanese import of Day I Forgot
  • "Hunter Green" - from Trampoline Records Greatest Hits Vol. 1
  • "Suspicious Minds (Dusk Version)" - from the Suspicious Minds CD Single
  • "Suspicious Minds (Dawn Version)" - from the Suspicious Minds CD Single
  • "I Feel Good Again" - from Trampoline Records Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and Concert Series Volume 1
  • "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - from The Year They Recalled Santa Claus
  • "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - from We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to the Ramones
  • "Ever Fallen in Love" - from the Shrek 2 soundtrack
  • "Red Right Hand" - from the Hellboy soundtrack
  • "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" - from the Just like Heaven soundtrack
  • "Skinny, Mean Man"-from Say Anything's In Defense of the Genre
  • "Undercover" was also released on the Spider-Man soundtrack
  • "Splendid Isolation" was also released on Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon
  • "I Belong" from the Open Season soundtrack
  • ""Where the Streets Have No Name," "Alice in My Fantasies," "I Feel Good Again," and "Chimes of Freedom" on Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume One

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Unreleased songs

  • "Farmer vs. River"
  • "Soggy Underneath"*
  • "Model American"
  • "Rooftop"
  • "When She's Mine"
  • "You Never Knew"
  • "James in Liverpool"

Videography

  • For Nancy ('cos it already is) [Directed by Malik Sayeed]
  • Life On A Chain (2001) [Directed by Sam Bayer]
  • Strange Condition (2002) [Directed by Marcos Siega]
  • For Us (2006) [Directed by Robert Hales]
  • Come Back Home
  • Crystal Village

Backing band

Pete Yorn's current backing band Minibar hails from Britain and includes the following members:

  • Simon Petty - back vox/ guitar
  • Tim Walker - guitars
  • Joe Kennedy - piano/guitar/backing vox (not part of Minibar)
  • Sid Jordan - bass/backing vox
  • Malcolm Cross - drums

Pete Yorn's former backing band went by the name Dirty Bird and includes the following members:

  • Jason Johnson - guitar
  • Terry Borden - bass/backing vox
  • Joe Kennedy - piano/guitar/backing vox
  • Luke Adams - drums
  • R. Walt Vincent - bass

Pete Yorn's "eternal bandmates":

  • Waz - bass/guitar/back vox
  • Joe Kennedy - piano/guitar/backing vox

References

  1. ^ "Hall of Fame Member profile: Pete Yorn".

Sources

  • www.billboard.com
  • www.first-avenue.com
  • www.imdb.com
  • www.silentuproar.com

External links

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He attended Montville High School in Montville, New Jersey, and was member of the Class of 1996 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
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Pete Yorn's debut album went gold on the strength of the lead single, Life on a Chain (with the song "Lose You" making an appearance in the film Orange County).
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Yorn used the band Mini Bar as both his opener and touring band for this abbreviated tour, and the mixture of the two was spectacular.
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