Jeremy Redmore is a New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter, producer and author. In his early career he rose to fame as the main creative force behind the band Midnight Youth.[1] Since then he has released two albums as a solo artist as well as a music-themed children's picture book.
Jeremy Redmore | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeremy Redmore |
| Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Origin | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
| Genres | Indie folk, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Redmore Books |
| Website | jeremyredmore |
Background
editRedmore was born in Auckland before receiving his education at Tauranga Boys' College and the University of Auckland.[2]
Music career
editMidnight Youth 2006–2012
editRedmore started making an impact in New Zealand's music scene in 2006 after joining New Zealand rock band Midnight Youth.[3] Their platinum-selling debut album The Brave Don't Run peaked at number 2 in the RIANZ New Zealand Album Chart and included two top 20, gold-selling singles, All On Our Own and "The Letter". The band won the Best Rock Album award, Best Group award and Best Engineer award at the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards as well as a Silver Scroll for the most-played song of 2009. In 2011 they released their second album World Comes Calling before Redmore quit the band to pursue a solo career in late 2012.[4] In November 2019, Midnight Youth announced Redmore and the band would be reuniting for a one-off show in Auckland, New Zealand - their first in over seven years since the band broke up.[5]
Solo career 2012–present
editRedmore released his largely self-produced.[6] debut solo album, Clouds Are Alive, in July 2014 which reached number six[7] on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and spawned hit single "Bad Philosophy".[8] At the end of April 2014, Redmore opened for Ed Sheeran at his iHeartRadio showcase at Auckland's ASB Theatre.[9] The third single from the record, "One Day Alone", was released with a music video created by seven different directors from across the world.[10] Before 2015 Redmore performed at a number of New Zealand celebrity weddings including those of Mike Hosking, Dane Rumble and Angela Dotchin. Redmore also featured on two tracks for hip hop artist PNC (rapper) - Fame Kills All[11] and Lit / Slow Down.[12]
After going over five years without releasing new music, Redmore announced via a series of cryptic videos on his social media pages that he would be releasing a new project titled The Brightest Flame from November 2019.[13] The album was released in five separate chapters over the course of just over four months, and tells a story of heartbreak and healing.[14] The Brightest Flame, came together as a full album on March 20, 2020 and was released under Redmore's own record label.[15] The album was promoted with a variety of creative marketing initiatives including a collaboration with the Museum of Broken Relationships in Dunedin,[16] an "Unhappy Hour" event alongside Valentine's Day in Auckland [17] as well as an initiative called "Songs to your Steps" to help those isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Auckland.[18]
Then, over the course of six weeks during the lockdown measures taken by New Zealand's government in response to COVID-19, Redmore wrote 12 songs [19] based on stories submitted anonymously by the general public about their isolation and lockdown experiences; as part of a project called "Telltale Tunes".[20]
In October 2020, Redmore commissioned the release of a remix EP centred around the song "One Amongst 1000", from his album The Brightest Flame.[21] The EP contained remixes of the song by Coldroom, Joseph Snook, Hahko and Vanguard One.
In May 2022, Redmore released his debut children's song, Sing Like A Unicorn. The song was accompanied by a mixed-media stop motion music video created by director Adam Rowland.[22]
Sing Like A Unicorn
editRedmore's debut children's book, Sing Like A Unicorn, was released November 16, 2021 under his own publishing imprint Redmore Books Ltd.[23] [24] Redmore said the book was inspired by his own journey of finding self-confidence through singing and hopes children who read the book can do the same.[25] The book's website says it was "wholly inspired by the idea that inside each of us is a completely unique individual that can be happier, more fulfilled and make the world a better place through embracing their originality. And one of the easiest and most fun ways to do that is by singing!"
Its first edition was a limited-run hardback which sold out within two weeks of publication.[26] On May 2, 2022, a paperback edition of the book was released alongside a song - written by Redmore - and music video, directed by Adam Rowland.[27]
Sing Like A Unicorn won the award for Best Music Video at the 2023 New Zealand Children's Music Awards.[28]
TV
editRedmore has presented two nationally broadcast television shows in New Zealand. The first aired primarily across Air New Zealand's inflight entertainment system in April 2013[29] – B-Guided TV's sixth season involved Redmore visiting tourist hotspots across the country including Queenstown, Wellington and Auckland. It aired on Choice TV in August the same year.[30] Redmore's second major television job was presenting the 2014 Smokefree Rockquest television series which first aired 1 November 2014 on channel FOUR[31]
In 2021 Redmore appeared as a vocal coach[32] and mentor[33] on the second season of TVNZ's Popstars.
Theatre
editIn November 2014 Redmore made his theatrical stage debut with the role of Simon Zealotes in the Kensington Swan Season[34] of Auckland Theatre Company's production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The show ran for six weeks and 55 shows at Auckland's Q Theatre.
Discography
editWith Midnight Youth
edit- The Brave Don't Run (2009) Warner Music NZ
- World Comes Calling (2011) Warner Music NZ
Albums
edit| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[35] | |||
| 2014 | Clouds Are Alive |
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6 |
| 2020 | The Brightest Flame |
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- |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
References
edit- ^ "Jeremy Redmore emerges after Midnight". New Zealand Herald, 31 July 2014
- ^ "Jeremy Redmore tells album's story in the Bay", Bay of Plenty Times (Retrieved 6 January 2015)
- ^ "Midnight Youth Music Man on a Mission". Channel Mag. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Frontman quits Midnight Youth". Stuff.co.nz. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "My Chemical Romance announces New Zealand show". Stuff.co.nz. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Redmore leads double life". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Official New Zealand Music Charts". NZTop40. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Official New Zealand Music Charts". NZTop40. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Jeremy Redmore to support Ed Sheeran live in NZ". ZM Online. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Video premiere: Jeremy Redmore – One Day Alone". NZHerald. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Why PNC's changing codes". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "DAY 1 ∞ 22 ◆ 11 ◆ 19". Facebook. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Whatever happened to Midnight Youth's Jeremy Redmore?". Stuff.co.nz. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "The Brightest Flame". Spotify. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Jeremy Redmore at Otago Museum". Otago Museum. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Valentines Day (UnHappy Hour)!". Freida Margolis. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Songs to your Steps". www.jeremyredmore.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Telltale Tunes". Facebook. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Meet the Kiwi star singing songs about swinging". Boiler Room. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "One Amongst 1000 (Remixes)". Spotify. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Video Premiere: Jeremy Redmore - Sing Like A Unicorn". RNZ. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ ZB, Newstalk. "Jeremy Redmore: Former Midnight Youth frontman on his latest work, a kid's book". ZB. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Redmore, Jeremy; Crowley, Jason (2021). Sing like a unicorn. Tauranga. ISBN 978-0-473-58410-8. OCLC 1284925533.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Hits, The. "Kiwi singer/songwriter Jeremy Redmore teaches us how to Sing like a Unicorn". The Hits. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Instagram - Sing Like A Unicorn". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Jeremy Redmore - Sing Like A Unicorn, retrieved 20 June 2022
- ^ Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Children's Music Awards, retrieved 2 June 2023
- ^ "The Latest". Small Town Media. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Choice TV Newsletter August 21". Choice TV. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "The Smokefree Rockquest – Episode 1". FOUR. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Popstars credits". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "How Popstars came home". The Spinoff. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Jesus Christ Superstar". Auckland Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 30 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "JEREMY REDMORE IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2016.