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Infobox musical artist | name = Jeremy Enigk| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1974|7|16| death_date =| origin = Seattle, Washington , United States | instrument = Vocals , guitar , piano , bass guitar|bass , drumkit|drums | genre = Emo , alternative rock , indie rock , grunge , chamber pop | occupation = Singer, songwriter| years_active = 1993–present| label =| associated_acts = Sunny Day Real Estate The Fire Theft | website =| notable_instruments = Gibson SG Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II|Epiphone Emperor Gibson Dove Gibson Les Paul Jeremy Enigk (IPAc-en|icon|'|i?|n|?|k; born July 16, 1974) is an United States|American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for being the front man of the Seattle band Sunny Day Real Estate .
Biography
Enigk was born in Seattle, Washington, to Gary E. Enigk and Sherry Hammond Enigk. He is most widely known for his involvement with Sunny Day Real Estate where he served as lead singer, co-songwriter and guitarist. During that band's first break-up (spanning 1995-97), Enigk released the 1996 solo album, Return of the Frog Queen . Enigk's conversion to Christianity in the mid-1990s was rumored to have been the catalyst for SDRE's breakup(s). There was an aborted attempt to record a second Sub Pop album, a follow-up to Return of the Frog Queen as Enigk explains, "We started a 2nd solo record and actually recorded one song with Anita Perkins and some of the other string players. That was the first attempt that I ever had at completely writing all the music myself, without Mark Nichols who did 'Return of the Frog Queen' with me. But that was the only song. And then, shortly after that Sunny Day got back together, and all my songs that were meant to be for a solo record were moved to Sunny Day Real Estate. Some of the songs on How It Feels actually." http://www.iconsofpunk.com/IOP_Jeremy.htm
He has more recently fronted the band The Fire Theft , whose lineup is very similar to that of Sunny Day Real Estate.
Enigk was part of what would eventually become Poor Old Lu , sharing vocalist duties with Scott Hunter. cite web|author=Shari Lloyd |url= http://www.tollbooth.org/2002/features/pooroldlu.html |title=Poor Old Lu - a Feature of The Phantom Tollbooth |publisher=Tollbooth.org |date=2002-07-01 |accessdate=2012-04-02 Enigk rejoined the band for a single track in 1996, singing alongside Scott on the band's Straight Six EP, on the track, "Digging Deep."
He appeared on the soundtrack for the 2003 film The United States of Leland . In 2006, he followed Frog Queen with another solo album, World Waits on his own label, Lewis Hollow Records. A song from the album, "Been Here Before," was included as an MP3 with Winamp .
In June 2009, it was confirmed that Sunny Day Real Estate will be reuniting once again with the original line-up. http://www.earcandybeat.com/? q=node/61 Sunny Day Real Estate to reunite with all original members and tour http://perfectlines.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/sunny-day-real-estate-reunion-in-2009/ Sunny Day Real Estate Reunion in 2009? Tour dates, starting in 2009, have been scheduled.cite web|url= http://www.subpop.com/tours/sunny_day_real_estate/ |title=Sub Pop Records |publisher=Subpop.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-02
Legacy
Sunny Day Real Estate, especially Enigk, are often cited as progenitors of today's emo music.cite journal |last=Macintosh |first=Dan |year=2007 |month=January/February |title=The Soundtrack of Popeye |journal= HM Magazine |issue=123 |pages=38–39 |issn=1066-6923
Enigk recently commented on the bands he's seen covering his music on YouTube, in particular the band Paramore who made the Sunny Day Real Estate song "Faces In Disguise" part of their most recent tour's setlist. "I’ve actually seen one of those Paramore videos and I think it’s amazing. I was absolutely flattered& #33; Because, the singer, Hayley Williams has an amazing voice& #33; So, to see her sing it, that’s super flattering to me. From time to time, I will YouTube old Sunny Day videos, and I came across that."
Sunny Day Real Estate Persondata | NAME = Enigk, Jeremy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = July 16, 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Enigk, Jeremy Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American rock guitarists Category:American rock singers Category:American musicians Category:American male singers Category:Converts to Christianity Category:American Christians Category:People from Seattle, Washington Category:Musicians from Washington (state)
