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About Jeremy
About: RoundRecords, this Website, Our good friends
Jeremy is a singer/songwriter, voice over actor, writer, and performer available for hire. He was born and raised just North of Chicago. Ever since he was young he found refuge and passion in film, music, and theatre. His first real moments with performing were brought about by elementary school musicals. He remained a part of the musical scene into high school where he met and began composing pop songs with Rob Newman. As a result of their meeting he picked up the guitar in March of 1995.
In April of 2001 he began composing songs for his first release Forcythia. This full length album, released in February 2002, was created in the comfort of his own home and featured many different kinds of songs but focused on honoring the memory of his mother, Cynthia. The album only has vocals and guitar and all parts are played by Jeremy himself.
In August of 2002 he moved to San Francisco. Overwhelmed with all of the transitions, his new job, and his new place in the world he began writing again. A year later he approached producer Jerry Becker with twelve original songs. Six more weeks passed and The Goodbye Project was born. Like its predecesor, the songs are emotionally reflective. The lyrics deal with themes of loss and pain and give a very personal flavor to the album. Unlike Forcythia, The Goodbye Project features a full band sound and was recorded, mixed, and mastered professionally.
Jeremy is the kind of musician who will make your heart melt with his songs and leave you rolling with laughter. Here's a look back at his musical history, and yes it is meant to be historically accurate as well as humorous:
November 2003 - Release of The Goodbye Project, LA CD Release, Chicago CD Release
Sept./Oct. 2003 - Launch of JeremyRound.com, Creation of RoundRecords, Arranging and Recording of The Goodbye Project
March 2003 - Met Jerry Becker, producer, and recorded a Demo of Goodbye. Met Jon Brandon, lead guitarist, and formed ongoing collaboration.
Fall 2002 - Played several open mics around the San Francisco area.
June 2002 - Sang Billy Don't be a Hero with Ari Margolis at the Keg of Evanston.
May 2002 - Final a capella performance with Aural Fixation in Columbus, OH. Solos during tenure included: Push, Gangsta's Paradise, Smooth, New Music, I Like Birds, and Yesterday.
February 2002 - Release of Forcythia, Chicago CD Release in Jones Great Room with Nick Runkle.
November 2001 - Taking a Deuce written in Barcelona
September 2001 - Winston purchased in London (blue guitar)
December 2000 - After discovering that all of the Ravioli had been consumed, Steven Blanck composed "Gabe You Ate all the Ravioli". Jeremy and Steve have peformed it in Gabe's honor countless times since.
January 2000 - Became a regular choice for serenading pledge daughters with guitar and vocals.
October 1999 - Wrote the "F-ing Dog Song" with Jonathan Baum for out pet Charlie.
September 1998 - Became a founding member of his college a capella group, Aural Fixation
May 1998 - Sang "Ol' Man River" at Ed Kenny's Eagle Scout ceremony
March 1998 - Played the roll of Lazar Wolfe, in "The Fiddler on the Roof" at DHS
April 1997 - Played the roll of Thenardier in "Les Mis" at HPHS Focus on the arts. My second of two drunkard roles.
March 1997 - Played the roll of Alfred Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" at DHS
September 1996 - Began playing guitar with Jordan Levinson.
August 1996 - Loose Change expanded to include Will Dannen, Scott the drummer, and Barry Horowitz. Not one live gig was played.
March 1996 - Member of the Ensemble of "Bye Bye Birdie" at DHS. Began playing guitar with the help of Mel Bay's chords book. Thanks Mel! Wrote my first guitar piece, "Blue Bird."
Jan 1996 - Founded Loose Change with Rob Newman. Quickly wrote 10 songs that had the first two letters, Di. Yes, they were idiots!
Sept 1995 - Quit band and joined the Choir as a Bass II.
August 1994 - Joined Deerfield High School (DHS) beginner band as a percussionist.
April 1994 - Played Willard in the critically acclaimed "Krazy Kamp" at Shepard Jr. High. Included wonderous duets with Greg Malek.
Sept 1993 - Aerosmith's Get a Grip received as a Bar Mitzvah gift, Round's first CD. Sang the haftarah solo and a coustic to a free, all ages show at B'nai Tikvah. Was announced at my party with the background music "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam.
March 1993 -According to a T-Shirt, sometime during this month I "Kicked Tuchas at Max's Bar-Mitzvah."
January 1993 - Wrote my first instrumental piece entitled "Hitman for Hire" on piano.
December 1992 - Wrote a jingle for Mr. Pibb with team vocalist Jon Lickfett.
October 1991 - Began playing percussion in Shepard Jr. High Band.
June 1991 - Played Saxaphone for 3 weeks until I chipped my front teeth on the side of the pool at sports camp.
May 1991 - Lost out to Jared Willis for the role of Abe Lincoln.
April 1990 - Sang his first solo in the school concert. One line from that Oldies Classic, "Up on the Roof". And it was damn good.
November 1989 - Began playing Trumpet for Kipling Elementary Band.
Ages 0 - 9 - Dabbled in piano and vocals. Focused mainly on breath support and stage presence in those early years. Highlights included singing "The Green and Envy Blues" with his brother Aaron and singing the Disney theme park song "A Pirates' Life" with the whole family.
Birth - July 25, 1980 This was the only moment of my life I wasn't making noise.
About RoundRecords
RoundRecords is an independent music label, booking agency, and songwriting firm that creates music you will love.
About this Website
This website is the home of RoundRecords and Jeremy Round. Designed by Matt Jacobs, CapnDesign, of Capndesign.com. It is hand-coded and uses Movable Type, MT-SomeDays Plugin, PHP Trickery, and Hiveware's Image Rotator to stay afloat. All written/musical content on this site: ©2003,©2004,©2005 written by Jeremy Round
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