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About Zac Farro

Zac Farro


Zac Farro
Background information
Birth name Zachary Wayne Farro
Born June 4, 1990 (1990-06-04) (age 20) Voorhees, New Jersey, United States
Genres Alternative rock, pop punk, emo
Occupations Musician, drummer
Instruments Drums, percussion, guitar
Years active 2004–present
Associated acts Paramore
Website Paramore.net
Zachary Wayne Farro also known as "Z-Dog" to some,(born June 4, 1990) is an American rock drummer. He is the drummer of the alternative rock band Paramore and also the brother of Josh Farro, lead guitarist of the band. He is also the youngest member of Paramore.


[edit] Biography

Zac Farro is the middle child of 5 siblings (Nate, Joshua, himself, Jonathan, and Isabelle). He is an Italian American. He is currently in the band Paramore along with his older brother Josh Farro. Farro began playing drums at around the age of nine, and he was eleven years old when he utilized his first drum kit.

[edit] Influences

Some of his favorite bands include: Jimmy Eat World, Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Mew, Paper Route, Sigur Ros, Thrice, Sunny Day Real Estate and Mum.[1] Farro has been influenced by Dave Grohl (former drummer of Nirvana and current singer/songwriter of Foo Fighters and drummer for Them Crooked Vultures), William Goldsmith (former drummer of Sunny Day Real Estate and Foo Fighters, replaced by Taylor Hawkins) and Riley Breckenridge (drummer for the band, Thrice). His favorite songs to perform live are "Misery Business", "My Heart" and "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic".

[edit] Paramore

Main article: Paramore
Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004, with Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboards) alongside Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) and Zac Farro (drums). Prior to forming Paramore,[2] the other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as singer, but as they were good friends she began writing with them and eventually became a member. Jeremy Davis was also unsure if the band could be taken seriously because of zac's young age, he changed his mind after their first practice session when he watched zac play and realised he had talent.[3] The band has released three studio albums, All We Know Is Falling and Riot!, as well as two live albums and one EP. Their third album, brand new eyes was released on September 29, 2009. In June 2009, the band welcomed Taylor York (rhythm guitar). They knew Taylor York for many years and he played with them for several shows but was never an actual member.


[edit] Gear

Zac is currently endorsing Gretsch Drums, Pro-Mark sticks, Zildjian cymbals and Remo drum heads. He was previously sponsored by Truth Custom Drums and Meinl Percussion.

[edit] Side Project

Zac has recorded tracks outside of Paramore by himself and with Josh Farro. These songs were never released. Tracks include:
  • Far
  • Kings
  • Nothing New

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19163/
  2. ^ Hayley Williams & Josh Farro. Interview with Joshua Martin. ASL's Exclusive Interview With Paramore. 2007-06-26. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  3. ^ Josh Farro, Bob Krenchaw & Jeremy Davis. Interview with cathyreay. Interview With Paramore. 2007-07-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
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About Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams


Hayley Williams

Williams performing with Paramore at the Warfield, November 2009
Background information
Birth name Hayley Nichole Williams
Born December 27, 1988 (1988-12-27) (age 21) Meridian, Mississippi, US
Genres Alternative rock, emo, pop punk
Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, drums
Years active 2004–present
Labels Fueled by Ramen, Warner Bros.
Associated acts Paramore
Hayley Nichole Williams[1][2] (born December 27, 1988)[3] is an American singer, songwriter and the lead vocalist[4] and keyboardist[5] of the band Paramore.

Life and career

In 2002, at the age of 13, Williams moved from her hometown, Meridian, Mississippi, to Franklin, Tennessee, where she met fellow band members Josh Farro and Zac Farro in school.[6][4] Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning.[7] While still in school, she tried out for a local funk cover band called The Factory where she met Jeremy Davis.[6][8]
Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams who signed the 14-year-old to a production deal.[9] According to former manager Jeff Hanson in an interview with HitQuarters, at the time she was writing pop songs with top songwriters in Nashville. Williams was introduced to Atlantic Records A&R Tom Storms through Richard's attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by Jason Flom. The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play alternative music. Atlantic decided to go along with her wishes and she then formed Paramore with Jeremy Davis and Josh and Zach Farro.[9]
The music of Paramore was originally supposed to come out on Atlantic Records but the label's marketing department decided it would be better for the image of the band to not have them attached to a huge label. They instead released their music through a cooler niche label in Fueled by Ramen.[9]
In 2007, Williams appeared in the music video for "Kiss Me" by New Found Glory.[10]
In the 2007 Kerrang! Readers' Poll she finished second to Evanescence's Amy Lee in the "Sexiest Female" category,[11] going on to win the first place spot for "Sexiest Female" a year later in the 2008 poll,[12] and again in the 2009 poll. She also appears as a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
Williams wrote and recorded the song "Teenagers", which was featured in the soundtrack for the film Jennifer's Body. After the release of "Teenagers", Williams stated that she had no plans to establish herself as a solo artist.[13] In 2010, she appeared on the tracks "Airplanes" and "Airplanes (Part II)" from alternative rapper B.o.B's debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.[14] "Airplanes", later released as a single, peaked within the top ten in nineteen countries, including number one peak positions in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Hayley has also went onto stage during different intervals and sets of the Reading Festival 2010, and performed several songs with British hard rock band You Me At Six, including the band's latest hit single "Stay With Me". The band's frontman Josh Franceschi has reportedly expressed a keen interest in collaborating with Hayley after the stage performance. It hasn't been confirmed yet though, if the band is recording their third yet-to-be-untitled with Hayley.

Paramore

Main article: Paramore
Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004, with Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboards) alongside Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) and Zac Farro (drums). Prior to forming Paramore,[8] the other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as singer, but as they were good friends she began writing with them and eventually became a member.[15] The band has released three studio albums, All We Know Is Falling, Riot!, and Brand New Eyes as well as two live albums and three EPs. In June 2009, the band welcomed Taylor York (rhythm guitar) as an official member, although he had already been playing as a touring member with the band since 2007.


Personal life

Williams is currently dating New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert.[16]

Discography

See also: Paramore discography
Year Song Album
2009 "Teenagers" Jennifer's Body: Music from the Motion Picture

Featured singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
US AUS CAN EU GER IRE NL NZ SWI UK
2010 "Airplanes" (with B.o.B) 2 2 2 2 8 2 4 1 5 1 B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray

Featured appearances

Year Song Album
2006 "Keep Dreaming Upside Down" (October Fall featuring Hayley Williams)[20] A Season in Hell
2007 "Then Came To Kill" (The Chariot featuring Hayley Williams)[21] The Fiancée
"The Church Channel" (Say Anything featuring Hayley Williams)[22] In Defense of the Genre
"Plea" (Say Anything featuring Hayley Williams and Kenny Vasoli)[22]
2008 "Fallen" (Death in the Park featuring Hayley Williams)[23] Death in the Park EP
2009 "Tangled Up" (New Found Glory)[24] Not Without A Fight
"The Few That Remain" ( Set Your Goals featuring Hayley Williams)[25] This Will Be the Death of Us
2010 "Airplanes" (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams) B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Airplanes (Part II)" (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams & Eminem)

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
2007 Kerrang Readers' Poll 2007 Sexiest Female Herself Nominated
2008 Kerrang Readers' Poll 2008 Won
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica Premio Fashionista 2008 Nominated
2009 Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica Premio Fashionista 2009 Won
Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 Sexiest Female Won
Kerrang Readers' Poll 2009 Won
2010 2010 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year "Airplanes" – B.o.B. (featuring Hayley Williams) Nominated
Best Male Video Nominated
Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
2011 37th People's Choice Awards Favorite Song Pending
53rd Annual Grammy Awards Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals "Airplanes, Part II" – B.o.B. (featuring Eminem & Hayley Williams) Pending

References

  1. ^ "Hayley's Profile". Paramore.net. http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19150/. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
  2. ^ Iwasaki, Scott (2010-05-06). "Paramore is ready for first 'official' tour". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700030226/Paramore-is-ready-for-first-official-tour.html. Retrieved 2010-05-28. 
  3. ^ "Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: Celeb News :: Williams treated to surprise birthday party". Daily Star. 2009-12-28. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/114598/Williams-treated-to-surprise-birthday-party. Retrieved 2010-08-02. 
  4. ^ a b "Paramore Biography". All Music. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p729547. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
  5. ^ Caldwell, Patrick (26 May 2010). "Music Picks: Adrian Conner of Adrian and the Sickness". Austin American-Statesman. http://www.austin360.com/music/music-picks-adrian-conner-of-adrian-and-the-710057.html. Retrieved 29 May 2010. 
  6. ^ a b Bayer, Jonah (February 2008). "Born for This". Alternative Press (235). 
  7. ^ Brett Manning's Singing Success endorsement of Hayley Williams
  8. ^ a b Hayley Williams & Josh Farro. Interview with Joshua Martin. ASL's Exclusive Interview With Paramore. 2007-06-26. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  9. ^ a b c "Interview with Jeff Hanson". HitQuarters. 20 September 2010. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JeffHanson_Interview_Part2.html. Retrieved Oct 4, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Kiss Me by New Found Glory". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGRWxoJtQP0. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  11. ^ "Kerrang! 2007 Readers' Poll". Kerrang!. December 12, 2007. 
  12. ^ "Kerrang! 2008 Readers' Poll". Kerrang!. December 10, 2008. 
  13. ^ "Hayley addresses the solo song "Teenagers"". Community.livejournal.com. http://community.livejournal.com/paramoremusic/8164282.html?thread=191146682#t191146682. Retrieved 2010-04-26. [dead link]
  14. ^ "New Hayley Williams / B.o.B Song 'Airplanes' Premiered Today! – Blog Detail". Paramore.net. 2010-04-12. http://www.paramore.net/blog/new-hayley-williams-bob-song-airplanes-premiered-today/. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
  15. ^ Josh Farro, Bob Krenchaw & Jeremy Davis. Interview with cathyreay. Interview With Paramore. 2007-07-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
  16. ^ "Lady Gaga's refreshing her tour for 2010 and her staff say her plan's are crazy! – Music News – Music – The Edge FM". Theedge.co.nz. 2010-03-23. http://www.theedge.co.nz/Music/MusicNews/tabid/75/articleID/5749/cat/92/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
  17. ^ "RIAA Certifications for B.o.B". Billboard. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=B.o.B&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  19. ^ "Latest Gold & Platinum Singles > New Zealand". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=63. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  20. ^ "October Fall – A Season in Hell". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=118240. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
  21. ^ "Chariot, The - The Fiancee - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=224905. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
  22. ^ a b "Say Anything To Post New Song". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=7691331#post7691331. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
  23. ^ "Death In the Park – EP by Death In The Park – Download Death In the Park – EP on iTunes". iTunes.apple.com. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/death-in-the-park-ep/id289709999. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
  24. ^ "New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=925922. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
  25. ^ "Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death Of Us - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1162322. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
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About Taylor York

Taylor York

Taylor York
Background information
Birth name Taylor Benjamin York
Born December 17, 1989 (1989-12-17) (age 20) Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Alternative rock, emo, pop punk
Occupations Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter
Instruments Guitar, Keyboards, Glockenspiel, Percussions, Drums
Years active 2001–present
Associated acts Paramore
Website Paramore.net
Taylor Benjamin York (born December 17, 1989) is an American rock guitarist and is currently a member of the alternative rock band Paramore. He also plays the keyboard and glockenspiel occasionally during their live set. His brother is Justin York of Cecil Adora.

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[edit] Biography

Taylor York was born on December 17, 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee. He is currently the rhythm guitarist in the band Paramore. His brother is Justin York who is a member of Cecil Adora. Taylor's father is Peter York (a music executive at Sparrow Records) who also is a skilled guitarist, taught both Justin and Taylor the instrument. York had been in a band with the Farro brothers (Josh Farro and Zac Farro) before the two met Hayley Williams, and originally took part in writing songs such as Conspiracy from their debut album, All We Know Is Falling. York had played with Paramore as a touring member for two years (2007-2009) but was never an actual member, until it was announced on June 15, 2009 through the band's Livejournal that he was now an official member of the band.



[edit] Influences

York also stated that his favorite bands include mewithoutYou, Radiohead, Jimmy Eat World, Yann Tiersen, At the Drive-In, Between the Buried and Me, Bjork, Kadawatha, Paper Route and You Me at Six[3].

[edit] Paramore

Taylor began playing rhythm guitar live for Paramore after the departure of Hunter Lamb. In the liner notes for the group's second album, Riot!, Hayley Williams, Josh Farro and Jeremy Davis all included him on their list of 'thank-you's.
After the release of Riot!, Paramore released a live album, The Final Riot. While Taylor plays on this record, he is credited as a member of the band.
In June 2009, Taylor was officially acknowledged by Paramore as a rhythm/lead guitarist and took part in writing on their album Brand New Eyes.
His brother, Justin York, temporarily filled in for Josh Farro as lead guitar during Paramore's Pacific Tour.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Paramore". mtv.com. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/paramore/artist.jhtml#bio. Retrieved 2007-08-18. 
  2. ^ - Rocklouder
  3. ^ http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19162/
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About Jeremy Davis

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies

Davies answers questions at the Toronto premiere of Rescue Dawn, September 2006
Born October 8, 1969 (1969-10-08) (age 41)
Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1991 – present

Early life

Davies was born in Traverse City, Michigan. He is the son of children's author Mel Boring; Davies is his mother's maiden name.[1] He has three siblings: Josh, Zachary, and Katy.[2] His parents separated when he was young, leaving Davies to relocate to Kansas with his mother until the mid-1970s, when she died of lupus, Davies went to live with his father and stepmother in Santa Barbara, California, before moving to Rockford, Iowa, in 1986, where he completed high school.

[edit] Career

 

In 1992, he appeared on two episodes of The Wonder Years. He appeared in small roles in the NBC TV movie Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance and in the pilot for the colonial-era sitcom 1775. He played a youth in the Showtime thriller Guncrazy and had a guest appearance on Melrose Place.
In 1993, Davies was cast in a TV commercial for Subaru in which his character compares the car to punk rock. Numerous casting directors and industry forces noticed the commercial, and Davies found himself being sent feature film scripts. He began building a repertoire with Twister. In 1998 he landed a pivotal role in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan as Timothy E. Upham, an American GI linguist in Normandy, recruited just after D-Day by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) to be the interpreter on a dangerous mission to rescue a paratrooper (Matt Damon). Davies's performance was well received, and he has gone on to star in several films, including Secretary and Solaris. In 2004, he portrayed Charles Manson in CBS's adaptation of Helter Skelter.
Davies appeared as a main cast member on ABC's series Lost during its fourth season in 2008 and its fifth season in 2009. Davies played Daniel Faraday, an amnesiac physicist who comes to the island as part of a team hired by Charles Widmore. He guest starred in three episodes Lost's sixth season. [3]

[edit] Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1992 Guncrazy Bill
1994 Spanking the Monkey Ray Aibelli
Nell Billy Fisher
1996 Twister Laurence
1997 Going All the Way Williard 'Sonny' Burns
The Locusts Flyboy
1998 Saving Private Ryan Cpl. Timothy P. Upham
1999 Ravenous Pvt. Toffler
The Florentine Truby
2000 The Million Dollar Hotel Tom Tom
Up at the Villa Karl Richter
2001 Investigating Sex Oscar
CQ Paul
2002 Teknolust Sandy
The Laramie Project Jedadiah Schultz
Secretary Peter
Searching for Paradise Adam
29 Palms The Drifter
Solaris Snow
2003 Dogville Bill Henson
2004 Helter Skelter Charles Manson TV Film
2005 Manderlay Niels
2007 Rescue Dawn Gene
2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story Smitty
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance White Punk
Dream On Mugger #3 *Episode: No, I'm Just Happy to See You
1992 1775 Scruffy Kid
General Hospital Roger Unknown # of episodes
The Wonder Years Eddie Horvath *Episode: Sex and Economics (1992)...Eddie Horvath
*Episode: The Lost Weekend (1992)...Guy
(2008-2010) Lost Daniel Faraday 31 episodes

 

[edit] References 

  1. ^ Jeremy Davies Biography (1969-)
  2. ^ Mel Boring - Author - Biography
  3. ^ Jeremy Davies Joins Lost


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About Josh Farro

Joshua Neil Farro (born September 29, 1987) is an American rock guitarist and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Paramore, and brother of Zac Farro, the drummer of the band.

Biography

Josh Farro is the lead guitarist of Paramore. Farro was born in Voorhees, New Jersey on September 29, 1987. He is the second-oldest of his other four siblings. Farro is three quarters Italian.[1] His younger brother, Zac Farro, is the drummer of Paramore. Farro is a self-taught guitarist, and began playing when he was 13 years old.[2] On April 3, 2010 Farro married fiancee Jenna Rice in Tennessee; missing the band's tour to plan the nuptials.

[edit] Paramore

Main article: Paramore
Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004, with Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboards) alongside Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) and Zac Farro (drums). Before recruiting Williams, Farro and the other founding members of Paramore were "edgy about the whole female thing"[3], but soon found after writing with Williams that she fit the dynamic well.[4] The band has released three studio albums, All We Know Is Falling, Riot! and Brand New Eyes, as well as two live albums and one EP. Paramore's third album, brand new eyes was released on September 29, 2009.

[edit] Musical Influences

Farro’s musical influences include Jimmy Eat World, Sunny Day Real Estate, Death Cab for Cutie, John Mayer, James Taylor and Mew.

[edit Personal life

Josh Farro and Hayley Williams dated from sometime during 2005 to late 2007. Farro married Jenna Rice on April 3, 2010 on a historic plantation in Franklin, Tennessee.[citation needed]

[edit] Side project

Josh has recorded unreleased solo tracks featuring Zac Farro and Hayley Williams. Tracks include:

[edit] Equipment

Guitars [8]
Amps [8][12]
Effects [8][12]
Misc [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19152/
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KawUHU9oV6I
  3. ^ Hayley Williams & Josh Farro. Interview with Joshua Martin. ASL's Exclusive Interview With Paramore. 2007-06-26. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  4. ^ Josh Farro, Bob Krenchaw & Jeremy Davis. Interview with cathyreay. Interview With Paramore. 2007-07-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DDfiWRh6Zs|title= Josh Farro - Plane Crash Dream
  6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5y5cqPkL2M|title= Josh Farro - I Had a Revalation
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKTzgAN98g|title= Josh Farro - So Much More
  8. ^ a b c d "gear walkthrough with paramore's Josh Farro". youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWXiXGGUcSI. 
  9. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH9A6tn_P6g
  10. ^ http://www.myspace.com/paramore/photos/5380259I
  11. ^ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/josh_farro_of_paramore_i_like_things_pretty_simple.html
  12. ^ a b http://www.uberproaudio.com/content/view/332/38/
  13. ^ http://www.paramore.net/photo/two-minutes-til-paramore/
  14. ^ http://www.sennheiserusa.com/sound_artist-detail&Paramore
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