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Jacob Bannon (born October 15, 1976〔artist website bio http://www.jacobbannon.com/history/ Retrieved October 14, 2011〕) is the vocalist, lyricist, and graphic artist for the American hardcore punk band Converge. He is also the founder and owner of the label Deathwish Inc. Additionally, Bannon is a visual artist and has created many visual works for the independent music community. Bannon was also the founding member of Supermachiner, who released one album entitled ''Rise of the Great Machine''. He has also released solo recordings under the names "J. Bannon" and "Wear Your Wounds". == Life == Bannon attended college at The Art Institute of Boston, earning a Bachelors In Fine Arts for design in 1998, and subsequently taught the subject on a college level for a brief time.〔Childers, Oakland L. ("Converge (singer Jacob Bannon)" ) May 1, 2002 ''Thrasher'' Retrieved March 5, 2009〕 After working a variety of freelance design jobs around Boston, he began working as a freelance artist and designer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=History )〕 He is vegetarian〔("Out There: Jake from Converge" ) Peta2''. Retrieved March 5, 2009〕 and straight edge. From 2005 to 2008, he has been nominated for the title of "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by Peta2.〔http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg05.asp http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg07.asp http://www.peta2.com/OUTTHERE/o-sexyveg06.asp http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg08_winners.asp〕 He is concerned with the greyhound-racing industry,〔 and is a dog owner, having owned rescued greyhounds, pitbulls, among others.〔 Bannon is also a mixed martial arts fan,〔Arthurs, Jamie. ("Interviews: Jacob Bannon" ) Sep 17, 2008. ''punkbands.com'' Retrieved March 30, 2009〕 and accordingly Deathwish Inc. has sponsored some MMA fighters.〔i.e. ("Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon" )〕 Bannon is known for his extensive tattoos. He received his first tattoo at the age of 15, which has subsequently been covered by other tattoos. He has been tattooed by Darren Brass, among many other artists.〔("Scratch interview with Jacob Bannon of Converge" ) September 13, 2004 ''Epitaph Records''. Retrieved March 29, 2009.〕 In 2013, Bannon was the subject of a short documentary directed by Ian MacFarland entitled "Rungs in a Ladder." In the documentary, Bannon reflected on important moments in his life and his motivation as an artist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacob Bannon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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