Ronnie Day
Ronnie Day | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Guglielmone, Jr. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Drums, Violin, French Horn |
| Labels | [Simplify Music] |
Ronnie Day (born Ronald Guglielmone, Jr.) is an American songwriter from Redwood City, California.
In his sophomore year of high school, Day decided to drop out and pursue a career in music. After testing for proficiency, he began teaching guitar lessons and with his first earnings, bought a laptop and a microphone. Nine Sleepless Nights, the album he would create, became the driving force behind a self-funded trip across the U.S.
At the age of 16, Day drove coast to coast playing on street corners, in parks, backyards and living rooms. He rose to the top unsigned artist position on both Myspace and Purevolume's music charts, and sales of his bedroom-recordings skyrocketed.
In 2006, on his 18th birthday, he signed with Epic Records, ending an industry-wide bidding war and has since shared the stage with acts such as The Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessional, The Plain White T's and Gym Class Heroes. He has toured the U.S. extensively, playing dates on The Warped Tour, Bamboozle, and MTV's Campus Invasion Tour.
His song "Falling for You" has been heavily featured on various MTV shows, most notably The Real World and The Hills and his song, "My Only Friend" was featured on the Cartoon Network movie "Re-Animated".
mtvU produced The Ronnie Day Project, an episodic video series based on the music from his debut album, The Album. The series was directed by Joshua Caldwell, who won a MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus.[1][2]
Day has recently begun recording again and released a new EP, Night Owl, on November 1, 2011. He has called his self-producing label "Simplify Music".[3]
Professional album reviews
References
- ^ "The Ronnie Day Project on mtvU". mtvU. 2007-04-19. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steven (2007-02-22). "Pop musicians make the grade at mtvU". Variety. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
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