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Reynolds, seventh of nine children, was born on July 14, 1987 in Las Vegas, the son of Christene M. (born Callister) and Ronald Reynolds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/Obituary.aspx?pid=145867968 |title=Marco Callister Obituary: View Marco Callister's Obituary by Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Obits.reviewjournal.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref> Both are natives of Nevada, and Dan is a 4th generation Nevadan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/04/05/imagine-dragons-prove-its-time-with-live-show-at-the-red-bull-sound-space-at-kroq/ |title=Imagine Dragons Prove “It’s Time” With Live Show At The Red Bull Sound Space At KROQ « The World Famous KROQ |publisher=Kroq.cbslocal.com |date=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref> He earned the rank of [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|author=archive |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2005/jan/19/eagle-scout-honors-received/ |title=Eagle Scout honors received - Las Vegas Sun News |publisher=Lasvegassun.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref> When Reynolds, a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] was 19 years old he volunteered full-time as a missionary in Nebraska for two years.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Smyth |url=http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/holy-roller-dan-reynolds-interview-8928525.html |title=Holy roller: Dan Reynolds interview - Music - Going Out - London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date=2013-11-08 |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/05/dan-reynolds-its-time-is-a-song-i-wrote-at-a-low-point-in-my-life-3380799/ |title=Dan Reynolds: It’s Time is a song I wrote at a low point in my life |author= |date=February 5, 2013 |work=Metro |publisher=Associated Newspaper Ltd. |accessdate=October 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/imagine-dragons-on-musical-mission/Content?oid=2317034 |title=Imagine Dragons on musical mission |author=Tom Lanham |date=October 4, 2012 |work=San Francisco Examiner |publisher= |accessdate=October 5, 2013}}</ref>
Reynolds, seventh of nine children, was born on July 14, 1987 in Las Vegas, the son of Christene M. (born Callister) and Ronald Reynolds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/Obituary.aspx?pid=145867968 |title=Marco Callister Obituary: View Marco Callister's Obituary by Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Obits.reviewjournal.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref> Both are natives of Nevada, and Dan is a 4th generation Nevadan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/04/05/imagine-dragons-prove-its-time-with-live-show-at-the-red-bull-sound-space-at-kroq/ |title=Imagine Dragons Prove “It’s Time” With Live Show At The Red Bull Sound Space At KROQ « The World Famous KROQ |publisher=Kroq.cbslocal.com |date=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref> He earned the rank of [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|author=archive |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2005/jan/19/eagle-scout-honors-received/ |title=Eagle Scout honors received - Las Vegas Sun News |publisher=Lasvegassun.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref> When Reynolds, a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] was 19 years old he volunteered full-time as a missionary in Nebraska for two years.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Smyth |url=http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/holy-roller-dan-reynolds-interview-8928525.html |title=Holy roller: Dan Reynolds interview - Music - Going Out - London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date=2013-11-08 |accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/05/dan-reynolds-its-time-is-a-song-i-wrote-at-a-low-point-in-my-life-3380799/ |title=Dan Reynolds: It’s Time is a song I wrote at a low point in my life |author= |date=February 5, 2013 |work=Metro |publisher=Associated Newspaper Ltd. |accessdate=October 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/imagine-dragons-on-musical-mission/Content?oid=2317034 |title=Imagine Dragons on musical mission |author=Tom Lanham |date=October 4, 2012 |work=San Francisco Examiner |publisher= |accessdate=October 5, 2013}}</ref>


==Career==
==Ms. Mandy==


===Imagine Dragons (2008–present)===
===Imagine Dragons (2008–present)===

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Dan Reynolds
Reynolds at 2013 Ilosaarirock.
Reynolds at 2013 Ilosaarirock.
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Coulter Reynolds
Born (1987-07-14) July 14, 1987 (age 37)
OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, organ, piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions
Years active2008–present
LabelsInterscope
Websiteimaginedragonsmusic.com

Daniel Coulter "Dan" Reynolds (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician, best known as the frontman of the Las Vegas-based rock band Imagine Dragons. He has also released an EP titled Egyptian - EP[1] as a duo with his wife, Aja Volkman (of Nico Vega) under the moniker Egyptian.[2]

Early life

Reynolds, seventh of nine children, was born on July 14, 1987 in Las Vegas, the son of Christene M. (born Callister) and Ronald Reynolds.[3] Both are natives of Nevada, and Dan is a 4th generation Nevadan.[4] He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2005.[5] When Reynolds, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 19 years old he volunteered full-time as a missionary in Nebraska for two years.[6][7][8]

Ms. Mandy

Imagine Dragons (2008–present)

Reynolds was reluctant to become a professional musician partially because his bandmate, Wayne Sermon told him: "Don't do music because you want to do music--do music if you have to do music."[9] After beginning school at BYU, Reynolds found that he could not "do anything else" and committed fully to a professional music career. In Utah, Reynolds met and recruited Wayne Sermon and drummer Andrew Tolman to form Imagine Dragons.[10] With Reynolds singing lead, Imagine Dragons won BYU's "Battle of the Bands" and other local competitions.[11] Bassist Ben McKee joined the band in Las Vegas and drummer Daniel Platzman, also a friend of Wayne's from Berklee College of Music, finalized the group. The band relocated to Las Vegas, where they caught their first big break when Train's frontman fell sick just prior to the Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2010. Imagine Dragons were called to fill in and performed to a crowd of more than 26,000 people.[12] Local accolades including "Best CD of 2011" (Las Vegas SEVEN Magazine),[13] "Best Local Indie Band 2010" (Las Vegas Weekly),[14] "Las Vegas' Newest Must See Live Act" (Las Vegas CityLife),[15] Vegas Music Summit Headliner 2010,[16] and more sent the band on a positive trajectory. In November 2011 they signed with Interscope Records and began working with Grammy award winning producer Alex da Kid.[17]

Debut album Night Visions brought the band mainstream success and made the highest debut for a new rock band in six years (since 2006). It reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and United Kingdom Albums charts and is certified multi-platinum, platinum or gold in thirteen countries. It was also the most streamed album of 2013 on Spotify in the U.S.[18] It was also nominated for the Juno Award for International Album of the Year. First Single "It's Time" reached #15 Billboard in the Hot 100. Second single "Radioactive" reached #1 on the Billboard Alternative songs chart, Billboard Rock songs chart, Swedish Singles chart, and #3 Billboard Hot 100. It set the all-time record for the longest reign at the top of the Billboard Rock Songs chart, with 23 consecutive weeks and the all-time record for longest run on the Billboard Hot 100, with 84 weeks and counting.[19] Rolling Stone called it "the biggest rock hit of the year".[20][21] It is the best-selling rock song in digital history with sales of more than 6.5 million copies in the United States.[22] It also was the most streamed song of 2013 on Spotify in the U.S.[18] Third single "Demons" reached #1 on the Billboard Pop songs chart and #6 Billboard Hot 100. Fourth single "On Top of the World" reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100. Songs from the album have charted in the top ten singles in eighteen countries. Imagine Dragons were nominated in two Grammy Award categories including Record of the Year but won only Best Rock Performance. They also won an AMA for Favorite Alternative Artist. Billboard Magazine has listed the band as "The Breakthrough Act of 2013", and featured the band on its cover with the headline "Year of the Dragons" in July 2013.[23][24] Billboard Magazine subsequently named the band the Top Year-Ending Rock Artist (2013).[25]

Reynolds was invited to perform "Jumper" with Third Eye Blind at a concert in 2012.

Egyptian (2010-present)

Invited to perform an opening set for Nico Vega, Reynolds met Aja Volkman, the lead singer of Nico Vega, in 2010. He invited her to help him finish some demos he was working on.[26][27][28][29] The two began a collaborative process which they titled Egyptian.[27] They recorded, produced, and released independently a four track eponymous EP digitally.[30][31] They later got married on March 5, 2011, and have a daughter, Arrow.

They have performed this material once at the M Resort in Las Vegas.[32]

Discography

Main article: Imagine Dragons discography

Other credits

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Imagine Dragons

Songwriters Hall of Fame

Philanthropic contributions

In 2013, along with the family of Tyler Robinson, Imagine Dragons started a charitable organization named The Tyler Robinson Foundation, helping young people battling cancer.[40][41] That year Imagine Dragons also partnered with Do The Write Thing: National Campaign to Stop Violence for a fundraising event.[42] In 2014, Imagine Dragons performed as part of Amnesty International's "Bringing Human Rights Home" where Reynolds spoke and introduced another act.[43]

References

  1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Egyptian - EP by Egyptian". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ^ Darby, Heidi. "Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds and Nico Vega's Aja Volkman-Reynolds' Weirdly Perfect Romance - Los Angeles Music - West Coast Sound". Blogs.laweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  3. ^ "Marco Callister Obituary: View Marco Callister's Obituary by Las Vegas Review-Journal". Obits.reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  4. ^ "Imagine Dragons Prove "It's Time" With Live Show At The Red Bull Sound Space At KROQ « The World Famous KROQ". Kroq.cbslocal.com. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  5. ^ archive. "Eagle Scout honors received - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  6. ^ David Smyth (2013-11-08). "Holy roller: Dan Reynolds interview - Music - Going Out - London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  7. ^ "Dan Reynolds: It's Time is a song I wrote at a low point in my life". Metro. Associated Newspaper Ltd. February 5, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Tom Lanham (October 4, 2012). "Imagine Dragons on musical mission". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "Audio-Files - Imagine Dragons". BYUtv. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  10. ^ "Local band, 'Imagine Dragons' signs with Interscope Records".
  11. ^ Burger, David (20 March 2013). "Born in Utah, Imagine Dragons is coming home". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  12. ^ ""Imagine Dragons gets a Bite of the spotlight" by Off the Record". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  13. ^ "Vegas Seven 07-28-2011". Digitaleditiononline.com. 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  14. ^ "2010 Vegas' Best Arts & Entertainment winners". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  15. ^ "Las Vegas CityLife". Las Vegas CityLife. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
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  18. ^ a b "Spotify reveals 2013's most-streamed artists". Usatoday.com. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  19. ^ "Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive' Breaks Record For Longest Hot 100 Run". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  20. ^ By Andy Greene (2013-05-08). "Imagine Dragons Go 'Radioactive' on the Charts | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  21. ^ By Steve Knopper (2012-09-12). "On the Charts: Imagine Dragons' Big Debut | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  22. ^ Grein, Paul (2013-08-28). "Week Ending Aug. 25, 2013. Songs: Robin & Marvin | Chart Watch - Yahoo Music". Music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  23. ^ "2012's Brightest New Stars (So Far): Page 2". Billboard.com. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  24. ^ "Imagine Dragons: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  25. ^ "The Year In Rock 2013: Imagine Dragons Top Billboard's Year-End Rock Rankings". Billboard. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  26. ^ [3][dead link‍]
  27. ^ a b Darby, Heidi. "Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds and Nico Vega's Aja Volkman-Reynolds' Weirdly Perfect Romance - Los Angeles Music - West Coast Sound". Blogs.laweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  28. ^ "I'll Wait For You by Egyptian @ M Resort in Las Vegas". YouTube. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  29. ^ Darby, Heidi. "The 11 Feature - Egyptian: A Modern Rock Romance". Lifeabove11.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  30. ^ "iTunes - Music - Egyptian - EP by Egyptian". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  31. ^ "Egyptian (featuring Dan Reynolds and Aja Volkman) Fade". YouTube. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  32. ^ "Colorblind by Egyptian @ M Resort in Las Vegas". YouTube. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  33. ^ Darby, Heidi (2013-10-03). "Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds and Nico Vega's Aja Volkman-Reynolds' Weirdly Perfect Romance | West Coast Sound | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  34. ^ "Stranger - X Ambassadors | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  35. ^ "Nothing Quite Like Home - G. Love & Special Sauce | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  36. ^ "G. Love and Special Sauce Premiere 'Nothing Quite Like Home' - Video". Rolling Stone. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  37. ^ Ross, Dalton (2014-02-14). "Hear Nico Vega's new single 'I Believe (Get Over Yourself)' | The Music Mix | EW.com". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  38. ^ http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/imagine_dragons_dan_reynolds_to_be_honored_with_hal_david_starlight_award
  39. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/04/15/imagine-dragons-dan-reynolds-songwriter-award/7702849/
  40. ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865597508/Utah-teens-life-and-legacy-inspire-a-foundation-to-slay-cancer-with-dragons.html?pg=all
  41. ^ http://kdvr.com/2014/03/17/local-kids-meet-imagine-dragons/
  42. ^ http://www.dtwt.org/imaginedragons/imagine-dragons
  43. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5862633/amnesty-international-benefit-show-barclays-lineup
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