Imagine Dragons has gone from playing dive bars in Las Vegas casinos to selling out stadiums around the globe with their emotionally charged radio rock anthems, amassing billions of streams and amassing an incredible fan base.
Reynolds, who refers to himself as a “really complicated” songwriter, is humble and generous in spirit. Together with his band members he contributes funds to support Tyler Robinson Foundation which assists families dealing with pediatric cancer by defraying life expenses related to treatment.
Dan Reynolds writes songs almost every day. Melody comes easily to him, while vocal intonation and pitch come naturally as well; but songwriting takes hard work.
Reynolds is best known as the lead vocalist of rock band Imagine Dragons and has garnered a worldwide fan base. An outspoken supporter for LGBTQ rights, Reynolds incorporates this activism into his songs.
Reynolds and his bandmates formed The Band at Brigham Young University in 2008. The initial lineup consisted of drummer Andrew Tolman, bassist Ben McKee, keyboard player Theresa Flaminio, guitarists Wayne Sermon and Daniel Platzman.
Imagine Dragons have won fans across Idaho to Italy with their melodic anthems that resonate like no other band in music today. No matter if it be arena rock, power pop, or formulaic; what matters is how these songs affect listeners. Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, and Ty Dolla $ign have collaborated with this talented band in many projects over time.
Imagine Dragons first made waves when they released their debut album Night Visions in 2012 and hit it big with their single Radioactive. Their single was at the top of charts for months – since then, Imagine Dragons have won multiple Grammys and played major international music festivals.
McKee attended Berklee School of Music with band mates Wayne Sermon and Daniel Platzman; however, McKee decided to drop out after just one semester to join their band instead.
McKee is also a classical singer, performing regularly with groups such as the Fieri Consort, Siglo de Oro, English Concert, ORA Singers and Ex Cathedra. Additionally he serves as chorus master for Coro Casa da Musica in Porto as well as regularly participating with Theatre of Voices performances in Akron Ohio where he lives with his wife, Blue Moola the dog and 2 cats!
Andrew was a junior at Viewmont High School and played on their competition soccer team, earning honors classes. Aspiring to become an architectural engineer, Andrew also found joy playing piano and trumpet; serving in his church music ministry bringing joy through his talent; being loved uncle of four nieces and a nephew as well as friend to many.
Night Visions was unleashed onto the global scene in late 2012. It quickly rose to the top of both Billboard Alternative and Rock charts and was an instantaneous worldwide smash hit, becoming one of the best-selling singles ever with “Radioactive” spending more than one year at number one on both charts.
In 2022, they released Mercury–Act 1 and Act 2. It proved their most successful release to date, winning them a Grammy and becoming one of the year’s most streamed albums.
Wayne Sermon, born June 15th 1984 in American Fork, Utah is the lead guitarist for Imagine Dragons rock band. Sermon honed his guitar skills at Berklee School of Music before becoming part of Imagine Dragons and receiving numerous awards and honors as part of this ensemble.
Imagine Dragons has taken an old-fashioned approach in an industry in which every artist strives to rewrite history. Their debut album Night Visions reached #2 on the US Rock chart and top ten positions across Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand Norway Switzerland.
Origins was released in 2018 before Mercury – Act 1 made an even greater statement as one of their most potent projects yet. The double album features an ambiguous cover–it can be read either way–that symbolically summarizes its concept. Working alongside Rick Rubin for this endeavor proved both cathartic and productive for them as a unit.