Daniel Yemin is an American vocalist and musician in the
melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. It generally incorporates fast rhythms, melodic and often distorted guitar riffs, and vocal styles tending towards shouting and ...
punk scene.
He played guitar in the early 1990s with the band
Lifetime
Lifetime may refer to:
* Life expectancy, the length of time a person is expected to remain alive
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Lifetime (band), a rock band from New Jersey
* ''Life Time'' (Rollins Band album), by Rollins Band
* ...
, and in the late 1990s with Kid Dynamite. Yemin also played in Resurrection (sic). Since 2001, he has been the vocalist of
Jade Tree Records
Jade Tree International, Inc. is an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in 1990 in Wilmington, Delaware.
History
Origin (1987–1990)
In 1987, Tim Owen and Darren Walters were introduced during a punk show in Washingto ...
hardcore band
Paint It Black
"Paint It Black" is a song recorded in 1966 by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European infl ...
, and still plays guitar in Lifetime, who reformed in late 2005. He also plays bass in Armalite, a band fronted by
Adam Goren
Adam Goren (born January 14, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and teacher best known as the artist Atom and His Package. Goren is a singer and guitarist who has released more than 18 albums under various aliases. His music is i ...
whose debut album is available through
No Idea Records
No Idea Records is an American independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which focuses on punk rock and its sub-styles and produces both vinyl records and compact discs. The label also organizes The Fest, an independently operated ...
. Additionally, he recently started a new band called Open City with fellow Paint It Black member Andy Nelson and
Bridge and Tunnel
Bridge and Tunnel (often abbreviated B&T or BNT) is a term – often used pejoratively – to describe people who live in communities surrounding the island of Manhattan in New York City, and commute to it for work or entertainment. It refers to ...
guitarist Rachel Rubino in Philadelphia. They released their self-titled debut in January 2017.
Yemin grew up in
Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 30,316,CVA'', an abbreviation for
cerebrovascular accident
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, in reference to his illness.
Yemin has a doctorate in psychology from
Widener University
Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg and Exton) and one in Wilmington, Delaware.
Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school ...
and is a practicing child and teen
psychologist
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in the
Philadelphia
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vegan
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Background
Background may refer to:
Performing arts and stagecraft
* Background actor
* Background artist
* Background light
* Background music
* Background story
* Background vocals
* ''Background'' (play), a 1950 play by Warren Chetham-Strode
Reco ...
Black Cat Records
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1998)
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Hello Bastards
''Hello Bastards'' is the second full-length album by the punk rock band Lifetime. It was recorded at Trax East Studio in New Jersey, USA, during May and June 1995 and was released by Jade Tree Records on September 25, 1995. On February 20, 2010 ...
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Jade Tree Records
Jade Tree International, Inc. is an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in 1990 in Wilmington, Delaware.
History
Origin (1987–1990)
In 1987, Tim Owen and Darren Walters were introduced during a punk show in Washingto ...
1995)
*''
Jersey's Best Dancers
''Jersey's Best Dancers'' is the third studio album by American punk rock band Lifetime. It was released on June 10, 1997, through Jade Tree Records.
Background and production
With the release of their second studio album ''Hello Bastards'' in S ...
Decaydance Records
DCD2 Records, formerly known as Decaydance Records, is an independent record label owned by Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and partners, based in New York City. It was founded as an imprint of Fueled by Ramen. The first band Wentz s ...
2006)
*''
Lifetime
Lifetime may refer to:
* Life expectancy, the length of time a person is expected to remain alive
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Lifetime (band), a rock band from New Jersey
* ''Life Time'' (Rollins Band album), by Rollins Band
* ...
88 Fingers Louie
88 Fingers Louie is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, which was formed in 1993.
After disbanding in 1999, guitarist Dan Wleklinski and bassist Joe Principe formed the well-known punk rock band Rise Against. The b ...
(Sub-City, 1999) - EP
*''Cheap Shots, Youth Anthems'' (Jade Tree, 2003) - LP + DVD
*''Four Years In One Gulp'' (Jade Tree, 2006) - DVD
Paradise
In religion, paradise is a place of exceptional happiness and delight. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical or eschatological or both, often compared to the miseries of human civilization: in paradis ...
'' (2005)
*''
New Lexicon
''New Lexicon'' is the third full-length album from Philadelphia's Paint It Black. It was released on Jade Tree Records on February 19, 2008. Over a month before the album's release date, on January 6, the band gave away copies of the Goliath 7" ...
'' (2008)
* "Goliath" 7" (2008, limited to 500, available only at New Lexicon release show)
*''
Amnesia
Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. but it can also be caused temporarily by the use ...
'' 7" (2009)
*''
Surrender
Surrender may refer to:
* Surrender (law), the early relinquishment of a tenancy
* Surrender (military), the relinquishment of territory, combatants, facilities, or armaments to another power
Film and television
* ''Surrender'' (1927 film), an ...
'' 7" (2009)
*''Invisible'' 7" (2013)
Armalite
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Armalite
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'' (2006)
*''Humongous'' 7" (2011)
Open City
*''Open City'' LP (2017)
*''City of Ash'' 7" (2017)