Jordan Izaak Pundik (born October 12, 1979) is an American

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and

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. He is a founding member and the

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of Floridian

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band

New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Ian Grushka (bass guitar), Chad Gilbert (lead guitar, backing vocal ...

, for whom he sings

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and contributes

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. He was also the

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in the band's now defunct

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, the

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, where he performed under the pseudonym of "Chugga Chugga".

Biography

Jordan Pundik was born in

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, to Carlos and Maureen Pundik. His family moved to

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, when he was 5 years old. He has a brother named Daniel and a sister named Edra. He learned how to play guitar when he was 15 years old. Outside of the band, he is also a tattoo artist.

Musical career

The origins of the band

date back to the summer of 1997 when Pundik met Steve Klein at

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and the pair began writing music together. Pundik later stated the band name was created whilst he and Klein were working in

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together. Pundik says, "We came up with A New Found Glory, we wrote it on a napkin. I think we pulled some of it from "

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" by the

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". They recruited friend Ian Grushka on bass, who they had previously played with in a band named "Inner City Kids". The band practiced in Grushka's garage, and later invited Joe "Taco Joe" Marino to play drums. Shortly thereafter, Chad Gilbert (lead guitar), former vocalist of

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, joined to complete the quintet. In addition to his work with New Found Glory, Pundik has also collaborated with many artists. His vocals also appear on the tracks "Kings of Hollywood" and "You're Not Alone" on

MxPx MxPx () is an American pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington, founded in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera on lead vocals and bass guitar, Yuri Ruley on drums and percussion, Tom Wisniewski on lead gui ...

's 2003 release ''

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''. He did backup vocals for the song "Cat Like Thief" by

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along with

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of Rancid. Jordan also appears on the Hope After the End/A Stab In The Dark split EP with Ned Harrington. In 2004, he appeared on the Breakdance Vietnam song "Graves of Mistakes" from the album ''Memories of Better Days'', released on Broken Sounds Records. Jordan also contributed vocals on "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is" by

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alongside bandmate

Chad Gilbert Chad Everett Gilbert (born March 9, 1981) is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band New Found Glory, for whom he plays lead guitar, sings backing vocals, and composes music. He was also ...

. Jordan also contributed vocals on the b-side track titled "The Lost Boys" by Set Your Goals. Jordan is also featured in the band Midtown's music video "Just Rock & Roll". In 2010, Pundik collaborated with

Paramore Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group, whil ...

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and

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for a punk rock cover of " The Bed Intruder Song". In 2012 his "suburban punk" band Domestikated (consisting of himself and

's Ethan Luck) released an EP called ''5 Minutes in Timeout!'' The EP also features a collaboration with Hayley Williams, on the track "What's His Name (feat. Becca)."

Influences

Pundik has stated that

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and

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are his biggest inspirations.

Discography

with New Found Glory *1997: '' It's All About the Girls (EP)'' *1999: '' Nothing Gold Can Stay'' *2000: '' From the Screen to Your Stereo (EP)'' *2000: ''

'' *2002: '' Sticks and Stones'' *2004: ''

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'' *2006: '' Coming Home'' *2007: ''

From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II ''From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II'' is a cover album by American band New Found Glory, and is the follow-up from the 2000 EP '' From the Screen to Your Stereo''. All the tracks are covers of songs from motion picture soundtracks. In 20 ...

'' *2008: ''

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'' *2008: ''

Tip of the Iceberg (EP) ''Tip of the Iceberg'' is the second EP by American rock band New Found Glory, released on April 29, 2008 through independent label Bridge Nine Records. The release includes three original tracks and three covers of classic melodic hardcore ba ...

'' *2009: ''

Not Without a Fight ''Not Without a Fight'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band New Found Glory. It was released on March 10, 2009 through independent label Epitaph Records. Produced by Blink-182 singer-bassist Mark Hoppus and recorded at his home based ...

'' *2011: ''

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'' *2014: ''

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'' *2017: '' Makes Me Sick'' *2019: '' From the Screen to your Stereo Part III'' *2020: '' Forever and Ever x Infinity'' with International Superheroes of Hardcore *2008: '' Takin' it Ova!'' *2008: '' HPxHC (EP)''

Record labels

;with New Found Glory *

Fiddler Records Fiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launch pad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16-year-old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher Madden in 1996, the label became well ...

(1997) * Eulogy Records (1999) *

Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records was a California-based independent record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. The label was partially responsible for popularizing the pop-punk/emo merger sound of the early to mid-2000s. After facing financia ...

Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint. Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...

(2000 – 2007) *

Bridge 9 Records Bridge 9 Records is an American hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996. The label is name ...

(2008 – 2009) *

Epitaph Records Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo bands ...

(2009 – 2014) *

Hopeless Records Hopeless Records is an American independent record label in Van Nuys, California. History Hopeless Records was founded in 1993 by Louis Posen. The label's artists are generally considered to fall under the genres of punk rock, pop punk, post-ha ...

(2014 – present)

References

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