Jaret Ray Reddick (born March 6, 1972) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the pop-punk band Bowling for Soup. He also voices Danny on Phineas and Ferb and has voiced Chuck E. Cheese since 2012.
Jaret Reddick | |
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 Reddick performing with Bowling for Soup in 2023 | |
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| Birth name | Jaret Ray Reddick |
| Also known as | J.R., Red Dick, Jaret Von Erich, The Pope Minister |
| Born | March 6, 1972 Grapevine, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Member of | Bowling for Soup |
| Formerly of | People on Vacation |
| Website | bowlingforsoup |
Early life
editJaret Ray Reddick is the youngest of six children, with four sisters and a brother. He went to Cunningham Elementary School, Wichita Falls, Texas. He graduated from S. H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls. In high school, he played snare drum in the marching band, until age seventeen when he started playing guitar.
Reddick has owned a chain of toy stores while attempting to get his music career off the ground. He resides in Prosper, Texas. One of the employees at his toy stores was a Japanese mizu shotokan karate expert and noticed Reddick's natural agility and poise during a company outing to a local pool.[1]
Career
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Bowling for Soup
editBowling for Soup formed in 1994 in Wichita Falls, Texas.[2] Their name derives from Bowling For Dollars, a comedy routine by Steve Martin. Reddick is the songwriter for the band, penning such BFS hits as "Punk Rock 101", as well as playing guitar.
His primary guitar is a Music Man Axis that has a Miller Lite design on it; his former primary guitar until 2018 was similarly a Music Man Axis with a flag of Texas design on it.
Phineas and Ferb
editReddick voices the lead singer of the fictional band Love Händel on the television show Phineas and Ferb. It started with Bowling for Soup providing the series' theme song "Today is Gonna Be a Great Day," (nominated for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Emmy in 2008) and later Reddick's character Danny was introduced in the episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together".[3] Reddick has since written several songs for the show and made a handful of appearances, both as Danny from Love Händel, and once with cartoon versions of the other members of Bowling for Soup performing "Today is Gonna Be a Great Day."
Sonic Unleashed
editReddick also worked with SEGA for the song "Endless Possibility", which is featured as the theme to the Sonic the Hedgehog videogame, Sonic Unleashed. The song was written by Sonic game composer, Tomoya Ohtani.
Jarinus
editJarinus is a songwriting/production team composed of Reddick and Linus of Hollywood.[4][5] The two have worked together co-writing songs and co-producing Bowling for Soup albums since Sorry for Partyin' (2009), as well as co-founding Crappy Records, and co-producing the People on Vacation EP The Carry On EP (2011). In late 2011, Jarinus announced that they would be making their debut album and that they would be seeking funding for recording it through Kickstarter, and have since reached their goal of over $18,000. The duo began releasing demo recordings as free downloads, as a "song of the week" promotion, on SoundCloud. However, Reddick later stated these songs would not appear on the album.
Crappy Records
editCrappy Records is an independent record label started by Reddick and Linus of Hollywood[4] as a partnership with Oglio Records.[5][6] The label has released albums from Kurt Baker, The Leftovers, Linus of Hollywood, MC Lars, and Skyfox.[6]
Built By Ninjas
editBuilt By Ninjas is a music video production group formed by Reddick and Heath Balderston.[5][7] The group has produced music videos for MC Lars, Patent Pending, Palmdale, and Skyfox, as well as Bowling for Soup's music video for the song "Turbulence"[8] and People on Vacation's video for the song "Where Do We Go."
Producing Darlington singles
editIn 2008, Reddick produced, co-wrote, and co-arranged two singles with solo artist Christy Darlington. SUV & Girls + Summer = Fun! were subsequently recorded at Valve Studios with Reddick producing. Reddick also sung backing vocals and performed guitar parts on the songs, with Christy performing lead vocal parts and guitar parts. Erik Chandler performed the bass parts and also backing vocals, and Gary Wiseman performed the drum parts. These two singles were later released digitally. This collaboration was a result of Reddick & Bowling for Soup having known Darlington & performed concerts together in Dallas in the late 1990s, and a mutual liking and respect for each other's music.
People on Vacation
editIn 2010, Reddick started a side project band, called People on Vacation, with Ryan Hamilton from the indie rock band Smile Smile.[9][10][11][12][13][14] The duo have since released two songs online. The first, "Better Off Dead"[9][10][11] was released in late 2010, and a second, "She Was the Only One"[9][13] was released in early 2011. A video for "Better Off Dead" has also been released.[10] The duo released their debut EP The Carry On EP on November 24, 2011, through Brando Records.
Chuck E. Cheese
editIn 2012, Chuck E. Cheese chose Reddick to be the new voice of their mascot, as part of a revamp for the character. He replaced Duncan Brannan in the role.[15]
Jaret Goes to the Movies
editIn October 2015, Reddick started a podcast with family friend, Rich Coleman, called Jaret Goes to the Movies where they discuss a popular movie from their past each week. The show's cast has now been expanded to include Reddick's wife, Casey, Eric Dillow, Amy Pittsinger and Sean Timothy (producer).
Jaret Ray Reddick
editIn March 2022, Reddick released his debut country album, titled Just Woke Up.
Discography
editJaret Ray Reddick
edit- Just Woke Up (2022)
Bowling for Soup
edit- Bowling for Soup (1994)
- Cell Mates (1996)
- Rock on Honorable Ones!! (1997)
- Tell Me When to Whoa (1998)
- Let's Do It for Johnny!! (2000)
- Drunk Enough to Dance (2002)
- A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)
- Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies (2005)
- The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006)
- Sorry for Partyin' (2009)
- Fishin' for Woos (2011)
- Lunch. Drunk. Love. (2013)
- Songs People Actually Liked (Vol 1) (2015)
- Drunk Dynasty (2016)
- Pop Drunk Snot Bread (2022)
- Don't Mind If We Do (2023)
- Songs People Actually Liked (Vol 2) (2023)
Phineas and Ferb and Love Händel
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Danny and Phineas Flynn | "History of Rock" | Phineas and Ferb, episode: "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel and Vincent Martella as Phineas. |
| Love Händel | "You Snuck Your Way Right Into My Heart" | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel. | ||
| "Music Makes Us Better" | ||||
| 2009 | Love Händel and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz | "Couldn't Kick My Way Right Into Her Heart" | Phineas and Ferb, episode: "Thaddeus and Thor" | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel and Dan Povenmire as Doofenshmirtz. |
| Love Händel | "You Snuck Your Way Right Into My Heart" | Phineas and Ferb soundtrack | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel. | |
| 2010 | Love Händel | "Tri-State Area Unification Day" | Phineas and Ferb, episode: "Hip Hip Parade" | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel. |
| Carmen Carter | "Izzy's Got the Frizzies" | Phineas and Ferb, episode "Robot Rodeo" | Songwriter | |
| Love Händel | "Bouncin' Around the World" | Phineas and Ferb, "Summer Belongs to You" episode and soundtrack | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel; also songwriter | |
| "The Ballad of Klimpaloon" | Phineas and Ferb, "Summer Belongs to You" soundtrack only | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel. | ||
| Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Martin Olson, and Jaret Reddick | "Robot Riot" – Demo | Original demo written for Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Also songwriter | |
| Love Händel | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | Phineas and Ferb: Holiday Favorites[16] | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel. | |
| 2010–2011 | Jaret Reddick | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb theme | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | |
| 2011 | Love Händel | "Robot Riot" | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension and soundtrack | Reddick as Danny from Love Händel; also songwriter |
Jarinus
edit- Rhymes with Vaginus (2013)
- Demo recordings released
- "18395" – 1:05
- "!@#$%" (Clean Version) – 1:14
- "The Day After Valentine's Day" – 1:40
- "Don't Be a Jerk" – 1:32
- "DVB" – 2:17
- "Farting at Staples" – 1:05
- "Happy Holidays Asshole" – 0:36
- "Happy New Year Asshole" – 1:12
- "It's Parry Gripp's Birthday!" – 0:38
- "Jarinus Kickstarter Theme" – 0:42
- "Jarinus Rhymes with Vaginus" – 1:30
- "Tweet for a Track" – 1:56
People on Vacation
edit- The Carry On EP (2011)[9][10][11]
- The Summer and the Fall (2012)[9][10][11]
- Holiday Vacation (2012)
- The Chronicles of Tim Powers (2015)
Other work
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Release | Notes |
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| 2006 | MC Lars feat. Jaret Reddick | "Download This Song" | The Graduate | |
| Army of Freshmen feat. Jaret Reddick | "At the End of the Day" | Under the Radar | ||
| "Down at the Shore" | ||||
| "Maybe in the Midwest" | ||||
| "Wrinkle in Time" | ||||
| The Lordz feat. Jaret Reddick | "Runaway" | The Brooklyn Way | ||
| 2007 | Junior feat. Jaret Reddick | "She's So Amazing" | Are We Famous Yet? | Also songwriter |
| 2008 | Jaret Reddick with various artists | "Endless Possibility" | Sonic Unleashed[17] | Reddick performs lead vocals and wrote the song's lyrics. Erik Chandler of Bowling for Soup also sings during chorus. |
| MC Lars feat. Jaret Reddick | "I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas" | The Green Christmas EP | Also songwriter | |
| 2009 | Darlington feat. Jaret Reddick | SUV & Girls + Summer = Fun! | produced, cowrote & coarranged the two singles, as well as performed guitar parts & backing vocals. Erik Chandler also performed bass parts & backing vocals & Gary Wiseman performed the drum parts. | |
| RollerCoasteR feat. Jaret Reddick | "Ex Best Friend" | First Contact | ||
| 2011 | "Dallas 'til I Die" | Theme for FC Dallas | ||
| Marti Dodson feat. Jaret Reddick | "Sonny and Cher" | Also producer | ||
| 2013 | Bret Michaels feat. Jaret Reddick | "What I Got" | Jammin' With Friends | |
| Patent Pending (band) feat. Jaret Reddick | "Classic You" | Brighter | Also Co-songwriter | |
| 2015 | Suburban Legends | "Love Song" | Forever in the Friendzone | Co-songwriter |
| 2020 | Karma Kids | "Matrix" | Dystopian Dream Part Two: Land of the Free | Vocals |
| 2020 | Punk Rock Factory feat. Jaret Reddick | "Let It Go" | A Whole New Wurst | Vocals |
| 2023 | Chin Up, Kid | "1985 (feat. Jaret Reddick)" | 1985 (feat. Jaret Reddick) - Single | Vocals |
| 2023 | Rival Town | "Seasons" feat. Jaret Reddick | "Seasons" feat. Jaret Reddick | Vocals |
| 2024 | Chin Up, Kid | "The Invitation (feat. Jaret Reddick)" | Blackheart Social | Vocals, Aleister Crowley speech |
| 2024 | Chin Up, Kid | "Flames (feat. Jaret Reddick)" | Blackheart Social | Vocals, Aleister Crowley speech |
Filmography
edit| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Crossroads | As himself with Bowling for Soup |
Uncredited |
| 2005 | Cursed | ||
| 2017 | Saving the Tin Man | Daniel Kilgore | |
| Television series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Himself | Series 12, episode 8 |
| 2008–2013 | Phineas and Ferb | Danny / Himself | 3 episodes (Danny) 1 episode (Himself) |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Danny | TV movie[18] |
| 2023 | Underdeveloped | Narrator | 6 episodes |
| Other work | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012–present | Chuck E. Cheese's | Chuck E. Cheese | Animatronic stage show & puppets |
References
edit- ^ Reddick, Jaret. Definitely Wrote This.
- ^ "Bowling For Soup | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos". MTV. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on January 28, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Smith, Scott (July 28, 2011). "Bowling For Soup Interview". Maytherockbewithyou.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c "BOWLING FOR SOUP". Rockonmagazine.com. June 1, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "Home of Oglio Entertainment >> Crappy Records". Oglio Entertainment. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Facebook". Built By Ninjas. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Videos | Facebook". Built By Ninjas. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Freedman, Peter (January 12, 2011). "New Local Super-ish Group People On Vacation Would Like To Introduce Itself..." Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Freedman, Pete (January 19, 2011). "Video Premiere: People On Vacation – "Better Off Dead"..." Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Albums I'm looking forward to in 2011 (and so should you)". Nightanddayfilms.com. January 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ "Introducing...People On Vacation". January 11, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2011 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Branch, Keaton (January 19, 2011). "On the Horizon: People on Vacation". AudioADD.net. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "People on Vacation". Do512. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Candice Choi (July 3, 2012). "Chuck E. Cheese being replaced with hipper image". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Santa Claus is Coming to Town...and so are Phineas, Ferb and Their Friends with a Unique and Humorous Twist on Holiday Tunes.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ "SEGA Blog | Sonic the Hedgehog". Blogs.sega.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Jaret Reddick 26 June 2011 Twitter post". Twitter.com. June 26, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
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