Career Justin Vernon

vernon performing bon iver in black cat, washington, d.c. in 2008

vernon came international prominence emma, forever ago, first album bon iver, recorded isolated in northern wisconsin cabin during winter months of 2006 , 2007, while going through health , personal difficulties. album self-released vernon in july 2007 , after received several positive reviews, including pitchfork, album rereleased in february 2008 , released internationally in may of year.

vernon part of other musical groups, including volcano choir, consists of vernon , members of band collections of colonies of bees. in 2009 unmap released. collaborative group gayngs, consisting of multiple established artists, including members megafaun, rosebuds, doomtree , stay gold, among others, released relayted in 2010. vernon contributed 7 songs on anaïs mitchell s 2010 album hadestown, based on greek legend orpheus , eurydice. 1 third of shouting matches, blues-garage rock trio, along laarks , peter wolf crier drummer brian moen, , former deyarmond edison bandmate phil cook. have recorded not yet released 5-track ep, mouthoil, , released debut album, grownass man, in 2013. @ shouting matches 2013 shows in milwaukee , minneapolis, mouthoil cds available limited release.

during creation of kanye west s 2010 album beautiful dark twisted fantasy, vernon invited collaborate on various songs, providing vocals on dark fantasy , monster , hell of life , lost in world , song s bitch west , jay-z s collaborative album watch throne in 2011. involved in west s 2013 album yeezus, contributing god , hold liquor , , m in . vernon has on several occasions served backing vocalist west @ live performances, notably @ coachella valley music , arts festival in 2011 , glastonbury festival in 2015, west introduced vernon 1 of baddest white boys on planet”. in 2009, vernon collaborated aaron dessner on song big red machine aids benefit album dark night produced red hot organization.

he has produced albums other artists, including land of talk s 2008 album lakes , kathleen edwards 2012 album voyageur.

bon iver won best new artist , best alternative album @ 2012 grammy awards, 2011 self-titled album.

on september 25, 2012, vernon walked away bon iver temporarily, virtually putting end band time being. when asked reasoning, replied, [i m] winding down. @ faucet. have turn off , walk away because of how music comes subconscious or discovering. there s attention on band, can distracting @ times. feel need walk away while still care it. , if come – if @ – ll feel better , renewed or that.

he has since played new music @ first eaux claires music , arts festival in july 2015 in hometown of eau claire, wi. vernon founded , curated festival along aaron dessner of national.

in 2012, vernon began chigliak, imprint of jagjaguwar, dedicated albums have had limited or non-commercial releases.

in 2014, jason feathers, collaboration vernon, ryan olson (member of gayngs, poliça , marijuana deathsquads), indie rapper astronautalis , bon iver member sean carey (known stage name s. carey), released de oro.

in august 2016, vernon , dessner curated second annual eaux claires festival. on opening night of festival, bon iver debuted third album, 22, million, in front of live audience. 22, million released on september 30, 2016 widespread critical acclaim.