Jinxx

Jeremy Miles Ferguson (born January 7, 1986 in Webster City, Iowa), is an American guitarist, pianist, and violinist, best known for being in the American rock band Black Veil Brides.

History

He joined Black Veil Brides in mid-2009 when Andy Biersack was reforming his band in Hollywood, California. He has also played in the bands The Dreaming, Amen, Team Cybergeist, and The Drastics. He got his first guitar when he was two, and started playing live shows with his father at the age of eight. He is heavily influenced by classical music and classical composers, such as Bach and Beethoven.The first album he ever owned was Metallica's fourth album, ...And Justice for All, and he learned every track from start to finish. He and fellow Black Veil Brides guitarist Jake Pitts won Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Award for "Best Guitarists 2012".

Personal life

Jinxx has an older brother Travis from his mother's first marriage, he also taught Jinxx how to play guitar. On June 21, 2011, Jinxx proposed to his girlfriend Sammi Doll, and announced via Twitter that she said "yes". On the same day of the engagement, Sammi Doll posted a picture of the ring Jinxx proposed with.
Jinxx and Sammi Doll said "I do" on October 20, 2012; the ceremony and reception was held at a castle in the Hollywood Hills. After speculation of Jinxx and Sammi getting a divorce, Jinxx confirmed through his Facebook that they were not, and are only going through a "rough patch," on June 5th, 2013.

Equipment

Guitars
Evaline Ouija board guitar (seen in "Perfect Weapon" video)
B.C. Rich Pro X Bich (seen in "The Legacy," "Fallen Angels," and "Rebel Love Song" videos)
B.C. Rich Bich double neck (also seen in "The Legacy" video)
B.C. Rich Jinxx Signature Pro X Bich (seen in "Coffin" video)
Schecter Jinxx Blackjack SLS Solo-6 FR (with white EMG pickups)
Amplifiers
Fuchs custom head (based off Marshall JCM 800)
Marshall JCM 800 head
Kemper Profiling amp
Peavey 6505 head
Peavey 6505 412 cabinet
Violins
Red S-shaped violin from gear4music

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Black Veil Brides

Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based in Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andy Biersack (lead vocals), Ash Purdy (bass, backing vocals), Jake Pitts (lead guitar), Jinxx (rhythm guitar, violin) and Christian "CC" Coma (drums). Black Veil Brides are known for their use of black makeup and body paint, tight black studded clothing, and long hair, which was inspired by Kiss' and Mötley Crüe's stage persona, as well as numerous other 1980s glam metal acts.
They were mislabeled as emo due to the style they sported and have been criticized for their appearance.^[46][47] However, in an interview Andy Biersack said

“

Yeah I mean just always identify yourself as you. Whatever your name is, whatever your interests are like you know don't allow them to call you "emo" or whatever else cause those things, they really don't exist. That's the term of a guy who trolls message boards and those things. Like "emo" and "faggot" and those things cause those are what people learned ostensibly outside of what reality is so I just don't listen to those people. Don't let those people affect you.

”

Even when the band won their Golden God Award for their song In the End winning "song of the year" and mass radio hits, the band got berated and booed at by the audience. Phil Labonte, the frontman for All That Remains, posted a controversial comment slamming Andy Biersack's appearance and was accused of homophobia as a result.

Accolades

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result	Place
2007	Black Veil Brides	Bogart's Battle of the Bands[89][90]	Won	2nd
2011	Black Veil Brides	MTV's Favorite Breakthrough Band of 2011[91]	Won	3rd
	Andy Biersack	Revolver's 100 Greatest Living Rock Stars 2011[92][93]	Won	—
	Set the World on Fire	Revolver's 20 Best Albums of 2011[94]	Won	5th
	Black Veil Brides	Revolver's Golden God Awards: Best New Band 2011[95][96]	Won	—
	"The Legacy"	Revolver's Song of the Year 2011[97]	Won	2nd
	Black Veil Brides for "Fallen Angels"	WGRD’s 2011 Favorite Listener Band of The Year[98]	Won	2nd
	Black Veil Brides	Alternative Press: Band of the Year Award[99]	Won	1st
	Christian Coma	Alternative Press: Drummer of the Year Award[100]	Won	1st
2012	Black Veil Brides	Revolver's Golden God Awards: Most Dedicated Fans 2012[101]	Nominated	—
	Andy Biersack	Revolver's Golden God Awards: Best Vocalist 2012[101]	Nominated	—
	Jake Pitts and Jinxx	Revolver's Golden God Awards: Best Guitarists 2012[102][103]	Won	—
	Black Veil Brides for Set the World on Fire	Kerrang! Award for Best Album 2012[104]	Nominated	—
	Black Veil Brides	Kerrang! Award for Best Live Band 2012[104]	Nominated	—
	Andy Biersack	Kerrang! Award for Hottest Male 2012[104]	Nominated	—
	Ash Purdy	Kerrang! Award for Hottest Male 2012[104]	Nominated	—
	Black Veil Brides for "Rebel Love Song"	Kerrang! Award for Best Single 2012[104]	Won	—
2013	Black Veil Brides for "In the End"	Loudwire Cage Match: Black Veil Brides vs. Halestorm[105]	Won	—
	Black Veil Brides for "In the End"	Loudwire Cage Match: Black Veil Brides vs. HIM[106]	Won	—
	Black Veil Brides for "In the End"	Loudwire Cage Match: Black Veil Brides vs. Coheed and Cambria[107]	Won	—
	Black Veil Brides for "In the End"	Loudwire Cage Match: Black Veil Brides vs. Asking Alexandria[108]	Won	—
	Black Veil Brides for "In the End"	Loudwire Cage Match: Black Veil Brides vs. Bullet for My Valentine[109]	Won	—
	Black Veil Brides for "In the End"	Revolver's Golden Gods Awards: Song of the Year 2013[110]	Won	—
	Black Veil Brides	Revolver's Golden Gods Awards: Most Dedicated Fans 2013[111]	Nominated	—
	Black Veil Brides	Relentless Kerrang! Awards 2013: Best live band[112]	Won	—
"—" denotes a nomination that did not place or places were not relevant in the award.

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Jake Pitts

Jake Pitts (born Jacob Mark Pitts; August 21, 1985) is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and engineer best known for being in the American rock band Black Veil Brides. He has been in the band since November, 2009.

Early life

Pitts was born in Idaho, United States to Mark and Carolyn Pitts. He also has an older sister Sarah Pitts Lowry, who has two children Aiden and Minka.

Music career

He received his first guitar when he was 10 years old, but he put it away and didn't play it until 3 years later. He picked it back up when he began listening to Metallica, because he wanted to recreate their sound.^[1] He learned music and harmony theory from his mother, who was a classical pianist and composer. He is also influenced musically by rock and heavy metal artists such as Metallica, Van Halen, Scorpions, All That Remains, Buckethead, Paul Gilbert and Avenged Sevenfold. Before joining Black Veil Brides, he played lead guitar in a band called Perfect Victim.^[1][4] He is a certified recording engineer and went to Los Angeles Recording School in 2006.

Awards

• Kerrang! Awards 2011 - Best International Newcomer
• Kerrang! Awards 2012 - Best Single "Rebel Love Song"
• KerrangI Awards 2013 - Best live Band - Black Veil Brides
• Revolver Golden Gods 2011 = Best New Band
• Revolver Golden Gods 2012 - Best Guitarist "Jake Pitts" -
• Revolver Golden Gods 2013 - Song of the year "In The End"

- He and fellow Black Veil Brides guitarist Jinxx won Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Award for "Best Guitarists 2012".
Jake Pitts On Wikipedia