James Mercer

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Mercer
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1970(1970-12-26)
Age	54
Birthplace	Honolulu
Country	United States
Birth City	Hawaii
Horoscope	Capricorn

James Mercer Biography

James Mercer is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 26, 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Founder, guitarist, and singer-songwriter for the rock group The Shins. He has also been involved with the group Broken Bells, among other projects.

His music is heavily featured in Zach Braff’s directorial debut Garden State.

In the early 1990s, Mercer belonged to a group called Blue Roof Dinner. In 1992, Mercer founded the band Flake Music (originally called Flake) with drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Marty Crandall, and bassist Neal Langford. Together, they produced the well-received album When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return, and toured with Modest Mouse and Califone.

Shortly after the release of When You Land Here, in 1999, Mercer formed The Shins in Albuquerque, New Mexico as a side project. Mercer named the band The Shins after the family in the musical The Music Man, a favorite of Mercer’s father. The project began as a way to explore three-minute pop songs with conventional chord structure. Mercer recruited Jesse Sandoval to play drums and the two began performing as a duo. The Shins played with Cibo Matto and the American Analog Set, with Mercer serving as the primary songwriter for the band. As The Shins rose to popularity, Flake Music eventually disbanded in 1999, leaving Mercer, Sandoval, and Langford, who joined after Flake Music’s disbanding, to focus completely on The Shins. In 2002, the band relocated to Portland, Oregon.

He married designer Marisa Kula in 2006; they have three daughters together.

James Mercer Net Worth

James Mercer is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Mercer 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He traveled a lot as a child because his father was in the U.S. Air Force. His first serious band was called Blues Roof Dinner.

He sang backup vocals on several tracks on Modest Mouse’s album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

James Russell Mercer (born December 26, 1970) is an American singer- songwriter, guitarist, and musician. He is the founder, vocalist, lead singer- songwriter, and sole remaining original member of the indie rock group The Shins. In 2009, Mercer and producer Danger Mouse formed the side project Broken Bells, for which they released a self-titled album in March 2010, followed by After the Disco in 2014. Mercer also has acted, appearing in Matt McCormick’s feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others, which premiered in 2010.

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Who is James Mercer Dating?

According to our records, James Mercer married to Marisa Kula. As of December 1, 2023, James Mercer’s is not dating anyone.

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Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mercer was raised Roman Catholic, but he became an atheist at age 10. His father was in the United States Air Force. Because of his father’s deployments he attended high school in both England and Germany; he lived in England from 1985 to 1990.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Mercer celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

Why did James Mercer fire The Shins?

Former Shins drummer Jesse Sandoval revealed the real reason for his departure from the band earlier in 2009. At the time, frontman James Mercer told Pitchfork that it was “ an aesthetic decision “. Sandoval now tells The Portland Mercury: “I was fired”. He didn’t punch bandmates or anything.

Are The Shins still together?

The Shins is an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in

1996. The band is the project of singer-songwriter James Mercer, who has served as the band’s sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes.

Why is the band called The Shins?

Shortly after the release of When You Land Here, in 1999, Mercer formed The Shins in Albuquerque as a side project. Mercer named the band The Shins after the family in the musical The Music Man, a favorite of Mercer’s father.

Who is the singer of The Shins?

James Mercer

Why did the shins change members?

“ It’s an aesthetic decision ,” Mercer told Pitchfork at the time. They were replaced with Fruit Bats bassist Ron Lewis and Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer. Sandoval scoffed at talk of “aesthetics”. “In the studio, I didn’t have the luxury to take lots of time to execute drum parts, and you can’t really piecemeal drums.