| 词条 | Jen Ledger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Jen Ledger | background = solo_singer | image = Jen Ledger RTR.jpg | image_size = | landscape = yes | caption = Ledger in June 2013 | birth_name = Jennifer Carole Ledger | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|12|8}} | origin = Coventry, England | death_date = | genre = Hard rock, Christian rock, alternative metal, Christian metal | occupation = Musician | instrument = Drums, vocals | years_active = 2008–present | label = | associated_acts = Skillet, Ledger | website = }}Jennifer Carole Ledger (born 8 December 1989) is an English drummer and co-vocalist for the American Christian rock and hard rock band Skillet.[1] At the age of 18 she became Skillet's drummer, when their former drummer Lori Peters retired.[2][1] Early lifeShe was born in Coventry, England, and started playing the drums when she was 13.[3] Ledger attended the Bluecoat school in Coventry where she passed her GCSEs.[5] She played drums in a local band and was a finalist for the United Kingdom Drummer of the Year competition in 2006.[1] She relocated to the United States at age 16 to major in drums with a scholarship at Living Light School of Worship in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[4] She joined the band The Spark; since the band already had a drummer, she played bass.[1] Musical careerWith Skillet{{main|Skillet (band)}}Band members Skillet discovered Ledger, when they attended church services in a city she lived at the time. They toured the school she was attending and asked Ledger to audition for an open drummer spot in the band.[4] She has been Skillet's drummer and female vocalist since she was 18 years old, beginning with the "Comatose Tour".[5][4] With LedgerLedger stated that she and band mate Korey Cooper began to write music for her own pop-influenced solo-project album in about 2012.[6] In March 2018, it was announced that her debut EP, Ledger, is scheduled to be released on 13 April.[7] She has signed a deal with Atlantic Records and Hear it Loud, the imprint launched by Skillet's John and Korey Cooper and manager Zachary Kelm.[7] Ledger was produced by Korey Cooper along with writer and producer Seth Moseley.[7] Ledger was named the opening act for Skillet's Unleashed tour.[7] On 6 April, she released an official audio for the song "Not Dead Yet" on YouTube.[8] DiscographyExtended plays
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last1=Smith|first1=Angela|title=Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country|date=2014|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810888357|pages=169–170|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-BhAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=jen+ledger+kenosha&source=bl&ots=SFOPLkfZl4&sig=8E7dCp2D26gBWY59LZepzWIjhMY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKv9LE1pbaAhUmyoMKHf8xAJs4HhDoAQgvMAE#v=onepage&q=jen%20ledger%20kenosha&f=false|accessdate=31 March 2018}} 2. ^Skillet drummer exits; Jesus Freak Hideout reprint of John Cooper press release, 14 January 2008, retrieved 28 January 2008 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2009/10/jen-ledger/|title=Jen Ledger of Skillet|date=10 October 2009|work=Modern Drummer Magazine|access-date=30 March 2018}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|last1=Waddington|first1=Jenny|title=Coventry teen Jennifer Ledger rocks all over America|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-teen-jennifer-ledger-rocks-3097980|publisher=Coventry Telegraph|accessdate=31 March 2018|date=20 May 2008}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/New_Drummer/30480/p1/|title=New Drummer|work=crossrhythms.co.uk}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Ledger, 'Not Dead Yet' - Exclusive Song Premiere|url=http://loudwire.com/ledger-not-dead-yet-exclusive-song-premiere-interview/|website=Loudwire|accessdate=11 April 2018|language=en}} 7. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8247415/skillet-jen-ledger-solo-deal-ep|title=Skillet's Jen Ledger Inks Solo Deal, Releasing EP Next Month: Exclusive|work=Billboard|access-date=29 March 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Not Dead Yet (Official Audio)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-8G3UytENA|publisher=LEDGER|accessdate=11 April 2018}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8379871/ledger-debuts-no-5-emerging-artists-chart|title=Skillet Side Project Ledger Debuts at No. 5 on Emerging Artists Chart|publisher=|accessdate=16 June 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-4-25-breaking-benjamins-sales-are-hot|title=Metal By Numbers 4/25: Breaking Benjamin’s sales are hotMetal Insider|date=25 April 2018|publisher=|accessdate=16 June 2018}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks|title=Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-09-05}} 12. ^{{Cite news|url=http://mauce.nl/site/skillets-jen-ledger-named-rising-star-in-drum-magazines-2012-drummies-award/|title='Skillet's’ 'Jen Ledger' Named 'Rising Star' in Drum Magazine's 2012 Drummies Award|date=3 July 2012|work=The Metal Resource - mauce.nl|access-date=30 March 2018}} External links
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