Jared Dines
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{{short description|American musician and YouTuber}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jared Dines
| image = JaredDines2020.png
| caption = Dines in 2020
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|6}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| death_date =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Musician
- YouTuber
- producer
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| years_active = 2010–present
| origin =
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Guitar
- drums
- bass
- vocals
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| genre = {{flatlist|
- Heavy metal
- {{nowrap|alternative metal}}
- djent
- metalcore
}}
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
- Daddy Rock
- Oni
- SION
}}
| past_member_of = Rest, Repose
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
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| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes
| channel_display_name = Jared Dines
| channel_id = UCJcYRr8rpsxVPfWA5vkuxFw
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Vlog
- music
- comedy
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
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| subscribers = 2.95 million
| views = 783.58 million
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| stats_update = March 30, 2025
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Jared Dines (born October 6, 1989) is an American YouTuber and musician who is known for metalcore-themed and adjacent videos, covers, parodies, and his own original music. He is a member of Canadian metalcore band Oni, and a frequent collaborator with musicians such as Howard Jones and Matt Heafy.
Career
=Youtube=
Dines worked as a recording engineer before pursuing YouTube full time.{{cite news |last1=Kovac |first1=Adam |title=Jared Dines: "When I was 12, the artist list on the back of Ernie Ball string packs was my primary way of discovering new music!" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jared-dines-when-i-was-12-the-artist-list-on-the-back-of-ernie-ball-string-packs-was-my-primary-way-of-discovering-new-music |access-date=May 3, 2021 |magazine=Guitar World|date=June 9, 2020 |language=en}} He started his YouTube channel to promote his band, They Charge Like Warriors, in 2011.{{cite news |last1=Jovanović |first1=Marko |title=Check Out the Very First Videos of 14 Big Rock and Metal YouTubers |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/check_out_the_very_first_videos_of_14_big_rock_and_metal_youtubers.html |access-date=3 May 2021 |publisher=Ultimate Guitar|language=en}}
His first major success on the platform came in 2014 when he published "10 Styles of Metal". Previously only averaging a few hundred views per video, "10 Styles of Metal" was picked up by local news outlets and highlighted by online music journalists. It would later garner millions of views. As a response, Dines began to produce more skit-based content.{{cite news |last1=Jovanović |first1=Marko |title=Jared Dines Reflects on Video That Brought Him YouTube Stardom, Says 'It Sounds Like Garbage to Me' |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jared_dines_reflects_on_video_that_brought_him_youtube_stardom_says_it_sounds_like_garbage_to_me.html |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Ultimate Guitar |language=en}} He gained further popularity from his metal covers of pop songs.{{cite news |last1=Gogia |first1=Nikhail |title=Jared Dines shows us what Maroon 5 might sound like if they were a metal band |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/jared_dines_shows_us_what_maroon_5_might_sound_like_if_they_were_a_metal_ba/ |access-date=12 May 2020 |work=Alternative Press |date=February 12, 2017}}{{cite news |last=Childers |first=Chad |title=Jared Dines Shows What Blink-182 Would Sound Like Metal |url=https://loudwire.com/jared-dines-blink-182-metal/ |access-date=May 12, 2020 |publisher=Loudwire |date=March 13, 2016 |language=en}} His following grew as he collaborated with other artists such as Rob Scallon.{{cite web |last1=Kovac |first1=Adam |title=From Jared Dines to Sarah Longfield: how YouTube guitar heroes' DIY approach paid off, big time |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/from-jared-dines-to-sarah-longfield-how-youtube-guitar-heroes-diy-approach-paid-off-big-time |magazine=Guitar World|access-date=May 12, 2020 |language=en |date=August 20, 2019}}
Dines, in competition with Steve Terreberry, became known for playing guitars with an unusual amount of strings.{{cite news |last1=Bienstock |first1=Richard Bienstock |title=Witness the complete and utter insanity of a 36-string bass solo |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/witness-the-complete-and-utter-insanity-of-a-36-string-bass-solo |access-date=May 12, 2020 |magazine=Guitar World|date=October 21, 2019 |language=en}} In 2017, he was scammed when trying to purchase a 17-string instrument from a fraud luthier.{{cite news |last1=Stone|first1=Jef |title=YouTube star Jared Dines: "I was scam victim over 17-string guitar" |url=https://www.gearnews.com/youtube-star-jared-dines-i-scam-victim-17-string-guitar/ |access-date=May 12, 2020 |work=gearnews.com |date=22 October 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Pasbani |first1=Robert |title=Watch: Jared Dines Trashes Infamous 17-String-Guitar |url=https://metalinjection.net/around-the-interwebs/watch-jared-dines-trashes-infamous-17-string-guitar |access-date=May 12, 2020 |publisher=Metal Injection |date=17 January 2018}} However, Dines was later gifted a custom 18-string guitar which he demoed at the 2018 NAMM Show.{{cite news |title=Watch Jared Dines Play an Ormsby 18-String Guitar |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-jared-dines-play-an-ormsby-18-string-guitar |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Guitar World |date=30 January 2018 |language=en}} Terreberry responded with a 20-string guitar in 2019. At the conclusion of their feud, Terreberry and Dines participated in a charity auction of the instruments.{{cite news |last1=Bienstock |first1=Richard |title=Jared Dines is selling his custom 18-string Ormsby guitar on eBay |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-dines-is-selling-his-custom-18-string-ormsby-guitar-on-ebay |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Guitar World |date=7 October 2019 |language=en}} The 18-string was purchased by Philip Kaplan after Dines' auction initially failed.{{cite news |last1=Breathnach |first1=Cillian |title=Jared Dines succeeds in selling his 18-string Ormsby after auction troubles |url=https://guitar.com/news/music-news/jared-dines-sells-his-18-string/ |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Guitar.com |date=24 October 2019}}
=Musicianship=
In 2015, Dines co-founded the band Rest, Repose with Ryan "Fluff" Bruce. He left the project in 2019 to focus on his group Daddy Rock.{{cite news |last1=Jovanović|first1=Marko|title=Jared Dines Left Rest, Repose: 'I Have to Be Honest That YouTube Is My Career' |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jared_dines_left_rest_repose_i_have_to_be_honest_that_youtube_is_my_career.html |access-date=May 12, 2020 |publisher=Ultimate Guitar|language=en}} Dines was also a member of metalcore band Dissimulator.{{cite web |last1=Morse |first1=Erich |title=An Interview With Jared Dines Of Dissimulator |url=https://www.nationalrockreview.com/interviews/an-interview-with-jared-dines-of-dissimulator |publisher=National Rock Review |access-date=May 12, 2020 |date=September 2, 2015}}
In 2018, Dines toured with heavy metal band Trivium.{{cite news |last1=Neilstein |first1=Vince |title=Video: Jared Dines Performs Live with Trivium |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/10/18/video-jared-dines-performs-live-with-trivium/ |access-date=May 12, 2020 |publisher=MetalSucks |date=18 October 2018 |language=en}} He partly replaced front man Matt Heafy, who had to leave the tour prematurely due to his wife being close to giving birth.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Damian |title=Trivium frontman Matt Heafy leaves band tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/trivium-frontman-matt-heafy-quits-the-band-2394259 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |publisher=NME|date=October 26, 2018}} Dines and Trivium further collaborated on a cover of "Better Now" by Post Malone.{{cite news |title=Trivium Members And Jared Dines Cover Post Malone's Better Now |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/trivium-members-and-jared-dines-cover-post-malones-better-now/ |access-date=May 12, 2020 |work=Kerrang!}} In October 2019, he performed on stage with Breaking Benjamin.{{cite news |title=Watch Jared Dines Play Live With Breaking Benjamin |url=https://www.maniacsonline.com.au/news/watch-jared-dines-play-live-with-breaking-benjamin-206191 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |publisher=Maniacs Online |date=October 19, 2019 |language=en}}
In April 2020, Dines appeared on the cover of Guitar World magazine, the first YouTuber to do so.{{cite news |last1=Astley-Brown|date=April 22, 2020 |first1=Michael |title=Jared Dines becomes Guitar World's first YouTube cover star |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-dines-becomes-guitar-worlds-first-youtube-cover-star |access-date=May 12, 2020 |magazine=Guitar World|language=en}} In 2020, Music Man released his signature Stingray guitar.{{cite news |last1=Maxwell |first1=Jackson |title=Watch Jared Dines take his Sterling by Music Man signature StingRay for a thrilling test drive |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-jared-dines-take-his-sterling-by-music-man-signature-stingray-for-a-thrilling-test-drive |access-date=May 12, 2020 |magazine=Guitar World|date=April 10, 2020 |language=en}} On December 4, 2020, he released a collaborative EP with Trivium vocalist and guitarist Matt Heafy under the name Dines X Heafy.{{cite web |last1=Astley-Brown |first1=Michael |title=Jared Dines and Trivium's Matt Heafy team up for new collaborative EP |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-dines-and-triviums-matt-heafy-team-up-for-new-collaborative-ep |website=Guitar World|date=December 4, 2020 |access-date=December 4, 2020}} The video for "Dear Anxiety", which is the first track, was released on the same day to coincide with the release of Dines X Heafy.{{cite news |last1=Pasbani |first1=Robert |title=TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY & JARED DINES Release Their Collaboration EP, Dines X Heafy, Release "Dear Anxiety" Video |url=https://metalinjection.net/video/trivium-matt-heafy-jared-dines-release-their-collaboration-ep-emdines-x-heafy-em-release-dear-anxiety-video |access-date=April 20, 2021 |publisher=Metal Injection |date=4 December 2020}}
In March 2021, Dines joined with vocalist Howard Jones and producer Hiram Hernandez to release "The Blade" as part of a new project named Sion.{{cite news |last=Childers |first=Chad |title=Sion, Featuring Howard Jones + Jared Dines, Release First Song |url=https://loudwire.com/sion-howard-jones-jared-dines-first-song-the-blade/ |access-date=March 13, 2021 |publisher=Loudwire |date=March 11, 2021 |language=en}} Their self-titled debut album was released on November 26, 2021.{{cite news |title=SION Feat. Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES And YouTube Guitar Sensation JARED DINES: 'Drown' Music Video |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sion-feat-ex-killswitch-engage-singer-howard-jones-and-youtube-guitar-sensation-jared-dines-drown-music-video/ |access-date=22 January 2022 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=November 26, 2021}} Their first album was released that November.{{cite news |last1=Neilstein |first1=Vince |title=Howard Jones and Jared Dines’ Sion: Full Album Coming This Month! |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/11/09/howard-jones-and-jared-dines-sion-full-album-coming-this-month/ |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=MetalSucks |date=9 November 2021 |language=en}} As of 2024, they were working on their sophomore album.{{cite news |last1=Kennelty |first1=Greg |title=Jared Dines Joins Oni Full Time |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/jared-dines-joins-oni-full-time |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Metal Injection |date=31 August 2024}}
Dines was a touring member of metalcore band Oni. In 2024, he joined the band as a permanent member.
Discography
=Solo work=
List adapted from Spotify.{{cite web |title=Jared Dines |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VkNuqb1g6daxT3W3brUYZ |website=Spotify |access-date=January 22, 2022 |language=en}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Studio albums |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:24em;"|Title
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| scope="row"| The Djent Files
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| scope="row"| The Grey{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dCTRh3DFOw|title=2 years later|date=November 11, 2022|publisher=Jared Dines|website=YouTube|accessdate=November 13, 2022}}
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Extended plays |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:24em;"|Title
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"|Album details |
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| scope="row"| The Dark
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| scope="row"| The Light
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| scope="row"| Shred Feast
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=Collaborations=
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|+ with Daddy Rock |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:24em;"|Title
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"|Album details !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:0em;"|Ref. |
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| scope="row"| Daddy Rock
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|{{cite news |title=Listen to the New Album from Jared Dines' Band 'Daddy Rock' |url=https://www.maniacsonline.com.au/news/listen-to-the-new-album-from-jared-dines-band-daddy-rock-201571 |access-date=22 January 2022 |publisher=Maniacs Online |date= September 10, 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Daddy Rock |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RZnetZUUmTYPluQtt7SNI |website=Spotify |access-date=January 22, 2022 |language=en}} |
| scope="row"| Daddy Rock 2
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ with Dines X Heafy |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:24em;"|Title
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"|Album details !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:0em;"|Ref. |
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| scope="row"| Dines X Heafy {{small|(Jared Dines and Matt Heafy)}} |
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ with Keillen Allith |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:24em;"|Title
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"|Album details !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:0em;"|Ref. |
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| scope="row"| Colors of Grimmx EP {{small|(Jared Dines and Austin Dickey)}} |
|{{cite web |title=Keillen Allith – Colors of Grimmx (2017, CD) |url=https://www.discogs.com/de/release/10705286-Keillen-Allith-Colors-of-Grimmx |website=Discogs |access-date=30 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Keillen Allith |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QBhiN4cu4edtYePnidMvj |website=Spotify |access-date=30 July 2024 |language=en}} |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ with Rest, Repose |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:24em;"|Title
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"|Album details !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:0em;"|Ref. |
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| scope="row"| Sleep City EP
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| scope="row"| Rest, Repose
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|{{cite web |title=Rest, Repose |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/11duYn4xZL4LOWuEsGRg9o |website=Spotify |access-date=January 22, 2022 |language=en}} |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ with SION |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:24em;"|Title
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"|Album details !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:0em;"|Ref. |
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| scope="row"| SION {{small|(Jared Dines and Howard Jones)}} |
|
=Guest appearances=
- Leo
- Redemption Song (Metal Cover) (2016)
- Redemption Song (Metal Cover)
- Californication (Metal Version) (2017)
- Californication (Metal Version) (feat. Jared Dines, Rabea Massaad, Rob Scallon, Garrett Peters, Eric Caderone, Robert Baker)
- Navigator
- Ironclad (2017)
- Sentinel (feat. Jared Dines & Justin Hockaday)
- Shrezzers
- Relationships (2019)
- E.M.O.J.I.Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Jared Dines & TWild)
- Charlie Parra del Riego
- Chaos and Redemption (2019)
- Moonsault (feat. Jared Dines & Lucas Moscardini)
- B Sides II (2021)
- Charlie Parra VS Jared Dines
- Ignoration
- Rap Metal Verse (2020)
- Rap Metal Verse
- Vermicide Violence
- The Praxis of Prophylaxis (2020)
- Coronaviscerated
- CrazyEightyEight
- Killing In the Name (2020)
- Killing in the Name (feat. Marcus Bridge, Courtney LaPlante, Tyler Tate, Jared Dines, Michael Martenson, Nathan Kane, Linzey Rae, Jake Impellizzeri, David Thompson)
- Jonathan Young
- Young's Old Covers (2013-2016) (2021)
- Never Gonna Give You Up
- 66samus
- Hulk Smash METAL (2022)
- Hulk Smash Metal (feat. Jared Dines & Ola Englund)
- The Gentle Men
- The Gentle Men (2023)
- Opinions Are Weapons (feat. Jared Dines)
See also
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|user=th3ycharg3}}
- {{Instagram | j4r3dd1n3s | Jared Dines }}
- {{Facebook page | id= jareddinesofficial | name= Jared Dines }}
- {{Facebook page | id= jared.dines | name= Jared Dines }}
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