Kellin Quinn
{{Short description|American musician (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kellin Quinn
| image = Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens (4421486357).jpg
| caption = Quinn in March 2010
| birth_name = Kellin Quinn Bostwick
| alias = Haunted Mouths
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|04|24}}{{cite web |title=Kellin Quinn's profile |url=https://musicbrainz.org/artist/08b24fae-6114-4af4-a10f-054e09ffc5b9 |website=MusicBrainz |access-date=June 27, 2023}}
| birth_place = Medford, Oregon, U.S.
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- keyboards
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Post-hardcore
- {{nowrap|pop rock}}
- {{nowrap|pop punk}}
- metalcore
- emo
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
}}
| current_member_of = Sleeping with Sirens
| past_member_of = For All We Know
}}
Kellin Quinn Bostwick (born April 24, 1986) is an American singer and musician. He is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the post-hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens. He is known for his distinctive vocals and for collaborating with other artists, as well as the SEGA Sound Team on the game Sonic Frontiers (2022). Some of his best known collaborations are on the tracks "King for a Day" with Pierce the Veil, and "Love Race" with Machine Gun Kelly. In 2025, Quinn released A Collection of Greetings, his debut studio album under the solo project Haunted Mouths.
Career
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Quinn is the vocalist of the band Sleeping with Sirens with guitarist and songwriter Titus Lockard,{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/kellin-quinn-sleeping-with-sirens-with-ears-to-see-and-eyes-to-hear-10-year-anniversary/|title=Kellin Quinn reflects on Sleeping With Sirens debut album, 10 years later|first=Paige|last=Owens|website=Alternative Press|date=March 23, 2020}} and also auditioned to become the vocalist for Dance Gavin Dance{{Cite web|url=https://notetoscene.com/kellin-quinn-auditioned-dance-gavin-dance-audio/|title=Kellin Quinn Auditioned for Dance Gavin Dance: Listen|date=April 14, 2020 }} before joining Sleeping with Sirens in 2009. He is also the former vocalist of the Michigan band For All We Know.
The band released their first album in 2010, With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear through Rise Records, which sold 25,000 copies, and reached number seven on the Billboard charts.{{cite web|url=https://notetoscene.com/sleeping-with-sirens-with-ears-see-eyes-hear/|title=How Sleeping with Sirens' 'With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear' Changed The Scene|date=March 23, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleeping-with-sirens-mn0002397840/biography|title=Sleeping with Sirens | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}
Sleeping with Sirens released a single in celebration of Halloween, "Dead Walker Texas Ranger" on October 22, 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2012/10/sleeping-with-sirens-reveal-new.html|title=Sleeping With Sirens Reveal New Halloween Single "Dead Walker Texas Ranger" Artwork}} Quinn participated in the music video for "King for a Day" by the band Pierce the Veil, released in 2012. The single went gold in 2014 and platinum in January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/pierce-the-veil-kellin-quinn-king-for-a-day-goes-platinum/|language=en|title=Pierce the Veil, Kellin Quinn Celebrate Major "King for a Day" Milestone|date=January 1, 2020|first=Alyssa|last=Quilles|website=Alternative Press|access-date=May 17, 2020}} Quinn also collaborated with New Zealand band Written By Wolves on their Collab Project in 2021, sharing lead vocals on the song "Help Me Through the Night".
In 2020, Quinn started a solo side project with producer Cameron Mizell called "Downer Inc" and released a six-track EP called "Whatever This Is".{{Cite web |last=Wendowski |first=Andrew |date=2020-05-13 |title=Sleeping With Sirens' Kellin Quinn Announces New Solo Project and 6-Track EP |url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/sleeping-with-sirens-kellin-quinn-announces-new-solo-project-and-6-track-ep/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Music Mayhem Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wendowski |first=Andrew |date=2020-06-25 |title=Kellin Quinn Reveals Details of New 'Downer Inc' Solo Project with Cameron Mizell |url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/kellin-quinn-reveals-details-of-new-downer-inc-solo-project-with-cameron-mizell/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Music Mayhem Magazine |language=en-US}}
Quinn appeared on the Sonic Frontiers soundtrack in 2022, acting as lead vocalist for four of the songs on the games soundtrack.{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Kellin |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Kellin Quinn on X |work=X (formerly Twitter) |url=https://x.com/Kellinquinn/status/1590443150660997120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw}} Quinn also appeared as a special guest at the September 30, 2023 Sonic Symphony where he performed some of the songs from the soundtrack including "Undefeatable" and "Break Through it All".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3yJZdwdihI |title=Sonic Symphony 2023 (Los Angeles) - Undefeatable w/ Kellin Quinn |date=2023-10-02 |last=Nuke The Fridge Gaming |access-date=2024-09-20 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NdvjKTuooY |title=Break Through It All - KELLIN QUINN / SONIC SYMPHONY WORLD TOUR - Los Angeles, CA (09/30/23) |date=2023-10-01 |last=piplupfan77 two |access-date=2024-09-20 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/sonicthehedgehog/p/CxtUTtpPt7c/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=www.instagram.com}}
Quinn owns his own clothing line, "Anthem Made",{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/anthem_made_kellin_quinns_clothing_line_post_fall_2012_lookbook_video/|title=Anthem Made (Kellin Quinn's clothing line) post fall 2012 lookbook video|first=Brian|last=Kraus|website=Alternative Press|date=September 2, 2012}} and is the founder of "Dreamer Development Group",{{Cite web|title=Dreamer Development Group {{!}} Artist Development|url=https://www.dreamerdevelopmentgroup.com/|access-date=October 28, 2020|website=DDG|language=en}} a support network for aspiring artists like Manic,{{Cite web|last=Courtl|first=Abigail|date=August 15, 2019|title=Kellin Quinn's Dreamer Development Group Bridges the Gap Between New Artists and Industry Opportunities|url=https://heirwavesonline.com/2019/08/15/dreamer-development-kellin-quinn/|access-date=October 28, 2020|website=heirwaves|language=en}} and Roseburg.
Kellin Quinn collaborated with The Frst on the track “Bruce Lee,” released on June 28, 2023, and “Love In 3D,” which was released on November 1, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Masen |first=Ambur |date=2023-06-28 |title=The Frst Brings the Heat: "Bruce Lee (Ft. Bronnie & Kellin Quinn)" |url=https://mendowerks.com/2023/06/the-frst-bruce-lee-ft-kellin-quinn-bronnie/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=MendoWerks |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Willschick |first=Aaron |date=2023-07-16 |title=The Frst Premiere the Music Video for "Bruce Lee" (ft. Kellin Quinn, Bronnie, Sleeping With Sirens) |url=https://v13.net/2023/07/the-frst-bruce-lee-music-video-premiere/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=V13.net |language=en-CA}}
On January 16, 2025, Quinn announced his solo project, Haunted Mouths, and released the single "Further Til We Disappear".{{Cite web |last=Mae |first=Britt |date=2025-01-17 |title=Kellin Quinn announces solo project "Haunted Mouths" » // MELODIC Magazine |url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2025/01/16/kellin-quinn-announces-solo-project-haunted-mouths/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=www.melodicmag.com |language=en-US}} His debut studio album under Haunted Mouths, A Collection of Greetings, was released on February 14, 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Album review: Haunted Mouths – A Collection Of Greetings |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-haunted-mouths-a-collection-of-greetings |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Album Review: Haunted Mouths - A Collection of Greetings |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/album-review-haunted-mouths-a-collection-of-greetings/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}} Quinn described the record as a "love letter to [his wife]".
Personal life
Quinn married in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://underthegunreview.net/2013/04/29/photos-sleeping-with-sirens-frontman-kellin-quinn-gets-married/|title=Photos: Sleeping with Sirens' Frontman Kellin Quinn Gets Married|date=April 29, 2013}} The couple have a daughter named Copeland, born in 2012. He also has two stepsons from his wife's previous marriage.{{Cite web|url=http://noisecreep.com/sleeping-with-sirens-singer-kellin-quinn/|title=Sleeping With Sirens Frontman Kellin Quinn on His Fans, Going Acoustic and Fatherhood (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)|website=Noisecreep|date=August 30, 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ampmagazine.com/42995/sleeping-with-sirens-vocalist-kellin-quinn-talks-about-his-daughter-copeland-and-the-bands-acoustic-ep/|title=Sleeping with Sirens vocalist Kellin Quinn talks about his daughter Copeland and the band's acoustic EP|work=AMP Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416003740/http://www.ampmagazine.com/42995/sleeping-with-sirens-vocalist-kellin-quinn-talks-about-his-daughter-copeland-and-the-bands-acoustic-ep/|archive-date=April 16, 2013}}
Discography
{{see also|Sleeping with Sirens discography}}
= Solo albums =
= Other works =
References
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Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:People from Medford, Oregon