Patrick Stump

Patrick Vaughn Stump (* April 27, 1984 in Glenview, Cook County, Illinois ) is an American musician and music producer. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the pop punk band Fall Out Boy, who announced their reunion on February 4, 2013.

Life

Patrick Stump was originally a drummer. In his first semester at the high school he played for a band called " Public Display of Infection ". By chance, he met Joe Trohman, guitarist of Fall Out Boy, as this was talking about the band Neurosis, in which he was interested. Shortly thereafter, he met Pete Wentz, the bassist of Fall Out Boy to to audition for Wentzs new project, a punk rock band. He sang Through Being Cool by Saves the Day.

Patrick Stump now plays several instruments, including Guitar, bass, piano, trumpet and drums. Patrick Stump wrote the guitar and bass parts for Fall Out Boy.

Most recently, he worked with The Hush Sound, The Cab and Tyga. He also appeared as a singer in the song Cupid's Chokehold Gym Class Heroes with the band.

Patrick Stump has also worked as a music producer, primarily for Artists by Label Decaydance Records, a sub- label of Fueled By Ramen.

His real name is Stumph, but Pete Wentz Patrick advised to omit the "h " to avoid possible confusion in the debate.

Solo career

His first solo album Soul Punk was released on October 18, 2011.

Some time before the scheduled release of the album, Stump released two versions of his song "Spotlight" on YouTube and asked his fans to decide which version should appear on his album. He also released an EP titled " Truant Wave" and toured afterwards by the States and Europe.