In a music saturated culture with a new “flavor” every 10 seconds, seldom does something or someone breakthrough the muddled mess of pop icon wanabees and self seeking one hit wonders, to really make a difference in our world. This is what sets Jerimae Yoder apart from the crowd. “Music and art are not an end in themselves, they are only the means to reach the heart of people with a message. Sometimes the message is spoken by lyrics, sometimes spoken after the music is played or performed and sometimes the message is found within the art itself,” says Jerimae. What sets Jerimae Yoder apart from the rest of the music scene is that he cares about the message. He cares about people. He cares about God. He cares about how people respond to God. In rousing concerts around the country where he tweaks and loops every sound that could possibly emanate from an acoustic guitar, he relays his biblical message of hope for the future and contentment for today. Jerimae is truly creating a new sound and a buzz in the Indie music community.
The son of an Amish mother and a Mennonite Father, Jerimae grew up in a religious household in rural Northern Indiana. He attended a Mennonite Church his whole life, but never felt “close” to God. He will be the first one to say, he never tried too hard to know God. So when he left College to look for that elusive relationship with a “god,” he did not expect to end up in the bible watching the one, true God change his life dramatically before him.
Jerimae Yoder’s personal revolution began in 1995. A “radical self- turning” is how Jerimae describes the transformation that began on that summer evening on a bench in Northern Michigan. Nothing would be the same from that point on. As he packed up his red VW bus bound for California from his home in Goshen IN., God began to work in all his situations. A few weeks stop in Indianapolis turned into 10 years, 1 wife and 3 kids.
His self described style of music is “Modern Acoustic” melding together acoustic guitar with electronic elements that he gleans from influences like Beck, Wilco, Derek Webb, Ester Drang, the Flaming Lips, MuteMath, Phil Keaggy, Jars of Clay, and Nick Drake. |
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