Bon Iver

Bon Iver is an American indie folk band formed in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. The band also includes Mike Noyce, Sean Carey, Colin Stetson and Matthew McCaughan, among other occasional collaborators.The first album by Vernon, For Emma, Forever Ago, was independently produced in 2007. Most of this work was recorded during a three-month retreat in an isolated cabin in Wisconsin. In 2012, Bon Iver won the Grammy for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album for their album Bon Iver, Bon Iver. Additionally, the song "Holocene" from this album was nominated for Song and Recording of the Year.The name Bon Iver is a play on words derived from the French "bon hiver" (which means good winter), inspired by a greeting from the television series "Doctor in Alaska" (Northern Exposure).In 2021, the American magazine Pitchfork included the band in its list of the 200 most influential artists of the last 25 years.During his school years, Vernon formed the band Mount Vernon with John Barreca, another independent music composer.

He also created DeYarmond Edison, an indie-rock band originating from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where Vernon still resides. DeYarmond Edison was composed of Vernon, Brad and Phil Cook, and Joe Westerlund.After achieving recognition in the music scene of Eau, the band members moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, in search of new opportunities. They self-produced four albums, the first named after the band and the second titled Silent Signs. An EP with unreleased material is available on their Myspace page. After almost a year in Raleigh, Vernon left the band and his romantic relationship, returning to Wisconsin. The other members of DeYarmond Edison formed a new band called Megafaun and maintained their friendship with Vernon.Justin Vernon collaborated with the Yellow Bird Project to raise funds through the sale of t-shirts, directing the proceeds to a women's shelter in Toronto, Ontario.During live performances, Sean Carey (drums, vocals, piano, vibraphone) and Mike Noyce (vocals, baritone guitar, guitar) join Vernon.