Imagine Dragons (2008–present)[edit]
Reynolds was reluctant to become a professional musician partially because his bandmate, Wayne Sermon told him: "Don't do music because you want to do music--do music if you have to do music."[12] After beginning school at BYU, Reynolds found that he could not "do anything else" and committed fully to a professional music career. In Utah, Reynolds met and recruited Wayne Sermon and drummer Andrew Tolman to form Imagine Dragons.[13] With Reynolds singing lead, Imagine Dragons won BYU's "Battle of the Bands" and other local competitions.[14] Bassist Ben McKee joined the band in Las Vegas and drummer Daniel Platzman, also a friend of Wayne's from Berklee College of Music, finalized the group. The band relocated to Las Vegas, where they caught their first big break when Train's frontman fell sick just prior to the Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2010. Imagine Dragons were called to fill in and performed to a crowd of more than 26,000 people.[15] Local accola
Reynolds was reluctant to become a professional musician partially because his bandmate, Wayne Sermon told him: "Don't do music because you want to do music--do music if you have to do music."[12] After beginning school at BYU, Reynolds found that he could not "do anything else" and committed fully to a professional music career. In Utah, Reynolds met and recruited Wayne Sermon and drummer Andrew Tolman to form Imagine Dragons.[13] With Reynolds singing lead, Imagine Dragons won BYU's "Battle of the Bands" and other local competitions.[14] Bassist Ben McKee joined the band in Las Vegas and drummer Daniel Platzman, also a friend of Wayne's from Berklee College of Music, finalized the group. The band relocated to Las Vegas, where they caught their first big break when Train's frontman fell sick just prior to the Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2010. Imagine Dragons were called to fill in and performed to a crowd of more than 26,000 people.[15] Local accola
