Jen Ledger Biography
Jennifer 'Jen' Ledger (born 8 Dec 1989, Coventry, England) is the English drummer & backing vocalist for the Grammy Award-nominated Christian rock band Skillet. At the age of eighteen she became Skillet's drummer, when their former drummer Lori Peters retired.
Ledger relocated to the United States at age 16 to major in drums at Living Light School of Worship in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
She toured as Skillet's drummer on the "Comatose Tour", where she sang a vocal solo in "Yours to Hold".
Ledger sang on the tracks "Hero" and "Awake and Alive", from the album Awake. She also sang back up on "Monster" in the remix EP.
Recent Solo Projects:
Ledger and bandmate Korey Cooper began writing music for her pop-influenced solo project in 2012. In March 2018, it was announced that her debut EP, "Ledger," would be released on April 13. She signed with Atlantic Records and Hear it Loud, an imprint launched by Skillet's John and Korey Cooper and manager Zachary Kelm. The EP was produced by Korey Cooper and Seth Mosley. Ledger opened for Skillet's Unleashed tour and released the song "Not Dead Yet" on YouTube on April 6. According to a 2018 Billboard article, Deborah Evans Price noted that Ledger wrote "Not Dead Yet" during a difficult period marked by anxiety and panic attacks.
On October 8, 2018, it was announced that Ledger would perform at the 2019 Winter Jam Tour Spectacular with Newsboys, Danny Gokey, Mandisa, and Rend Collective. She released the single "Completely" on February 15, 2019, followed by a music video on March 27. On February 14, 2020, she released her second non-album single, "My Arms," along with a lyric video. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.