Reed Deming

**Reed Deming** (born February 6, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. He was a contestant on the reality television competition series, *The X Factor*, at thirteen years old. He is from San Antonio, Texas.

He eventually met all of Why Don't We through various events, and fans speculate that he was the first thought of being part of the group before Daniel Seavey, but chose a solo career instead.

## Early life

Reed Deming was born on February 6, 1999 in Columbia, Maryland to Jane (née Judd), a marketing professional, and Mitchell Deming, a home builder. He has a younger brother named Blake Deming.

Before he turned one, he and his family moved to San Antonio, Texas, where he grew up.

## Career

### 2010-2012: Early beginnings and *The X Factor*

At age 11, Reed was a finalist in Simon Fuller's Boy Band for the Next Generation nationwide search and a Kidz Bop nationwide talent search. In June 2011 he won Best Overall Performance at the Septien Entertainment Master's Class competition at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas. In 2012 he signed with John Gomez of Silver Tongue Management and was a contestant on *The X Factor* USA, Season Two, making the Top 24 before being eliminated.

He additionally appeared at the Big D NYE New Year’s Extravaganza (2012) in Dallas with Forever The Sickest Kids, later starring a lead role in their music video, "Too Young For This".

## Personal life

He was married to Jade Fiess and they shared the account @jadeandreed over Instagram. They first started dating in 2017.Their divorce was announced in 2020.

2013-present: EPs, Acting & Singles
He released his debut EP *Ridiculous* in July 2013. In 2014 he started touring, meeting with other rising social media stars, and dropped his second EP *Satellites*, which peaked at #19 on the Heatseekers Albums, following by the release his third EP *Sunny* in July 2015.

Along with being a singer-songwriter, he was an actor and signed with Mitchell Gossett of the CESD Talent Agency. In October 2014 he was at a casting call for a Disney pilot, though the show never aired. Since 2016, he has released a total of twenty singles and one EP titled *Follow Me to Freedom.*

## Quotes

* @corbynbesson: "ya know @ReedDeming should follow me bc we both sing and he's amazing sooo"
* @corbynbesson: ".@ReedDeming follow me bc we're both flops 👲"
* @corbynbesson: "I love you @ReedDeming"
* @corbynbesson: "okay real talk Crash Test Dummy by @ReedDeming is so good wow"
* @corbynbesson: "wow @ReedDeming's EP is insane holy he's so talented"
* @ReedDeming: "hair is currently a curly mess"
@SeaveyDaniel: "@ReedDeming hot"
* @SeaveyDaniel: "Missin getting to meet all these other artists my age, good times💔 @DevinHayes\_ @ReedDeming @alexaiono @dylancbrady"
* @ReedDeming: "doing a meetup w/ @ImZachHerron in dallas tonight at the galleria mall! we're going at about 6:00 ☺️"
* @ImZachHerron: "Meet up with @ReedDeming in Dallas at the Galleria! We'll be there at 6:00 today! :)"
* @JonahMarais: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY REED!! LOVE YOU BRO @ReedDeming"
@ReedDeming: "JONAH THANK YOU SO MUCH! you're such an awesome friend, see you soon! 😄👌🏽"
* @ReedDeming: "doing a younow in 3 hours with my good friend @ImZachHerron, don't miss it!! 😸"
* @ReedDeming: "new cover w/ @ImZachHerron @ChloeMooreMusic at 4/3 central, you guys are gonna love it 😼
#RDTV @ImpactMeetGreet"
* @ReedDeming: "jonah marais is a legend."
* @SeaveyDaniel: "So good!!!"
@ReedDeming: "@SeaveyDaniel thanks dude!!! hope you're well"
@SeaveyDaniel: ". @ReedDeming Great bro! We gotta catch up soon I miss ya"
* @ReedDeming: "see you guys tomorrow @JonahMarais @ImZachHerron @jackaverymusic @corbynbesson 😎"
* @ImZachHerron: "Hmm should my friends and I do a meet up on Sunday in LA? 😉"
@jackaverymusic: "I'm thinking yeah 😏 @ReedDeming @corbynbesson @JonahMarais"
* "come meet me, @JonahMarais @ImZachHerron @jackaverymusic @corbynbesson at universal city walk @ 3PM tomorrow 😊"
* @ImZachHerron: "Aye! Come meet me, @ReedDeming , @corbynbesson , @JonahMarais , & @jackaverymusic today, at the LA City walk @ 3pm! 😇 it's free :)"
* @corbynbesson: "City Walk. 3pm. Come chill with me, @ReedDeming, @JonahMarais, @jackaverymusic, and @ImZachHerron"
* @corbynbesson: "GUYS y'all gotta go get my homie @ReedDeming's new single Take You Out its soooo good 😍 "
* @jackaverymusic: "LA was so fun with my bros @ReedDeming @ZachHerron @jonahmarais @corbynbesson https://s.heilo.com/s/kuYpoTnbWj"
* @jackaverymusic: "TAKE YOU OUT IS ON ITUNES! Go follow my bro @ReedDeming on Heilo and buy his new song! 🙌🏼 https://s.heilo.com/s/EA3ErDztkx"
@ReedDeming: "thanks so much jack!! see you soon "
* @jackaverymusic: "smokin 🔥"
@ReedDeming: "much like yourself"
* @ReedDeming: "happy 17th birthday @jackaverymusic, see you in september!!"
@jackaverymusic: "see you soon man! Can't wait."
* @JonahMarais: "I swear @ReedDeming is gonna go so far in life with all that he does. can't wait to hear what you've been working on bro"
@ReedDeming: "proud to call you my friend jonah. future looks bright 🙌🏽"
* @ReedDeming: "@JonahMarais @jackaverymusic @SeaveyDaniel @corbynbesson @ImZachHerron amazing song guys! future looks bright 😊"
@JonahMarais: "thanks so much bro. love u & miss u"
@corbynbesson: "thank you my dude!!"
* @ReedDeming: "my brothers @whydontwemusic have been absolutely killing it. amazing debut EP and they're only getting started 🔥🔥🔥
https://itun.es/us/Dolkgb"
* @ImZachHerron: "happy birthday @ReedDeming love you bro"
@ReedDeming: "thanks so much zach. i remember when we first met over a year ago, crazy how time flies. i'll see you on the 15th! 🎶 "
* @ReedDeming: "super excited for the @whydontwemusic concert tonight! hope to see some of you guys there and jam out to their new ep"

## Trivia

* He was jokingly nicknamed "an Emperor Kid" by the American rapper a Will.I.Am.
* Some fans believe that Reed was initially part of the group for the future Why Don't We, as all five were seen during 2016 and attended events together, though this was never confirmed.
* According to a website in the wedding registry, the Avery family is invited to Reed and Jade's wedding.

## References

1. ↑ "Reed Deming (United States)". Retrieved September 2019.
2. ↑ "I'm Back. So Much Has Happened.". February 20, 2019.
3. ↑  https://youtu.be/nlyfpUhbUhs. June 19, 2020.
4. ↑ Reed Deming | Billboard. September 27, 2014.
5. ↑ @reeddeming (post). June 26, 2015.
6. ↑ @corbynbesson (tweet). September 8, 2014.
7. ↑ @corbynbesson (tweet). January 9, 2015.
8. ↑ @corbynbesson (tweet). May 18, 2015.
9. ↑ @corbynbesson (tweet). July 31, 2015.
10. ↑ @corbynbesson (tweet). August 1, 2015.
11. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). November 16, 2015.
12. ↑ @SeaveyDaniel (tweet). November 24, 2015.
13. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). January 18, 2016.
14. ↑ @ImZachHerron (tweet). January 18, 2016.
15. ↑ @JonahMarais (tweet). February 6, 2016.
16. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). February 18, 2016.
17. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). February 24, 2016.
18. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). April 18, 2016.
19. ↑ @SeaveyDaniel (tweet). May 4, 2016.
20. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). June 7, 2016.
21. ↑ @jackaverymusic (tweet). June 9, 2016.
22. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). June 10, 2016.
23. ↑ @ImZachHerron (tweet). June 11, 2016.
24. ↑ @corbynbesson (tweet). June 11, 2016.
25. ↑ @corbynbesson (tweet) June 16, 2016.
26. ↑ @jackaverymusic (tweet). June 17, 2016.
27. ↑ @jackaverymusic (tweet). June 17, 2016.
28. ↑ @jackaverymusic (tweet). June 21, 2016.
29. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). July 1, 2016.
30. ↑ @JonahMarais (tweet). September 15, 2016.
31. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). October 6, 2016.
32. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). November 29, 2016.
33. ↑ @ImZachHerron (tweet). February 6, 2016.
34. ↑ @ReedDeming (tweet). February 15, 2017.
35. ↑ "Jade & Reed" | November 23, 2019 . Retrieved September 19, 2019.

## External links

* Reed Deming at the Internet Movie Database
* Reed Deming (@ReedDeming) on Twitter
* Reed Deming (@reeddeming) on Instagram
* Reed Deming (@ReedDeming) on Facebook
* Reed Deming on YouTube