Who Is The Current Lead Singer Of Journey?

Journey band has six members. They are 1. Neal Schon, 2. Jonathan Cain, 3. Deen Castronovo, 4. Arnel Pineda, 5. Jason Derlatka, 6. Todd Jensen.

Of the six current members, only Neal Schon has been with the band since the very beginning and was one of the founding members.

Journey Band Original Members Names

Original Journey band members are Neal Schon, Ross Valory, George Tickner, Prairie Prince, and Greg Rolie. This lineup made its debut in 1973.

Neal Schon

Neal Schon who is the leader and the founder of the band plays the lead guitar and provides backing vocals.

As stated above, there have been many artists that have come and gone over the years but Neal is the only constant member of the group from the start to the present day.

Ross Valory

Ross Valory was the original bassist of Journey and one of its founding members. He has been involved in all of Journey's albums except for two.

He made a return to the band when they regrouped in 1995 but was let go in 2020 and replaced by Randy Jackson.

George Tickner

George Tickner, also one of the founding members of the band, was also their rhythm guitarist.

Tickner left the group to attend medical school soon after they released their debut album in 1975.

Prairie Prince

Prarie Prince was initially a member of another bay area band, The Tubes. He left the group to join Journey as a founding member.

However, soon after they debuted, Prairie left the group to join his former band.

He never took part in any of the recording processes with Journey and was replaced with Aynsley Dunbar.

Gregg Rolie

Keyboardist/Vocalist Gregg Rolie was the last of the five original members of the band to join the group.

Rolie left the group in 1980 for good and has only been back for some special occasions, making guest appearances.

Journey current band members names are Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Deen Castronovo, Arnel Pineda, Jason Derlatka, and Todd Jensen.

Apart from Neil, whom we've already talked about, interesting information about the rest of the current members of the band is given below.

Jonathan Cain

Jonathan Cain is the keyboardist and the backing vocalist of the group. He initially joined the band in 1980 to replace Gregg Rolie.

Along with the other members, Cain left the band when it first disbanded in 1987 but returned in 1995 when the group reunited and has been with them ever since.

Deen Castronovo

Deen Castronovo is the drummer of the group and also provides backing as well as lead vocals. He joined the band in 1998, to replace Steve Perry.

Castronovo too left the group in 2015 but made his comeback in 2021 and has since remained with the band.

Arnel Pineda

Arnel Pineda is the lead vocalist of the band in the present day.

Born as Arnel Campaner Pineda on September 5, 1967, the 55-year-old is a Filipino singer-songwriter. Pineda has been with Journey since 2007 and has been a part of the last three albums of the band.

Jason Derlatka

Jason Derlatka has been with the band since 2019 and is their second keyboardist after Jonathan Cain.

Derlatka also provides his backing as well as lead vocals for songs when needed.

Todd Jensen

Todd Jensen is the newest member of the band. He is the latest to join and did so in 2021.

Jensen, who had previously played with the band's leader Neal Schon on Hardline, joined Journey to replace backing vocalist and bassist Marco Mendoza.

Journey band members age ranges from 55 to 73. The table below will explain their ages and birthday in detail.

Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain are the two oldest members of the band with them being 69 and 73 years of age respectively. Likewise, Arnel Pineda is the youngest member of the band comparatively at 55 years of age.

Jason Derlatka and Todd Jensen's exact birthdates and ages have not been publicly revealed. However, both musicians have been active in the industry for a very long time.

Journey band hails from the bay area in San Francisco, California. Initially, the band was named Golden Gate Rhythm Section thanks to their origin.

The band was formed under the guidance of the late great Herbie Herbert, a resident of the San Francisco area himself and former manager of Santana.

In the beginning, they aimed at being a backup group or an act for better-established musical artists from the bay area. However, they quickly let go of that idea after only one show they did in Hawaii.

Soon, the band changed its name and identity to Journey after John Villanueva, a roadie at the time, suggested it.