Jon Howard Explained
Jon Howard |
Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
Birth Name: | Jonathan Michael Howard |
Birth Date: | 1985 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation: | Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, mixing engineer |
Years Active: | 2004–present |
Jonathan Michael Howard (born April 27, 1985, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, songwriter, mixing engineer, record producer and entrepreneur.
Career
Early years
In 2004, shortly after graduating high-school, Howard moved to Lancaster, California to join the Forefront Records band, Dizmas.[1] After hundreds of shows and three records, members of Dizmas moved on.[2] Howard was the lead guitarist for the rock band Dizmas from 2003 to 2009, leaving after they went on hiatus and becoming a guitarist for the band Stellar Kart until he left the band in 2010.[3]
Paramore
In the summer of 2010, Howard began touring with the band Paramore as an additional rhythm guitar player, keyboardist and percussionist.[4] He maintained this position until he left in 2016[5] - he played his last shows as part of Paramore in March of that year, during the band's second "Parahoy! Cruise". Jon's brother, Joey, joined Paramore as a touring bassist in 2016.[6]
Production and Writing
Howard has co-written and produced songs performed by Dashboard Confessional,[7] Illenium,[8] Aaron Gillespie,[9] Seven Lions, MiTis, and Natalie Taylor among others. He has mixed and/or produced songs for Jon Foreman,[10] New Found Glory,[11] Bayside, and Halfnoise.[12]
In 2021, Howard was the co-songwriter and the vocal producer for the track Fragments of the American DJ Illenium's Album, Fallen Embers. The album was nominated for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards's Best Dance/Electronic Album in 2022.[13]
He is a frequent collaborator of his wife Natalie Taylor,[14] [15] with whom he co-wrote and produced her Platinum-selling song, Surrender.[16] [17]
Avvay
In 2018, Howard co-founded the location scouting company, Avvay.[18] [19] Avvay's platform allows artists to book locations for photo and recording sessions, video shoots, and performances.[20]
Personal life
Howard is married to singer Natalie Taylor. They reside in Franklin, Tennessee with their two children.[21]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Your Music Zone - Dizmas Signs to Forefront Records and Prepares to Release New Album on April 29th . 2009-11-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906173347/http://www.yourmusiczone.com/go/ymz/news_more/dizmas_signs_to_forefront_records_and_prepares_to_release_new_album_on_apri/ . 2008-09-06 .
- Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p724542|pure_url=yes}} Dizmas > Overview ]. allmusic . 2009-11-23.
- Web site: Featured Artist: Stellar Kart . 2024-02-16 . www.louderthanthemusic.com.
- Web site: Paramore Online. 2012-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170708130112/http://www.pmoreonline.com/english/john-howard-a-new-touring-member. 2017-07-08. dead.
- Web site: Paramore Online . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170708130112/http://www.pmoreonline.com/english/john-howard-a-new-touring-member . 2017-07-08 . 2012-03-24.
- Payne . Chris . 2016-03-10 . Parahoy! Cruise 2016: Top 10 Things Seen and Heard From Paramore and Beyond . 2024-02-14 . Billboard . en-US.
- Web site: Jonathan Howard Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2022-06-08 . allmusic.
- Web site: Jon Howard . 2022-06-08 . allmusic.
- Web site: Jon Howard Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2022-06-08 . allmusic.
- Web site: The Wonderlands: Darkness by Jon Foreman CD Reviews And Information NewReleaseToday . 2024-02-14 . www.newreleasetoday.com.
- Web site: Niesel . Jeff . Band of the Week: Bayside . 2024-02-14 . Cleveland Scene . en.
- Web site: fmilitar . 2018-09-27 . LISTEN: Bayside release new acoustic track 'Howard' . 2024-02-14 . POP! . en-US.
- Web site: Heffler . Jason . 2021-11-23 . ILLENIUM, Black Coffee, More Nab 2021 Grammy Award Nominations: See the Full List . 2024-02-16 . EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . en.
- Web site: 2020-09-06 . Natalie Taylor's five-year old single becomes an unlikely hit in…TikTok . 2024-02-16 . BusinessMirror . en-US.
- Web site: 2020-06-12 . How A 5-Year-Old Song Became One Of TikTok's Most Popular Sounds . 2024-02-16 . HuffPost . en.
- Web site: NATALIE TAYLOR - SURRENDER . .
- Web site: 2020-05-06 . Future Hit: Natalie Taylor's "Surrender" Is Going Viral . 2024-02-16 . idolator.
- Web site: 9 August 2018 . Startup AVVAY taking the Oy! out of briefly using venues, talent, services .
- Web site: Rau . Nate . Nashville-based Avvay is Airbnb for creatives . 2024-02-14 . The Tennessean . en-US.
- Web site: Reports . Staff . 2018-09-13 . Local entertainment startup closes $1M seed round . 2024-02-16 . Nashville Post . en.
- Web site: Natalie Taylor .