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

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p724542|pure_url=yes}} Dizmas > Overview ]. allmusic . 2009-11-23.
  3. Web site: Featured Artist: Stellar Kart . 2024-02-16 . www.louderthanthemusic.com.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Payne . Chris . 2016-03-10 . Parahoy! Cruise 2016: Top 10 Things Seen and Heard From Paramore and Beyond . 2024-02-14 . Billboard . en-US.
  7. Web site: Jonathan Howard Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2022-06-08 . allmusic.
  8. Web site: Jon Howard . 2022-06-08 . allmusic.
  9. Web site: Jon Howard Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2022-06-08 . allmusic.
  10. Web site: The Wonderlands: Darkness by Jon Foreman CD Reviews And Information NewReleaseToday . 2024-02-14 . www.newreleasetoday.com.
  11. Web site: Niesel . Jeff . Band of the Week: Bayside . 2024-02-14 . Cleveland Scene . en.
  12. Web site: fmilitar . 2018-09-27 . LISTEN: Bayside release new acoustic track 'Howard' . 2024-02-14 . POP! . en-US.
  13. 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.
  14. Web site: 2020-09-06 . Natalie Taylor's five-year old single becomes an unlikely hit in…TikTok . 2024-02-16 . BusinessMirror . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2020-06-12 . How A 5-Year-Old Song Became One Of TikTok's Most Popular Sounds . 2024-02-16 . HuffPost . en.
  16. Web site: NATALIE TAYLOR - SURRENDER . .
  17. Web site: 2020-05-06 . Future Hit: Natalie Taylor's "Surrender" Is Going Viral . 2024-02-16 . idolator.
  18. Web site: 9 August 2018 . Startup AVVAY taking the Oy! out of briefly using venues, talent, services .
  19. Web site: Rau . Nate . Nashville-based Avvay is Airbnb for creatives . 2024-02-14 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  20. Web site: Reports . Staff . 2018-09-13 . Local entertainment startup closes $1M seed round . 2024-02-16 . Nashville Post . en.
  21. Web site: Natalie Taylor .

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