| Jonathan Rado | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Westlake Village, California, U.S. |
| Instrument: | Guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Occupation: | Musician, producer, engineer |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
| Associated Acts: | Foxygen |
Jonathan Rado is an American musician, record producer and engineer, best known as a multi-instrumentalist in the indie rock duo Foxygen. Rado is a native of Westlake Village, California, where he formed Foxygen with his classmate Sam France in 2005.[1] [2] [3]
After releasing four albums with Foxygen, Rado began producing albums for other artists, including The Killers,[4] The Lemon Twigs, Tim Heidecker, Matt Maltese, Whitney, Alex Cameron, Father John Misty and Weyes Blood.[5] In 2018, Billboard called Rado "one of indie rock's most in-demand producers". Rolling Stone called him an "analog fetishist who's become a producer of choice for a particular breed of like-minded indie-pop artists."[6]
Rado is married to singer-songwriter Jackie Cohen.[7] He also appeared in a 2008 episode of the television series Weeds[8] and a 2009 episode of the sitcom Community.[9] Rado is of Hungarian descent.[10] He studied screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[11]
Solo
with Foxygen
| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic | Performer, Songwriter | |
| 2014 | ...And Star Power | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | |
| 9 Songs | Producer | ||
| 2015 | Dante Elephante | Anglo-Saxon Summer | Producer |
| 2016 | In Glendale | Additional Production | |
| Light Upon the Lake | Producer | ||
| Do Hollywood | Producer | ||
| 2017 | Hang | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | |
| Los Angeles Police Department | Producer | ||
| Somersault | Producer | ||
| Trevor Sensor | Andy Warhol's Dream | Producer | |
| Forced Witness | Producer | ||
| 2018 | Hollow Ground | Producer | |
| God's Favorite Customer | Producer | ||
| Bad Contestant | Producer | ||
| Jackie Cohen | Tacoma Night Terror, Part 1: I've Got the Blues | Producer | |
| Golden Age | Producer | ||
| Jackie Cohen | Tacoma Night Terror, Part 2: Self-Fulfilling Elegy | Producer | |
| 2019 | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | Producer |
| Seeing Other People | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | ||
| "Talk of the Town" from California Voodoo Part II | Producer, Songwriter | ||
| Jackie Cohen | Zagg | Producer, Songwriter | |
| What the Brokenhearted Do... | Producer | ||
| Cuco | "KeepingTabs" and "Far Away From Home" from Para Mi | Producer | |
| Forever Turned Around | Producer | ||
| Miami Memory | Producer | ||
| Jungle Green | Runaway with Jungle Green | Producer | |
| Adam Green | Engine of Paradise | Producer | |
| 2020 | Purr | Like New | Producer |
| Alex Izenberg | "Caravan Château" from Caravan Château | Producer | |
| "Queen Bee", "Madhouse", "Leather Wearing AA" from Madhouse EP | Producer | ||
| Songs for the General Public | Additional Production | ||
| The Killers | Imploding the Mirage | Producer, Songwriter | |
| Fear of Death | Additional Production | ||
| 2021 | Crumb | Ice Melt | Producer |
| Silvertwin | Silvertwin | Producer | |
| Pressure Machine | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | ||
| Oberhofer | Smothered | Producer, Performer | |
| 2022 | With People | Producer, Performer | |
| Jackie Cohen | Pratfall | Producer | |
| Weyes Blood | And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Producer | |
| 2023 | Whitney | "For a While" | Producer, Performer |
| Purr | Who is Afraid of Blue? | Producer | |
| Whitney | "Kansas" | Producer | |
| 2024 | Beyonce & Miley Cyrus | "II Most Wanted" from Cowboy Carter | Additional Production, Performer |
| Crumb | Amama | Producer | |
| The Killers | "Bright Lights" | Producer | |