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Known mostly for his songwriting and warm smile, Jon remembers his
dad recording a song he and one of his sisters wrote for their
grandparents when he was only five years old. "That was the starting
point and by age fifteen I started playing guitar, writing and
singing in West Texas and New Mexico. I really enjoyed it."
Jon's musical journey through life brought him to middle-Tennessee
where he has continued to play solo, in acoustic duos, and has
started and been apart of several bands. Jon enjoys many styles of
music but generally concentrates on folk based pop/rock, mixing in
flares of blues, hip-hop, jazz and country. "At one time this sound
might have been confusing to people," Jon believes, "but it seems to
be the norm to mix styles in popular music today." "Show ME," the
new album nicely mixes this eclectic sound.
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Hometown : Murfreesboro, TN
Country : United States of America
Genres : Alternative /
Songwriter
Sounds Like : Me, The Afters, Delirious, David
Crowder, The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, 3rd Eye Blind,
Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Masen, Chris Tomlin, Snow Patrol, Pink Floyd.
Influences : Keith Green, Rich Mullins, The
Beatles, my parents and tons of others both famous & unknown,
ancient-to-modern!
Growing up in the Southwest and on the West Coast, Jon's mom (a
church singer/pianist/organist) and dad (who loved folk music) were
his introduction to the world of music. To this day, a spiritually
charged folk feel predominates most of his music. "God gives each of
us gifts and we choose to use them or not to." "I believe music
should not just be heard but that it should actually be moving or
life changing," Jon continues, "I want to create music that people
can actually say, 'That touched me so deeply, my life was changed.'"
Jon feels privileged to have attended South Plains College in Texas
(where many top country & bluegrass performers started out and
teach/lecture) and Middle Tennessee State University (best known for
it's stellar music recording program). "I've also been privileged to
work with some great musicians, I have some incredible friends who
have been waiting for this album and I'm looking forward to seeing
everyone out there as I support the new "Show Me" album." Take a
listen and be taken in by this eclectic blend of God pop, be
touched, be moved, be changed!"
