Jon Howard

Jon Howard
Background information
Born
Jonathan Michael Howard

(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 41)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
OccupationsMusician, singer, songwriter, record producer, mixing engineer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • vocals
  • percussion
Years active2004–present
Websitetheanchorroom.net

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. After hundreds of shows and three records, members of Dizmas moved on. 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.

Paramore

In the summer of 2010, Howard began touring with the band Paramore as an additional rhythm guitar player, keyboardist and percussionist. He maintained this position until he left in 2016 - 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.

Production and Writing

Howard has co-written and produced songs performed by Dashboard Confessional, Illenium, Aaron Gillespie, Seven Lions, MiTis, and Natalie Taylor among others. He has mixed and/or produced songs for Jon Foreman, New Found Glory, Bayside, and Halfnoise.

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.

He is a frequent collaborator of his wife Natalie Taylor, with whom he co-wrote and produced her Platinum-selling song, Surrender.

Avvay

In 2018, Howard co-founded the location scouting company, Avvay. Avvay's platform allows artists to book locations for photo and recording sessions, video shoots, and performances.

Personal life

Howard is married to singer Natalie Taylor. They reside in Franklin, Tennessee with their two children.

References

  1. ↑ "Your Music Zone - Dizmas Signs to Forefront Records and Prepares to Release New Album on April 29th". Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Dizmas > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Featured Artist: Stellar Kart". www.louderthanthemusic.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Paramore Online". Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Paramore Online". Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  6. ↑ Payne, Chris (2016-03-10). "Parahoy! Cruise 2016: Top 10 Things Seen and Heard From Paramore and Beyond". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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  10. ↑ "The Wonderlands: Darkness by Jon Foreman | CD Reviews And Information | NewReleaseToday". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  11. ↑ Niesel, Jeff. "Band of the Week: Bayside". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  12. ↑ fmilitar (2018-09-27). "LISTEN: Bayside release new acoustic track 'Howard'". POP!. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  13. ↑ Fragments by ILLENIUM & Natalie Taylor on Apple Music, 2021-07-16, retrieved 2024-02-16
  14. ↑ Heffler, Jason (2021-11-23). "ILLENIUM, Black Coffee, More Nab 2021 Grammy Award Nominations: See the Full List". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  15. ↑ "Natalie Taylor's five-year old single becomes an unlikely hit in…TikTok". BusinessMirror. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  16. ↑ "How A 5-Year-Old Song Became One Of TikTok's Most Popular Sounds". HuffPost. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  17. ↑ "NATALIE TAYLOR - SURRENDER". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ↑ "Future Hit: Natalie Taylor's "Surrender" Is Going Viral". idolator. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2024-02-16.[dead link]
  19. ↑ "Startup AVVAY taking the Oy! out of briefly using venues, talent, services". 9 August 2018.
  20. ↑ Rau, Nate. "Nashville-based Avvay is Airbnb for creatives". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  21. ↑ Staff Reports (2018-09-13). "Local entertainment startup closes $1M seed round". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  22. ↑ "Natalie Taylor".