I am an award winning songwriter/ producer/keyboardist interested in placement opportunities and meeting possible talented new collaborators or artists to produce
Bio
Jon has worked in a variety of musical venues over the years.
Here's a little taste :
As a songwriter, he has won a Grammy as the co-writer of "New Attitude" on the
Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack and has had many other cuts by artists both here and abroad.
As a keyboardist, he has worked live and or in the studio with artists such as
James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Faith Hill, Aretha Franklin. Salma Hayek, Was (not Was )
Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, Wilson Philips, Jackson Browne, Lisa Loeb, Diana Ross,
Alejandro Fernandez, Kudai, Gianmarco, Arnold McCuller, Gaby Moreno, Rascal Flatts
Joe Walsh, Constantine(American Idol), ,Julia Fordham, Clay Aiken, Sam Moore
Taylor Dayne, Ray Price, Patti LaBelle, Cheryl Lynn, Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Rodgers
Cher, Peter Cetera, Nancy Wilson(Heart), Tracy Ullman, Judith Owen, Ray Parker
RBD,The Coors, Bruce Hornsby, Rick James, Billy Preston, LeAnn Womack,
Los Enanitos Verdes, BBMAC, Lou Rawls, Phoebe Snow, Sara Niemietz
Takako Matsu, Leon Gieco, Laureano Brizuela, Alejandra Guzman, Huey Lewis
Myuki Nakajima ,Yazawa, Willie Nelson, Coolio, Luz Casal, Liz Phair, Bonnie Raitt,
Carole King, Sarah Vaughn, Celine Dion, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood,Takuro Yoshida, Tantric, Glenn Frey, Sister Hazel, Anri, David Crosby, David Rice, Paul Anka
Rick Braun, Graham Nash, David Bromberg, Stephen Bishop
Andrew Gold and Sammy Davis Jr. (boy.. would Andrew love that pairing)
and producers......
Peter Asher, Don Was, Matt Serletec, Dan Huff, Byron Gallimore, George Massenberg,
John Boylan,Val Garay, Rob Cavallo, Ben Moody, Aureo Baqueiro
Richard Perry, Brown Bannister, Michael Masser , Gustavo Borner
Stephen Lipson , Oliver Leiber, John Shanks, David Campbell and the
fabulous Mr.Seo... to name just a couple... geez....what a name dropper
As a film composer, wrote the original score for Patricia Arquette and Reese Witherspoon's Lifetime feature "Wildflower" directed by Diane Keaton as well as NBC's
"The Secret Sins of the Father" directed by Beau Bridges along with collaborator Kenny Edwards. Recently, scored short film Denial directed by Joel Kelly and starring new Superman actor Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford.
Along with collaborator David Rice, he composed the theme song to the ABC hit show
"Hope and Faith" and has also composed, arranged and produced music for
Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight as well as the
USA network show "Happy Hour" with Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa .
As an audio producer, sound designer and composer, he worked on a CD ROM project with Deepak Chopra titled " The Wisdom Within. " as well as various projects
for the Sounds True catalog and several stage productions.
As a producer, latest projects include CDs by Arnold McCuller, Julia Fordham,
new latin artists Vanaz
as well as projects released by jazz artists
Gary Meek on A440 records entitled "Step Seven" and Randy Jacobs' new project entitled
"From Me to You" as well as contemporary chant artist Steve Ross
Always up for a new musical adventure............just ask!!!!!