Jonathan Jacob Walker (born September 17, 1985) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Formerly the bassist of

Panic! at the Disco Panic! at the Disco was an American pop rock band formed in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2004 by high school friends Ryan Ross (guitar) and Spencer Smith (musician), Spencer Smith (drums), who recruited classmates Brendon Urie (vocals and ...

, Walker was also the guitarist and co-vocalist of

The Young Veins The Young Veins was an American pop/rock band from Topanga, California. The band consisted of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, two former members of the Las Vegas band Panic! at the Disco, along with bassist Andy Soukal, drummer Nick Murray, and keybo ...

(which he founded with former Panic! at the Disco guitarist and songwriter

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), which is now on indefinite hiatus. Having gone on to release several solo recordings, he is now mostly songwriting and producing.

Musical career

Walker attended Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Illinois and first became known in the Chicago scene in 2003 when he was just 17 years old as the replacement bass player for 504 Plan. Walker then toured with The Academy Is... as a guitar tech and a videographer. Walker joined Panic! at the Disco in May 2006, replacing former bassist Brent Wilson. At the time he joined, he was 20 years old, making him the oldest band member.A sudden Panic! has hit the world

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, December 1, 2006. Walker was with Panic! at the Disco when they won the video of the year award at the

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for their song " I Write Sins Not Tragedies". He co-wrote and released one studio album with the band, ''

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'', and one live album, '' ...Live in Chicago''. In July 2009, he and fellow band member

left Panic! at the Disco, citing creative differences, and formed another band,

. The Young Veins completed two tours in 2010, one with Foxy Shazam and one with Rooney. On December 10, 2010, Walker announced via

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that The Young Veins would be on hiatus, later noting in interviews that the creative and personal differences of the past carried over to the new project. Since 2011, he has self-released three studio albums and four EPs, all of which are currently available for free download from his official Bandcamp page. He has also released a song with Victoria Asher, formerly of

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, titled "When Push Comes to Shove" on December 15, 2016. On July 24, 2018, the short film ''Intermission'' was released, for which Walker composed the original score.Archived a
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Discography

Studio albums: *''New Songs'' (2011) *''Connections'' (2014) *''Different'' (2021) EPs: *''Home Recordings'' (2011) *''Crazy Dream'' (2012) *''Real Life'' (2015) *''Impending Bloom'' (2019)

Panic! at the Disco

Studio albums: *''

'' (2008) Live albums: *'' ...Live in Chicago'' (2008)

The Young Veins

Studio albums: *'' Take a Vacation!'' (2010)

References

External links

Official website

Heave Media interview, 5/20/2011

Buzznet interview, 6/27/2011
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jon Living people American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Panic! at the Disco members People from Hanover Park, Illinois Guitarists from Chicago Place of birth missing (living people) 1985 births