Jonathan Michael Howard (born April 27, 1985, in

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. As of the ...

) 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 Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the popul ...

to join the

Forefront Records ForeFront Records is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo, and is a divis ...

band,

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. After hundreds of shows and three records, members of Dizmas moved on. Howard was the lead guitarist for the

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band

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from 2003 to 2009, leaving after they went on hiatus and becoming a guitarist for the band

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until he left the band in 2010.

Paramore

In the summer of 2010, Howard began touring with the band

Paramore Paramore is an American rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004. Since 2017, the band's lineup includes lead vocalist Hayley Williams, lead guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of ...

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

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Illenium Nicholas Daniel "Nick" Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He has released five studio albums, his most recent being ''Illenium'', ...

Aaron Gillespie Aaron Roderick Gillespie (born July 18, 1983) is an American musician, best known for being the drummer and clean vocalist for the Rock music, rock band Underoath, of which he is the only original member. He is also the lead singer and rhythm ...

, Seven Lions, MiTis, and Natalie Taylor among others. He has mixed and/or produced songs for

Jon Foreman Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976) is an American musician who is the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. As a solo act, Foreman has released 14 extended plays and two st ...

New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Coral Springs, Florida, in 1997. The band currently consists of Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Ian Grushka (bass), Chad Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), ...

, Bayside, and Halfnoise. In 2021, Howard was the co-songwriter and the vocal producer for the track ''Fragments'' of the American DJ

's Album, Fallen Embers. The album was nominated for the

64th Annual Grammy Awards The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2020, to September 30, ...

Best Dance/Electronic Album The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — honor quality dance music, dance and electronica albums in any given year. The award was first presented ...

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 Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020 Uni ...

with their two children.

References

External links

Official site
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