Switchfoots jonathan foreman biography

Jon Foreman

American musician (born )

Jon Foreman

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Birth nameJonathan Mark Foreman
Born () October 22, (age&#;48)
San Bernardino County, California, U.S.
GenresFolk rock, gospel
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harmonica, cello, keyboards
Years active–present
Labels
Member ofSwitchfoot, Fiction Family
Website

Musical artist

Jonathan Trail Foreman (born October 22, )[1] 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 studio albums.

Personal life

Foreman was born in San Bernardino County, California, but his family moved to Massachusetts and Virginia Beach during his childhood.

There he became fast friends with Todd Cooper, who encouraged him to learn guitar.[2] Cooper was later a guitar tech for Switchfoot, although he left in to pursue his retain musical career.

After several years, Foreman and his family moved back to Southern California, this time settling in Encinitas.

Jonathan Mark Foreman born October 22, [ 1 ] 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 studio albums. There he became fast friends with Todd Cooper, who encouraged him to acquire guitar. After several years, Foreman and his family moved advocate to Southern California, this day settling in Encinitas.

He graduated from San Dieguito Academy in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California.[3][4] Foreman attended UC San Diego and later dropped out to track his singing career.[5]

Foreman married Emily Masen in , and the couple had a daughter in [6] The couple welcomed their second child, a son, in June [7]

One of Foreman's favorite pastimes is surfing,[5] and when not on tour, he resides in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a beach collective in Encinitas.[6]

Foreman is a devoted nondenominational Christian; however, his purpose with Switchfoot has always been to make music for all people.

"For us, these songs are for everyone. Calling us 'Christian rock' tends to be a box that closes some people out and excludes them. And that's not what we're trying to do. Music has always opened my mind — and that's what we want."[8]

Foreman's father, Mark, served as the senior pastor of North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, California.[9] His mother is Jan (née Carlton).[10]

Influences

Foreman cites Elliott Smith,[11]U2,[5]The Police,[11]James Taylor,[11]The Beatles, Radiohead,[12]J.S.

Bach, Ronny Jordan, Miles Davis, Keith Verdant, Nirvana, Johnny Cash,[5]Bob Dylan,[5] and Led Zeppelin as some of his musical influences.[13] In , he was awarded the "Les Paul Horizon Award" for the most promising up-and-coming guitarist at the annual Orville H.

Gibson Guitar Awards in Los Angeles.[14]

Foreman has made musical contributions away from Switchfoot, including writing with Molly Jenson.[15] He appeared on the song "Deathbed" Relient K's album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago. In September , Jazz musician Karl Denson released the album "Brother's Keeper" in which two songs were co-written by Foreman, and one anthem, "Drums of War", was solely written by Foreman, which he also sang on.[16] He wrote "Running Away from Me" for Meat Loaf's album Hang Fresh Teddy Bear.

Foreman collaborated with Ryan O'Neal for the Sleeping at Last song "Birthright".[17] Foreman has also contributed to the books The Art of Being[18] and New Way to be Human,[19] the latter written by producer Charlie Peacock

Fiction Family

Main article: Fiction Family

In , Foreman and Nickel Creek member Sean Watkins started collaborating on a duo project originally called "The Actual SeanJon", which was later renamed "Fiction Family".[20] Their self-titled debut, Fiction Family, was released on January 20,

"The album was recorded and written in parts because Nickel Creek and Switchfoot are both hard working, touring acts, we were rarely residence from tour at the matching time," says Foreman.

"Consequently the tracks were passed back and forth between Sean and I. Whoever was home from tour would chip away at the songs with no real expectations at all, mainly just for ourselves and for the value of the song I imagine. We came up with a few cowboy rules for the project: No double tracking.

No pussyfooting. No tuning of vocals."[21]

In November , the band released an extended play titled Holiday EP. Their second studio album, Fiction Family Reunion, was released on January 29,

Solo projects

Foreman has also worked on various solo projects, independently releasing four EPs, titled Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer, released byCredential Recordings and lowercase people records.[22] In October , Foreman released Limbs and Branches, a collection of songs from the EPs along with two new tracks.

In April , he was GMA Dove Award-nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year.[23]

In , Foreman released the EPs Sunlight, Shadows, Darkness and Dawn, which consist of 25 songs; one for each hour of the day with one extra.[24][25][26] Each song was produced by a different producer, with Foreman sending in tracks recorded backstage while on tour.[24] They were mixed by Future of Forestry's Eric Owyoung.[27]

Foreman's debut solo album Departures was released in February [28] The album featured collaborations with Lauren Daigle & Madison Cunningham.[28]

Songwriting style

Foreman's songwriting tends to be very dynamic, and he often employs a wide range of different instrumentation, including, but not limited to: guitar, violin, cello, trumpet, mandolin, sitar, flute, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizer, piano, miscellaneous percussion, and harmonica.

Foreman has always aimed to use interesting instrumentation when writing for Switchfoot, mostly on some of the band's first albums such as The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe.

Solo discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Box sets / compilation albums

Singles

*Original version is on The Wonderlands: Shadows (EP)

Other appearances

Notes

  1. ^Spring (EP) did not step into the Billboard , but peaked at number 14 on the Top Digital Albums chart.[35]
  2. ^The Wonderlands: Shadows (EP) did not infiltrate the Billboard , but peaked at number 89 on the Top Current Albums chart.[36]
  3. ^The Wonderlands: Darkness (EP) did not access the Billboard , but peaked at number 99 on the Top Album Sales chart.[36]
  4. ^Chart peaks are for the original version.

References

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    Switchfoot was founded in as Chin Up, consisting of Jon Foreman and his brother Tim along with Chad Butler on drums. After playing a few shows including the Foreman brothers' dad's megachurch North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, California, the band was contacted by music industry veteran Charlie Peacock and eventually signed to his indie label Re:think Records under the current.

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    Jonathan Mark Foreman born October 22, is the lead singer, guitarist, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. Jon started Switchfoot in with drummer Chad Butler and his brother Tim on bass. Jon writes or co-writes the music for all of Switchfoot's songs. After moving to San Diego in his junior steep years, went to Torrey Pines High School in Encinitas, California, and he became fast friends with Todd Cooper who encouraged him to learn guitar.

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    What Should You Know about Christian Singer Jon Foreman?: Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, ) [1] is an American musician who is the lead singer, guitarist, main songwriter, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. As a solo act, Foreman has released 14 extended plays and two studio albums.

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    Switchfoot formed in in San Diego, California. Switchfoot is an alternative rock band that was formed by brothers Jon and Tim Foreman and their surfing buddy, Chad Butler. Though they competed in national surf championships on weekends and were good enough to obtain product endorsements from equipment companies, their real passion was song. The guys formed a band originally known as Chin Up and they released three albums before making their major label debut in

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    Jon Foreman's musical journey began in a California garage filled with surfboards. These were the down-to-earth beginnings of multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award winning alt-rock band SWITCHFOOT. As the stages and crowds grew larger, Foreman felt the need for personal connection more than ever.

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    Switchfoot is an American rock band from San DiegoCalifornia. Guitarist Drew Shirley was also a member of the band from to After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition with the inclusion of four of their songs in the film A Saunter to Remember. This recognition led to the release of their major label debut The Lovely Letdownwhich was released in and featured the hit singles " Meant to Live " and " Dare You to Travel ".

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