Years active 2004–present Name Jon Howard | Role Songwriter Labels ForeFront Records | |
Birth name Jonathan Michael Howard Born 27 April 1985 (age 39)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. ( 1985-04-27 ) Occupation(s) Musician, composer, actor Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion Associated acts Paramore, Dizmas, Stellar Kart, General Ghost Albums Life Is Good: The Best of Stellar Kart, Everything Is Different Now Music group Stellar Kart (2009 – 2010) Genres Pop punk, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Pop rock People also search for Tay Sitera, Brian Calcara, Cody Pellerin, Jeremi Hough, Adam Agee, Jordan Messer, Nick Baumhardt Profiles | ||
Hangman, Oh Hangman - Jon Howard
Jonathan Michael Howard (born April 27, 1985 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is a songwriter, producer and former touring member of Paramore.
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Dizmas
In 2004, shortly after graduating high-school, Jon moved to Lancaster, California to join the Forefront Records band, Dizmas. After hundreds of shows and three records, members of Dizmas moved on.
Stellar Kart
Jon moved to Nashville, Tennessee in early 2009. There, he joined Stellar Kart, where he played until the summer of 2010. and began pursuing songwriting.
General Ghost
He recently formed the band General Ghost, together with Kyle Rictor. They released their first EP entitled "Give Me To The Waves" on January 17, 2012. It is available to download online from iTunes, Amazon and the band's website. This was followed from an EP, If Then, released on the same year, and a studio album titled Drifter Painter Drinker Sinner, released on 2014.
Touring
In the summer of 2010, Jon began touring with the band Paramore as an additional rhythm guitar player, keyboardist and percussionist. Howard has maintained this position until 2016 - he played his last shows as part of Paramore in March of that year, during the band's second "Parahoy! Cruise".
Personal life
Jon is married to Natalie Taylor. In 2016, his brother Joey Howard joined as bassist.