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Birth name | Jonathan Michael Howard |
Born | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 27 April 1985
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Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, mixing engineer |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Website | theanchorroom |
Jonathan Michael Howard (born April 27, 1985, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, songwriter, mixing engineer, record producer and entrepreneur.
In 2004, shortly after graduating high-school, Howard moved to Lancaster, California to join the Forefront Records band, Dizmas.[1] After hundreds of shows and three records, members of Dizmas moved on.[2] Howard was the lead guitarist for the rock band Dizmas from 2003 to 2009, leaving after they went on hiatus and becoming a guitarist for the band Stellar Kart until he left the band in 2010.[3]
In the summer of 2010, Howard began touring with the band Paramore as an additional rhythm guitar player, keyboardist and percussionist.[4] He maintained this position until he left in 2016[5] - 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.[6]
Howard has co-written and produced songs performed by Dashboard Confessional,[7] Illenium,[8] Aaron Gillespie,[9] Seven Lions, MiTis, and Natalie Taylor among others. He has mixed and/or produced songs for Jon Foreman,[10] New Found Glory,[11] Bayside, and Halfnoise.[12]
In 2021, Howard was the co-songwriter and the vocal producer for the track Fragments of the American DJ Illenium's Album, Fallen Embers. The album was nominated for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards's Best Dance/Electronic Album in 2022.[13][14]
He is a frequent collaborator of his wife Natalie Taylor,[15][16] with whom he co-wrote and produced her Platinum-selling song, Surrender.[17][18]
In 2018, Howard co-founded the location scouting company, Avvay.[19][20] Avvay's platform allows artists to book locations for photo and recording sessions, video shoots, and performances.[21]
Howard is married to singer Natalie Taylor. They reside in Franklin, Tennessee with their two children.[22]