Jon McLaughlin
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| Jon McLaughlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1982 |
| Origin | Anderson, Indiana United States |
| Genre(s) | Pop/Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Piano Guitar Vocals |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Label(s) | Island Def Jam (2006-) |
| Associated acts | Dave Barnes, Matt Wertz, Sister Hazel |
| Influences | Dave Barnes, Matt Wertz, Ben Folds, Billy Joel, Harry Connick Jr., Gabe Dixon Band, Elton John |
| Website | Jon McLaughlin Official Site |
Jon McLaughlin (born September 27, 1982) (not to be confused with English jazz fusion guitar player John McLaughlin or Illustrator/Artist Jon McLaughlin) is a piano-playing pop/rock singer-songwriter from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007. The EP Industry was released on February 20, 2007 and is available on iTunes.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Playing piano since early childhood, Jon McLaughlin grew up in Anderson, Indiana. He didn't want to take piano lessons anymore and was always finding ways to get out of doing so. While attending Highland High School, McLaughlin shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical expression. Rediscovering "his muse," McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music.[2] He released an independent album entitled, "Up Until Now" in 2003. This quickly led to McLaughlin becoming the first artist to sign on with the school's burgeoning, if not local, record label, Orangehaus Records. The self-titled album released in 2004 to local and regional praise. He began touring, traveling throughout the Midwest and working up a grassroots following.
[edit] Working up
In 2005 Jon McLaughlin recorded an 8-song EP, Songs I Wrote and Later Recorded, which reached the #1 spot on AwareStore.com. Touring expanded to across the country as support continued to grow for the independent artist. He also increased his fan base by playing at Timber Wolf Lake, a Young Life camp, with his first album entitled Jon McLaughlin.
McLaughlin caught the attention of other independent artists and began touring with artists such as Dave Barnes and Matt Wertz. 2006 brought about the signing with iconic record label Island Records. Since then, Jon has increased his presence at well-established musical venues and festivals such as Feeling Better Than Everfine (Cleveland, OH), Waterfest (Oshkosh, WI), Milwaukee Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI), Northwest State College Fest (Archbold, OH) and Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL).
McLaughlin has toured with headliners O.A.R., Sister Hazel, Cowboy Mouth, Paolo Nutini, and Marc Broussard.[3]
[edit] Career
Since signing with Island Records, McLaughlin increased his public image by providing music for the NBC comedy Scrubs, episode "My Conventional Wisdom," on May 10, 2007. McLaughlin's song, "Human" was included in the episode. "Beautiful Disaster" can also be heard in the hit TV series "A Little Thing Called Life" in the season one episode titled "The Greatest and Worst Halloween Ever."
To date, three Hollywood-released movies have included songs from McLaughlin:
- The song "Another Layer" appeared on the soundtrack for the motion picture Bridge to Terabithia.
- The song "Beautiful Disaster" is featured in the 2007 movie Georgia Rule.
- In the Oscar nominated Disney movie, Enchanted, starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden and Susan Sarandon, McLaughlin contributed an on-screen appearance and performance of the song, "So Close" (written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz). The song received an Oscar nomination.[4] This led to McLaughlin performing at the 80th Academy Awards.[5]
McLaughlin opened on Kelly Clarkson's My December Tour beginning in October 2007, a role announced on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 7, 2007. He has also toured extensively with similarly styled and popular singer-songwriter, Sara Bareilles.
McLaughlin recorded a trio with Jason Mraz and Van Hunt for the Randy Jackson duets-album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1. The track title is "Something to Believe In."[6]
His latest single "Beating My Heart" was sent to mainstream radio on June 3, 2008.[7] It will be sent to Hot Adult Contemporary (Hot AC) a week after.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2007: Indiana
- EPs
- 2004: Jon McLaughlin
- 2005: Songs I Wrote and Later Recorded
- 2007: Industry
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. 100 | U.S. Adult | |||
| 2007 | "Industry" 1 | — | — | Industry EP |
| "Beautiful Disaster" | — | 28 | Indiana / Industry EP | |
| "Human" | — | — | Indiana | |
| "Proud Father" 1 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Beating My Heart" | — | — | TBA |
- 1: Digital release.
[edit] References
- ^ Jon McLaughlin official website @ IslandRecords.com - Home
- ^ Jon McLaughlin @ Awarestore.com
- ^ Jon McLaughlin official website @ IslandRecords.com - Home
- ^ Jon McLaughlin official website @ IslandRecords.com - Home
- ^ Indy.com | Indianapolis Entertainment
- ^ [1] Album Preview for "Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1"
- ^ New Mainstream Radio Single Releases. FMQB
