JON FOREMAN

'Jonathan Mark Foreman' (born October 22, 1976) is the lead singer, guitarist, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot, which he co-founded in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and his brother Tim on bass. He writes or co-writes the music for all of Switchfoot's songs. One of his favorite pastimes, along with the rest of the band, is surfing. Foreman was born in San Bernardino County, California, but his family then moved to Massachusetts and Virginia Beach during their childhood. After moving to San Diego in his junior high years, went to Torrey Pines High School in Encinitas, California, and he became fast friends with Todd Cooper who encouraged him to learn guitar. ^[1] Cooper was later a guitar tech for Switchfoot, eventually leaving in 2005 to pursue his own musical career in bands Hank Floyd and My Red Hot Nightmare.
Foreman attended UC San Diego and later dropped out to follow his singing career. When not on tour he lives in San Diego, California with his wife, Emily, whom he married in January 2002. Emily's sister is Sarah Masen, a Christian artist. Besides being the main songwriter for Switchfoot, he has also done some work away from the band, including duets with Mandy Moore (for her movie ''A Walk to Remember'') and Noise Ratchet. Foreman has also contributed to the books ''The Art of Being'' and ''New Way to be Human,'' the latter written by producer Charlie Peacock. He has also appeared on Relient K's 2007 album, ''Five Score and Seven Years Ago'', as the voice of Jesus in the song "Deathbed". Foreman cites U2, The Police, James Taylor, The Beatles, Bach, Ronny Jordan, Miles Davis, Keith Green, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan as some of his larger musical influences. In 2001 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. In 2006, Foreman and Nickel Creek member Sean Watkins started a collaborating duo called "The Real SeanJon". ^[2] The duo plans to have an album released before the end of 2007, and it will feature a version of Foreman's song "Betrayal". As of April 2007, they had seven tracks completed.^[3]

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Solo Project

References

Solo Project

Jon recently created a Myspace account, causing speculation that a solo cd was in the works. There has been no firm, official confirmation yet, but the myspace has been confirmed to be official, as Jon recently posted a blog detailing his recent musical endeavors. The profile also features a cover of Bad Religion's song, "Sorrow," that Jon played at Soma in San Diego, in March 2007, a cover or Radiohead's song, "There There" and a cover of the Ben Folds Five song 'Boxing'.
On August 10, Jon revealed via his blog that he was independently releasing four EPs, tentatively titled "fall, winter, spring, and summer," to be released over the next year.
Jon is coming out with a CD called ''The Real SeanJon'', with his co-writer Sean Watkins. This CD is expected to come out in 2008.

References

1. Interview with Todd Cooper
2. Nickel Creek Official Website
3. SeanJon in a little bit at Nickelcreek.info