BIOGRAPHY

Jonathan grew up in the shadow of distortion—bedroom walls plastered with band posters, headphones permanently glued to his ears, and a heart that beat in 4/4. His heroes were the ones who turned pain into poetry: Cobain, Rossdale, the voices that made vulnerability sound like rebellion. But he learned early to keep those idols quiet. It’s hard to explain to a parent that the artists who shaped your soul were also wrestling with demons no kid should have to understand.

That tension became his compass.

As he got older, Jonathan didn’t run from those influences—he refined them. He took the raw nerve of grunge and fused it with a modern rock sensibility that’s cleaner, sharper, and built to last. The angst is still there, but it’s grown up. It’s intentional. It’s crafted instead of combusted.

Now, his music stands at the crossroads of past and future. He believes rock’s next chapter isn’t about nostalgia—it’s about evolution. It’s about taking the honesty of the ’90s, the experimentation of today, and forging something that hits just as hard without burning out the way his heroes did. Jonathan sees music moving toward a place where emotional truth and sonic innovation coexist, where heaviness doesn’t require self‑destruction, and where artists can be both fierce and whole.

He’s still chasing the same thing that lit him up as a kid: a sound that feels like ripping open a window in a storm. Only now, he’s learned how to weather it.

Avery Kincaid — senior culture writer for the Louder (LouderSound.com)