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Jon Bellion
Birth nameJonathan David Bellion
Born (1990-12-26) December 26, 1990 (age 33)
Lake Grove, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • sampler
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitewww.jonbellion.com

Jonathan David Bellion[1] (born December 26, 1990) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was born and raised in Lake Grove, New York on Long Island.[2] He is known for his single "All Time Low". Bellion has released four mixtapes and two studio albums. His first, The Human Condition, was released on June 10, 2016, and it debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200.[3] He released his second studio album, Glory Sound Prep, on November 9, 2018.

He is currently signed to Visionary Music Group[4] and Capitol Records. Bellion also provided vocals for the 2015 EDM song "Beautiful Now" by Zedd and opened the concerts from the third leg of Twenty One Pilots' Emotional Roadshow World Tour.

Early life

Bellion was born and raised in Lake Grove, New York, in his parents' house with his sisters and brother, and until recently, still lived at home with his parents. He is of Italian descent with his family hailing from Naples.[5] Torn between his love for basketball and music throughout high school, Bellion made the choice to pursue his music career, in his junior year. After high school, he enrolled in the music program at the private Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York.[6] At the age of 19, he decided to drop out of college and focus on writing professionally. He worked under songwriter and Warner Bros A&R executive Kara DioGuardi for a year, signing a deal through her personal publishing company. Through this experience, Bellion learned how to write songs for different artists, in genres such as rock and hip hop.[7]

Career

2011–2014: Early career and various mixtapes

Bellion's first mixtape, Scattered Thoughts Vol. 1 was released in early 2011 via his Facebook page and reached over 11,000 downloads. Bellion composes and produces all of his own music. Jon Bellion signed with Visionary Music Group in 2012 and released a cover of Drake's "The Motto" on VMG's YouTube page.[8]

In 2012, Jon Bellion wrote the chorus to the song "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna.[9] This song won a Grammy Award in the 2015 Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Bellion also co-wrote and produced the song "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo in 2012, which was not released until 2013 in the UK and 2014 in the US.

Jon Bellion released his second free project, titled Translations Through Speakers on February 20, 2013, his third, The Separation on December 10 of the same year and his fourth free project, The Definition on September 23, 2014,[10] Bellion also headlined his first national tour called The Beautiful Mind Tour in October 2014.[11]

2015–2017: Touring and The Human Condition

Bellion released several singles in early 2015, including "Woodstock (Psychedelic Fiction)", "All Time Low", and "Woke the F*ck Up"[12] through Capitol Records. On March 31, 2015, Bellion announced his second national tour, The Definition Tour.[13] The tour began on May 26 and concluded on July 2. Bellion was also featured on "Beautiful Now", a song on Zedd's album True Colors, which was released on May 15, 2015. Bellion was also featured on American rapper B.o.B's album Psycadelik Thoughtz on the song "Violence".

Bellion released several acoustic versions of his songs, including one of "All Time Low" on February 26, 2016 and one of "Human" on March 4, 2016.

Bellion confirmed that his debut album The Human Condition was set to be released on June 10, 2016. He released three promotional singles from the album: "Guillotine", on April 13, 2016, "80's Films", on May 27, 2016, and "Maybe IDK" on June 2, 2016. The lead single from the album, "All Time Low" was released on May 13, 2016[14] and became his most successful single to date, reaching number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100[15] and was certified Double-platinum in the US and Australia.[16] On June 10, The Human Condition was officially released. Bellion states that the album is simply about being human, explaining, "Us as humans all have the same problems. We struggle with pride and tons of different issues that nobody really wants to talk about. So I figured if I'm the honest one showing how human I am, it will make people feel better about themselves." In his music, Jon talks a lot about God. He doesn’t just talk about a vague idea of faith; he makes sure to emphasize God specifically.[17] Jon Bellion also says the sonics and album artwork for The Human Condition were created in order to get the attention of Disney/Pixar, saying, "It's like a giant business plan for Disney Pixar because it's always been my dream to score a movie for them. So basically if my debut album blows up, John Lasseter [of Disney Pixar] and these guys will hopefully see these images and be like 'Wait a second this is not one of our movies, what is this?'"[18] The artwork for the album was created by visual development artist David Ardinaryas Lojaya. During The Human Condition tour, Bellion announced that a representative from Pixar met him at one of his shows.[19] He was invited to the Pixar Campus and said he might be involved with a Pixar film in the near future.[20]

In June 2017, Bellion was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally where he performed "All Time Low" live. Jon Bellion was the opening act for the US leg of rock duo Twenty One Pilots' 2017 Emotional Roadshow World Tour. The 33-show tour began on January 17 in Providence, Rhode Island and ended on March 5 in Louisville, Kentucky.[21]

On October 13, 2017, Bellion released his mixtapes Translations Through Speakers, The Separation and The Definition on digital stores as well as releasing a collection with those three mixtapes entitled Growth.[22]

2018: Glory Sound Prep

On January 25, Bellion teased a snippet of an upcoming song on an Instagram video. On April 16, Bellion began teasing his next album with 4 pictures captioned with "GSP". He later changed the name of his Instagram to his band/group "Beautiful Mind". On June 23, Bellion released a behind the scenes video of his previous album's last track, "Hand of God".

On October 9, Bellion posted a photo to his Twitter account from "GSP Staff", stating: "Tomorrow, Headmaster Stormzy requests your presence for an orientation ceremony in the main atrium. Time: 3:00 pm EST." The following day he announced the studio album Glory Sound Prep on his Twitter account, which was set to be released on November 9. On October 17, he released a preview on his social media accounts of the first single from the album, "Conversations with My Wife", which was released on October 19.[23] The following week, he released a preview on his social media accounts of the second single, "JT", and released it on October 26. "Stupid Deep", the third single off of the album, was released on November 1.

On November 9, Bellion released Glory Sound Prep.[24]

2019

Jon Bellion got a voice role in Dragon Ball Super: Broly as Male Frieza Soldier B.[25]

Influences

Bellion has stated on multiple occasions that Kanye West is one of his biggest inspirations. "I loved everything but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me." Bellion has also stated that he was inspired by Eminem, Pharrell Williams, Coldplay, John Mayer, André 3000, and more.[26][27] Bellion has also made it known that he is a big fan of J Dilla and Disney Pixar, drawing inspiration from the musician and computer animation film studio for both The Definition and The Human Condition. Bellion explains that he loves how Pixar movies are "simple yet presented in a way that is groundbreaking."[28] Bellion credits much of his musical development and success to his bandmates whom he met while in college, expressing his love for them in his "Beautiful Mind Documentary" stating, "everybody in my band has taught me something, and has gotten me to where I am because of them" continuing "I surround myself with people better than me at something, you will very rarely see somebody around me, especially musically, who I don't look up to".[29]

Discography

Main article: Jon Bellion discography

References

  1. ^ "Songwriter/Composer: Bellion Jonathan David". Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Retrieved June 16, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Jon Bellion's Emotional, Inspiring Journey To The Top Of The Music Industry". Elite Daily. June 21, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jon Bellion - Chart History | Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Guarino, Nick. "Jon Bellion – Life (Music Video) : Indie / R&B / Pop Single [TSIS PREMIERE]". This Song is Sick. This Song is Sick. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Jon Bellion's Emotional, Inspiring Journey To The Top Of The Music Industry". Elite Daily. June 21, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Five Towns College Former Student Jon Bellion Wins A Grammy Award | Five Towns College". Five Towns College. February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2016/06/22/jon-bellion-from-pop-songs-to-pixar/#6e0182071a72
  8. ^ Guarino, Nick. "Jon Bellion – The Motto (Drake Cover) : Chill Original Indie / R&B Cover". This Song is Sick. This Song is Sick. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  9. ^ Markman, Rob. "Meet Eminem And Rihanna's 'Monster' Songwriter". MTV. MTV News. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  10. ^ Ramirez, Erica. "Jon Bellion, 'Simple and Sweet': Exclusive Video Premiere". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  11. ^ Ortiz, Edwin. "Watch Jon Bellion's "Simple and Sweet" Video". Complex. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  12. ^ https://soundcloud.com/jonbellion
  13. ^ "JON BELLION ANNOUNCES 2015 HEADLINING TOUR; RELEASES NEW SONG, "WOODSTOCK"". The Early Registration. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "All Time Low [Explicit] by Jon Bellion". Amazon. Retrieved November 5, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "Jon Bellion's "All Time Low" Certified 2x Platinum In United States". Headline Planet. May 30, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "Jon Bellion's Emotional, Inspiring Journey To The Top Of The Music Industry". Elite Daily. June 21, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  18. ^ Lovaas, Taylor. "From Choirs to Animations, Jon Bellion's Debut Album "The Human Condition" is Full Artistry Both Sonically and Visually: SU Featured Interview". Sway's Universe. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  19. ^ baha moore (December 4, 2016), Jon Bellion Pixar Announcement, retrieved November 5, 2018
  20. ^ "Jon Bellion's dreams come true at Pixar Animation Studios". The B-Side. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  21. ^ "Jon Bellion Joins Twenty One Pilots For U.S. Leg Of 'Emotional Roadshow World Tour'". The Inquisitr News. September 12, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  22. ^ Growth by Jon Bellion on iTunes, October 13, 2017, retrieved November 5, 2018
  23. ^ https://twitter.com/jonbellion/status/1052651082524979200
  24. ^ writer, Mila Yoch | staff. "Jon Bellion's sophomore album paints the story of his life for listeners". The Gonzaga Bulletin. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  25. ^ https://twitter.com/Osiel301/status/1085638181368799232
  26. ^ Khan, Ahmad. "No Genre: An Introduction to Jon Bellion". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  27. ^ "Artist Interview - Jon Bellion". Song Revelation. Song Revelation. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  28. ^ "jon bellion 'definition' album is a mix between dilla and pixar". MTV. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  29. ^ Visionary Music Group (February 19, 2014), Jon Bellion - Beautiful Mind Documentary, retrieved April 2, 2017

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