Jonathan Michael Howard (born April 27, 1985, in
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, songwriter, mixing engineer, record producer and entrepreneur.
Career
Early years
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]
Paramore
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]
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]
Avvay
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]