Jonathan Seet

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Jonathan Seet (born November 23, 1969) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

Seet was born in Singapore to a Singaporean father and an Irish mother who emigrated to Canada shortly after he was born. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Seet began singing in a church choir at age 4 and started piano lessons at 5. He was a church organist at 15 years old for 3 years and played viola for the Northumberland Symphony Orchestra for several years. He left to study Electrical Engineering at the University of Waterloo where he began songwriting.

Upon graduating, Seet continued writing and recording songs while still working in various aspects of technology and performing in other Toronto bands. He recorded and released Melatonin independently in 2000 and Arousal Disasters on February 14, 2003 with Aporia Records/MapleNationwide.

Seet was one of the founders and organizers of Toronto's annual Jeff Buckley Tribute (2000-2003), and occasionally produces, records and performs for other artists, as well as touring Canada and parts of the United States.