Jon Foreman

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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 cowrites 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, he became fast friends with Todd Cooper who encouraged him to learn guitar. 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 and Nirvana 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 started a collaborating guitar duo with Sean Watkins in a project dubbed "The Real SeanJon". [1]

Switchfoot
Jon Foreman – Tim Foreman – Chad Butler – Jerome Fontamillas – Drew Shirley
Discography
Albums: The Legend of Chin – New Way to Be Human – Learning to Breathe – The Beautiful Letdown – Nothing Is Sound – Oh! Gravity.
Singles: Meant to Live – Dare You to Move – This Is Your Life – Stars – We Are One Tonight - Oh! Gravity. - Awakening