1. Jonathan Mark Foreman was born on October 22,1976 and is an American musician who is the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot.
15 Facts About Jon Foreman
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Jon Foreman was born in San Bernardino County, California, but his family moved to Massachusetts and Virginia Beach during his childhood.
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Jon Foreman graduated from San Dieguito Academy in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California.
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Jon Foreman attended UC San Diego and later dropped out to follow his singing career.
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Jon Foreman married Emily Masen in 2002, and the couple had a daughter in 2012.
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Jon Foreman is a committed nondenominational Christian; however, his goal with Switchfoot has always been to make music for all people.
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Jon Foreman has made musical contributions away from Switchfoot, including writing with Molly Jenson.
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Jon Foreman appeared on the song "Deathbed" on Relient K's 2007 album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago.
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Jon Foreman wrote "Running Away from Me" for Meat Loaf's 2010 album Hang Cool Teddy Bear.
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Jon Foreman has worked on various solo projects, independently releasing four EPs, titled Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer, released by Credential Recordings and lowercase people records.
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In October 2008, Jon Foreman released Limbs and Branches, a collection of songs from the EPs along with two new tracks.
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In 2015, Jon Foreman released the EPs Sunlight, Shadows, Darkness and Dawn, which contain 25 songs; one for each hour of the day with one extra.
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Each song was produced by a different producer, with Jon Foreman sending in tracks recorded backstage while on tour.
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Jon Foreman's songwriting tends to be very dynamic, and he often employs a wide range of different instrumentation, including, but not limited to: guitar, violin, cello, trumpet, mandolin, sitar, flute, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizer, piano, miscellaneous percussion, and harmonica.
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Jon Foreman has always aimed to use interesting instrumentation when writing for Switchfoot, mostly on some of the band's first albums such as The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe.