15 Facts About Jonah Smith

1.

Jonah Smith is an American musician, singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.

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2.

Jonah Smith began his career as a solo artist in 2000 in Brooklyn, New York.

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3.

Jonah Smith has recorded several records and was a semi-finalist on Season 9 of America's Got Talent.

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4.

Jonah Smith transferred to the University of Vermont, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree.

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5.

Jonah Smith made a demo tape with musicians Adam Deitch, Eric Krasno, and Goapele that was engineered by Jeff Bhasker.

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6.

In 2000, Jonah Smith moved to Brooklyn, NY and started performing under his own name.

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7.

In 2003, Jonah Smith recorded Beneath the Underdog, with Bill Frisell as a guest guitarist.

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8.

Jonah Smith was an early adaptor of the fan-funding method, which he used to finance the making of Lights On after Relix Records ceased operations.

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9.

In 2012 Jonah Smith released Little Known Cure again using fan funding.

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10.

Not long before relocating from Brooklyn to Los Angeles at the end of 2012, Jonah Smith made an acoustic recording with Andy Stack in his kitchen in Long Island City.

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11.

Jonah Smith auditioned for the show in Los Angeles and was asked to fly to New York to tape a live performance in front of the judges in April 2014.

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12.

Also, during this week Jonah Smith replaced his drummer, which became part of the storyline of the episode.

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13.

Jonah Smith performed Stay With Me in the quarter final round and again received praise from the judges.

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14.

In June 2017, Jonah Smith released Stay Close – the third acoustic record made with Andy Stack.

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15.

Jonah Smith returned to the fan-funding model for this record after taking a step back from Music Road.

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