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Jon Bryant (born 22 January 1986) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Native born to Halifax but now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bryant writes and sings acoustically melodic songs with a maritime influence.

Early life

Bryant was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Growing up in Fall River, NS, he attended George P. Vanier Junior School and Lockview High School. Bryant graduated in 2004 from Caronport High School in Saskatchewan. He studied piano, and later learned to play guitar and drums. He attended Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

He currently resides in Vancouver with his wife Bree (Woodill) Bryant, an actress and model from Halifax.

Career

As well as writing and singing his own songs, Bryant has toured throughout North America and Europe and is an artist advocate for World Vision while performing with Canadian music group Starfield.

Bryant's debut album, Two Coasts for Comfort, released on 29 October 2009, was iTunes Canada's "Featured Singer/Songwriter Album of 2009" and garnered a 2011 East Coast Music Award nomination for "Folk Album of the Year".

In May 2012, Bryant released his follow-up album, What Takes You, which featured a number of Canadian musicians, including JUNO Award winner Meaghan Smith, and guitarist Jason Mingo.

Bryant has twice performed at the Juno Awards ceremony.

In addition to his work in the music industry, Bryant is also an actor and voice actor. He has appeared in Big Sky, Arrow, Marvel: Sentinel of the Spaceways, and Riverdale. In 2023 he voiced Bitores Mendez in the remake of the 2005 video game Resident Evil 4.

Discography

Albums

• 2009: Two Coasts for Comfort
• 2012: What Takes You
• 2016: Twenty Something
• 2019: Cult Classic

Singles and EPs

• 2020: Half Bad
• 2021: Back to Love
• 2021: Psychldyllic Salutations
• 2021: "The Great Reveal" (with Nina June)
• 2022: "California"
• 2022: "would you call me up?"
• 2022: "This Book"

Awards and achievements

• East Coast Music Awards
  • 2011 – Folk Album of the Year Two Coasts for Comfort (nomination)
• Music Nova Scotia Awards
  • 2010 – Best New Artist (nominated)
  • 2010 – Digital Artist of the Year (nominated)
  • 2010 – Inspirational Artist of the Year (nominated)
• Covenant Awards
  • 2010 – Best Folk Album Two Coasts For Comfort (nominated)
• iTunes Canada
  • "Deaf" – iTunes "Single of the Week" – January 2010
  • Two Coasts for Comfort – iTunes Featured Singer/Songwriter Album of 2009
  • iTunes "Indie Spotlight" – February 2010
• TV/Film Placements
  • "David Livingstone" – Rookie Blue Season 4 "Skeletons"
  • "Evening Sun" – Rookie Blue Season 3 "Every Man"
  • "David Livingstone" – Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 12 "Waterfalls (1)"
  • "The Weekend" – Less Than Kind
  • “I Shall Not Fear” - Manifest Season 4 “Relative Bearing”

References

1. "Artist: Jon Bryant". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. "Called to pursue joy". Christian Week.
3. "World Vision Artists". World Vision Canada. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
4. "Jon Bryant Past Concerts". SongKick. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
5. "Jon Bryant Rocks Youth Quake". The Moose Jaw Times Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
6. "ECMA 2011: loads of Locals Nominated". The Scope. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
7. "Jon Bryant Music Chart Performance Summary". music-chart.info. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
8. "Jon Bryant Announces Western Canadian Tour Dates in Support of New Album 'What Takes you'". North by East West. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
9. "Jon Bryant rocks Youth Quake" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Moose Jaw Times Herald, Adam Miller, 18 February 2012
10. "Jon Bryant". IMDb. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
11. "Meet the Voice Actors of Resident Evil 4 Remake". Retrieved 9 May 2023.
12. "Coast to coast". Fast Forward Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011.
13. "Old emporium building in DT Chilliwack goes acoustic" Archived 10 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Chilliwack Progress.
14. "Jon Bryant: A year later...". Songs in the Valley. 1 February 2015.
15. "Music Nova Scotia Music & Industry Award Nominees Announced – DIY". DIY. 3 January 2024.
16. "Fall River's Jon Bryant takes his show to the Big Apple" Archived 10 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Pat Healey, The Laker
17. < "Jon Bryant - Two Coasts for Comfort . Alt Sounds
18. "B.C.’s top musicians, bands named to $102,700 Peak FM prize finalists list" Archived 22 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Francois Marchand, Vancouver Sun. 12 June 2014

External links

• jonbryant.ca Archived 1 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• CBC Artist – Jon Bryant

• 1986 births
• Living people
• Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia
• 21st-century Canadian male singers
• Canadian male singer-songwriters
• 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
• Singers from Nova Scotia