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Background information | |
Birth name | Jon Anthony DeRosa |
Born | (1978-12-21) December 21, 1978 (age 45) |
Origin | Lodi, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Indie rock, post-rock, ambient, electronic, experimental, shoegaze, Americana |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, programming, sampler, tambura, pump organ |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Brighter, Projekt, Darla, Silber, Rocket Girl |
Website | jonderosa |
Jon Anthony DeRosa (born December 21, 1978) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He has been involved with several musical acts, including Dead Leaves Rising, Pale Horse and Rider, and as well as his solo-project known as Aarktica.
His most recent solo album Black Halo was released on May 25, 2015, on Rocket Girl Records. The album was produced by longtime collaborator Charles Newman and features a song co-written by Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields.
Music career
Jon DeRosa Solo discography
- Anchored EP (2011)
- A Wolf in Preacher's Clothes (2012)
- Black Halo (2015)
Aarktica Discography
- In Sea Remixes Silber Records (2010)
- In Sea | Silber Records (2009)
- Matchless Years CD | Darla Records (2007)
- Live at KUCI (digital release) | Silber Records (2006)
- Bleeding Light | Darla Records (2005)
- Pure Tone Audiometry | Silber Records (2003)
- Or you could just go through your whole life… | Darla Records (2002)
- Morning One CD EP | Ochre Records (2001)
- No Solace in Sleep CD | Silber Records (2000)
Pale Horse and Rider
Pale Horse and Rider was a short-lived collaboration between DeRosa and Marc Gartman. Their recordings featured a variety of performers in supporting roles, including Alan Sparhawk (Low), Nathan Amundson (Rivulets), Charles Newman (Flare, Mother West), Paul Oldham (Palace Brothers) and Mike Pride.
Discography
- Moody Pike CD | Darla Records (US) | Agenda Records (UK) (2005)
- These Are The New Good Times | Darla Records (2003)
- The Alcohol EP | Silber Records (2002)
References
- "A LEAF S PRAYER". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- Pearson, Adam (October 22, 2013). "FINDING AN ARTISTIC CENTER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JON DEROSA". Decoder Magazine. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- Hermann, Andy (April 24, 2015). "HEAR A NEW SONG FROM JON DEROSA'S L.A.-INSPIRED ALBUM, BLACK HALO (PREMIERE)". LA Weekly. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- "Jon DeRosa streaming new album 'Black Halo' ft. Stephin Merritt, playing release shows in NYC (tonight) and LA". BrooklynVegan. June 3, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Jon DeRosa at AllMusic
- High & Lonely Music Video directed by The Current Sea
- American indie rock musicians
- American rock guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American male singer-songwriters
- American rock songwriters
- American rock singers
- Living people
- 1978 births
- People from Lodi, New Jersey
- Singer-songwriters from New Jersey
- Guitarists from New Jersey
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- 21st-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American male singers
- Rocket Girl artists
- Darla Records artists
- Black Tape for a Blue Girl members