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Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976) [1] is an American musician who is the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. As a solo act, Foreman has released 14 extended plays and two studio albums.
The title track "Vice Verses" was first performed by Jon Foreman at an acoustic benefit show on April 12, 2009. Foreman iterated to the audience that the song was not slated for release on the upcoming Switchfoot record, Hello Hurricane, but would appear on the following record, saying "This isn't going to be on that record [Hello Hurricane], it's going to be on the next one...
Switchfoot was founded in 1996 as Chin Up, consisting of Jon Foreman and his brother Tim along with Chad Butler on drums. After playing a few shows including the Foreman brothers' dad's megachurch North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, California, the band was contacted by music industry veteran Charlie Peacock and eventually signed to his indie label Re:think Records under the current ...
Foreman said this is the "best way" to make an album because it "hits hard" and allows "the mistakes and the beautiful parts" to be together. [7] Switchfoot did not want to "waste time screwing around in a $1000 a day studio"; the album was pre-produced in Foreman's bedroom and recording was handled over a two-week session with minimal breaks. [10]
Year Nominee / work Award Result 1997 Switchfoot Best New Artist Won 2006 Jon Foreman: Impact Award awarded "to celebrate the success and influence of his songs in mainstream rock music"
Matt Conner, giving the EP four stars from CCM Magazine, describes, "Foreman's new solo sets show a deep consideration of a life lived in both darkness and light." [5] Awarding the EP four and a half stars for New Release Tuesday, Mary Nikkel states, "The first installment of The Wonderlands is a strong start for a promising EP arc."
Fiction Family Reunion is the second studio album by Fiction Family, which is the collaboration between Switchfoot frontman and solo artist Jon Foreman, Nickel Creek guitarist and solo artist Sean Watkins, Tyler Chester, and Aaron Redfield. It was released on January 29, 2013, through the indie record label, Rock Ridge Music. [1] [2]
Singer Jon Foreman has from time to time stated that the song is an anthem for Stand Up For Kids, an organization that aids orphaned youth back in the band's hometown of San Diego, CA. "For me that song the Dark Horses is all about the homeless kids back in San Diego, specifically the ones who are being helped out by Stand Up For Kids," he says ...