Jon Howard

In 2004, shortly after graduating high-school, Howard moved to Lancaster, California to join the Forefront Records band, Dizmas.^[1] After hundreds of shows and three records, members of Dizmas moved on.^[2] Howard was the lead guitarist for the rock band Dizmas from 2003 to 2009, leaving after they went on hiatus and becoming a guitarist for the band Stellar Kart until he left the band in 2010.^[3]

In the summer of 2010, Howard began touring with the band Paramore as an additional rhythm guitar player, keyboardist and percussionist.^[4] He maintained this position until he left in 2016^[5] - he played his last shows as part of Paramore in March of that year, during the band's second "Parahoy! Cruise". Jon's brother, Joey, joined Paramore as a touring bassist in 2016.^[6]

Howard has co-written and produced songs performed by Dashboard Confessional,^[7] Illenium,^[8] Aaron Gillespie,^[9] Seven Lions, MiTis, and Natalie Taylor among others. He has mixed and/or produced songs for Jon Foreman,^[10] New Found Glory,^[11] Bayside, and Halfnoise.^[12]

In 2021, Howard was the co-songwriter and the vocal producer for the track Fragments of the American DJ Illenium's Album, Fallen Embers. The album was nominated for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards's Best Dance/Electronic Album in 2022.^[13][14]

He is a frequent collaborator of his wife Natalie Taylor,^[15][16] with whom he co-wrote and produced her Platinum-selling song, Surrender.^[17][18]

In 2018, Howard co-founded the location scouting company, Avvay.^[19][20] Avvay's platform allows artists to book locations for photo and recording sessions, video shoots, and performances.^[21]