Jonathan Rado
Musical artist
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Jonathan Rado is an American musician, record producer and engineer, best known as a multi-instrumentalist in the indie rock duo Foxygen. Rado is a native of Westlake Village, California, where he formed Foxygen with his classmate Sam France in 2005.[1][2][3]
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- Musician
- producer
- engineer
Jonathan Rado | |
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Jonathan Rado performing with Foxygen in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Westlake Village, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupations |
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| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | |
After releasing four albums with Foxygen, Rado began producing albums for other artists, including The Killers,[4] The Lemon Twigs, Tim Heidecker, Matt Maltese, Whitney, Alex Cameron, Father John Misty and Weyes Blood.[5] In 2018, Billboard called Rado "one of indie rock's most in-demand producers".[5] Rolling Stone called him an "analog fetishist who's become a producer of choice for a particular breed of like-minded indie-pop artists."[6]
Rado is married to singer-songwriter Jackie Cohen.[7] He also appeared in a 2008 episode of the television series Weeds[8] and a 2009 episode of the sitcom Community.[9] Rado is of Hungarian descent.[10] He studied screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[11]
Discography
Solo
- Law and Order (2013)
- Born to Run (2017)[12]
- For Who the Bell Tolls For (2023)[13]
with Foxygen
- Jurrassic Exxplosion Phillipic (2007)
- Take the Kids Off Broadway (2011)
- We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (2013)
- ...And Star Power (2014)
- Hang (2017)
- Seeing Other People (2019)
Credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foxygen | We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic | Performer, Songwriter |
| 2014 | Foxygen | ...And Star Power | Producer, Performer, Songwriter |
| Dub Thompson | 9 Songs | Producer | |
| 2015 | Dante Elephante | Anglo-Saxon Summer | Producer |
| 2016 | Tim Heidecker | In Glendale | Additional Production |
| Whitney | Light Upon the Lake | Producer | |
| The Lemon Twigs | Do Hollywood | Producer | |
| 2017 | Foxygen | Hang | Producer, Performer, Songwriter |
| Los Angeles Police Department | Los Angeles Police Department | Producer | |
| Beach Fossils | Somersault | Producer | |
| Trevor Sensor | Andy Warhol's Dream | Producer | |
| Alex Cameron | Forced Witness | Producer | |
| 2018 | Cut Worms | Hollow Ground | Producer |
| Father John Misty | God's Favorite Customer | Producer | |
| Matt Maltese | Bad Contestant | Producer | |
| Jackie Cohen | Tacoma Night Terror, Part 1: I've Got the Blues | Producer | |
| Houndmouth | Golden Age | Producer | |
| Jackie Cohen | Tacoma Night Terror, Part 2: Self-Fulfilling Elegy | Producer | |
| 2019 | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | Producer |
| Foxygen | Seeing Other People | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | |
| Houndmouth | "Talk of the Town" from California Voodoo Part II | Producer, Songwriter | |
| Jackie Cohen | Zagg | Producer, Songwriter | |
| Tim Heidecker | What the Brokenhearted Do... | Producer | |
| Cuco | "KeepingTabs" and "Far Away From Home" from Para Mi | Producer | |
| Whitney | Forever Turned Around | Producer | |
| Alex Cameron | Miami Memory | Producer | |
| Jungle Green | Runaway with Jungle Green | Producer | |
| Adam Green | Engine of Paradise | Producer | |
| 2020 | Purr | Like New | Producer |
| Alex Izenberg | "Caravan Château" from Caravan Château | Producer | |
| Matt Maltese | "Queen Bee", "Madhouse", "Leather Wearing AA" from Madhouse EP | Producer | |
| The Lemon Twigs | Songs for the General Public | Additional Production | |
| The Killers | Imploding the Mirage | Producer, Songwriter | |
| Tim Heidecker | Fear of Death | Additional Production | |
| 2021 | Crumb | Ice Melt | Producer |
| Silvertwin | Silvertwin | Producer | |
| The Killers | Pressure Machine | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | |
| Oberhofer | Smothered | Producer, Performer | |
| 2022 | Diane Coffee | With People | Producer, Performer |
| Jackie Cohen | Pratfall | Producer | |
| Weyes Blood | And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Producer | |
| 2023 | Whitney | "For a While" | Producer, Performer |
| Purr | Who is Afraid of Blue? | Producer | |
| Whitney | "Kansas" | Producer | |
| 2024 | Beyonce & Miley Cyrus | "II Most Wanted" from Cowboy Carter | Additional Production, Performer |
| Crumb | Amama | Producer | |
| The Killers | "Bright Lights" | Producer | |
| 2025 | Miley Cyrus | Something Beautiful | Producer, Songwriter, Performer |
