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Jon Brion
Musician + Singer + Songwriter
Male
Born
Dec 11, 1963
Age
49
Hometown
Glen Ridge, New J...
Jon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.
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Watch: Lost Footage Of Elliott Smith Performance UnearthedHuffington Post - Jan 19, 2013
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Paul Mc Cartney & Yoko Ono Collaborate, Sort OfHuffington Post - Nov 09, 2012
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See Giordano Dance Chicago At College Of Lake County TonightBuffalo Grove Patch - Oct 07, 2012
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Music Review: Jon Brion Para NormanSeattle Pi - Aug 19, 2012
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CHILDHOOD
1963
Birth
Born on December 11, 1963.
TWENTIES
1987
23 Years Old
In 1987, Brion moved to Boston, where he played solo gigs, formed the short-lived band World's Fair and became a member of the last touring version of Aimee Mann's new wave band 'Til Tuesday.
He contributed guitar work to Jellyfish's 1993 album Spilt Milk, and in 1994, joined Dan McCarroll, Buddy Judge and Jellyfish guitarist Jason Falkner in the short-lived pop band The Grays.
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THIRTIES
1996
32 Years Old
Brion played numerous instruments on Sam Phillips' 1996 release Omnipop (It's Only A Fleshwound Lambchop).
1997
33 Years Old
Brion was signed to the Lava/Atlantic label in 1997, but was released from his contract after turning in his solo debut album Meaningless; the album was released independently in 2001.
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1999
35 Years Old
He has earned a Best Score Soundtrack Album Grammy nominations for his work on 1999's Magnolia and 2004's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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2002
38 Years Old
He dated comedic actress Mary Lynn Rajskub for five years until they broke up in the fall of 2002.
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2003
39 Years Old
Brion is featured as keyboardist and drummer on Marianne Faithfull's 2003 album, Kissin' Time, and co-wrote a song, "City of Quartz", for her next work, 2005's Before the Poison.
FORTIES
2006
42 Years Old
Brion worked and performed on some of the tracks for Sean Lennon's 2006 album Friendly Fire.
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2010
46 Years Old
More recently, Brion has produced recordings by British pop performer Dido, Spoon, and Keane, as well as 2010's False Priest by Of Montreal.
2012
48 Years Old
Brion also produced Best Coast's sophomore album which is schedule for release in early 2012.
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