Jon Bellion

Jon Bellion
Birth name Jonathan David Bellion
Born (1990-12-26) December 26, 1990
Origin Lake Grove, New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active 2011–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website www.jonbellion.com

Jonathan David "Jon" Bellion[1] (born December 26, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and rapper. He was born and raised on Long Island, New York. Bellion has released an album, as well as four mixtapes; the most recent, The Definition was released on September 23, 2014. He is currently signed to Visionary Music Group[2] and Capitol Records. He also provided vocals for the 2015 EDM song "Beautiful Now" by Zedd as well as writing the chorus to The Monster by Rihanna and Eminem. His debut album The Human Condition was released on June 10, 2016. It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200.[3]

Career

2011–2014: Early career and various mixtapes

Bellion's first mixtape, Scattered Thoughts Vol. 1 was released in early 2011 via his Facebook page and reached over 11,000 downloads. Bellion composes and produces all of his own music. Jon Bellion signed with Visionary Music Group in 2012 and released a cover of Drake's "The Motto" on VMG's YouTube page.[4]

In 2013, Bellion wrote the chorus to the song "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna.[5] This song also won a grammy in the 2015 Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Bellion also co-wrote and produced the song "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo in 2012, which was not released until 2013 in the UK and 2014 in the US.

Jon Bellion released his fourth free project, titled The Definition, under Visionary Music Group on September 23, 2014.[6] Bellion headlined his first national tour called The Beautiful Mind Tour in October 2014.[7]

2015–present: Touring and The Human Condition

Bellion released three singles in early 2015, including "Woodstock (Psychedelic Fiction)", "All Time Low", which featured additional vocals from Travis Mendes, and "Woke the Fuck Up"[8] through Capitol Records. On March 31, 2015, Bellion announced his second national tour, The Definition Tour.[9] The tour began on May 26 and concluded on July 2. Bellion was also featured on "Beautiful Now", a song on Zedd's album True Colors, which was released on May 15, 2015. Bellion was also featured on American rapper B.o.B's album Psycadelik Thoughtz on the song "Violence".

Bellion released several acoustic versions of his songs from The Definition album. He released "All Time Low (Acoustic)" on February 26, 2016. As well as releasing "Human (Acoustic)" on March 4, 2016.

Bellion confirmed that his debut album The Human Condition was set to be released on June 10, 2016. He released three promotional singles from the album: "Guillotine", on April 22, 2016, "80's Films", on May 27, 2016, and "Maybe IDK" on June 2, 2016, with the lead single from the album, "All Time Low" releasing on August 30, 2016. On June 10, The Human Condition was officially released. Bellion states that the album is simply about being human, explaining, "Us as humans all have the same problems. We struggle with pride and tons of different issues that nobody really wants to talk about. So I figured if I'm the honest one showing how human I am, it will make people feel better about themselves." Jon Bellion also says the sonics and album artwork for The Human Condition is all to get the attention of Disney/Pixar, saying, "It's like a giant business plan for Disney Pixar because it’s always been my dream to score a movie for them. So basically if my debut album blows up, John Lasseter [of Disney Pixar] and these guys will hopefully see these images and be like 'Wait a second this is not one of our movies, what is this?'"[10] The artwork for the album was created by visual development artist David Ardinaryas Lojaya. During The Human Condition tour, Bellion announced that a representative from Pixar met him at one of his shows.

Influences

Bellion has stated on multiple occasions that Kanye West is one of his biggest inspirations. "I loved everything but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me," he said in a Huffington Post interview. West is also the reason Bellion decided to drop out of college and pursue music.[11] He says he is also influenced by Coldplay, John Mayer, André 3000, and more.[12] Bellion has also made it known that he is a big fan of J Dilla and Disney Pixar, drawing inspiration from the musician and computer animation film studio for both The Definition and The Human Condition. Bellion explains that he loves how Pixar movies are "simple yet presented in a way that is groundbreaking."[13]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[3]		 AUS
[14]
The Human Condition
  • Released: June 10, 2016
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 5 69

Mixtapes

Title Mixtape details
Scattered Thoughts Vol. 1
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: Digital download
Translations Through Speakers
  • Released: February 20, 2013
  • Format: Digital download
The Separation
  • Released: December 10, 2013
  • Format: Digital download
The Definition
  • Released: September 23, 2014
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with showing year released, peak chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[15]		 CAN
[16]		 FRA
"Guillotine"
(featuring Travis Mendes)		 2016 — — — The Human Condition
"80's Films" — — —
"Maybe IDK" — — —
"All Time Low" 32 52 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[17]		 CAN
[18]		 FRA
[19]
"Beautiful Now"
(Zedd featuring Jon Bellion)		 2015 64 61 190 True Colors
"Dead Presidents"
(Travis Mendes featuring Jon Bellion)		 2016 — — — Closure
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Welcome to Forever" 2013 Logic Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever
"Violence" 2015 B.o.B. Psycadelik Thoughtz
"Rat Race" Andy Mineo Uncomfortable

References

  1. ↑ "Songwriter/Composer: Bellion Jonathan David". Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Guarino, Nick. "Jon Bellion – Life (Music Video) : Indie / R&B / Pop Single [TSIS PREMIERE]". This Song is Sick. This Song is Sick. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ Guarino, Nick. "Jon Bellion – The Motto (Drake Cover) : Chill Original Indie / R&B Cover". This Song is Sick. This Song is Sick. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ Markman, Rob. "Meet Eminem And Rihanna's 'Monster' Songwriter". MTV. MTV News. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Ramirez, Erica. "Jon Bellion, 'Simple and Sweet': Exclusive Video Premiere". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin. "Watch Jon Bellion's "Simple and Sweet" Video". Complex. Complex. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/jonbellion
  9. ↑ "JON BELLION ANNOUNCES 2015 HEADLINING TOUR; RELEASES NEW SONG, "WOODSTOCK"". The Early Registration. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Lovaas, Taylor. "From Choirs to Animations, Jon Bellion's Debut Album "The Human Condition" is Full Artistry Both Sonically and Visually: SU Featured Interview". Sway's Universe. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ Khan, Ahmad. "No Genre: An Introduction to Jon Bellion". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Artist Interview - Jon Bellion". Song Revelation. Song Revelation. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ "jon bellion 'definition' album is a mix between dilla and pixar". MTV. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (June 18, 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Temper Trap 'Thick As Thieves' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  15. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/1539461/jon-bellion/chart?f=379
  16. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/1539461/jon-bellion/chart?f=793
  17. ↑ "Zedd – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Zedd – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Zedd feat. Jon Bellion – Beautiful Now". Retrieved September 23, 2016.

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