Jon Christian
After twenty years of retirement from the music industry I have returned to expose some of the work I have been doing since I last appeared on stage. My path has taken me into the reality/lifestyle television world as an editor. I have been writing and playing music for over thirty years. I hope that by listing here I get a chance to make friends with others who are themselves playing music because they love to.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I started in Montreal when I was 8 years old. I learned guitar and I stuck with it. By age 14 I was playing along side people like Michael St.Denis (Bob Segarini Band) and Pierre Durand (well known session guitarist in Quebec). I do not speak French all that well so I moved to Toronto when I was 19. I formed the band "Jules Hanon" and played with them until I was 23. I joined the band "The Normals" in 1982 and played with them for only 4 months. Then I got married. I formed the band "DeadBeat" in 1983 and we played for two years untill I left that band and formed "Varoshi Fame" which I was in for four years. I retired when I was 33 and I went back to my old friends in "Jules Hanon" with whom I still play to this day. We are three older men who know how to play well and we enjoy it. After I retired "Jules Hanon" played around town for a couple years and then we raised our families.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I have played live so many times I cannot even count. But the last time I was on a stage was in January 2006. My most memorable shows took place between 1982 and 1990 in Toronto. I did also enjoy playing in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, Montreal and Ottawa during that time period.
Your musical influences
Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, Daniel Lanois, Plume Latraverse, Harmonium, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Brian Eno, David Lindley, Tangerine Dream, Nick Lowe.
What equipment do you use?
Guild JF4, Gibson ES 335, Gibson SG, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, PRS Singlecut, Piano, Fretted and Fretless Bass, Didgereedoo, Mandolin, Balalaika, Roland Phantom XR, Djembe, Khol, Tabla, Tambura, Gopichander, Dholak, Dizi Flute
Anything else?
I love halvah
