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Jon Walker
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Jon Walker performing at the Beat Kitchen, Chicago in 2011.
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| Birth name | Jonathan Jacob Walker |
| Born | September 17, 1985 |
| Origin | Hanover Park, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Jonathan Jacob Walker (born September 17, 1985) is an American musician. He is also a singer, songwriter, and record producer. Jon was the bassist for the band Panic! at the Disco. Later, he helped start another band called The Young Veins. He formed this band with Ryan Ross, who was also from Panic! at the Disco. The Young Veins is currently taking a long break. Jon now mostly writes songs and produces music for other artists. He has also released many of his own songs.
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Jon Walker's Music Journey
Early Career and Joining Panic! at the Disco
Jon Walker went to Bartlett High School in Illinois. He first became known in the music scene in Chicago when he was just 17 years old. This was in 2003. He played bass for a band called 504 Plan.
After that, Jon toured with the band The Academy Is.... He worked as a guitar technician and also filmed videos for them. In May 2006, Jon joined the popular band Panic! at the Disco. He took the place of their old bass player, Brent Wilson. Jon was 20 years old when he joined. This made him the oldest member of the band at that time.
Jon was with Panic! at the Disco when they won a big award. They won "Video of the Year" at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. This was for their famous song "I Write Sins Not Tragedies". He helped write and release one studio album with the band. It was called Pretty. Odd.. They also released a live album, ...Live in Chicago.
Forming The Young Veins and Solo Work
In July 2009, Jon and his bandmate Ryan Ross left Panic! at the Disco. They said they had different ideas about music. So, they started a new band together called The Young Veins.
The Young Veins went on two tours in 2010. One tour was with Foxy Shazam, and the other was with Rooney. On December 10, 2010, Jon announced on Twitter that The Young Veins would take a break. He later explained that the same creative differences from Panic! at the Disco carried over to this new band.
Since 2011, Jon has released many of his own songs. He has put out 3 full albums and 4 shorter albums called EPs. You can download all of them for free from his official Bandcamp page. He also released a song called "When Push Comes to Shove" in 2016. He sang on it with Victoria Asher, who used to be in the band Cobra Starship.
In July 2018, a short film called Intermission came out. Jon wrote all the music for this film. He is still active on social media today. He uses apps like Twitter (X) and Instagram to connect with fans. Jon continues to make music as a solo artist. His most recent song is called "EVERYTHING."
Jon Walker's Music Releases
This section lists the music Jon Walker has released.
Music with Panic! at the Disco
- November 2006 – Live in Denver
- March 2008 – Pretty. Odd.
- December 2008 – ...Live in Chicago
Music with The Young Veins
- June 2010 – Take a Vacation!
Jon Walker's Solo Music
- January 2011 – Home Recordings (EP)
- October 2011 – New Songs (LP)
- November 2012 – Crazy Dream (EP)
- January 2014 – Connections (LP)
- October 2015 – Real Life (EP)
- December 2016 – Push Comes to Shove (single) by Vicky-T, features Walker as co-writer and background vocals
- December 2018 – The Way It Was (single)
- January 2019 – Impending Bloom (EP)
- October 2020 - It's Almost Halloween (single)
- January 2021 - If I Could Fly (single)
- June 2021 – Different (LP)
- December 2022 - Fun Wave (single)
- January 2024 - Everything (single)
See also
In Spanish: Jon Walker para niños
