Singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Dowling has established himself in the music industry for the past ten years as an artist with emotive, visual and inspirational lyrics paired with an undeniable talent to create unique and unconventional musical arrangements. Born into a musical family in the quaint suburb of West Springfield, Massachusetts, Jon’s father was one of the founding members of The Spidells – who opened for the famed Kingston Trio regularly in the 1960s. Throughout his childhood and adolescence, Jon’s father instilled a love for music into his son that he would carry with him all the way to college, where he was accepted into the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. While in school, Jon learned techniques that would become the platform of what his music is based on today. After much hard work, he received a dual major in performance and music business and was ready to set out and make his mark in the music industry. Jon has enjoyed a rich history of performing, recording and producing for well over twenty plus years to date.

Over the years Jon dedicated himself to perfecting his craft – performing and collaborating with some of the industry’s most respected artists, such as Toto, Grammy-award winning Latin Jazz pianist Michel Camilo, bassist Rich Neville of Poco, Lanny Isis, Dave Hoffman, Harvey Swartz and The Syotos Band, to name a few. He recorded two albums that helped prepare him for his greatest work to date, his third solo album “Trials and Tribulations.” It was four years in the making, a period of time in which Jon had the opportunity to create and co-produce his songs with vaunted producers Jon Degrazio (Madonna, Jars of Clay, John Mayer, and Jennifer Lopez) and Drew Manzano (Lionel Richie, Brian McKnight, Rodney Jerkins, Tatiana Ali). Jon also worked with award-winning engineer/producer Christian Wicht (David Bowie, Backstreet Boys, Brian McKnight, Vanessa Williams) on the album, with a particular emphasis on the single “Here to Stay.”

Jon’s music has received high praise from industry powerhouses, such as Michael Howe, VP of A&R for Warner Atlantic Records, saying, “Jon’s songs are carefully customized handcrafted pieces of music, designed to stand the test of time for years to come.”

his single “Out of the Dark” is set to impact radio as well in the fall of 2008. Jon is also planning a release of his second single "Here to Stay" in 2009 on major billboard radio and will be playing out with his band in established clubs throughout the Los Angeles area.