Jonathan Rado

Jonathan Rado is an American musician, record producer and engineer, best known as a multi-instrumentalist in the indie rock duo Foxygen. Rado is a native of Westlake Village, California, where he formed Foxygen with his classmate Sam France in 2005.[1][2][3]

Jonathan Rado
Jonathan Rado performing with Foxygen in 2017
Background information
OriginWestlake Village, California, U.S.
GenresIndie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, engineer
InstrumentsGuitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
Years active2005–present
LabelsWoodsist
Associated actsFoxygen

After releasing four albums with Foxygen, Rado began producing albums for other artists, including The Killers,[4] The Lemon Twigs, Tim Heidecker, Whitney, Alex Cameron, Father John Misty and Weyes Blood.[5] In 2018, Billboard called Rado "one of indie rock's most in-demand producers".[5] Rolling Stone called him an "analog fetishist who's become a producer of choice for a particular breed of like-minded indie-pop artists."[6]

Rado is married to singer-songwriter Jackie Cohen.[7] He also appeared in a 2008 episode of the television series Weeds[8] and a 2009 episode of the sitcom Community.[9] Rado is of Hungarian descent.[10] He studied screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[11]

Discography

Solo

with Foxygen

Credits
YearArtistAlbumCredits
2013FoxygenWe Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & MagicPerformer, Songwriter
2014Foxygen...And Star PowerProducer, Performer, Songwriter
2016Tim HeideckerIn GlendaleAdditional Production
2016WhitneyLight Upon the LakeProducer
2016The Lemon TwigsDo HollywoodProducer
2017FoxygenHangProducer, Performer, Songwriter
2017Los Angeles Police DepartmentLos Angeles Police DepartmentProducer
2017Beach FossilsSomersaultProducer
2017Trevor SensorAndy Warhol's DreamProducer
2017Alex CameronForced WitnessProducer
2018Cut WormsHollow GroundProducer
2018Father John MistyGod's Favorite CustomerProducer
2018Matt MalteseBad ContestantProducer
2018HoundmouthGolden AgeProducer
2019Weyes BloodTitanic RisingProducer
2019FoxygenSeeing Other PeopleProducer, Performer, Songwriter
2019Houndmouth"Talk of the Town" from California Voodoo Part IIProducer, Songwriter
2019Jackie CohenZaggProducer, Songwriter
2019Tim HeideckerWhat the Brokenhearted Do...Producer
2019Cuco"KeepingTabs" and "Far Away From Home" from Para MiProducer
2019WhitneyForever Turned AroundProducer
2019Alex CameronMiami MemoryProducer
2019Jungle GreenRunaway with Jungle GreenProducer
2019Adam GreenEngine of ParadiseProducer
2020PurrLike NewProducer
2020Alex Izenberg"Caravan Château" from Caravan ChâteauProducer
2020Matt Maltese"Queen Bee", "Madhouse", "Leather Wearing AA" from Madhouse EPProducer
2020The Lemon TwigsSongs for the General PublicAdditional Production
2020The KillersImploding the MirageProducer, Songwriter
2020Tim HeideckerFear of DeathAdditional Production
2021CrumbIce MeltProducer
2021SilvertwinSilvertwinProducer
2021The KillersPressure MachineProducer, Performer, Songwriter

References
  1. Singh, Sonya; Singh, Puneet (April 21, 2014). "5 Questions for Foxygen, the Little Neo-Psychedelic Duo that Could". Los Angeles. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. Silverstein, Jeffrey (September 3, 2013). "Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Uses Downtime To Craft Debut Solo Effort, 'Law And Order'". MTV News. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. Martin, Michel (February 26, 2017). "On Its Latest Album, Foxygen Keeps A California State Of Mind". All Songs Considered. NPR. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. Dargahi, David (March 22, 2021). "How The Killers producer Jonathan Rado stays creative from home". Spinnup. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. Edelstone, Steven (June 19, 2018). "How Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Became One of Indie Rock's Most In-Demand Producers". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. Hermes, Will (April 5, 2019). "Review: The Unnerving Nostalgia of Weyes Blood's 'Titanic Rising'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. Norris, John (April 26, 2019). "Foxygen Talk Funky, Reflective 'Breakup' Album 'Seeing Other People' -- And Why They're Not Touring". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. "Weeds (TV Series 2005–2012) - Jonathan Rado as Weiner". IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  9. ""Community" Introduction to Film (TV Episode 2009) - Jonathan Rado as Lance". IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  10. "A Foxygen magyar származású énekes-gitárosa levelet írt a Recordernek". recorder.blog.hu (in Hungarian). January 8, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  11. Berke, Ben (January–February 2018). "Jonathan Rado: 21st Century Ambassador". Tape Op. No. 123. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  12. Wicks, Amanda (April 11, 2017). "Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Covers Bruce Springsteen's Entire Born to Run Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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