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 | |
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.jpg) Jonathan Rado performing with Foxygen in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Westlake Village, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, engineer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | |
After releasing four albums with Foxygen, Rado began producing albums for other artists, including The Killers,[4] The Lemon Twigs, Tim Heidecker, Matt Maltese, 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
editSolo
- Law and Order (2013)
- Born to Run (2017)[12]
- For Who the Bell Tolls For (2023)[13]
with Foxygen
- Jurrassic Exxplosion Phillipic (2007)
- Take the Kids Off Broadway (2011)
- We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (2013)
- ...And Star Power (2014)
- Hang (2017)
- Seeing Other People (2019)
Credits
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foxygen | We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic | Performer, Songwriter |
| 2014 | Foxygen | ...And Star Power | Producer, Performer, Songwriter |
| Dub Thompson | 9 Songs | Producer | |
| 2015 | Dante Elephante | Anglo-Saxon Summer | Producer |
| 2016 | Tim Heidecker | In Glendale | Additional Production |
| Whitney | Light Upon the Lake | Producer | |
| The Lemon Twigs | Do Hollywood | Producer | |
| 2017 | Foxygen | Hang | Producer, Performer, Songwriter |
| Los Angeles Police Department | Los Angeles Police Department | Producer | |
| Beach Fossils | Somersault | Producer | |
| Trevor Sensor | Andy Warhol's Dream | Producer | |
| Alex Cameron | Forced Witness | Producer | |
| 2018 | Cut Worms | Hollow Ground | Producer |
| Father John Misty | God's Favorite Customer | Producer | |
| Matt Maltese | Bad Contestant | Producer | |
| Jackie Cohen | Tacoma Night Terror, Part 1: I've Got the Blues | Producer | |
| Houndmouth | Golden Age | Producer | |
| Jackie Cohen | Tacoma Night Terror, Part 2: Self-Fulfilling Elegy | Producer | |
| 2019 | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | Producer |
| Foxygen | Seeing Other People | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | |
| Houndmouth | "Talk of the Town" from California Voodoo Part II | Producer, Songwriter | |
| Jackie Cohen | Zagg | Producer, Songwriter | |
| Tim Heidecker | What the Brokenhearted Do... | Producer | |
| Cuco | "KeepingTabs" and "Far Away From Home" from Para Mi | Producer | |
| Whitney | Forever Turned Around | Producer | |
| Alex Cameron | Miami Memory | Producer | |
| Jungle Green | Runaway with Jungle Green | Producer | |
| Adam Green | Engine of Paradise | Producer | |
| 2020 | Purr | Like New | Producer |
| Alex Izenberg | "Caravan Château" from Caravan Château | Producer | |
| Matt Maltese | "Queen Bee", "Madhouse", "Leather Wearing AA" from Madhouse EP | Producer | |
| The Lemon Twigs | Songs for the General Public | Additional Production | |
| The Killers | Imploding the Mirage | Producer, Songwriter | |
| Tim Heidecker | Fear of Death | Additional Production | |
| 2021 | Crumb | Ice Melt | Producer |
| Silvertwin | Silvertwin | Producer | |
| The Killers | Pressure Machine | Producer, Performer, Songwriter | |
| Oberhofer | Smothered | Producer, Performer | |
| 2022 | Diane Coffee | With People | Producer, Performer |
| Jackie Cohen | Pratfall | Producer | |
| Weyes Blood | And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Producer | |
| 2023 | Whitney | "For a While" | Producer, Performer |
| Purr | Who is Afraid of Blue? | Producer | |
| Whitney | "Kansas" | Producer | |
| 2024 | Beyonce & Miley Cyrus | "II Most Wanted" from Cowboy Carter | Additional Production, Performer |
| Crumb | Amama | Producer | |
| The Killers | "Bright Lights" | Producer |
References
edit- ^ Singh, Sonya; Singh, Puneet (April 21, 2014). "5 Questions for Foxygen, the Little Neo-Psychedelic Duo that Could". Los Angeles. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Silverstein, Jeffrey (September 3, 2013). "Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Uses Downtime To Craft Debut Solo Effort, 'Law And Order'". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Michel (February 26, 2017). "On Its Latest Album, Foxygen Keeps A California State Of Mind". All Songs Considered. NPR. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Dargahi, David (March 22, 2021). "How The Killers producer Jonathan Rado stays creative from home". Spinnup. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Hermes, Will (April 5, 2019). "Review: The Unnerving Nostalgia of Weyes Blood's 'Titanic Rising'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Weeds (TV Series 2005–2012) - Jonathan Rado as Weiner". IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ ""Community" Introduction to Film (TV Episode 2009) - Jonathan Rado as Lance". IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "A Foxygen magyar származású énekes-gitárosa levelet írt a Recordernek". recorder.blog.hu (in Hungarian). January 8, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Berke, Ben (January–February 2018). "Jonathan Rado: 21st Century Ambassador". Tape Op. No. 123. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Wicks, Amanda (April 11, 2017). "Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Covers Bruce Springsteen's Entire Born to Run Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "For Who The Bell Tolls For by Jonathan Rado". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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