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| birth_place = San Bernardino County, California, U.S.| origin = | instrument = Vocals, guitar, harmonica, cello, keyboards| occupation = Singer-songwriter, guitarist| years_active = 1996–presentlowercase people records>Capitol CMGCredential Recordings>Credential}}| current_member_of = Switchfoot, Fiction Familyjonforeman.com}}}}Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976)WEB,buffalonews.com/news/archives/celebrity-birthdays-oct-22/collection_8190ff26-73ff-5583-bff9-5523349e4596.html, Celebrity Birthdays: Oct. 22, October 22, 2021, is an American musician who is the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He formed the band in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and his brother Tim Foreman on bass guitar. Keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas and guitarist Drew Shirley later joined the band. As a solo act, Foreman has released 14 extended plays and one studio album.

Personal life

Foreman was born in San Bernardino County, California, but his family moved to Massachusetts and Virginia Beach during his childhood. There he became fast friends with Todd Cooper, who encouraged him to learn guitar.Interview with Todd Cooper {{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Cooper was later a guitar tech for Switchfoot, although he left in 2005 to pursue his own musical career.After several years, Foreman and his family moved back to Southern California, this time settling in Encinitas. He graduated from San Dieguito Academy in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California. Foreman attended UC San Diego and later dropped out to follow his singing career.WEB,www.landofbrokenhearts1.org/jonsbio.htm, JON FOREMAN BIOGRAPHY, September 22, 2014, {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}Foreman married Emily Masen in 2002, and the couple had a daughter in 2012.WEB,www.myswitchfeed.com/switchfoot/bio/jonforeman/, Jon Foreman Bio » My Switchfeed, September 21, 2014, dead,www.myswitchfeed.com/switchfoot/bio/jonforeman/," title="web.archive.org/web/20150101073356www.myswitchfeed.com/switchfoot/bio/jonforeman/,">web.archive.org/web/20150101073356www.myswitchfeed.com/switchfoot/bio/jonforeman/, January 1, 2015, Jon Foreman Bio The couple welcomed their second child, a son, in June 2018.WEB, March 21, 2019, Switchfoot frontman on the group’s hiatus, his bandmate’s cancer and more ahead of Denver show,theknow.denverpost.com/2019/03/21/switchfoot-tour-break-native-tongue-denver/211116/, January 28, 2021, Denver Post, One of Foreman’s favorite pastimes is surfing, and when not on tour, he resides in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a beach community in Encinitas.Foreman is a committed nondenominational Christian; however, his goal with Switchfoot has always been to make music for all people. “For us, these songs are for everyone. Calling us ‘Christian rock’ tends to be a box that closes some people out and excludes them. And that’s not what we’re trying to do. Music has always opened my mind — and that’s what we want.“NEWS,www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/01/09/switchfoot_steps_toward_stardom, Switchfoot steps toward stardom, Boston.com, January 9, 2004, September 22, 2014, Morse, Steve, Foreman’s father, Mark, served as the senior pastor of North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, California.WEB, Our Staff - North Coast Calvary Chapel,www.northcoastcalvary.org/team/mark-foreman/, June 26, 2019, His mother is Jan (née Carlton).WEB, John Wilkens, Birthday surprise for WWII pilot reunited with pieces of his past,www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sd-me-found-plane-20190114-story.html, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 31, 2019, January 14, 2019,

Influences

Foreman cites Elliott Smith,WEB,www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-foreman/the-dark-horse-joan-of-ar_b_558967.html, The Dark Horse: Joan of Arc, Elliot Smith and Me, November 8, 2016, The Huffington Post, June 30, 2010, U2, The Police, James Taylor, The Beatles, Radiohead,WEB,www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484844/20040205/switchfoot.jhtml, Switchfoot Evicted By Radiohead, Embraced By Rock Radio, MTV News, September 22, 2014, J.S. Bach, Ronny Jordan, Miles Davis, Keith Green, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin as some of his musical influences.QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GUYS {{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 2001, he was awarded the “Les Paul Horizon Award” for the most promising up-and-coming guitarist at the annual Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards in Los Angeles.Switchfoot {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511171521www.massconcerts.com/featuredartists/switchfoot.htm |date=May 11, 2008 }}

Side projects

(File:Jon Foreman 2015.jpg|thumb|Jon Foreman performing with Switchfoot in 2015)Besides being the main songwriter for Switchfoot, Foreman has also made musical contributions away from the band, including writing with San Diego/Orange County based singer and songwriter Molly Jenson.WEB, Molly Jenson (Maybe Tomorrow review),soul-audio.com/album-reviews/03-06-2009/molly-jenson,soul-audio.com/album-reviews/03-06-2009/molly-jenson/," title="web.archive.org/web/20110716111621soul-audio.com/album-reviews/03-06-2009/molly-jenson/,">web.archive.org/web/20110716111621soul-audio.com/album-reviews/03-06-2009/molly-jenson/, March 6, 2009, July 16, 2011, Foreman has also contributed to the books The Art of BeingWEB,www.artofbeingbook.com/, The Art of Being Book, September 22, 2014,artofbeingbook.com/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130516110401artofbeingbook.com/,">web.archive.org/web/20130516110401artofbeingbook.com/, May 16, 2013, dead, and New Way to be Human,WEB,www.randomhouse.com/waterbrook/shaw/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780877880714, New Way to Be Human: A Provocative Look at What It Means to Follow Jesus, WaterBrook Multnomah, September 22, 2014, the latter written by producer Charlie Peacock. He also appeared on Relient K’s 2007 album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago, lending his vocal talents to the song “Deathbed”. In September 2009, Jazz musician Karl Denson released the album “Brother’s Keeper” in which two songs were co-written by Foreman, and one song, “Drums of War”, was solely written by Foreman.WEB, Jurek, Thom, Review,www.allmusic.com/album/brothers-keeper-mw0000826987, Allmusic, March 11, 2015, Foreman also provided his vocals in accompaniment with Denson on the song “Drums of War”.WEB,www.starpulse.com/Music/Denson,_Karl/Discography/album/P144242/R1630843/, Review of Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe “Brother’s Keeper, Starpulse.com, March 8, 2012, October 3, 2012,www.starpulse.com/Music/Denson,_Karl/Discography/album/P144242/R1630843/," title="web.archive.org/web/20121003072117www.starpulse.com/Music/Denson,_Karl/Discography/album/P144242/R1630843/,">web.archive.org/web/20121003072117www.starpulse.com/Music/Denson,_Karl/Discography/album/P144242/R1630843/, dead, He wrote “Running Away from Me” for Meat Loaf’s 2010 album Hang Cool Teddy Bear. He collaborated with Ryan O’Neal for the Sleeping at Last song “Birthright”.WEB, O’Neil, Ryan, “Birthright” & how it was made.,sleepingatlast.com/birthright-how-it-was-made/, SleepingatLast.com, dead,sleepingatlast.com/birthright-how-it-was-made/," title="web.archive.org/web/20150402154223sleepingatlast.com/birthright-how-it-was-made/,">web.archive.org/web/20150402154223sleepingatlast.com/birthright-how-it-was-made/, April 2, 2015,

Fiction Family

In 2006, Foreman and Nickel Creek member Sean Watkins started collaborating on a duo project originally called “The Real SeanJon”, which was later renamed “Fiction Family”.WEB,www.nickelcreek.com/, Nickel Creek official website, Nickelcreek.com, March 8, 2012, Their self-titled debut, Fiction Family, was released on January 20, 2009.“The album was recorded and written in parts because Nickel Creek and Switchfoot are both hard working, touring acts, we were rarely home from tour at the same time,” says Foreman. “Consequently the tracks were passed back and forth between Sean and I. Whoever was home from tour would chip away at the songs with no real expectations at all, mainly just for ourselves and for the love of the song I suppose. We came up with a few cowboy rules for the project: No double tracking. No pussyfooting. No tuning of vocals.“WEB,www.spin.com/2008/10/exclusive-nickel-creek-switchfoot-members-start-new-band/, Exclusive: Nickel Creek, Switchfoot Members Start New Band, October 3, 2008, Spin (magazine), Spin, September 22, 2014, In November 2012, the band released an extended play titled Holiday EP. Their second studio album, Fiction Family Reunion, was released on January 29, 2013.

Solo projects

Foreman has also worked on various solo projects, independently releasing four EPs, titled Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. For the project, Foreman teamed with Credential Recordings in a partnership with Switchfoot’s imprint record label, lowercase people records.Jon Foreman from Switchfoot to release solo EPs + MP3 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216144149bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/11/27/jon-foreman-from-switchfoot-to-release-solo-eps-mp3/ |date=February 16, 2008 }} - Published November 27, 2007 (retrieved April 21, 2009) In October 2008, Foreman released a collection of songs from his seasonal EPs along with two new tracks. The collection is entitled Limbs and Branches.In April 2009, he was GMA Dove Award-nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year.WEB,christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/09doves.htm, 40th Annual Dove Awards Nominees & Winners, About.com, April 24, 2009, Kim Jones, September 28, 2011,christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/09doves.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20110928205941christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/09doves.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20110928205941christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/09doves.htm, dead, In November 2014, Foreman announced four EPs under the name The Wonderlands. They are titled (The Wonderlands: Sunlight|Sunlight), (The Wonderlands: Shadows|Shadows), (The Wonderlands: Darkness|Darkness) and (The Wonderlands: Dawn|Dawn), and contain 25 songs across the four albums; one for each hour of the day with one extra. They were released in 2015.WEB, The Wonderlands, A Musical Planet of Songs for Every Hour of the Day,landofbrokenhearts1.org/archive/2015/01/the-wonderlands-a-musical-planet-of-songs-for-every-hour-of-the-day/, Land of Broken Hearts, March 11, 2015, {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}WEB,www.breathecast.com/articles/switchfoots-jon-foreman-reveals-plans-release-four-eps-2015-sunlight-21616/, Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman Reveals Plans to Release Four EPs in 2015 – ‘Sunlight, Shadows, Darkness and Dawn’, November 10, 2014, BREATHEcast, January 10, 2019, The records were a collaborative effort, with each song produced by a different producer, and Foreman sending in tracks recorded backstage while on tour.WEB,rabbitroom.com/2016/01/jon-foreman-discusses-the-wonderlands-series/, The Rabbit Room - Jon Foreman Discusses The Wonderlands series, rabbitroom.com, January 25, 2016, January 10, 2019, All four EPs were mixed by Future of Forestry’s Eric Owyoung.WEB,thecellary.com/2017/01/12/interview-with-future-of-forestrys-eric-owyoung/, No Limits on This Record: Interview with Future of Forestry, January 12, 2017, January 10, 2019, September 30, 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170930084925/https://thecellary.com/2017/01/12/interview-with-future-of-forestrys-eric-owyoung/, dead, Jon’s debut solo album Departures was released in February 2021.WEB, White, Logan, January 8, 2021, Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) Announces Solo Album + Releases 3 New Songs,substreammagazine.com/2021/01/jon-foreman-switchfoot-announces-solo-album-releases-3-new-songs/, January 8, 2021, Substream Magazine, The album featured collaborations with Lauren Daigle & Madison Cunningham.

Songwriting style

{{original research section|date=December 2015}}Foreman’s songwriting tends to be very dynamic, and he often employs a wide range of different instrumentation, including, but not limited to: guitar, violin, cello, trumpet, mandolin, sitar, flute, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizer, piano, miscellaneous percussion, and harmonica. Foreman has always aimed to use interesting instrumentation when writing for Switchfoot, mostly on some of the band’s first albums such as The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe.

Solo discography

Studio albums {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center;“|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

! scope=“col” rowspan=“2” style="width:16em;” | Title! scope=“col” rowspan=“2” style="width:20em;” | Album details! scope=“col” colspan=“2” | Peak chart positions! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USCurrentMAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/jon-foreman/chart-history/tcl/, Jon Foreman Chart History: Top Current Albums, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, March 12, 2021, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USChrist.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/jon-foreman/chart-history/ill/, Jon Foreman Chart History: Christian Albums, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, May 16, 2019, ! scope=“row“| Departures|

• Released: February 12, 2021
• Label: lowercase people/Capitol CMG
• Format: Digital download, streaming 60

12 ! scope=“row“| In Bloom|

• Releases: May 31, 2024
• Label: lowercase people/Capitol CMG
• Format: Digital download, streaming 0

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Extended plays {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center;“|+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications

! scope=“col” rowspan=“2” style="width:16em;” | Title! scope=“col” rowspan=“2” style="width:20em;” | Album details! scope=“col” colspan=“5” | Peak chart positions! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USMAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/jon-foreman/chart-history/tlp/, Jon Foreman Chart History: Billboard 200, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, May 16, 2019, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USChrist.! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USAlt.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/jon-foreman/chart-history/alt/, Jon Foreman Chart History: Alternative Albums, Billboard, May 16, 2019, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USRockMAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/jon-foreman/chart-history/rck/, Jon Foreman Chart History: Rock Albums, Billboard, May 16, 2019, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USFolkMAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/jon-foreman/chart-history/flk/, Jon Foreman Chart History: Americana/Folk Albums, Billboard, May 16, 2019, ! scope=“row“| Fall|

• Released: November 20, 2007
• Label: Credential Recordings
• Format: Digital download —

— — — —! scope=“row“| Winter|

• Released: January 15, 2008
• Label: Credential
• Format: Digital download —

— — — —! scope=“row“| Spring|

• Released: March 25, 2008
• Label: lowercase people/Credential
• Format: Digital download —{{efn

Spring (EP) did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 14 on the Top Digital Albums chart.HTTPS://BILLBOARD.COM/MUSIC/JON-FOREMAN/CHART-HISTORY/DIGITAL-ALBUMS>ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190718020523/HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/MUSIC/JON-FOREMAN/CHART-HISTORY/DIGITAL-ALBUMSARCHIVE-DATE=JULY 18, 2019MAGAZINE=BILLBOARD| —! scope=“row“| Summer|

• Released: June 10, 2008
• Label: Credential
• Format: Digital download 162

6 — — —! scope=“row“| (The Wonderlands: Sunlight)|

• Released: May 26, 2015
• Label: lowercase people
• Formats: Digital download 104

2 9 11 2! scope=“row“| (The Wonderlands: Shadows)|

• Released: July 17, 2015
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —{{efn

The Wonderlands: Shadows (EP) did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 89 on the Billboard charts#Albums chart.HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTIST/JON-FOREMAN/CHART-HISTORY/TCL/MAGAZINE=BILLBOARD| 8! scope=“row“| (The Wonderlands: Darkness)|

• Released: September 4, 2015
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —{{efn

The Wonderlands: Darkness (EP) did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 99 on the Top Album Sales chart.}} 7 22 30 3! scope=“row“| (The Wonderlands: Dawn)|

• Released: October 23, 2015
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —

11 — 35 6! scope=“row“| 25 IN 24WEB,jonforeman.com/collections/25-in-24-store/products/25-in-24-collectors-bundle?variant=3399998177301, 25 IN 24 Collector’s Bundle — Jon Foreman, July 17, 2019, {{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}|

• Released: March 30, 2016
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —

— — — —! scope=“row“| DoubtWEB,www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2020/11/24.JonForemanRepackagesandRe-ReleasesSoloEPsInPreparationforNewMusic.asp, Jon Foreman Repackages and Re-releases Solo EPs In Preparation for New Music, November 25, 2020, |

• Released: November 24, 2020
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —

— — — —! scope=“row“| Love|

• Released: December 1, 2020
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —

— — — —! scope=“row“| Fear|

• Released: December 8, 2020
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —

— — — —! scope=“row“| Belief|

• Released: December 16, 2020
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —

— — — —! scope=“row“| Departures (EP)|

• Released: January 8, 2021
• Label: lowercase people
• Format: Digital download —

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Box sets / compilation albums {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center;“|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

! scope=“col” rowspan=“2” style="width:16em;” | Title! scope=“col” rowspan=“2” style="width:20em;” | Album details! scope=“col” colspan=“2” | Peak chart positions! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USChrist.! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:90%;” | USHeat.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/artist/jon-foreman/chart-history/tln/, Jon Foreman Chart History: Heatseekers Albums, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, May 16, 2019, ! scope=“row“| Fall & Winter|

• Released: January 15, 2008
• Label: Credential
• Formats: CD, vinyl 33

24! scope=“row“| Spring & Summer|

• Released: June 24, 2008
• Label: Credential
• Formats: CD, vinyl 34

—! scope=“row“| Limbs and Branches|

• Released: October 28, 2008
• Label: Credential
• Formats: CD, digital download 36

—! scope=“row“| The Wonderlands: Sunlight & Shadows|

• label: lowercase people
• Formats: CD —

—! scope=“row“| The Wonderlands: Darkness & Dawn|

• label: lowercase people
• Formats: CD —

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Singles {| class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;”

! rowspan=“2“| Year! rowspan=“2“| Title! scope=“col” colspan=“1” | Peak chart positions! rowspan=“2“| Album style="font-size:smaller;“!style="width:3em; font-size:90%“|USChrist.AC/CHRWEB,www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?artist=Jon%20Foreman&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJon%20Foreman&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2AYour%20Love%20Is%20Enough%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3A-&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&title=Your%20Love%20Is%20Enough&type=1, Jon Foreman Chart History - Christian Hot AC/CHR, www.billboard.com, July 17, 2019, | 2007“The Cure for Pain“| —| Fall (EP)| 2008“Your Love Is Strong” | —| Spring (EP)| 2015“Caroline“{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}| —| The Wonderlands: Sunlight (EP)| 2016“Your Love Is Enough (The Inland Mix)“{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}group=upper-alpha|Chart peaks are for the original version.}}| non-album single| 2021“Side By Side“{{small|(featuring Madison Cunningham)}}| —| Departures*Original version is on The Wonderlands: Shadows (EP)

Other appearances

• “Someday We’ll Know” (New Radicals cover with Mandy Moore) – Sony – A Walk to Remember Soundtrack (2002)
• “Desire” – Noise Ratchet’s Noise Ratchet [EP] (2003)
• “Spirit” – X Worship 2006 (Switchfoot) (2005)
• “Deathbed” – Relient K’s Five Score and Seven Years Ago (2007)
• “Do You Only Love The Ones Who Look Like You” – Molly Jenson’s Maybe Tomorrow (2009)
• “Your Cheatin’ Heart” (Hank Williams cover) – Sony/ATV Nashville Classic Covers: Volume One
• “Birthright” – Sleeping at Last’s March EP (2011)
• “O Holy Night” - The Eagle and Child’s Christmas, Volume II – EP (2017)
• “When the Walls Come Crashing Down” – Colony House (2020)
• “Don’t Know If I Believe It” – Judah. (2020)

Notes

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References

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External links

• {{Official website|1=http://www.jonforeman.com}}

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