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Jon Lindsay is an American recording artist born in Portland, Oregon, now residing in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lindsay is best known as the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer of his own solo rock and pop albums, and for his work in theatre, film and television as a writer, composer and music director. He regularly collaborates with other artists - contributing performances and production both live and in the studio - and has been a founding member of many bands and groups. In 2013, Lindsay gained notoriety in the American political sphere for his work as producer and music director of (North Carolina Music Love Army ) - a collective of prominent NC-based artists he co-founded in 2013 with Caitlin Cary of Whiskeytown. ==Music career== Lindsay founded the band The Young Sons in June 2007 and produced its debut LP ''Hearts Inc''. In 2008, Lindsay joined the band Benji Hughes (New West Records) on keyboards and vocals. In 2009, he independently released his debut as a solo artist, the EP ''Magic Winter & the Dirty South'' which showcased folk-tinged, literary pop songs, earning Lindsay positive notices in the indie press. Also in 2009, Lindsay co-founded Charlotte's Machine Theatre, serving as Music Director and Company Composer. He sound-designed an adaptation of Ionesco's ''The Bald Soprano''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Press )〕 and composed an original score for the company-created absurdist musical ''ThomThom; If That Bird Won't Sing''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arts a la Mode Review of ThomThom )〕〔(Charlotte Viewpoint on Machine Theatre )〕 Lindsay made his official debut on Chicago-based label Chocolate Lab Records, who released his 15-song solo LP, ''Escape From Plaza-Midwood'' on August 17, 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rhythm Online UK: Jon Lindsay's Debut Album )〕〔(Consequence Of Sound Review of Escape From Plaza-Midwood )〕 Concurrent with the album release was the 7-inch EP ''Coping Strategies'', which features four songs from ''Escape From Plaza-Midwood''. Three free-download singles debuted with the album launch: "Frequent Flyer" at Magnet Magazine, "My Blue Angels"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jon Lindsay at )〕 at Fuse.TV, and "Futuretown" at AOL Spinner.〔("Frequent Flyer" Free MP3 at Magnet Magazine )〕〔()〕 The album received high critical marks, gaining Lindsay some prominence in the US indie scene, bolstered by both solo and full-band tours, television appearances, Daytrotter and Ardent Studios sessions.〔(Jon Lindsay Daytrotter Session )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blurt review of Escape From Plaza-Midwood )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blogcritics review of Escape From Plaza-Midwood )〕〔(Powerpopaholic 8.0 Review of Escape From Plaza-Midwood )〕 The Independent Weekly wrote that the album is "a sprawling opus of pop rock splendor", and Charlotte Magazine, regarding Lindsay's album and title, wrote "What Sufjan Stevens did for Chicago, Lindsay might just pull off for Charlotte." In December 2010, Performer Magazine called ''Escape From Plaza-Midwood'' "One of the best records to come out of the Southeast over the course of the decade",〔(Performer Magazine Review of Escape From Plaza-Midwood )〕 Shuffle Magazine's album review wrote that the album "comes as close as any regional record in recent memory to rendering what it means to be alive" and NPR praised the song "During The Beauty Shortage" as showing the mastery of composer Aaron Copland. Following ''Escape'', Lindsay toured the USA heavily for most of 2011, both solo and with his backing band. He also signed a music publishing deal with North Star Media of Los Angeles and Detroit,〔(Jon Lindsay signs music publishing deal with North Star Media )〕 performed at several festivals, and began preparations for his next releases: the EP ''Could It Be Christmas?'', which has a loose holiday theme (November 29, 2011); ''Rumormill'', the debut LP of Lindsay's side project The Catch Fire (No More Fake Labels, December 6, 2011); and Lindsay's second solo LP ''Summer Wilderness Program'' (Bear Hearts Fox Records, June 26, 2012). ''Summer Wilderness Program'' featured three singles each accompanied by music videos from directors of note: Colin Rich ("After Dark"), Michael Arthur ("Margot") and Mortimer Jones ("Oceans More"). All of Lindsay's 2011 and 2012 releases were met with critical praise for continued originality and imagination in American pop music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON... )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Free Download of Could It Be Christmas? By Jon Lindsay )〕〔(The Catch Fire Best of 2011 Charlotte Viewpoint )〕 Early in 2013, Lindsay began cutting a large amount of demos, and revealed that he was working on two new full-length albums simultaneously - one entitled ''Cities & Schools'', the other, ''Letters To Randy Newman''. He performed a two-night stand in April 2013 at Rockwood Music Hall, debuting much of the new material. He then reprised that performance at Joe's Pub on May 25, with special guests.〔(Jon Lindsay at Joe's Pub NYC )〕 Lindsay opened 2014 with festival appearances at Chicago's Deep Freeze Music Fest, then returned home for a month-long residency in Charlotte. At SXSW 2014 he performed solo, sang with The Motel Beds at the Misra Showcase and played keys for American Aquarium at multiple showcases. In the Fall, Lindsay performed at Hopscotch Music Festival, CMJ, Fall For Greenville Festival and made more frequent appearances guesting with NC band Amigo. On October 26, 2015, The Indy Weekly premiered "(All Them Houses )", the first single from Lindsay's forthcoming ''Cities & Schools'' LP.〔(All Them Houses Premiere at Indy Weekly )〕 The track was released digitally on November 6, 2015. On November 24, 2015, Paste Magazine premiered "(Lifer )", the second single from the ''Cities'' LP, and wrote that the track (Lindsay's approach in general ) is "smart, empathetic, and endlessly interesting ...an excellent new single." 〔(Lifer premiere and feature story at Paste Magazine )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jon Lindsay (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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