Jon Syverson
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Jonathan Syverson is an American
musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
, best known as the drummer of the math more band Daughters from 2002 to present. He has also handled drumming duties for As The Sun Sets, and The Color Of Violence
. Recently Jon also joined up with another Providence band called Snowbird
. Snowbird
, has Jon on drums along with another drummer Steve Murphy
He was the main songwriter
for As The Sun Sets and would often record guitar
s or bass
in the studio for technical parts that he had written. When As The Sun Sets disbanded in 2002, he formed Daughters with long time friend and band mate Alexis S.F. Marshall
and Jeremy Wabiszczewicz and was at first the main songwriters for that band. Daughters then recruited Nicholas Andrew Sadler to play guitar and share song writing duties with Jon. Jon and Nicholas had both been guitar players (with Jon later taking over drum duties) in the Providence, Rhode Island based band Crippler Crossface which Nicholas joined when he was 15 years old. Crippler Crossface also featured Alexis S.F. Marshall as vocalist. For a brief period during his days as drummer for As The Sun Sets he also played guitar
in a band with Mark Castillo
of Bury Your Dead
.
He has many projects and bands that are still currently active touring, writing music or doing studio work. He was asked in 2008 to record drums for The Color of Violence
featuring two current members of From First to Last
; drummer Derek Bloom
and guitarist/backup vocalist Travis Richte. No word as to whether Jon will play drums in a live setting with TCOV and no shows have been announced.
United States
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musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, best known as the drummer of the math more band Daughters from 2002 to present. He has also handled drumming duties for As The Sun Sets, and The Color Of Violence
The Color of Violence
The Color of Violence is an American experimental side project of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. It features From First to Last's drummer Derek Bloom and former guitarist/backup vocalist Travis Richter. The Color of Violence is a way for the members to experiment and have fun with music...
. Recently Jon also joined up with another Providence band called Snowbird
Snowbird
Snowbird may refer to:*"Snowbird" , recorded by Anne Murray in 1970*Snowbird , people from Canada and the northern United States who spend winter in warmer climates of the southern United States*Snowbird , a Marvel Comics character...
. Snowbird
Snowbird
Snowbird may refer to:*"Snowbird" , recorded by Anne Murray in 1970*Snowbird , people from Canada and the northern United States who spend winter in warmer climates of the southern United States*Snowbird , a Marvel Comics character...
, has Jon on drums along with another drummer Steve Murphy
Steve Murphy
Steve Murphy is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 28, which includes portions of Goodhue, Wabasha and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Democrat, he was first elected in 1992, representing the old District 29 until...
He was the main songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
for As The Sun Sets and would often record guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s or bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
in the studio for technical parts that he had written. When As The Sun Sets disbanded in 2002, he formed Daughters with long time friend and band mate Alexis S.F. Marshall
Alexis S.F. Marshall
Alexis Marshall is the vocalist for the American noisecore band Daughters and formerly of As the Sun Sets. In As The Sun Sets, his vocals were a mixture of high pitched screaming and death growls, but he has since abandoned both, as he uses a clean vocal style in Daughters.- References :...
and Jeremy Wabiszczewicz and was at first the main songwriters for that band. Daughters then recruited Nicholas Andrew Sadler to play guitar and share song writing duties with Jon. Jon and Nicholas had both been guitar players (with Jon later taking over drum duties) in the Providence, Rhode Island based band Crippler Crossface which Nicholas joined when he was 15 years old. Crippler Crossface also featured Alexis S.F. Marshall as vocalist. For a brief period during his days as drummer for As The Sun Sets he also played guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
in a band with Mark Castillo
Mark Castillo
Mark Castillo, born October 10, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an American musician. He is the drummer for post-grunge/hard rock band Crossfade, and a founding member and former drummer for American Metalcore band Bury Your Dead, which he left to join Crossfade in 2010.-Early life:Castillo...
of Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...
.
He has many projects and bands that are still currently active touring, writing music or doing studio work. He was asked in 2008 to record drums for The Color of Violence
The Color of Violence
The Color of Violence is an American experimental side project of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. It features From First to Last's drummer Derek Bloom and former guitarist/backup vocalist Travis Richter. The Color of Violence is a way for the members to experiment and have fun with music...
featuring two current members of From First to Last
From First to Last
From First to Last was an American rock band based out of Los Angeles, originally hailing from Valdosta, Georgia and Tampa, Florida. The band released their first EP titled Aesthetic in 2003 with vocalist Phillip Reardon, followed by Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count in 2004 and Heroine in...
; drummer Derek Bloom
Derek Bloom
Derek Bloom , also known by his stage name Glitch Killgasm, is an American drummer, known for drumming in metalcore band From First to Last for all of their time as a band, as well as the drummer for his grindcore side-project with Travis Richter, known as The Color of Violence.- From First to Last...
and guitarist/backup vocalist Travis Richte. No word as to whether Jon will play drums in a live setting with TCOV and no shows have been announced.
As The Sun Sets
- 1999/2004 Each Individual Voice Is Dead In The Silence (Moment of Clarity/Trash Art/City Of Hell)
- 2001 Limited Summer Tour CD-EP. (Self-Released)
- 2002 7744 (Undecided Records)
- 2002 8949 (Trash Art)
Daughters
- DaughtersDaughters (album)Daughters is Daughters' debut EP released on City of Hell in 2002. It was released as a 7" vinyl and is now out of print.-Track listing:#"Hello Assholes" - 1:00#"Flattery Is a Bunch of Fucking Bullshit" - 1:35...
7" EP (City of Hell, 2002) - Canada SongsCanada SongsCanada Songs is Daughters' first full-length album. It was released in 2003 by the Robotic Empire label. The vinyl was released by Electric Human Project.-Track listing:#"Fur Beach" – 0:38#"Jones from Indiana" – 1:05...
LP (Robotic EmpireRobotic EmpireRobotic Empire is an American record label based out of Richmond, Virginia. They specialize in hardcore punk, metalcore, and alternative rock. Some of the most popular bands signed to the label over the years have been pg.99, City of Caterpillar, Crowpath, The Red Chord, Circle Takes the Square,...
, 2003) - CD/LP - Live From CBGB's (City Of Hell, 2004 / 2008) - CD
- Hell SongsHell SongsHell Songs is Daughters' second full-length. It was released on August 8, 2006 on Hydra Head Records. Surprisingly, due to the change in the band's style, as well as help from members of the band Kayo Dot, Daughters' were able to double the length of their previous recording, and end up with an...
LP (Hydra Head RecordsHydra Head RecordsHydra Head Records is an independent record label which specializes in heavy metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993...
, 2006) - CD/LP - Self-Titled Third Daughters Album LP (Hydra Head RecordsHydra Head RecordsHydra Head Records is an independent record label which specializes in heavy metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993...
, 2010)