Nathan Leigh Jones
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Nathan Leigh Jones is a pop singer, songwriter and pianist born in Adelaide Australia, currently living between both Sydney Australia and New York City
.
His latest album "Sooner Or Later" was released independently on 6 April 2011, and features Grammy Award
winning musicians Dan Warner and Lee Levin. Online music magazine 'Department For Sound' wrote: "Think piano-driven pop with youthful sensibilities and you’ve made a start in exploring the world that is NLJ. He has the credentials to match and is a winning package."
, and the track went on to become the 'Hot Pick' in the inaugural Pacific Songwriting Competition. In early 2008 the album '10 Letters' was repackaged and remixed as a 5 track EP titled 'The Way I'm Missing You', and became available worldwide through the iTunes Music Store.
(South Australia
) as child number three in a family of six, and learnt to play the piano at age 4. He studied the trumpet throughout his teenage years, but concentrated solely on voice during his last year of high school, achieving a perfect score of 100% for his final moderated performance. Before recording his first album, he was the weekday drive show presenter on Life FM (Adelaide)
and a youth ambassador for World Vision Australia.
(Burger King
), Mitsubishi Motors
and Jamster. More recently, Nathan is heavily featured as the promo voice on Australian free-to-air digital television channel Eleven
, as well as subscription television channels Nickelodeon Australia
and MTV Australia
. He is currently represented by Sydney based voice over agency EM Voices.
. He also co-wrote the single 'Pick It Up' for American Idol
Season 5 semi-finalist Ayla Brown
, which was performed live on American breakfast TV show Fox & Friends
on 15 February 2010. In 2011, Nathan arranged and produced a remake of "That What Friends Are For", featuring Alan Cumming
, David Raleigh
, Billy Porter and Ari Gold. All proceeds from the single benefited New York City charity The Ali Forney Center.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
His latest album "Sooner Or Later" was released independently on 6 April 2011, and features Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winning musicians Dan Warner and Lee Levin. Online music magazine 'Department For Sound' wrote: "Think piano-driven pop with youthful sensibilities and you’ve made a start in exploring the world that is NLJ. He has the credentials to match and is a winning package."
Music
In 2004, Nathan Leigh Jones was named Artist Of The Year at the annual Musicoz Awards, which lead him to record his 2006 debut album '10 Letters' at Australia's Sony Music Studios. A music video was made for the track 'Day After Day', filmed in Kiama New South Wales, featuring a grand piano placed in the middle of a seaside quarry. The video received airplay on FoxtelFoxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
, and the track went on to become the 'Hot Pick' in the inaugural Pacific Songwriting Competition. In early 2008 the album '10 Letters' was repackaged and remixed as a 5 track EP titled 'The Way I'm Missing You', and became available worldwide through the iTunes Music Store.
Background
Nathan Leigh Jones grew up in AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
(South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
) as child number three in a family of six, and learnt to play the piano at age 4. He studied the trumpet throughout his teenage years, but concentrated solely on voice during his last year of high school, achieving a perfect score of 100% for his final moderated performance. Before recording his first album, he was the weekday drive show presenter on Life FM (Adelaide)
Life FM (Adelaide)
Life FM is a Christian radio station in Adelaide, South Australia that has been operating full time from October 1993 . It broadcasts on 107.9 MHz. The station's motto is More Music. According to the radio station's own website, the length of time it took to acquire a "broadcast licence for...
and a youth ambassador for World Vision Australia.
Voice over career
Nathan Leigh Jones can regularly be heard as a voice over artist on Australian TV and radio commercials, having worked on major campaigns for Hungry Jack'sHungry Jack's
Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd, often colloquially abbreviated to HJ's, Hungry's or Hungie's, is the exclusive Australian master fast food franchisee of Burger King Corporation. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Competitive Foods Australia, a privately held company owned by Jack Cowin...
(Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
), Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors
is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
and Jamster. More recently, Nathan is heavily featured as the promo voice on Australian free-to-air digital television channel Eleven
Eleven (TV channel)
Eleven is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel, which was launched by ElevenCo, on 11 January 2011.-Joint venture:...
, as well as subscription television channels Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:...
and MTV Australia
MTV Australia
MTV Australia is 24 hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand. It is operated by Viacom International Media Networks Australia owned by Viacom and primarily features imported shows as well as locally produced...
. He is currently represented by Sydney based voice over agency EM Voices.
Other projects
Nathan Leigh Jones composed and arranged the music for 'Centrelink The Musical', which made its sold-out debut at the 2008 Adelaide Fringe FestivalAdelaide Fringe Festival
The Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...
. He also co-wrote the single 'Pick It Up' for American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
Season 5 semi-finalist Ayla Brown
Ayla Brown
Ayla Marie Brown is an American NCAA basketball player and recording artist from Wrentham, Massachusetts. She is also known for her American Idol showing placing in the Top 16 on season 5 in 2005/06. She is the elder daughter of United States Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts and WCVB-TV...
, which was performed live on American breakfast TV show Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends is an American morning television show on the Fox News Channel.-History:The show begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the latest Fox News Live headlines and analyzes the news of the morning...
on 15 February 2010. In 2011, Nathan arranged and produced a remake of "That What Friends Are For", featuring Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...
, David Raleigh
David Raleigh
-History:Born in Rochester New York, David Raleigh moved to Seattle at the age of four, and received a scholarship to attend Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. He recorded his first album in 1979 titled "Totally Psyched", a gospel release funded by an investor. The success of the album gave...
, Billy Porter and Ari Gold. All proceeds from the single benefited New York City charity The Ali Forney Center.
External links
- Nathan Leigh Jones Official Site
- Nathan Leigh Jones on MySpace
- Radio Interview 2CBA2CBA2CBA is a Christian radio station in Sydney, Australia, transmitting on the FM dial at 103.2 MHz. Founded by the Rev. Vernon Turner, it commenced broadcasting on 5 March 1979 and cemented itself as Australia's first Christian FM radio station.The station provides a mix of contemporary...
and 3TSC, March 2008 - Centrelink The Musical, reviewed in The Independent Weekly