Nick Jonas & The Administration
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Nick Jonas & the Administration is a band formed in late 2008 as a side project by Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas
Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...

 of the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...

. Performers include singer, pianist, guitarist, drummer and songwriter Nick Jonas, bassist John Fields
John Fields (producer)
John Fields is an American record producer and musician. Fields has produced for a number of musical artists, including the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Andrew W. K., Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato...

, drummer Michael Bland
Michael Bland
Michael Bland is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years....

, keyboardist Tommy Barbarella
Tommy Barbarella
Tommy Barbarella is an American keyboardist. He was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince's recording and stage band, from 1991–1996.In 2010, Barbarella became a member of Nick Jonas and the Administration along with other former members of The New Power Generation, drummer Michael Bland...

, and guitarist David Ryan Harris
David Ryan Harris
David Ryan Harris is an Atlanta, Georgia based singer-songwriter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Harris moved to Atlanta at a young age. Harris has had a varied career as a musician. He is married and has 4 sons: Miles, Life, River, and Truman.-Influences:...

. Sonny Thompson replaced David Ryan Harris during the 2010 tour
Who I Am Tour
-Surprise guests:*Joe Jonas - *Kevin Jonas -...

. The group was named after Nick Jonas's interest in the presidency
Presidency
The word presidency is often used to describe the administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation...

.

Group formation

"I had written five or six songs that were on my heart, things that were just pouring out of me with this new and exciting sound," says Jonas. "They weren't necessarily right for the Jonas Brothers, but I thought they could be perfect for something else.".

The band was announced on the official MySpace page of the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...

 on October 28, stating it was just a "side project" and that this was not the end of the Jonas Brothers. Nick said that he's modeling the Administration after Bruce Springsteen. "I'm kind of modeling it after Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...

 & The E Street Band," he said. "It's kind of the look we were going for stylistically on the album cover and just the project in general… [Springsteen] pours so much passion and emotion into all of his songs every night and I hope I can capture that too."

The Administration members Michael Bland, Tommy Barbarella and Sonny Thompson formerly played together in Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

's New Power Generation from 1991–1996. All three were original members.

2009–2010: Who I Am

The first single of the album "Who I Am" was officially released on December 3, 2009 followed by the release of the music video.
The group made its live debut performing a single of the same name on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live special Dec. 2 on CBS.
Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields, who also played bass. The album has 9 new numbers and a cover of the Jonas Brothers single "Tonight". Nick originally wrote the song World War III for the administration, but instead it was used of the Jonas Brothers album Lines, Vines and Trying Times
Lines, Vines and Trying Times
Lines, Vines and Trying Times is the fourth studio album by the Jonas Brothers and their third album released under Hollywood Records. It was released June 16, 2009 in the U.S. The album received mixed reviews from critics and fans. In its first week, Lines, Vines and Trying Times sold 247,000...

. He also wrote a song called Oval Office but the songs never appeared on the record because according to Nick the song didn't sound good. "Rose Garden" was the first song written for the album and was partly inspired by a difficult break-up.
Previews of the songs Olive & An Arrow, Last Time Around
Last Time Around (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)
"Last Time Around" was one of the songs of which a preview was leaked online before the album release on February 2, 2010.-Background:According to M Magazine Selena Gomez was the inspiration for the song....

, State of Emergency, Stronger (Back on the Ground) and Vespers Goodbye were released online before the official album release.
Their debut album Who I Am was released February 2, 2010 as a Standard Edition (CD) and Limited Edition (CD+DVD) and reached number 3 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 album chart, selling over 80,000 copies.
.
Nick promoted the album on February 2 during various mini live chats with Sonny Thompson. Nick performed with Sonny Thompson acoustic versions of the songs "Last Time Around", "Who I Am", "Tonight" during Radio Disney Total Access; he also promoted the album during TV performances.
Their single "Who I Am" was featured on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 12
Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 12
Radio Disney Jams 12 is the twelfth album in the Radio Disney Jams series. It is a compilation of popular songs played on Radio Disney. CDs autographed by Justin Bieber were given out as codeword of the day prizes during the end of March. Radio Disney also had a grand prize in which the winner...

, along with songs by other popular artists. Jams 12 was officially released on March 30, 2010.
As of May 2010, the album has sold over 151,000 copies in the U.S.

In January 2010, Nick Jonas & the Administration began touring
Who I Am Tour
-Surprise guests:*Joe Jonas - *Kevin Jonas -...

 in support of their debut album, Who I Am. Apart from guest appearances at specific events, it marks the first time Nick has toured without his brothers, Kevin
Kevin Jonas
Paul Kevin Jonas II , better known as Kevin Jonas and K2, is an American musician and actor. He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop rock band he created with his younger brothers Joe and Nick...

 and Joe
Joe Jonas
Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is a Pop American singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin...

. Kevin and Joe did appear on certain dates to sing a song with Nick. Frankie Jonas
Frankie Jonas
Franklin Nathaniel "Frankie" Jonas is an American actor, who had a recurring role on the Disney Channel sitcom, Jonas L.A.. His older brothers - Joe, Nick, and Kevin - are in the pop group the Jonas Brothers...

 appeared on the last tour day. Diane Birch was the major support act of the tour. The tour is set to only take place in small, intimate venues in the United States.
While on tour Nick Jonas and the Administration performed new songs such as "Stay" (which he wrote and recorded while he was on tour; he performed it since January 6), "I Do" (performed on the last day of tour) and "While the World Is Spinning", "A Lot of Love to Spill", they also performed remixes of the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...

 songs "Inseparable" and "Before the Storm"; at the end of the tour they recorded the video clips for the songs "Rose Garden" and "Stay". The tour began on January 2, in Dallas, Texas and ended January 30, in Berkeley, California.

On March 2, 2010 they released the song "Stay" as a digital single and a digital EP. Nick said that the song will not be on the record because he wrote it too late. He also said that "Stay" "is a song I wrote that day we had off in Washington. It came after some things that I was going through that really inspired it.. and I'm just in a good place right now and was able to get a song out of it, which is always nice."

2010: Jonas Brothers Live in Concert

While announcing Nick Jonas' side-project Nick Jonas and the Administration, the brothers announced they were planning a world tour to take place during the summer of 2010. As of August 7, 2010, Nick Jonas performs "Who I Am" without the members of the Administration during the North American leg of the Jonas Brothers Live In Concert tour. During the performance of the song he often stops and gives a speech. On August 28, 2010 in Atlantic City Nick performs "Rose Garden". The next day (August 29, 2010), he performed "Stay" on tour during a concert in Virginia Beach. And on September 18 Nick performed two songs: "Who I Am" and "Last Time Around" during a concert in Mountain View, CA.

There was made an announcement that Nick Jonas & the Administration will be opening for the Jonas Brothers Live In Concert tour during the concerts in South America. Soon after the announcement they released a statement where they denied that Nick Jonas & the Administration will be opening during the South America concerts.
As of October 15, he performs "Who I Am" during the concerts in South America. During the concert in Porto Alegre (Brazil) on 10 November, he performed "Rose Garden" before "Who I Am".

Other songs he performs solo during the both legs of the tour are "Introducing Me" and sometimes "A Little Bit Longer" and "Black Keys" .

On October 18, 2010, Nick Jonas & The Administration appeared on the submission list for the Grammy Awards 5 times.

2011–present: Further Promotion & Touring

On February 23, 2011, Nick held a free acoustic set, accompanied by Jonas Brothers guitarist and musical director John Taylor. Nick asked the fans to create their own version of a setlist, in a contest through Twitter.

He performed songs of from his solo album, Jonas Brothers songs as well as a new song named London Foolishly, which he wrote during his stay in London for the musical, Les Misérables. Along With Sonny Thompson Nick performed at the Military Event in Columbus, Ohio on April 14, 2011. He played the songs Last Time Around and Who I Am.

On July 1, Nick performed during the Microsoft Store Grand Opening in Century City. He performed songs of his solo album, as well as cover songs and Jonas Brothers songs.
The American singer Jasmine Villegas
Jasmine Villegas
Jasmine Marie Villegas also known as Jasmine V is an American teen R&B, pop and soul singer. She has Filipino and Mexican heritage. After many years of pursuing a career in music she was recently signed to Sony Music. In September 2010 she joined the second leg of Justin Bieber's My World Tour as...

 opened for him.
On July 16, 2011, the band is set to perform at the Cisco Bluesfest in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Canada.

On August 13 they are set to perform at Musikfest
Musikfest
Musikfest is a music festival that has been held each August in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA since 1984. The festival begins on the first Friday in August and ends on Sunday ten days later....

.

On October 1, they are set to perform in Buenos Aires at the Estadio G.E.B.A.
Estadio G.E.B.A.
Estadio G.E.B.A. was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the home ground of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires. The stadium held 18,000 spectators...

.
On July 12 Nick announced through Facebook that there will more shows in South America.
On July 14 Nick announced a concert in Chile on October 4th.
On July 21 he announcd a concert in Paraguay
He announced a second concert in Argentine on July 22.
On August 2nd Nick confirmed five concerts in Brazil and one in Venezuela.
On august 5th 2011 there was an announcement from Nick through his Facebook page about a concert in Uruguay.

On September 3, 2011 nick announced through twitter that Ocean Grove Band
Ocean Grove Band
Ocean Grove is an American rock band formed by Greg Garbowsky, Ryan Liestman, Jack Lawless and John Lloyd Taylor. Ocean Grove, previously named Bulldozer, was formed more than two years ago but had no original songs until they started recording in June of 2010. All of the band members were a part...

 will be go on tour with them. On September 6th, a concert in Puerto Rico was announced.
On September 21, the first day of the tour, it was announced that Jonas' last concert date of the tour (San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 on October 11th) was cancelled. The producer of the Puerto Rico date, César Sainz, confirmed the information the same day. Nick's reason to cancel the last show was that his training for the role of J. Pierrepont Finch, which will replace Harry Potter
Harry Potter (film series)
The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling...

 actor Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the titular character in the Harry Potter film series....

 and Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...

's Darren Criss
Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and a founding member and co-owner of the theater company StarKid Productions. He currently portrays Blaine Anderson, an openly gay high school student, on the FOX television series Glee...

, in the revival of Broadway's How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name....

 will take place in Los Angeles starting on October 10th. On September 23, the news was confirmed via Nick Jonas' website.

Members

Current band members
  • Nick Jonas
    Nick Jonas
    Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...

     - Lead Vocals, Pianist, Drummer, Guitarist (2008–Present)
  • John Fields
    John Fields (producer)
    John Fields is an American record producer and musician. Fields has produced for a number of musical artists, including the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Andrew W. K., Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato...

     - Bassist (2008–Present)
  • Michael Bland
    Michael Bland
    Michael Bland is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years....

     - Drums, Backing Vocals (2008–Present)
  • Tommy Barbarella
    Tommy Barbarella
    Tommy Barbarella is an American keyboardist. He was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince's recording and stage band, from 1991–1996.In 2010, Barbarella became a member of Nick Jonas and the Administration along with other former members of The New Power Generation, drummer Michael Bland...

     - Keyboardist (2008–Present)
  • Sonny Thompson - Guitarist, Backing Vocals (2008–Present)


Former band members
  • David Ryan Harris
    David Ryan Harris
    David Ryan Harris is an Atlanta, Georgia based singer-songwriter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Harris moved to Atlanta at a young age. Harris has had a varied career as a musician. He is married and has 4 sons: Miles, Life, River, and Truman.-Influences:...

     - Guitarist, Backing Vocals (2008-2009)


Tour band members
  • Chris Bailey - Drummer (2011)
  • Joshua Dunham - Guitarist (2011)
  • Marcus Kincy - keyboardist (2011)

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...


(sales threshold)
US
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...


MEX
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...


CAN
Canadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...


NL
MegaCharts
MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...


GRE
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....


AUS
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


UK
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...


SPA
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...


BEL
Belgium
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2010 Who I Am
  • Release date: February 2, 2010
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
  • Label: Hollywood
    Hollywood Records
    Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...

3 1 4 27 4 46 50 4 17
  • US sales: 151,000
  • MEX
    AMPROFON
    Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

    : Gold

  • Singles

    Year Single Peak positions Album
    US
    Billboard Hot 100
    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...


    US
    Heat
    CAN
    Canadian Hot 100
    The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...


    BEL
    (FLA)
    BEL
    (WAL)
    Ultratop 50
    Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...


    KOR
    Gaon Chart
    The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...


    2009 "Who I Am" 73 4 48 10 16 37 Who I Am
    2010 "Stay
    Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)
    "Stay" is the second single of Nick Jonas and the Administration. The song didn't appear on their first album Who I Am.-Background:"Stay" "is a song Nick wrote when he had a day off in Washington...

    "
    Non-album song
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart

    Music videos

    Year Song Director
    2009 "Who I Am" Tim Wheeler
    2010 "Rose Garden
    Rose Garden (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)
    "Rose Garden" was the first song written by Nick Jonas for Nick Jonas & The Administration's debut album, Who I Am.-Background:Rose Garden was partly inspired by a difficult break-up. It is widely perceived that this song is either about Selena Gomez or family friend Maya Kibble...

    "
    Live Nation
    "Stay"

    Other appearances

    Year Song Album
    2010 "Who I Am" Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 12
    Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 12
    Radio Disney Jams 12 is the twelfth album in the Radio Disney Jams series. It is a compilation of popular songs played on Radio Disney. CDs autographed by Justin Bieber were given out as codeword of the day prizes during the end of March. Radio Disney also had a grand prize in which the winner...

     
    "Who I Am" Disney Sing It: Party Hits
    Disney Sing It: Party Hits
    Disney Sing It: Party Hits is a karaoke video game and sequel to High School Musical: Sing It!, Disney Sing It, Disney Sing It! – High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Disney Sing It: Pop Hits. It was released on September 24, 2010 across multiple platforms throughout Europe and on October 12,...

     

    Awards and nominations

    The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show established in 1999 by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Nick Jonas & the Administration have received 2 nominations.
    Year Title Award Nominated work Result
    2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Love Song "Stay"
    Choice Breakout Artist: Male "Nick Jonas & the Administration"

    See also

    • List of songs by Nick Jonas & the Administration
    • Jonas Brothers
      Jonas Brothers
      The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...

    • Tonight
    • Rose Garden
      Rose Garden (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)
      "Rose Garden" was the first song written by Nick Jonas for Nick Jonas & The Administration's debut album, Who I Am.-Background:Rose Garden was partly inspired by a difficult break-up. It is widely perceived that this song is either about Selena Gomez or family friend Maya Kibble...

    • Stay
      Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)
      "Stay" is the second single of Nick Jonas and the Administration. The song didn't appear on their first album Who I Am.-Background:"Stay" "is a song Nick wrote when he had a day off in Washington...

    • Who I Am
    • Last Time Around
      Last Time Around (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)
      "Last Time Around" was one of the songs of which a preview was leaked online before the album release on February 2, 2010.-Background:According to M Magazine Selena Gomez was the inspiration for the song....


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