Jon Watts - New EP - June 25th!

About Me

"There is a Spirit in this man."
Walter Hjelt Sullivan, Dean of Pendle Hill
"Deeply moving."
-Max Carter, Director of Friends Center at Guilford College
"Amazingly fresh."
-Niyonu Spann, former Dean of Pendle Hill and leader of Philadelphia-based singing group Tribe One
"Jon's gifts for and passion with music are strong."
-member of Richland Meeting, Cinnaminson, NJ

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Member Since: 15/02/2007
Band Website: JonWatts.com
Band Members: June 25th: Mixed Vice Work EP

"Stay close to any soundsThat make you glad you are alive."-Hafiz

Jon does all of his own writing, recording, editing, sampling and producing. He records his vocals while drinking a glass of water. And he plays all of the instruments simultaneously!
(not really. but he does play them all.)
Influences:
TheShip you are riding on,Look where it isHeading:Your body's port is the graveyard.Realizing the destiny of each clay bowlTossed into the skyWith no one toCatch itI finallyAccepted the Beloved's kind offerTo enrollInHis sublime,Ball-busting courseOfSpiritLove. -Also Hafiz
Sounds Like:
What? Quaker Rap? A Quaker Rapper? I don't know... JON WATTS synonyms.
Record Label: Bull and Mouth Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Stories from the new EP - #1: "Grab a Pen"

Stories from Mixed Vice Work#1: "Grab a Pen" Greetings! This is the first of a series of five brief essays reflecting on my process of writing the new EP, Mixed Vice Work. In order to...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:05:00 GMT

"Friend Speaks My Mind" study guide

A week ago I got this email from a Meeting in Pennsylvania who had some questions about the song "Friend Speaks My Mind" after I performed for them this past April. Their questions were not uncommon,...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:36:00 GMT

Disaster Strikes, Faith Endures

1. Disaster! 2. Mixed Vice Work emerges 3. Photos from Philly 4. Summertime - FGC Gathering 5. Pre-order the new EP! 6. Peace! 5/30/09 Dear Friends, Greetings! Another beautiful ...
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 16:07:00 GMT

PYM Tour wrap-up and announcing Mixed Vice Work, a new EP to be release June 25th!

5/1/09 Dear Friends, I am excited to share with you the end of my PYM trip and to bring you some very special news! 1. PYM tour wrap-up 2. Thanks yous 3. Future travel plans 4. Annou...
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Journeying Through Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Dear Friends,Greetings from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where I have been living for the past month as I visit Meeting after Meeting in this densely populated Quaker homeland!Since last I wrote, I hav...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:35:00 GMT

Winter and Spring tour dates!

Dear Fellow Faithful Followers,A happy new year to you! Here's hoping that the year two thousand and nine will bring many blessings to you and the folks who hold you dear.I am writing to let you know...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:47:00 GMT

Thank You, Friends.

Dear Friends,I have just arrived back at my home in North Carolina and the first thing I felt led to do when I sat down was write a letter of gratitude to the Meetings and Friends that I met and share...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:27:00 GMT

Greetings from the Road!

Hello Friends!Greetings from Arlington, VA, where I am staying with some old friends from the Quaker community I grew up in and their sweet 14 month old daughter Rowan.I just thought I would write a q...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:46:00 GMT

Jon Watts is Coming to Your Town!

Hey folks!Gosh, last time I sat down to write a newsletter, it was on my birthday. I was in Ashland and had no idea what was going to happen next. All of this crazy transition makes these newsletter...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:26:00 GMT

this is my birth day.

...is not just a line from "We are lovers of the Truth", the song that I'm releasing today. I am releasing the song as a landmark... I turn 25 today. the song (I should warn you) is not all bells ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:30:00 GMT