John Sonntag

John Sonntag tells of "Chasing Stars" on his new album's title track - but for a growing following of fans who frequent his warm and honest shows, Sonntag is the one to watch.Reared in the rust belt, later a local legend on the hip scene of Hoboken, New Jersey, and now a distinguished producer-performer based in his home studio in historic Lambertville, NJ, on the banks of the mighty Delaware, Sonntag brings a lifetime's worth and a country-full of musical skills and insights to his exciting concerts and CDs.Gifted on the guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and piano in addition to his haunting, versatile voice, Sonntag is equally at home in roots-rock, country and funky settings, though he's mastered many genres to transcend them with a style truly his own.Sonntag's voice can be as sweet as a bird in his tender love songs, or as gritty as the gravel roads of his odes to broken American dreams in the industrial hinterland. There's something for everyone in his music, but no mistaking his sophisticated sound. MyGen Profile GeneratorEducated at the musician's mecca of Berklee in Boston, seasoned on the urban-folk scene in Hoboken and sought after as an act to share stages with everyone from Alison Krauss to Maria Muldaur, he is also a much-valued sideman and producer in the worlds of indie folk and pop, playing with or producing for DIY favorites as wide-ranging as the power-pop troubadour Mary Ann Farley and the irreverent folk group Girlyman.Sonntag has made his mark in concerts and conferences throughout the East Coast, and makes an indelible impression on audiences everywhere with his supple vocals, smart arrangements and sharp storytelling. Following a musical path both unpredictable and assured, on Chasing Stars Sonntag confirms that for his creative journey the road is wide and the sky's the limit.