Jon McLaughlin (born September 27, 1982) is a pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry , also known as Jon McL , in February 2007. McLaughlin returned in 2008 with "Beating My Heart." The new single is part of his sophomore album entitled OK Now .

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Early life and education

Jon McLaughlin grew up in Anderson, Indiana, playing piano since early childhood, though he disliked the lessons, and often sought to avoid them. While attending Highland High School, McLaughlin shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical expression. Rediscovering "his muse," McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music. ^[1]

Career

McLaughlin released an independent album entitled, "Up Until Now" in 2003. This quickly led to McLaughlin becoming the first artist to sign on with the school's burgeoning, if not local, record label, Orangehaus Records. The self-titled album released in 2004 to local and regional praise. He began touring, traveling throughout the Midwest and working up a grassroots following.

In 2005 Jon McLaughlin recorded an 8-song EP, Songs I Wrote and Later Recorded, which reached the #1 spot on . Touring expanded to across the country as support continued to grow for the independent artist. He also increased his fan base by playing at Timber Wolf Lake, a Young Life camp, with his first album entitled Jon McLaughlin . He caught the attention of other independent artists and began touring with artists such as Dave Barnes and Matt Wertz. In 2006 McLaughlin signed with iconic record label Island Records. Since then, Jon has increased his presence at well-established musical venues and festivals such as Feeling Better Than Everfine (Cleveland, OH), Waterfest (Oshkosh, WI), Milwaukee Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI), Northwest State College Fest (Archbold, OH) and Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL). He has toured with Kelly Clarkson, O.A.R., Sister Hazel, Cowboy Mouth, Paolo Nutini, and Marc Broussard. ^[2]



Since signing with Island Records, McLaughlin increased his public image by providing music for the NBC comedy Scrubs , episode "My Conventional Wisdom," on May 10, 2007. McLaughlin's song, "Human" was included in the episode. The same song appeared at the end of the episode "The Walk-In" of Ghost Whisperer . "Beautiful Disaster" can also be heard in the hit TV series A Little Thing Called Life in the season two episode titled "The Greatest and Worst Halloween Ever."

To date, three Hollywood-released films have included songs from McLaughlin. The song "Another Layer" appeared on the soundtrack for the motion picture Bridge to Terabithia and "Beautiful Disaster" is used in the 2007 film Georgia Rule . McLaughlin also made an on-screen appearance and performance of the song, "So Close" (written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz) in the Oscar-nominated Disney film Enchanted . The song received an Oscar nomination. This led to McLaughlin performing at the 80th Academy Awards, ^[3] which he attended with his wife Amy. ^[4]

McLaughlin opened on Kelly Clarkson's My December Tour beginning in October 2007, a role announced on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 7, 2007. He has also toured extensively with similarly styled and popular singer-songwriter, Sara Bareilles.

He recorded a trio with Jason Mraz and Van Hunt for the Randy Jackson duets-album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 . The track title is "Something to Believe In." ^[5] McLaughlin's "Human" is also heard in Tv Promos for CBS series' Flashpoint .

In June 2008, McLaughlin premiered his newest single "Beating My Heart" on the radio, released to mainstream radio on July 22, 2008, ^[6] prior to being sent to Hot Adult Contemporary (Hot AC) on June 10. ^[7] "Beating My Heart", first single from his second studio album OK Now , out October 7, 2008, is available with the rest of the album for download on iTunes and Amazon. The song was praised by Billboard single reviews editor Chuck Taylor, who wrote that "It's high time for singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin to earn his due." following with a description of the song as "a joyous uptempo romantic romp, featuring hook after hook, from tinkling piano to driving percussion and a start-and-stop bridge, alongside a joyous effortless vocal that soars with falsetto to the high heavens. The accompanying video is simple enough, but effectively illustrates McLaughlin's charms as a palatable sex symbol. "Heart" pumps with instantaneous hit potential, and proper promotion of it could propel the artist to superstar status."

He co-wrote "Falling Over Me" with Demi Lovato for her sophomore album Here We Go Again. It was originally supposed to be a duet, but instead, his vocals are just heard in the background.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions		Certifications
		U.S.	UK
2007	Industry 1st EP Released: February 20, 2007 Formats: digital download	—	—	U.S. Sales: — RIAA certification: —
	Indiana 1st studio album Released: May 1, 2007 Formats: CD, digital download	81	—	U.S. Sales: 90,000+ RIAA certification: —
2008	OK Now 2nd studio album Released: October 7, 2008 Formats: CD, digital download	49	—	U.S. Sales: 107,000+ Worldwide sales: NA RIAA certification: —

Independent albums

• 2003: Up Until Now ^[8]
• 2004: Jon McLaughlin
• 2005: Songs I Wrote and Later Recorded

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		US Billboard Hot 100	US Billboard Adult Top 40
2007	"Industry" 1	—	—	Industry EP / Indiana
	"Beautiful Disaster"	—	28	Indiana
	"Human"	—	—
2008	"Beating My Heart"	—	18	OK Now

• ¹: Digital release.

References

1. Jon McLaughlin @ Awarestore.com
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