Jonathan Rado

Jonathan Rado
Jonathan Rado performing with Foxygen in 2017
Jonathan Rado performing with Foxygen in 2017
Background information
OriginWestlake Village, California, U.S.
GenresIndie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, engineer
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
Years active2005–present
Labels

Jonathan Rado is an American musician, record producer and engineer, best known as a multi-instrumentalist in the indie rock duo Foxygen. Rado is a native of Westlake Village, California, where he formed Foxygen with his classmate Sam France in 2005.[1][2][3]

After releasing four albums with Foxygen, Rado began producing albums for other artists, including The Killers,[4] The Lemon Twigs, Tim Heidecker, Matt Maltese, Whitney, Alex Cameron, Father John Misty and Weyes Blood.[5] In 2018, Billboard called Rado "one of indie rock's most in-demand producers".[5] Rolling Stone called him an "analog fetishist who's become a producer of choice for a particular breed of like-minded indie-pop artists."[6]

Rado is married to singer-songwriter Jackie Cohen.[7] He also appeared in a 2008 episode of the television series Weeds[8] and a 2009 episode of the sitcom Community.[9] Rado is of Hungarian descent.[10] He studied screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[11]

Discography

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Solo

with Foxygen

Credits

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Year Artist Album Credits
2013 Foxygen We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic Performer, Songwriter
2014 Foxygen ...And Star Power Producer, Performer, Songwriter
Dub Thompson 9 Songs Producer
2015 Dante Elephante Anglo-Saxon Summer Producer
2016 Tim Heidecker In Glendale Additional Production
Whitney Light Upon the Lake Producer
The Lemon Twigs Do Hollywood Producer
2017 Foxygen Hang Producer, Performer, Songwriter
Los Angeles Police Department Los Angeles Police Department Producer
Beach Fossils Somersault Producer
Trevor Sensor Andy Warhol's Dream Producer
Alex Cameron Forced Witness Producer
2018 Cut Worms Hollow Ground Producer
Father John Misty God's Favorite Customer Producer
Matt Maltese Bad Contestant Producer
Jackie Cohen Tacoma Night Terror, Part 1: I've Got the Blues Producer
Houndmouth Golden Age Producer
Jackie Cohen Tacoma Night Terror, Part 2: Self-Fulfilling Elegy Producer
2019 Weyes Blood Titanic Rising Producer
Foxygen Seeing Other People Producer, Performer, Songwriter
Houndmouth "Talk of the Town" from California Voodoo Part II Producer, Songwriter
Jackie Cohen Zagg Producer, Songwriter
Tim Heidecker What the Brokenhearted Do... Producer
Cuco "KeepingTabs" and "Far Away From Home" from Para Mi Producer
Whitney Forever Turned Around Producer
Alex Cameron Miami Memory Producer
Jungle Green Runaway with Jungle Green Producer
Adam Green Engine of Paradise Producer
2020 Purr Like New Producer
Alex Izenberg "Caravan Château" from Caravan Château Producer
Matt Maltese "Queen Bee", "Madhouse", "Leather Wearing AA" from Madhouse EP Producer
The Lemon Twigs Songs for the General Public Additional Production
The Killers Imploding the Mirage Producer, Songwriter
Tim Heidecker Fear of Death Additional Production
2021 Crumb Ice Melt Producer
Silvertwin Silvertwin Producer
The Killers Pressure Machine Producer, Performer, Songwriter
Oberhofer Smothered Producer, Performer
2022 Diane Coffee With People Producer, Performer
Jackie Cohen Pratfall Producer
Weyes Blood And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow Producer
2023 Whitney "For a While" Producer, Performer
Purr Who is Afraid of Blue? Producer
Whitney "Kansas" Producer
2024 Beyonce & Miley Cyrus "II Most Wanted" from Cowboy Carter Additional Production, Performer
Crumb Amama Producer
The Killers "Bright Lights" Producer

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Sonya; Singh, Puneet (April 21, 2014). "5 Questions for Foxygen, the Little Neo-Psychedelic Duo that Could". Los Angeles. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Silverstein, Jeffrey (September 3, 2013). "Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Uses Downtime To Craft Debut Solo Effort, 'Law And Order'". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Martin, Michel (February 26, 2017). "On Its Latest Album, Foxygen Keeps A California State Of Mind". All Songs Considered. NPR. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Dargahi, David (March 22, 2021). "How The Killers producer Jonathan Rado stays creative from home". Spinnup. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Edelstone, Steven (June 19, 2018). "How Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Became One of Indie Rock's Most In-Demand Producers". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Hermes, Will (April 5, 2019). "Review: The Unnerving Nostalgia of Weyes Blood's 'Titanic Rising'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Norris, John (April 26, 2019). "Foxygen Talk Funky, Reflective 'Breakup' Album 'Seeing Other People' -- And Why They're Not Touring". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Weeds (TV Series 2005–2012) - Jonathan Rado as Weiner". IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  9. ^ ""Community" Introduction to Film (TV Episode 2009) - Jonathan Rado as Lance". IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "A Foxygen magyar származású énekes-gitárosa levelet írt a Recordernek". recorder.blog.hu (in Hungarian). January 8, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  11. ^ Berke, Ben (January–February 2018). "Jonathan Rado: 21st Century Ambassador". Tape Op. No. 123. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Wicks, Amanda (April 11, 2017). "Foxygen's Jonathan Rado Covers Bruce Springsteen's Entire Born to Run Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "For Who The Bell Tolls For by Jonathan Rado". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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