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Fact Sheet:
Location: South Jersey / Philadelphia
Artist Name: Jon Dare
Pronouns: He/Him
Role: Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Composer
Genre: Art Rock / Bedroom Pop / Psychedelic Piano
Configuration: Solo (sometimes Duo with a drummer)
Interesting Facts:
- In addition to performing and creating music as an artist, Jon is also a composer for video games.
- Jon’s approach to performing is very highly based in improv, inspired by genres like jazz. He loves to come up with a song on the spot too, especially with collaborators involved.
- Jon is a speedrunner and collector of retro video games.
- Jon has performed at the Mütter Museum, a museum dedicated to medical curiosities and oddities in Philadelphia.
- Jon has actually met the Philly Phanatic.
- Jon plays almost all the instruments heard in his music, except for drums on occasion.
Influences: Radiohead, The Beatles, Tame Impala, Nick Drake, The Police, Pink Floyd, Daft Punk, Bill Evans, Erik Satie, Thelonious Monk, Porter Robinson, Nirvana, and many more.
Venues Performed: Ortlieb’s, Khyber Pass Pub, The Grape Room, Thunderbird Hall, Mütter Museum, The Brewed Awakening Cafe, James G Atkinson Park, and more.
Bio:
Jon Dare is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer based out of South Jersey / Philadelphia. His style of playing is highly improvisational and dynamic. In January 2025, Jon released his first non-instrumental piano album Part.
He has since released three additional singles titled “Saving Up”, “Have One For Free”, and “Capture The Wind” respectively.
His EP “becoming something” released in April 2026.
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