J.O.N’s love for music started at a very early age. He spent some of this younger years in Brooklyn, NY with his grandparents. Attending church every Sunday, his love for music originated. Being too young to sing in the choir, didn’t stop J.O.N from learning every song and performing at every opportunity. As he got older he began to explore songwriting and was determined to be the best.

January 2010, J.O.N was involved in a near fatal car accident, where he suffered a traumatic brain injury and shattered his jaw. J.O.N was in a coma for several weeks and remained in the hospital for another two months upon waking up. He was unable to speak or walk without crutches and remained on bed rest for several months. During this period, the inability to speak gave J.O.N time to discover that music was truly his passion and he wanted to live his dreams. He would sing and perform again and nothing would stop him.

After an intense speech therapy regiment, he started to slowly recover, but was unable to sing. The frustration of seeing others recover while he still suffered, only drove J.O.N to succeed. After a year and a half of hard work, determination and prayer his vocal cords began to come back to life. Not only was he able to sing again but this time you could hear the passion in his voice, which was even better than before. A living testimony to God’s grace and family support! The possibilities are endless!