Jonathan Brader is a classically trained musician and singer-songwriter who is inspired by multiple genres of music. A Saint Louis native, Jonathan's regular gig for many years was singing with the St. Louis Chamber Chorus. Jonathan has been fortunate enough to participate in 5 recordings, to date, with the chorus; one with Guild Records and four with Regent Records. As a soloist with the Chamber Chorus, Jonathan's singing has been called, "Heroic," by the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
His first solo album, Double or Something, recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, was a limited release and the first and only pressing sold-out on the supporting tour. Digitally re-releasing a few of the remaining master tracks is being explored.
Jonathan was a huge fan of the show Storytellers, on VH1, and he had always been fascinated by the story of music. For about two years, he had an idea - He thought it would be really cool to see a band/artist take a song from the very beginning, when it was written, and turn it into a polished tune, the inverse of Storytellers. So, to show the full life of a song, and as an outlet for his bottled-up creativity, Jonathan started his First Take Friday songwriting series on October 5, 2017.
Aside from recording a few of his older songs, Jonathan has written and recorded a new song almost every week since October, 2017. It is called the First Take Friday songwriting series because Jonathan records each song in only one take, with little or no editing, usually just the front and back ends of the video. The recordings are 100% real, raw and auto-tune free.
A studio album is in progress.
Check back regularly for updates and music release info, or follow Jonathan on social media.
His first solo album, Double or Something, recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, was a limited release and the first and only pressing sold-out on the supporting tour. Digitally re-releasing a few of the remaining master tracks is being explored.
Jonathan was a huge fan of the show Storytellers, on VH1, and he had always been fascinated by the story of music. For about two years, he had an idea - He thought it would be really cool to see a band/artist take a song from the very beginning, when it was written, and turn it into a polished tune, the inverse of Storytellers. So, to show the full life of a song, and as an outlet for his bottled-up creativity, Jonathan started his First Take Friday songwriting series on October 5, 2017.
Aside from recording a few of his older songs, Jonathan has written and recorded a new song almost every week since October, 2017. It is called the First Take Friday songwriting series because Jonathan records each song in only one take, with little or no editing, usually just the front and back ends of the video. The recordings are 100% real, raw and auto-tune free.
A studio album is in progress.
Check back regularly for updates and music release info, or follow Jonathan on social media.