Hailing from the punk rock mecha and the Los Angeles suburb known as “The South Bay,” Jonathan’s early influences include local heroes Black Flag, The Minute Men, and The Descendants. These bands inspired a deep seeded DIY ethic in him from a young age, and moved him into becoming a multi-instrumentalist for various bands since 1997. As a “musical hacker” Jonathan finds pleasure in rebuilding instruments and musical equipment to suit his needs.

Jonathan’s musical capabilities span a vast array of genres while bending traditional composition techniques in order to create a unique score for each project that comes his way. Naturally inquisitive in his everyday life, Jonathan brings his curiosity for pushing musical boundaries in combination with being a proponent for strong melodies in order to tenderly craft each cue he delivers. Not only a composer, Jonathan has also been featured as a singer-songwriter in many projects.

In 2014, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in Outstanding Sound Editing in Animation for his work on Sanjay and Craig. In 2016, he was also nominated for an Annie Award in Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production for his work on Sanjay and Craig. And last, but certainly not least, he was nominated for a Golden Reel Award in Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue, and ADR for Non-Theatrical Animated Long Form Broadcast Media in 2020 for his work on Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus.

Jonathan’s credits as a composer consist of The Casagrandes, The Loud House, Sanjay and Craig, the Listen Out Loud podcast, The Casagrande’s Familial Sounds podcast, The JoJo and Bow Bow Show Show, A Kid Called Mayonnaise, Ben and Thomas, and Pee Stains and Other Disasters.