Biography

Now based in the Highlands, JK was born in the hills around Lancashire, England. He has amassed an extensive catalogue of music to his name since his first release in 2001.

He’s been circumnavigating the planet with his music since 2001 and the journey continues. He has shown longevity with this talent. Jon has earned a place in the downtempo, beats, breaks and electronic scene. New respect and admiration from today’s audiences and from the new generation of producers and DJ’s show us the strength of Jon’s unique production sound.

He has amassed 10’s of thousands of fans and followers and racked up multiple millions of plays on Spotify alone. Now he controls his own music with the Record Label THE JON KENNEDY FEDERATION

Jon, in autumn 2002 joined the Grand Central family. Bred a stone’s throw from Grand Central HQ, his childhood in Stockport was characterized by exposure to new and interesting music, as a function of his mothers’ enthusiasm for the pioneering artists of the 1970’s.

Jon already to his credit, has numerous 7″, 10″ and 12″ vinyl releases. His debut album entitled “We’re Just Waiting For You Now” was released in 2001, in August 2003, he released his second Long Player for Manchester based record label Grand Central Records entitled “Take My Drum To England” followed by a third for Grand Central entitled “Useless Wooden Toys”. 2009 brought his fourth long player entitled “14” under his very own label moniker THE JON KENNEDY FEDERATION where he now releases and controls his own music.

With support from a plethora of music stores, magazines, legendary artists, DJ’s and fashion designers and with tracks from his LP’s already audio-branding products from sports cars to football clubs, appearing in Hollywood film-scores and soundtracking top clothing brand campaigns, his music looks to be gaining pace more than ever.

To book Jon for a gig, please use the CONTACT PAGE or mail booking@jonkennedy.co.uk