... is the title of Jon's upcoming Christmas single.
The track can be previewed on the link below and will be available for purchase online on December 7th.
maandag 29 november 2010
Merry, Merry Christmas Everyone
zaterdag 20 november 2010
Jon Releasing Christmas Single
Jon will be releasing a Christmas song he wrote himself. The release date has yet to be announced.
From his Facebook/Twitter on November 10:
"Just picked the cover for the Christmas song! It's coming soon, my friends! (meaning the song...and Christmas too)"
More to come..
donderdag 5 augustus 2010
Koffeehouse Featured Artist of the Week
By: Koffeehouse Editor, Christopher Eric
He's had two Top 40 Billboard singles ("Beautiful Disaster," "Beating My Heart"), toured with the likes of Koffeehouse favorites OneRepublic, Colbie Caillat, Sara Bareilles, Duffy, Paolo Nutini and Kelly Clarkson, and licensed songs to hit shows like Scrubs, Ghost Whisperer and A Little Thing Called Life. But it was Jon McLaughlin's jaw-dropping performance of the Oscar-nominated So Close during the live worldwide telecast of the Academy Awards-- the same song he sang when he starred as himself in the Disney hit-movie Ella Enchanted with Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams-- that was a career defining moment for the 25 year-old pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. The appearance re-ignited his Island Records debut album, spurring a 1,514% overnight sales increase at Amazon, sending it to the #1 spot on its Movers & Shakers chart, and his single, "Beautiful Disaster", attracted over 420,000 digital fans (including Koffeehouse) when featured as the iTunes Download of The Week.
On the eve of heading out to Los Angeles to perform at Koffeehouse's 4th Annual "Evening of Independence" Concert to benefit MusiCares on August 7, 2010 (www.koffeehouse.com), Jon opened up to Koffeehouse about a wide-variety of subjects, including arm-wrestling Ryan Tedder, what is was like to play in front of a billion or so people, and making Perez Hilton's "hit list."
Q&A with Jon McLaughlin
KH: We might as well cut to the chase, Jon. One of your biggest fans is Perez Hilton who has posted at least one picture of you on his site and has referred to you as “dreamy” and “yummy.” Are you blushing, flattered or disturbed?
JM: Well when it comes to Perez Hilton, you know, he can get pretty ruthless so I'm just glad I'm on his good side (smile).
KH: You’ve played live before one of the biggest TV audiences in history when you performed So Close from Ella Enchanted during the Academy Awards. So were you more nervous when you sang the national anthem for Koffeehouse before 20,000 screaming fans at Game #2 of the Celtics v. Magic NBA Conference Finals, or singing in front of Jack, Gwenyth and Leo?
JM: The Oscars definitely! I've never been more nervous than I was standing at that microphone behind that curtain. The only way I would've been more nervous is if I were just singing in a room with just Jack, Gwyneth, and Leo.
KH: Any pre-show traditions or superstitions? Anything you MUST do before you get out on stage?
JM: I've tried all kinds of things. None that have stood the test of time. So these days I'm pretty chill before a show - just the usual vocal warm ups, hot tea, jumping jacks, pull-ups, push-ups, push pops, pop tarts...
KH: We know you recently got married (Amy) which spurs us on to ask whether being in a healthy, happy, long-term relationship basically one of the worst things that can happen to a singer-songwriter?
JM: Well, I do think it's true that we get some of the best songs in history out of heartache, but I think it's partly because heartache is so universal. I love breakup songs, always have, always will - I have the greatest marriage ever I'm pretty sure, but I can always write a song about heartbreak. You never forget what heartbreak feels like.
KH: You write most of your own songs, but you’ve performed songs written by others. Which gives you more satisfaction: writing a great song, or performing someone else's song great?
JM: Definitely writing. As much writing as I've done in the last 8 or 9 years, there have only been a few times when a song has come along and really got me excited and there's just nothing else like it in the world. Nothing can phase me on the days I write a song that I feel really good about.
KH: We hear that regularly playing piano builds strong forearms. So what happens when you and Ryan Tedder (frontman of OneRepublic) arm-wrestle?
JM: It's been awhile since I've seen Ryan "Forearms" Tedder, but we played a show together in Chicago once and he had a broken foot and was walking around on crutches so arm wrestling was out of the question because, you know, the cast would throw his center of gravity off and...it just wouldn't have been fair.
KH: What's your "freeway only" song? You know, that song you will blast while driving alone on the freeway, but you’ll turn it down low at a stoplight because you'd be embarrassed if people knew you actually liked that song.
JM: "I Think We're Alone Now" - by Tiffany. Do NOT tell anyone.
KH: Can Jon McLaughlin listen to and enjoy Jon McLaughlin songs in the car?
JM: Well I've taken the last year off just to do some writing for the new record so I actually end up listening to new demos I've made quite a bit. I wouldn't say I always enjoy listening to them though!
KH: You’ve worked with a lot of fantastic singer songwriters like Jason Reeves, Brett James and Troy Verges. Have you ever sat down for a songwriting session and a song just magically came together without much effort?
JM: I wrote a song with a guy named Gabe Dixon, one of my favorite musicians. We wrote a song called "Far From Home" which went on the Gabe Dixon Band's last record. That was one of the rare times when I sat down at the piano with someone and ideas just started flying. Most of the time I write pretty slow though.
KH: So we hear that you had a writing session with Jason Reeves and somehow stumbled upon writing a song about Amy Winehouse. We gotta know how that happened.
JM: He pulled up his MacBook and on his home screen there was a news story about Amy Winehouse and how she and her husband had just been in a fight with each other and they looked like they tore each other up! So it started out with us just looking at the pictures and reading the article and talking about how crazy / crazy-in-love they were and then ended up writing a song from their perspective called, "You Are the One I Love".
KH: So F*&%, Marry, Kill is soooo 2008. Let’s play Tour, Duet, and Delete. Tell us the one artist you’d want to tour with, the one artist you’d want to record with, and the one artist whose song you’ve been meaning to delete from your iTunes library.
JM: I would tour with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I would never get bored watching their show every night. I would love to do a duet with Billy Joel. And ever since I saw Harry Connick Jr. in concert a few months ago, I've been meaning to delete everything of his from my library. I can't stand how freakishly talented that guy is! Makes me want to quit music altogether!
KH: We know you are working on recording your new album. What can your fans expect from the new album? And how long does Perez have to wait for some new material?
JM: The new record is coming along really well. I've never taken so much time to do it right before and I've never worked so hard on anything before. So I hope Perez and all my other fans love this record and love what they hear because the music I'm making now is definitely me. I'm not trying for anything or trying to be anyone else but myself.
Well, don't worry Jon, we'll only tell a few thousand people about your Tiffany secret.
Source: Facebook Note by Christopher Eric (tag: Jon McLaughlin)
He's had two Top 40 Billboard singles ("Beautiful Disaster," "Beating My Heart"), toured with the likes of Koffeehouse favorites OneRepublic, Colbie Caillat, Sara Bareilles, Duffy, Paolo Nutini and Kelly Clarkson, and licensed songs to hit shows like Scrubs, Ghost Whisperer and A Little Thing Called Life. But it was Jon McLaughlin's jaw-dropping performance of the Oscar-nominated So Close during the live worldwide telecast of the Academy Awards-- the same song he sang when he starred as himself in the Disney hit-movie Ella Enchanted with Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams-- that was a career defining moment for the 25 year-old pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. The appearance re-ignited his Island Records debut album, spurring a 1,514% overnight sales increase at Amazon, sending it to the #1 spot on its Movers & Shakers chart, and his single, "Beautiful Disaster", attracted over 420,000 digital fans (including Koffeehouse) when featured as the iTunes Download of The Week.
On the eve of heading out to Los Angeles to perform at Koffeehouse's 4th Annual "Evening of Independence" Concert to benefit MusiCares on August 7, 2010 (www.koffeehouse.com), Jon opened up to Koffeehouse about a wide-variety of subjects, including arm-wrestling Ryan Tedder, what is was like to play in front of a billion or so people, and making Perez Hilton's "hit list."
Q&A with Jon McLaughlin
KH: We might as well cut to the chase, Jon. One of your biggest fans is Perez Hilton who has posted at least one picture of you on his site and has referred to you as “dreamy” and “yummy.” Are you blushing, flattered or disturbed?
JM: Well when it comes to Perez Hilton, you know, he can get pretty ruthless so I'm just glad I'm on his good side (smile).
KH: You’ve played live before one of the biggest TV audiences in history when you performed So Close from Ella Enchanted during the Academy Awards. So were you more nervous when you sang the national anthem for Koffeehouse before 20,000 screaming fans at Game #2 of the Celtics v. Magic NBA Conference Finals, or singing in front of Jack, Gwenyth and Leo?
JM: The Oscars definitely! I've never been more nervous than I was standing at that microphone behind that curtain. The only way I would've been more nervous is if I were just singing in a room with just Jack, Gwyneth, and Leo.
KH: Any pre-show traditions or superstitions? Anything you MUST do before you get out on stage?
JM: I've tried all kinds of things. None that have stood the test of time. So these days I'm pretty chill before a show - just the usual vocal warm ups, hot tea, jumping jacks, pull-ups, push-ups, push pops, pop tarts...
KH: We know you recently got married (Amy) which spurs us on to ask whether being in a healthy, happy, long-term relationship basically one of the worst things that can happen to a singer-songwriter?
JM: Well, I do think it's true that we get some of the best songs in history out of heartache, but I think it's partly because heartache is so universal. I love breakup songs, always have, always will - I have the greatest marriage ever I'm pretty sure, but I can always write a song about heartbreak. You never forget what heartbreak feels like.
KH: You write most of your own songs, but you’ve performed songs written by others. Which gives you more satisfaction: writing a great song, or performing someone else's song great?
JM: Definitely writing. As much writing as I've done in the last 8 or 9 years, there have only been a few times when a song has come along and really got me excited and there's just nothing else like it in the world. Nothing can phase me on the days I write a song that I feel really good about.
KH: We hear that regularly playing piano builds strong forearms. So what happens when you and Ryan Tedder (frontman of OneRepublic) arm-wrestle?
JM: It's been awhile since I've seen Ryan "Forearms" Tedder, but we played a show together in Chicago once and he had a broken foot and was walking around on crutches so arm wrestling was out of the question because, you know, the cast would throw his center of gravity off and...it just wouldn't have been fair.
KH: What's your "freeway only" song? You know, that song you will blast while driving alone on the freeway, but you’ll turn it down low at a stoplight because you'd be embarrassed if people knew you actually liked that song.
JM: "I Think We're Alone Now" - by Tiffany. Do NOT tell anyone.
KH: Can Jon McLaughlin listen to and enjoy Jon McLaughlin songs in the car?
JM: Well I've taken the last year off just to do some writing for the new record so I actually end up listening to new demos I've made quite a bit. I wouldn't say I always enjoy listening to them though!
KH: You’ve worked with a lot of fantastic singer songwriters like Jason Reeves, Brett James and Troy Verges. Have you ever sat down for a songwriting session and a song just magically came together without much effort?
JM: I wrote a song with a guy named Gabe Dixon, one of my favorite musicians. We wrote a song called "Far From Home" which went on the Gabe Dixon Band's last record. That was one of the rare times when I sat down at the piano with someone and ideas just started flying. Most of the time I write pretty slow though.
KH: So we hear that you had a writing session with Jason Reeves and somehow stumbled upon writing a song about Amy Winehouse. We gotta know how that happened.
JM: He pulled up his MacBook and on his home screen there was a news story about Amy Winehouse and how she and her husband had just been in a fight with each other and they looked like they tore each other up! So it started out with us just looking at the pictures and reading the article and talking about how crazy / crazy-in-love they were and then ended up writing a song from their perspective called, "You Are the One I Love".
KH: So F*&%, Marry, Kill is soooo 2008. Let’s play Tour, Duet, and Delete. Tell us the one artist you’d want to tour with, the one artist you’d want to record with, and the one artist whose song you’ve been meaning to delete from your iTunes library.
JM: I would tour with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I would never get bored watching their show every night. I would love to do a duet with Billy Joel. And ever since I saw Harry Connick Jr. in concert a few months ago, I've been meaning to delete everything of his from my library. I can't stand how freakishly talented that guy is! Makes me want to quit music altogether!
KH: We know you are working on recording your new album. What can your fans expect from the new album? And how long does Perez have to wait for some new material?
JM: The new record is coming along really well. I've never taken so much time to do it right before and I've never worked so hard on anything before. So I hope Perez and all my other fans love this record and love what they hear because the music I'm making now is definitely me. I'm not trying for anything or trying to be anyone else but myself.
Well, don't worry Jon, we'll only tell a few thousand people about your Tiffany secret.
Source: Facebook Note by Christopher Eric (tag: Jon McLaughlin)
vrijdag 18 juni 2010
New Songs on Youtube
Two of the 3 new songs performed at Military Park have been uploaded on Youtube.
Promising Promises
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS5ZfACRk_8
You Are What I'm Here For
zondag 6 juni 2010
Military Park Show - June 5, 2010
I don't have details about the Military Park show that took place yesterday afternoon, but I did find a photo set on Flickr, you can view the pics in this link :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/96267909@N00/4673440390/in/set-72157624087363841
One of the pictures was of the setlist and on it showed some brand new songs he performed (bolded below):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/96267909@N00/4673440390/sizes/l/in/set-72157624087363841/
Beating My Heart
Always On My Mind
Promising Promises
You Are the One I Love
You Are What I'm Here For
Come Together (cover)
Why I'm Talking to You
Indiana
Four Years
Maybe It's Over, But I Don't Feel It
Human
encore:
Beautiful Disaster
Industry
I found the other 'untitled song' he performed in NYC is "Maybe It's Over, But I Don't Feel It", which is a line he sings during the chorus.
dinsdag 1 juni 2010
From Malibu to Carmel (not the one by the sea)
Here's a great, new interview with Jon that has him talk about moving from California back to Indiana, the writing process for the upcoming album, his early days as a performer, and a sneak-peak of his upcoming show in Military Park, IN that shouldn't be missed (this weekend!).
http://www.nuvo.net/nuvo/jon-mclaughlin-from-malibu-to-carmel-not-the-one-by-the-sea/Content?oid=1380249
http://www.nuvo.net/nuvo/jon-mclaughlin-from-malibu-to-carmel-not-the-one-by-the-sea/Content?oid=1380249
dinsdag 4 mei 2010
3 Other Unreleased Songs
I've discovered 3 more unreleased songs last night. It's amazing how these songs pop up out of nowhere. Two of them didn't have titles and are fairly recent, and the other has a title and was recorded over 2 years ago.
The Words (followed by Industry) - this is the oldest unreleased track I found. It would have probably ended up on OK Now. Performed at the UGA on April 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsx23YM4S98
Untitled - performed at the Indiana State Fair, last August. This would be a great album opener for the upcoming record.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qz4Tv0ODyk
Untitled - performed at the Launchpad in Albuqueque, NM (2009?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDoZSaDONW8
I will be putting up the audio very soon, enjoy these videos in the meantime.
vrijdag 30 april 2010
Indiana - Live In-studio Acoustic
Here is a live in-studio acoustic performance of Indiana at Sweetwater Sound's studio, released for the second volume of Majic Miracle Music compilation (in 2007) to raise money for a local children's hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/74e0jn
Enjoy :)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/74e0jn
Enjoy :)
donderdag 29 april 2010
Origins Rocks Earth Month Concert Highlights
Here is a video highlight of the Origins Rocks Earth Month at Webster Hall in NYC featuring Jon, Ryan Star, Juliette Lewis and Macy Gray.
Music: "Beauty In The World" by Macy Gray
Here are some pictures from Zimbio:
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/I0JntVWeMsI/Macy+Gray+Concert+Benefit+Origins+Global+Earth/efK4WqDxBg9/Jon+McLaughlin
2 Sets From Flickr (Photos by Jacob Blickenstaff)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47463137@N02/sets/72157623946970988/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47463137@N02/sets/72157623936957484/
Music: "Beauty In The World" by Macy Gray
Here are some pictures from Zimbio:
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/I0JntVWeMsI/Macy+Gray+Concert+Benefit+Origins+Global+Earth/efK4WqDxBg9/Jon+McLaughlin
2 Sets From Flickr (Photos by Jacob Blickenstaff)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47463137@N02/sets/72157623946970988/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47463137@N02/sets/72157623936957484/
woensdag 28 april 2010
Another Untitled Song
I found this video that was recorded at the Origins concert. Jon performed another new song right after his Billy Joel cover of "New York State of Mind." As I've listened to some the lyrics, it could be the song "You Never Know What You Have" that he's mentioned before. If anyone knows the actual title, please let us know! :)
Check it out here:
Download the audio here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7siocr
And it seems like he has performed "Be Someone" in the past. This one was uploaded in September of last year.
Check it out here:
Download the audio here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7siocr
And it seems like he has performed "Be Someone" in the past. This one was uploaded in September of last year.
dinsdag 20 april 2010
Be Someone - New song
Last night I had the opportunity to attend the free Origins Rock Concert in New York City at Webster Hall. Jon was one of the 3 artists performing. His guitarist Dylan Williams and drummer Chad Kinner tagged along. Luke was M.I.A.
He performed after Ryan Star to an underwhelming/poor crowd (that's how I saw it). It seemed like a Ryan Star and Macy Gray audience in attendance.
His setlist:
Industry
Beating My Heart
Why I'm Talking to You (with crowd participation)
New York State of Mind (Billy Joel cover) > Untitled New Song
Be Someone (new song)
Beautiful DIsaster
When I heard him say he was going to sing a new song, I immediately pressed the record button on my camera -- no video, just audio. I was too nervous to hold up my camera. Based on previous recording experience, I've always had bad luck by being told no video recording was allowed.
Here it is:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uyvt0o
The song is great, love the melody. The album version should be just as great. Jon said the new album is coming out soon after he's done recording it (which he should be doing any week now).
A few pictures from my Facebook:
Enjoy!
-Miguel
maandag 22 maart 2010
KSFS Acoustic Lounge & Throw My Love Around (Live)
I recently discovered a full-length radio program that was released a couple of years ago. It features an interview with live cuts from Jon's live show at the Great American Music Hall, presented by KSFS in San Francisco (originally released online in September of 2007). In the program, Jon discusses growing up, the beginning of his career, and life on the road. The full program and individual performances can be downloaded here:
http://trailofbrokenhearts.webs.com/multimediaaudio.htm
In addition, I found a great live recording of "Throw Your Love Around" with Stephen Kellogg from November 1st of 2009 at archive.org. It's available by clicking on the link above as well. The live video recording of this performance is available a few posts down.
Enjoy
http://trailofbrokenhearts.webs.com/multimediaaudio.htm
In addition, I found a great live recording of "Throw Your Love Around" with Stephen Kellogg from November 1st of 2009 at archive.org. It's available by clicking on the link above as well. The live video recording of this performance is available a few posts down.
Enjoy
woensdag 17 februari 2010
Self-Titled album to be Re-released and New Album Info
According to an Amazon.com listing, Orangehaus/Megaforce Records is going to re-release Jon's self-titled album under the title "The Early Recordings" at the end of March this year. The album was originally released by student-run record label Orangehause in 2004 while Jon was attending Anderson University.
You can view the listing and pre-order the album here:
http://www.amazon.com/Early-Recordings-Jon-McLaughlin/dp/B0037OA1XC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1266464153&sr=1-4
The product details says that it's going to be an Enhanced CD, so the multimedia portion of the disc might include video footage of the recording session, among other things.
The product descriptiion also mentions that Jon is set to release a new album later this year. We'll just have to wait and find out until it's confirmed by Jon and Island Records.
This is very exciting news. A new album is on the horizon and his old record label is making his earlier work become widely available so that his fans can get a glimpse of what he was like before signing with Island.
You can view the listing and pre-order the album here:
http://www.amazon.com/Early-Recordings-Jon-McLaughlin/dp/B0037OA1XC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1266464153&sr=1-4
The product details says that it's going to be an Enhanced CD, so the multimedia portion of the disc might include video footage of the recording session, among other things.
The product descriptiion also mentions that Jon is set to release a new album later this year. We'll just have to wait and find out until it's confirmed by Jon and Island Records.
This is very exciting news. A new album is on the horizon and his old record label is making his earlier work become widely available so that his fans can get a glimpse of what he was like before signing with Island.
donderdag 11 februari 2010
2 video clips from the Yamaha concert
Here are 2 video clips of Jon at the Yamaha concert where he performed recently. His performance of 'So Close' is nowhere to be found yet.
Industry
Why I'm Talking To You
Industry
Why I'm Talking To You
zondag 17 januari 2010
McL plays NAMM concert
Jon shared the stage with the likes of Jason Mraz, Nat King Cole and Michael McDonald at the NAMM Day 2 concert on January 16th in Anaheim, CA. The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) is an annual dealer show that features performances from artists.
Source 1:
http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/set-229543-songs-singer.html
Source 2:
http://soundcheck.freedomblogging.com/2010/01/16/namm-day-2-jason-mraz-vince-gill-michael-mcdonald-more-stand-out-at-yamaha-concert/17863/#more-17863
Source 1:
http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/set-229543-songs-singer.html
The night's strongest performances came from singer-songwriter-keyboardist Jon McLaughlin and, later, Jason Mraz.
McLaughlin displayed his amazing skills when seated at the piano, and how his fantastic voice brought added power to his performance. His set was anchored by poignant versions of "Beautiful Disaster" and the exquisite "So Close" (featured in the movie "Enchanted").
Source 2:
http://soundcheck.freedomblogging.com/2010/01/16/namm-day-2-jason-mraz-vince-gill-michael-mcdonald-more-stand-out-at-yamaha-concert/17863/#more-17863
maandag 4 januari 2010
Beating My Heart Live at the IN State Fair
Live performance of Beating My Heart at the Indiana State Fair in August 2009, with various clips of activities happening at the event. Directed by Dan T. Hall
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