Artist Information Biography Born in Philadelphia, Jonny Forbin was dancing around the house to his parent's tapes and records as soon as he could walk. Since childhood, he has demonstrated an insatiable appetite for entertaining, especially making people laugh.  However, it wasn't until his teenage years, when his father surprised him with an acoustic guitar and a cheesy instructional video that Jonny began to realize his true creative outlet: music. After learning some basic chords, most teenagers hurry to learn their favorite easy to play songs.  Not Jonny. He was already finishing up his first original song--"Destiny Unknown"-- a few weeks into playing! Continuing to write songs while attending college, Jonny built a name for himself locally, playing acoustic sets at parties and open-mic nights in the Washington D.C. area. It was then he began honing his unique style, which skillfully balances abstract moods, with poignant, descriptive imagery and narrative. During his senior year, he studied classical guitar with Professor Myrna Sislen, a former member of the famed Washington D.C. Guitar Quartet, and former student of Charlie Byrd. Jonny attributes his unique finger-picking style and classically informed chord progressions to her intensive instruction. Immediately following graduation, Jonny moved to Tucson Arizona to pursue a Masters of Landscape Architecture.  He managed to find time to form his first band and perform out while attending school, but it was a tough period for him.  The summer after his first year in the program, he made the difficult decision to put classes on hold, and ride the musical wave that had been pushing him along, for all of these years.  What followed was a time of great joy, and huge artistic growth.  He ate, slept (well he could barely sleep) and breathed music in all of its aspects:  getting into a mindset to write, writing, revising, learning some music theory, learning how to fill out a copyright form (you need something to obsess about after you abruptly leave grad-school), learning to sing and of course running to his buddies at 4:00 AM to show off his latest.  On the strength of some demos, he booked and played a wide variety of gigs in Tucson and Phoenix, including coffee shops, bars, clubs, sorority house fundraisers and even a wedding.  His live performances are refreshingly eclectic, ranging from fiery classic rock swagger, to ethereal acoustic bliss.  But, no matter the style, each of his original songs creates a complex and distinct mood that takes the audience along for his ride. Using his acoustic guitar, sometimes a few live loops and his intricate yet bold voice, he is a fresh new talent in the singer-songwriter world. Currently, Mr. Forbin is building a name for himself performing throughout the East Coast, and has shared the stage with several notable national and regional acts (Derek James, Dave Tamkin, Stepanian, Easton Legacy, Dark Room, Artese N Toad).  Recent highlights include a showcase performance at the Singer Songwriter Cape May Festival 2008, which was headlined by Robert Hazard and Jeffrey Gaines, and fall 2008 performances at Bucknell and Villanova Universities.  Moreover, Jonny has made live radio and television appearances/performances on New Jersey's (101.5 FM WCFA) and TV30 in Princeton New Jersey.  His debut release, a four song self-titled EP (January 2008), is receiving praise from critics, and airplay on 93.7 FM WSTW Hometown Hereo's Show (Deleware/Philadelphia area), as well as several internet and college radio stations including Acoustic Fuel (www.acousticfuel.com) and Cool Vibes Radio (http://coolvibesradio.podomatic.com/).  Jonny is working on new material for his next record, and continuing to build his fan base one show at a time.  Instrumentation I usually perform solo with an acoustic guitar, vocals and loop/delay pedals, but I have a keyboard player or lead guitar/banjo player for certain performances. Discography Self-titled EP (January 2008) Links http://www.myspace.com/jonnyforbin