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Jon McLaughlin released his first 8 song EP entitled “Song I Wrote and Later Recorded” which made it to the top of the chart on AwareStore.com, and followed the release with a national tour. Around this time, he crossed paths with fellow singer songwriters, Matt Wertz and Dave Barnes. In 2006, McLaughlin, landed a record deal with the prestigious Island Records and before releasing his debut album, toured again around the U.S whilst making appearances at festivals such as Lollapalooza and toured with Kelly Clarkson, Sister Hazel, Paolo Nutini and Marc Broussard.
He managed to have his songs featured on NBC comedy, Scrubs, with his song “Human”. The song also featured in “The Walk-In”, and episode of Ghost Whisperer. His single “Beautiful Disaster” featured in the TV series A Little Thing Called Life. It sold upwards of 420,000 digital copies. He released his debut album “Indiana”, named after his home state on, May 1st 2007. It peaked at number 81 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Christian Charts. McLaughlin has also featured on three Hollywood-released films, one being Bridge to Terabithia with his song “Another Layer”, “Beautiful Disaster” made it to the soundtrack of the 2007 film Georgia Rule. He even made an on screen appearance with a performance of “so Close” which was written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz in the Disney film Enchanted. McLaughlin performed the song at the 80th Academy Awards.
McLaughlin released “Beating My Heart” which was released on July 22nd 2008, followed by the released of the album “OK Now” which made it to number 49 on the Billboard 200.
Avis
Jon McLaughlin is someone I could listen to forever. He's a virtuoso pianist, akin to Billy Joel or Elton John but without the history. He's newer on the scene, came out in 2007.
His music is mostly just piano and vocal, with thoughtful lyrics and pensive melodies. He truly knows his instruments of voice and piano and uses them to manipulate his listeners' emotions with ease. I love listening to his albums anytime, and I really haven't run into a bad track or one worth skipping. His tunes have a tendency to put me in a better mood than before I started listening to them.
He played at Joe's Pub a couple of years ago in New York, and I happened to be able to attend. It was so worth the long lines and big crowd to squish into the intimate venue and hear him play. He had the audience in the palm of his hand the whole time. Before songs he would stop and tell an anecdote about where the song came from or some other thought related to the music. Joe's Pub was small and crowded with fans, but I couldn't see having it any other way. He mastered the audience.
The Jon McLaughlin show at Atlanta City Winery was amazing. One of the most memorable parts of the evening was when we ALL sang one of his songs TOGETHER! Jon taught us, the audience, two repeating lines of some of the lyrics with melodies by splitting up the ladies' and mens' voices. We all practiced... Lots of laughter at his "professional comments"... Jon "conducted" us all as he played the piano and sang the whole song. I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. He is so funny and creative... this was my third Jon McL concert. I will keep coming back... had a blast.
toddfarmsga
Jon McLaughlin in concert was fantastic, as always. I enjoy seeing him alone in one of his pared-down shows, but I loved the addition of drums and upright bass. His Christmas music was just right to put us in the spirit. The World Cafe Live consistently offers quality music in a great atmosphere.
antoniora
It was too bad that there was not enough advance publicity for the concert! There was not newspaper coverage at all!
The concert was well worth the price of the tickets!
Jon is a phenominial pianist, singer and song-writer! His stage presence and "audience relating" is top-notch!
marian-mclaughlin
Incredible show. He's a master on the keys and his vocals were amazing. Fantastic location with less than 100 people so it was a very intimate concert. Love him and have been listening since 2007. Highly recommend.
jen-gardner-2
