Jon Walker
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Jon Walker at the Beat Kitchen, Chicago, 5/21/2011.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Jacob Walker |
| Born | September 17, 1985 |
| Origin | Hanover Park, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Associated acts | The Young Veins, Panic! at the Disco |
| Website | jonwalkermusic |
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Rickenbacker 350v63 Rickenbacker 330 Fender Jazz Bass Fender Precision Bass Höfner 500/1 |
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Jonathan Jacob "Jon" Walker (born September 17, 1985) is an American musician. Formerly the bassist of Panic! at the Disco, Walker was lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Young Veins, now on indefinite hiatus. Having went on the release several solo recordings, he is now mostly songwriting and producing.
Walker attended Bartlett High School in suburban Chicago and first became known in the Chicago scene in 2003 when he was just 17 years old as the replacement bass player for 504Plan. The band broke up soon after he joined, and Walker then toured with The Academy Is... as a guitar tech and a videographer. Walker joined Panic! at the Disco in May 2006, replacing former bassist Brent Wilson. At the time he joined, he was (at age 20) the oldest of the band members. Walker was with Panic! at the Disco when they won the video of the year award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for their song "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", although he had not recorded the song with the band nor did he appear in the video. He co-wrote and released one studio album with the band, Pretty. Odd., and one live album, ...Live in Chicago.
In July 2009, he and fellow band member Ryan Ross left Panic! at the Disco, citing creative differences, and formed another band, The Young Veins. The Young Veins completed two tours in 2010, one with Foxy Shazam and one with Rooney. On December 10, 2010, Walker announced via Twitter that The Young Veins would be on hiatus, later noting in interviews that the creative and personal differences of the past carried over to the new project.
Since 2011, he has self-released numerous solo EPs and albums, all of which are currently available for free download from his official Bandcamp page. He has also released a song with Victoria Asher, formerly of Cobra Starship, titled "When Push Comes to Shove" on December 15, 2016.
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