Jon Brion Biography (1963?-)

Born c. 1963; son of Keith (a band conductor) and LaRue (a singer and administrative assistant) Brion. Addresses: Manager: Kraft-Engel Management,15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, singer, musician, music producer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Musician, Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997
Sound technician (All-Star Audio), The Girls Guitar Club (short film), 2001
Talent maker, Vanilla Sky, Paramount, 2001
Conductor and music producer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Focus Features, 2004
Performer and producer of songs appearing in films, television productions, and videos.
Film Appearances
Awards ceremony band member, Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997
Television Appearances
Episodic
Himself, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 2003
Pilots
Host, The Jon Brion Show, VH1, 2000
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With the Grays) Ro Sham Bo, Epic, 1994
Meaningless, 2000
Punch-Drunk Love (soundtrack), Nonesuch, 2002
Album Musician
Aimee Mann, Whatever, Geffen, 1993

Aimee Mann, I'm with Stupid, Geffen, 1995
Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2, Superego Records, 2000
Album Producer
Aimee Mann, Whatever, Geffen, 1993
Aimee Mann, I'm with Stupid, Geffen, 1995
Fiona Apple, When the Pawn ... , Clean Slate/Epic, 1999
Macy Gray, On How Life Is, Epic, 1999
(With others) Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2, Superego Records, 2000
Brad Mehldau, Largo, Warner Bros, 2002
Also produced records for others, including Rufus Wainwright.
Videos
Himself, That Moment: Magnolia Diary (documentary; also known as That Moment: Magnolia Diary October 1998-March 2000), New Line Home Video, 2000
WRITINGS
Film Music
(With others) Hard Eight (also known as Sydney), Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
(With others) Magnolia (also known as mag-no'li-a), New Line Cinema, 1999
Punch-Drunk Love, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Focus Features, 2004
I Heart Huckabeees (also known as I Love Huckabees), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
Brion's songs have been featured in films, television productions, and videos.
Television Music
Series
BTM2 (also known as Behind the Music 2 and VH1's "Behindthe Music 2"), VH1, beginning 2000
Video Music
Blossoms & Blood (short film; also known as Blossoms and Blood), Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003
Albums
(With the Grays) Ro Sham Bo, Epic, 1994
Magnolia (soundtrack), Warner Bros., 2000
Meaningless, 2000
Punch-Drunk Love (soundtrack), Nonesuch, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 52, Gale Group, 2005

Periodicals

BAM Magazine, April 4, 1997
Boston Globe, August 13, 2000
Chicago Tribune, February 12, 2003
Entertainment Weekly, December 17, 1999, p. 44; October 15, 2004,p. 73
Los Angeles Times, January 17, 2002
Time, December 13, 1999, p. 108

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