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

• Contemporary Musicians, Volume 52, Gale Group, 2005

• 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