Jon Brant/Bassist
Instruments:
• Sadowsky 4-str., HotWire 4-str. fretless bass, 1953 Kay upright,
• Eminence elec.upright, Bass pedals. Assorted effects.

Currently
• Professional bass player stage and studio
• Commercial jingles/record various recording mediums
• Commercial voice over and on camera performance
• Touring bassist for Micki Free

Musical Background
• Professional Musician/Bassist for over 30 years
• Toured and performed in every state and over 30 countries including Canada, Europe, The Middle East, Asia and South America.
• Played, performed, written and recorded on over a dozen albums, movie soundtracks, commercial jingles and TV shows with various musical artists including Micki Free (Diana Ross, Shalimar), Cheap Trick, Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding, Polygram recording artists Red Siren and Gemini Sun Records recording artist Nicholas Gunn. Has worked with superstar producers such as: Todd Rundgren, Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John Lennon) and Roy Thomas Baker (Queen) among others.
• Movie Soundtracks include: Spring Break, Up the Creek and the multi-platinum hit movie Top Gun.
• ABC Movie of the Week: The Secret
• TV series: Keeping Up With The Jones’
• Has recorded numerous national and internationally aired commercial jingles for companies including:
McDonald’s, Burger King, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Glade, Sears, Marlboro, Applebees,
• Samsung and many others.
• Has performed in over a dozen music videos for bands such as Cheap Trick, Red Siren, The Sensational Lynne Jordan, Nicholas Gunn and song writer Brian Adler airing on MTV, VH-1 and USA Network.

In 2004, traveled to the Middle East with the “101st Rock Division” entertaining our service men and women. This trip included stops in Kuwait, Bahrain, U.A.E., Qatar, Djibouti, Africa including 10 days in Iraq. The Iraq leg of the trip included several shows in Baghdad. Following that tour, rejoined Cheap Trick for the first leg of an Aerosmith tour for that year. The remainder of that summer was spent playing the odd festival date with Nicholas Gunn and Micki Free Bands. Continues to perform with The Micki Free Electric Blues Experience and the occasional
Cheap Trick appearance.



Little Known Fact
• Model for Altoids ad campaign: “Evel Knievel/ don’t try this at home” ad.