Jonathan Jacob Walker (born September 17, 1985) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Formerly the bassist of

Panic! at the Disco Panic! at the Disco is the solo project of American musician Brendon Urie. It was originally a pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 by childhood friends Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson. They recorded their firs ...

, Walker was also the lead guitarist and occasional split vocalist of

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(which he founded with Panic! at the Disco's former lead guitarist and songwriter

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), which is now on indefinite hiatus. Having gone on to release several solo recordings, he is now mostly songwriting and producing.

Musical career

Walker attended Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Illinois and first became known in the Chicago scene in 2003 when he was just 17 years old as the replacement bass player for 504 Plan. 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 20 years old, making him the oldest band member.A sudden Panic! has hit the world

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, December 1, 2006. Walker was with Panic! at the Disco when they won the video of the year award at the

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for their song "

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". He co-wrote and released one studio album with the band, ''

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'', and one live album, '' ...Live in Chicago''. In July 2009, he and fellow band member

left Panic! at the Disco, citing creative differences, and formed another band,

. The Young Veins completed two tours in 2010, one with

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and one with

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. On December 10, 2010, Walker announced via

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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 2 full-length and 3 EP solo albums, all of which are currently available for free download from his official Bandcamp page. He has also released a song with

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, formerly of

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, titled "When Push Comes to Shove" on December 15, 2016. On July 24, 2018, the short film ''Intermission'' was released, for which Walker composed the original score.

Discography

With Panic! at the Disco

*March 2008 – ''

'' *December 2008 – '' ...Live in Chicago''

With The Young Veins

*June 2010 – ''

Take a Vacation! ''Take a Vacation!'' is the first studio album by American rock band the Young Veins, and the first musical project by Ryan Ross and Jon Walker after their departure from Panic! at the Disco. It is the only album released during the tenure of me ...

Solo discography

*January 2011 – ''Home Recordings'' (EP) *October 2011 – ''New Songs'' (LP) *November 2012 – ''Crazy Dream'' (EP) *January 2014 – ''Connections'' (LP) *October 2015 – ''Real Life'' (EP) *December 2016 – "Push Comes to Shove" (single) by Vicky-T, features Walker as co-writer and background vocals *December 2018 – "The Way It Was" (single) *January 2019 – ''Impending Bloom'' (EP) *June 2021 – ''Different'' (LP)

References

External links

Official website

Heave Media interview, 5/20/2011

Buzznet interview, 6/27/2011
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jon Living people American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Panic! at the Disco members People from Hanover Park, Illinois Guitarists from Chicago Place of birth missing (living people) 1985 births