Biography
Sprout grew up in Hightstown, New Jersey. His high school years were spent at the Peddie School in Hightstown; Sprout developed his interest in music while attendingCareer
Early career
In 1986, Sprout co-produced the first of four albums with recording engineer and guitarist Leslie Chew. Their On the Radio was the second album of rock music for children ever made in America. In 1990, Sprout Recordings released Lullabies for a New Age, the first album of original New Age music ever recorded for children. In 1991, Sprout utilized his degree in psychology, releasing another album, Kid Power, created to boost children’s self-esteem. Dr. Music followed in 1994 with a title track that for sev-eral months stayed in the top 10 on Radio AHHS, America’s syndicated radio station for children.American heroes
In 1994, Sprout began a 20-year stint researching, writing, and recording songs about American heroes. This resulted in four albums that garnered a 26 national awards, including a Grammy nomination in the Best Children’s Album category. Sprout wrote a tribute to John Muir because he co-wrote a song about him that appears on my Grammy nominated American Heroes #3 CD.Force For Good
In 2016, concerned by current national and global events yet inspired by the heroes he had written about, Sprout founded Force For Good to uplift, unify, inspire, energize, and engage people in responsible civic duties. Sprout worked with co-producer Joe Mennonna for two years, orchestrating 24 original music pieces. He worked two more years creating films for each piece of music with Emmy-winning filmmaker Rodney Whittenberg. Force For Good’s songs and films address important issues, including sensible gun control, immigration reform, climate change, renewable energy, hunger, homelessness, and racial and gender equality. Force For Good will release one film each month, beginning in January 2020 with Ice, a piece about the melting of the polar ice caps and the effects of climate change. The Force For Good audio CD Passions will be released February 2020 followed by Innocence, slated to debut February 2021. The Passions CD debuted on the February ZMR Top 100 Charts at #4, and placed #2 on the March Top 100 charts. The film “Safe” (about sensible gun regulation) is a Finalist in the Independent Shorts Awards.Discography
* ''Angels Everywhere'' (Green Mount Records, 1978) * ''A Light in the Night'' (Sprout Recordings, 1984) * ''On the Radio'' (Sprout Records, 1986) * ''Lullabies for a New Age'' (Sprout Recordings, 1991) * ''Kid Power'' (Sprout Recordings, 1991) * ''Dr. Music'' (Sprout Recordings, 1994) * ''More American Heroes'' (Sprout Records, 2000) * ''American Heroes'' (Sprout Records, 2006) * ''American Heroes #3'' (Sprout Recordings, 2009) * ''American Heroes #4'' (Sprout Recordings, 2014) * ''Passions'' (Sprout Recordings, 2020)References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sprout, Jonathan 1952 births Living people Children's songwriters Songwriters from Pennsylvania Songwriters from New Jersey Bucknell University alumni Musicians from New Jersey Peddie School alumni People from Hightstown, New Jersey