Jordon Zadorozny (born c.1974
Pembroke,
Ontario
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)
is a
Canadian
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rock musician and producer.
He is the singer and songwriter for
indie rock
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band
Blinker the Star
Blinker the Star is the recording and performance name of Jordon Zadorozny, a Canadian solo artist who has worked with various musicians to create eleven albums. Notable musicians who have appeared on Blinker the Star albums include Leland Sklar, ...
.
He is best known for cowriting songs with
Courtney Love
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in the late 1990s. Zadorozny has also appeared on recordings by
Melissa Auf der Maur
Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (; born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician.
Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University. She was recruited as the bassist ...
,
,
Tara Slone
Tara Kamala Slone (born September 7, 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian rock music, rock vocalist, actress and television personality.
Early life and education
Slone was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Wolfville and H ...
and
Mandy Moore
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. He produced a number of bands in the Ontario area at his Skylark Park studios. Jordon was a member of Canadian indie band Abbey with Sofia Silva from 2004 to 2008.
He has since reformed Blinker the Star and released the album We Draw Lines and his latest, 8 Of Hearts.
See also
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Music of Canada
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*
Canadian rock
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*
List of Canadian musicians
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*347aidan - rapper
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* Lee Aaron – jazz and rock singer-songwriter, also known as "Metal Queen"
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References
External links
SheLoom
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1974 births
Living people
People from Pembroke, Ontario
Canadian songwriters
Canadian rock singers
Canadian indie rock musicians
Musicians from Ontario
21st-century Canadian male singers