{{short description|American musician (born 1978)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=December 2012}} {{more footnotes needed|date=December 2012}} }}
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Jon DeRosa |image = Jon DeRosa.jpg |caption = DeRosa in 2015 |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Jon Anthony DeRosa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/920894535 |title=A LEAF S PRAYER |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 11, 2023}}</ref> |alias = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|21}} |death_date = |origin = Lodi, New Jersey, U.S. |instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, programming, sampler, tambura, pump organ |genre = Indie rock, post-rock, ambient, electronic, experimental, shoegaze, Americana |occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter |years_active = 1996–present |label = Brighter, Projekt, Darla, Silber, Rocket Girl |associated_acts = Aarktica, Dead Leaves Rising, Pale Horse and Rider |website ={{URL|jonderosa.com/}} }}
'''Jon Anthony DeRosa''' (born December 21, 1978) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He has been involved with several musical acts, including Dead Leaves Rising, Pale Horse and Rider, and as well as his solo-project known as Aarktica.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pearson |first=Adam |date=October 22, 2013 |title=FINDING AN ARTISTIC CENTER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JON DEROSA |url=http://www.secretdecoder.net/features/2013/10/22/finding-an-artistic-center-an-interview-with-jon-derosa/ |journal=Decoder Magazine |access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref>
His most recent solo album ''Black Halo'' was released on May 25, 2015, on Rocket Girl Records.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hermann |first=Andy |date=April 24, 2015 |title=HEAR A NEW SONG FROM JON DEROSA'S L.A.-INSPIRED ALBUM, BLACK HALO (PREMIERE) |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/hear-a-new-song-from-jon-derosas-la-inspired-album-black-halo-premiere-5519695 |newspaper=LA Weekly |location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> The album was produced by longtime collaborator Charles Newman and features a song co-written by Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields.<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Jon DeRosa streaming new album 'Black Halo' ft. Stephin Merritt, playing release shows in NYC (tonight) and LA |url= http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/06/jon_derosa_stre.html |journal= BrooklynVegan |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref>
==Music career== === Jon DeRosa Solo discography === * ''Anchored EP'' (2011) * ''A Wolf in Preacher's Clothes'' (2012) * ''Black Halo'' (2015)
===Aarktica Discography===
* ''In Sea Remixes'' Silber Records (2010) * ''In Sea'' | Silber Records (2009) * ''Matchless Years CD'' | Darla Records (2007) * ''Live at KUCI'' (digital release) | Silber Records (2006) * ''Bleeding Light'' | Darla Records (2005) * ''Pure Tone Audiometry'' | Silber Records (2003) * ''Or you could just go through your whole life…'' | Darla Records (2002) * ''Morning One CD EP'' | Ochre Records (2001) * ''No Solace in Sleep CD'' | Silber Records (2000)
===Pale Horse and Rider=== Pale Horse and Rider was a short-lived collaboration between DeRosa and Marc Gartman. Their recordings featured a variety of performers in supporting roles, including Alan Sparhawk (Low), Nathan Amundson (Rivulets), Charles Newman (Flare, Mother West), Paul Oldham (Palace Brothers) and Mike Pride.
===Discography=== * ''Moody Pike CD'' | Darla Records (US) | Agenda Records (UK) (2005) * ''These Are The New Good Times'' | Darla Records (2003) * ''The Alcohol EP'' | Silber Records (2002)
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{official website|http://www.jonderosa.com}} * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p542189|label=Jon DeRosa}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9PegOYQjLE/ High & Lonely Music Video] directed by The Current Sea
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