After attending Berklee College of Music, Jon Statham set out to hone his songwriting skills playing clubs with his heavy rock band FIVE POUND OPINION and coffeehouses with his acoustic songs in upstate New York. He was soon in Los Angeles to pursue his artistic goals. He began working with Latin pop star Alejandro Lerner from Argentina and garnering the praise of Wayne Carson, the Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee and writer of “Always On My Mind” and a dozen other hits. In Wayne’s words, “Boys, there’s something here with this guy that you won’t find anywhere else. This boy’s special and reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger.” 2005 saw Jon’s composition “Texas Bloom” in the indie film “Once Upon a Time in Cuba” Early in 2008 he had the pleasure of working with producer J.J. Blair on the soundtrack for the Warner Brothers DVD film “The Utopian Society”. J.J. is known recently for his work on the Rod Stewart album “The Great American Songbook III” and for his work with the late June Carter Cash. Jon arranged and sang backup vocals for some of the various artists that will be on the soundtrack. These days, Jon keeps busy doing a lot of vocal studio work and writing tailor-made songs for film and animation and playing with the best Surf and Sixties band around: THE SURFTONES. You can hear his vocals at http://www.myspace.com/jonstathammusic Or you can call (310) 882-1967