J.D. Malone
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John Dennis Maloney Jr. “J.D. Malone” is a singer and songwriter of life experiences. Born and raised in Bennington
, Vermont
USA.
, Vermont
, USA.
Malone has said "he has great memories of his childhood with his mother being his biggest influence on him with her love of music". J.D. Malone has three siblings, two brothers and a sister. He was very involved in sports when attending high school and played varsity football and varsity baseball
. After high school graduation in the year of 1983 from Mount Anthony Union High School, J.D. Malone had enlisted with the Navy
, July 3, 1983. Malone spent one year in San Diego, California
in Navy schools and then five years on a guided missile cruiser/ USS Biddle
CG-34 / based out of Norfolk, Virginia
.
J.D. Malone became a sonar technician and attained the rank of E6, Petty Officer First Class
.
Married Carolyn Ann Breckley on May 23, 1988 and since have two children.
On July 4, 1989 he had completed his 6 year enlistment with the Navy. Then soon after moved to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
area. J.D. Malone worked as a Burglar Alarm technician for “Security Link” Burglar alarm systems when he first moved to Pennsylvania.
Then worked at Ensoniq Corp. making musical keyboards.
Bud Light also sponsored the "Steamroller Picnic" from 2000-2004.
, Advance Warning.
J.D. Malone started to perform as "Malone and McWilliams" in September 2004, and released "Malone and McWilliams Greatest Hits" in 2005. "Malone and McWilliams, Los Angeles" was released in 2006, it was listed on the Freeform American Roots Chart in June 2007.
May 2008, J.D. Malone released his first solo recording, "Dia de los Muertos", which was recorded at the Philadelphonic studios in Philadelphia, PA.
August 9, 2009 J.D Malone appeared at the Bethlehem Musikfest
, located in Bethlehem
, Pennsylvania. Malone went on to make an appearance on 6 ABC "Tuned In" on January 28, 2010 which featured J.D Malone as a singer and song/writer in the Philadelphia area.
J.D. Malone released a second solo recording in April 2010, entitled, "Use This Side and Save My Face", with The Experts which included Tom Hampton, Avery Coffee, Jim Miades and Tommy Geddes and engineered by James Stapleford at Chaplin’s in Spring City
, PA. On March 12, 2011, J.D. Malone appeared with Thom Schuyler
, Craig Bickhardt
for a performance that included original music from all three artist.
May 7, 2011 J.D. Malone appeared at Chaplin's Music Cafe to perform with friends of the late Robert Hazard
. With Malone was Fred DiTomasso, Ken Bernard, Larry Broido who flew in from Hawaii to be at this event, Tom Hampton, Michael Vernacchio, Rick Bell, Tommy Geddes, also Nik Everett, Scott Birney, Jan Ward,and Randy Glinton who performed "Escalator of Life".
J.D. Malone and the Experts released a new recording with a DVD on July 12, 2011, entitled "Avalon". Produced by J.D. Malone, Dean Sciarra and Phil Nicolo at Studio 4 Conshohocken, Pa. Exectuve Producer was Dean Sciarra for ItsAboutMusic.com.
Bennington
-People:* Chester Bennington, lead singer of rock bands Linkin Park and Dead by Sunrise* Geoffrey Bennington, Professor of French and Professor of Comparative Literature at Emory University* Ron Bennington, co-host of the Ron and Fez radio show...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
USA.
Biography
J.D. Malone born in 1965, grew up in a small town of BenningtonBennington
-People:* Chester Bennington, lead singer of rock bands Linkin Park and Dead by Sunrise* Geoffrey Bennington, Professor of French and Professor of Comparative Literature at Emory University* Ron Bennington, co-host of the Ron and Fez radio show...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, USA.
Malone has said "he has great memories of his childhood with his mother being his biggest influence on him with her love of music". J.D. Malone has three siblings, two brothers and a sister. He was very involved in sports when attending high school and played varsity football and varsity baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. After high school graduation in the year of 1983 from Mount Anthony Union High School, J.D. Malone had enlisted with the Navy
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
, July 3, 1983. Malone spent one year in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in Navy schools and then five years on a guided missile cruiser/ USS Biddle
USS Biddle
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Biddle, in honor of Captain Nicholas Biddle. was a torpedo boat in service from 1901 to 1919. was a destroyer commissioned 1918 and in use until 1945....
CG-34 / based out of Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
.
J.D. Malone became a sonar technician and attained the rank of E6, Petty Officer First Class
Petty Officer First Class
Good conductvariation,12 years or moreof good conductPetty officerfirst classinsigniaU.S. Navy &U.S. Coast GuardPetty officer, first class is the sixth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S...
.
Married Carolyn Ann Breckley on May 23, 1988 and since have two children.
On July 4, 1989 he had completed his 6 year enlistment with the Navy. Then soon after moved to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
area. J.D. Malone worked as a Burglar Alarm technician for “Security Link” Burglar alarm systems when he first moved to Pennsylvania.
Then worked at Ensoniq Corp. making musical keyboards.
1990s
J.D. Malone officially started his career as a singer/songwriter, getting involved with the local music scene of the Philadelphia area in the early 1990s. Malone founded the pop/rock band Steamroller Picnic in October 1993, in which he sang and fronted the band until September 2004. During this time, the band was sponsored by Coors Light from 1996-2000 with billboards on the I-95 and I-76 corridors in the Philadelphia area.Bud Light also sponsored the "Steamroller Picnic" from 2000-2004.
2000s
J.D Malone, with his band released an independent CD, “Grow” (2002), produced by Andy Kravitz at the Brick- house recording studio/production company, located in Philadelphia, Pa. and went on to make an appearance in July 2003, as the featured band on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, Advance Warning.
J.D. Malone started to perform as "Malone and McWilliams" in September 2004, and released "Malone and McWilliams Greatest Hits" in 2005. "Malone and McWilliams, Los Angeles" was released in 2006, it was listed on the Freeform American Roots Chart in June 2007.
May 2008, J.D. Malone released his first solo recording, "Dia de los Muertos", which was recorded at the Philadelphonic studios in Philadelphia, PA.
August 9, 2009 J.D Malone appeared at the Bethlehem Musikfest
Musikfest
Musikfest is a music festival that has been held each August in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA since 1984. The festival begins on the first Friday in August and ends on Sunday ten days later....
, located in Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
, Pennsylvania. Malone went on to make an appearance on 6 ABC "Tuned In" on January 28, 2010 which featured J.D Malone as a singer and song/writer in the Philadelphia area.
J.D. Malone released a second solo recording in April 2010, entitled, "Use This Side and Save My Face", with The Experts which included Tom Hampton, Avery Coffee, Jim Miades and Tommy Geddes and engineered by James Stapleford at Chaplin’s in Spring City
Spring City
- United States of America :*Spring City, Missouri*Spring City, Pennsylvania*Spring City, Tennessee*Spring City, Utah...
, PA. On March 12, 2011, J.D. Malone appeared with Thom Schuyler
Thom Schuyler
Thom Schuyler is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "Long Line of Love" for Michael Martin Murphey.In 1983, Schuyler signed to Capitol Records and...
, Craig Bickhardt
Craig Bickhardt
Craig Bickhardt is an American country music singer and songwriter. His musical career includes co-writing credits for The Judds, Steve Wariner, Kathy Mattea and others. He was also a member of S-K-B, formerly S-K-O, after Paul Overstreet exited that band, and he has released three studio albums...
for a performance that included original music from all three artist.
May 7, 2011 J.D. Malone appeared at Chaplin's Music Cafe to perform with friends of the late Robert Hazard
Robert Hazard
Robert Hazard Robert Hazard Robert Hazard (born Robert Rimato, (August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008), was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, musician, probably best known for composing and recording the song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", which Cyndi Lauper covered, turning the song into a...
. With Malone was Fred DiTomasso, Ken Bernard, Larry Broido who flew in from Hawaii to be at this event, Tom Hampton, Michael Vernacchio, Rick Bell, Tommy Geddes, also Nik Everett, Scott Birney, Jan Ward,and Randy Glinton who performed "Escalator of Life".
J.D. Malone and the Experts released a new recording with a DVD on July 12, 2011, entitled "Avalon". Produced by J.D. Malone, Dean Sciarra and Phil Nicolo at Studio 4 Conshohocken, Pa. Exectuve Producer was Dean Sciarra for ItsAboutMusic.com.
Interviews
- J.D. Malone was interviewed by K.D. Norris from the Bennington Banner, Vermont News on his new release "Avalon". Discussing his journey as a musician "JD Malone reaches for stars but remembers roots".
- Richard Marcus wrote a music review, August 6, 2011, on J.D. Malone and the Experts release of "Avalon". Marcus wrote "Here what you have is a group that takes that extra fraction of time required to enjoy the moment while they're in it, which imbues a song with life."
- Rob Nagy from the Pottstown Mercury interviewed J.D. Malone on his new release of "Avalon" and discussed what is next for J.D. Malone and the Experts. Malone went on to say "he wants to make a difference beyond his music, and has recently created the "Do What You Can Do" project, which is attempting to carry the message to the average person to change their lives by doing what they can do to make a difference in other people's lives and, in so doing, change their own."
- Rocker J.D. Malone brings one-of-a-kind ‘Do What You Can Do’ tour to Maryville, interview by Steve Wildsmith October 12, 2011. Steve Wildsmith wrote "J.D. Malone is a rock ‘n’ roller, not a doctor." Discussing what it means to be apart of the Do What You Can Do Tour.
Discography
- Grow, in 2002, engineered by Andy Kravitz
- Malone and McWilliams Greatest Hits in 2005
- Malone and McWilliams, Los Angeles in 2006
- J.D Malone and The Experts - Mad Cow in 2007
- J.D Malone and The Experts - Dia de los Muertos in 2008
- J.D Malone and The Experts - Use this Side and Save My Face in 2010
- J.D Malone and The Experts - Avalon 2011
External links
- J.D. Malone Personal website
- J.D. Malone Retrieved 4 April 2011
- Chaplins Music Café for Writers and Singers Retrieved 4 April 2011
- J.D. Malone's Appearance on ABC News Retrieved 11 April 2011
- J.D Malone The Experts with Elisha Kane
- http://www.wstw.com/heroes/concerts.php
- Its about Music
- Music Review on JD Malone "Avalon", written by Richard Marcus on August 6, 2011