Jon Schmidt is a rare commodity in today's music world — he is an artist that will simply not play into a single musical genre. Often labeled a "New Age" artist, Jon takes the essence of New Age and turns it on its head. Adding elements of Rock 'n' Roll and Classical music, Jon takes New Age music to a place it has never been before.
With seven albums to his credit, Jon takes listeners on an exhilarating yet heart-felt musical journey. Jon's compositions rise above the "paint-by-numbers" songs of today. He has been able rescue the noble parts of New Age from the clutch's of "over extended synthesizers" to bring the listener exceptional, solid music that is fun and still poignant. From the Classical Piano stylings of the wildly popular "Waterfall" (which Jon wrote as a teenager) to the Rock 'n' Roll hybrid "Pachelbel meets U2," Jon has been able to find a pure sound that is distinctly his own without ever succumbing to the trappings of the music genre.
With years in the making, we announce the release of "67 Fun Songs", a book of easy piano arrangements by Jon Schmidt. This multi-faceted book is full of great songs for beginner to intermediate level with the helpful bonus section: "How to note-read on a two year level in ...
With seven albums to his credit, Jon Schmidt takes listeners on an exhilarating yet heart-felt musical journey. Jon’s compositions rise above the “paint-by-numbers” songs of today. He has been able to rescue the noble parts of New Age from the clutches of “over extended synt...
