Jon and his family came to Tacoma, Washington when he was in Junior High. It was there that 12 year old Jon met and became best friends with Steve Stefanowicz, and the two of them learned to play guitars together with the hopes that they might rise from junior high obscurity to rock stardom. The two formed their first band together, a rock and roll outfit called Rockslide, playing the local club scene to much renown.

After stints in many Northwest bands --- including The Boinkers, The C-Monkeys, The Michael Crain Group, and Tiny Volcano  --- Jon reconnected with some of his former band mates to form GE5, contributing a number of his original songs and his rugged good looks to make the band a success.

Jon's equipment consists of a virtual cavalcade of classic guitars from Rickenbacker, Fender, Guild, Epiphone, and Gibson --- as well as Vintage Fender and Vox amplifiers.