About

Jonathon Newby is a writer, performing artist and producer best known as a founding member of the band Brazil with whom he released A Hostage and the Meaning of Life, The Philosophy of Velocity, and Dasein.

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He has worked with producers Alex Newport, Dave Fridmann, Bret “Epic” Mazur and Bishop Lamont and continues to release solo projects across a wide range of styles that includes noise rock, extreme metal, dream pop and experimental composition. He often writes and performs all the parts himself under various pseudonyms. 

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A prolific collaborator, Newby appears on the 2025 Wenches album "Stupid Sick," the 2025 Calm Bomb Collective album "Before the Animals Know You're Dead" with Kurupt, and the upcoming 2026 album "Just Don't Die," with Bishop Lamont and Chuck D.

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Newby lives in Indianapolis, IN, and works from a private studio based in a decommissioned automobile factory.

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His 2008 tour memoir "500 Days of Night" will return to Substack in January 2026.