Having previously recorded with John Mayer, The Vaccines and Franz Ferdinand among others, I want to work with you and bring your vision to life! I am an alumni of Berklee College of Music, USA where I studied voice and piano. I have a Yamaha Grand Piano and a fully functioning home professional home set up for world class piano and vocals.
For me, musicality and tone is everything so have a listen to the tracks and if you like my style I would love to be able to bring your track to life, be it with my voice, my piano playing - or both.
I specialise in R&B, Pop, Pop/Rock and Soul.
What I offer:
VOCALS ONLY
Non-Featured Vocals, Demo vocals (not for release), Featured Vocals (dependant on project), Backing Vocal arrangement & recording
PIANO ONLY
I can either create a piano part for your song or can professionally record what you have already on my grand piano and send you the stems.
TOPLINE
Songwriting (lyrics only)
Full Top Line (melody & lyrics)
- DRY stems will be sent once the balance is paid in full
- Featured artist releases will be determined on an individual basis.
- Full top-line (50% of Master and 50% of the Publishing Splits)
Simply get in touch providing a downloadable link to your track. Provide me with a brief, this can either be a description of what you want sang or a guide vocal/piano track.
Send me a note through the contact button above.
Languages
- English
9 Reviews - 2 Repeat Clients
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Jonathan is very professional and delivers quality work - punctually on time. Even corrections and follow up work is immediately made exactly as guided. It is a pleasure to collaborate with him. He has valuable artistic input to projects. Highly recommend working with him. One of the best collaboration experiences on this site.
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This is my third time working with Jonathan, and I'm always amazed at his ability to make my songs shine. There's a special touch in his work, and he always comes through.
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Jonathan is an exceptionally talented vocalist; it is obvious that he spent time at Berklee. Imagine a unique Scottish tonality, with a voice that in its natural octave sounds like a fusion of Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars in a kilt. I don’t know if he can dance like those guys though, but his voice sure is on par. A pleasure to work with - he takes directions and interprets them well.
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Really great working with Jonathan! He is a very talented singer and is extremely professional. Great tone!
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Just received another beautiful piece of work from Jonathan. I sent over a very old song of mine, and what I got back was a hip, updated version that is nothing short of fantastic!
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It was a pleasure working with Jonathan. He made sure I was happy with the recordings, and is very easy to communicate with. His vocals and piano playing gave life and a magic feel to my song. Love the finished product! I look forward to working with him again in the future.
It's been a great experience working with Jonathan. He's quick, easy to communicate with and extremely musical. Highly recommended!
It's been a great experience working with Jonathan. He's quick, easy to communicate with and extremely musical. Highly recommended!
Interview with Jonathan Carr
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I promise to deliver you a world class product in a short time frame.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: I prefer to have a zoom or FaceTime call and to have them tell me what their vision is. Any audio references they have are always appreciated.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Studied at Berklee and worked with John Mayer and Timbaland's production team. Moved to France and toured the world for 2 years. Spent 5 years in London as a session musician and also signed a record deal as a songwriter. Now I perform globally and work with artists and writers as a session musician and vocalist.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Musicality.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Having been a songwriter myself I have an instinct for what fits in a particular piece of music. It could be just the right piano part, or the right approach and intensity to the vocals. I have a strong musicality that I can bring to other artist's work and my voice has been popular on recorded works for it's rich pop tone.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I like to listen to the song 4/5 times and really bed it in. By this point I'd have spoken to the client and got a real sense for their vision for the track then I work on it until it's perfect. I have really high standards so I make sure everything is done efficiently, professionally and with the utmost musicality.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a Yamaha GC1 grand piano (5 months old). I use a pair of RODE M5 Condensor microphones to mic the piano. For Vocals I use a RODE NT1-A. I use a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface and Logic Pro. My studio speakers are Monitor Audio Bronze 2.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I have a very eclectic taste in music, from pop to classical, hip hop to soul and Motown...A small selection of my favourite artists are: Bernhoft ELO Supertramp Ariana Grande John Mayer Donny Hathaway
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My work for clients splits into two instruments - piano and voice. For piano recording, I have a Yamaha Grand Piano at home with high quality condenser mics so I am able to record that class grand piano sound quickly and professionally for your demo or record. I also regularly do solo backing tracks for piano. For vocals I have a professional home studio to record, but really it comes down to the voice and tone and whether it's right for the record. I studied voice at Berklee and consider myself a very versatile singer and can sing pop, R'n'B, jazz, soul and EDM. I've performed around the world and have worked and featured with some of the world's biggest pop artists.
I was the Vocalist, pianist and writer in this production
- Singer - MaleAverage price - $250 per song
- PianoAverage price - $150 per song
- Top line writer (vocal melody)Average price - $200 per song
2 FREE revisions (additional subject to a fee).
Cancellation: 50% of fee
No refunds after files have been delivered.
- Justin Timberlake
- Daniel Caesar
- Coldplay
- Yamaha Grand Piano
- Rode M5 Cardioid Condenser Microphone (Matched Pair)
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen) with Rode NT1-A Microphone
Piano and Vocals booked together, get the piano recorded for half price.