About JonathanJonathan Hape is a multi instrumentalist, audio engineer, and educator from central OH. He has been self recording his music since he was 12 as well as playing in and producing other groups including Narrow/Arrow (Math-Rock), Glass Cassette (EDM), Room & Board (Post Punk), Nicholas Rowe (Americana).
Jonathan has been called one of the most prolific artists in the region, having toured for decades and constantly reinventing himself and how his music is presented. His music has been featured on A&E and Spike TV as well as numerous videos, podcasts, and playlists. He is currently performing live-looping solo sets and booking for 2024. For booking and other info email: jonathanhape@yahoo.com |
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3/31/24 Been busy with Narrow/Arrow and mixing projects for friends. NEW SHOWS: Columbus Arts Festival and Art for Franklinton at River & Rich! I've been cataloging all of my past shows and going down the wayback machine rabbit hole. It has been truly rewarding! 2/05/24 Excellent shows in January (Phoenix Brewery, Asterisk Supper Club). A few new live-looping videos on my YouTube channel! Currently booking for the remainder of 2024. Also, NEW Narrow/Arrow music HERE! We have vinyl to preorder so check that out! 11/17/23 SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Asterisk Supper Club in Uptown Westerville OH on both Nov 22nd and Jan 13th. Narrow/Arrow at the Grog Shop in Cleveland OH Jan 11th. 10/31/23 SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Phoenix Brewing in Mansfield Jan 12. Currently booking for my solo live-looping material for 2024. 6/29/23 Added some new Live Looping videos. Live looping was a central part of my life for many years and I'm excited to get back into with a fully realized vision... it just might take some time to achieve that vision. I have also been booking shows with Nicholas Rowe and will be posting videos soon. 3/14/23 - Was Was, Nicholas Rowe, N/A, The Fuss: 2023 has been SUPER busy so far. My dad and I released our album Was Was 2 months ago. Nicholas Rowe's album came out just before (which I played many instruments on and helped mix). Narrow/Arrow is going on tour in April (first tour I've been on in 6 years). The Fuss, the punk band my dad and I have played in since 2006, had a reunion and it was amazing. Okay, that's all. 10/07/22 - The Future is Then The past few years have seen a slow down but the next few months should lead to a revamp of the site as well as all other things Jonathan Hape. Stay tuned for an album I made with my dad, a new Glass Cassette record, another Room & Board EP, and all kinds of other stuff I've been promising for a year or so... 9/10/22 - Nothing Here Is Permanent Many things on the horizon. Since I was last here, jonathanhape.com is no longer mine, I've released some new singles and a collection, and a new album with my band Narrow/Arrow. I've also recorded a new solo record with my dad, a 20 year old album with my first band, 4 new songs with Room & Board, the beginnings of a new Glass Cassette record, and some other things down the pike. 1/03/21 - Out with ye Olde... Happy new year and happy new music! Or old music... for now! I will be releasing a series of singles that were meant for last year before my album and tour plans were destroyed: NO WORRIES. I'm making a better album and it should be complete in the spring! For now, enjoy the new singles as they release as well as some new merch and an official limited box set coming soon! 9/10/20 - New things... Hello all! Many new releases and recordings have begun. Firstly, Glass Cassette has been officially released for nearly a month. Very happy with that album. Secondly, I have been working with the members of my high school band, the 2001-2003 emo/alternative rock band Flagship Down on recreating our old material to record our LP we abandoned 17 years ago. Third and lastly, for now, I have released a cover. Second time I've done that, ever, and it's a doozy: the 8 minute transformation of "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan, a song I do not own, so it is free for you. I hope to be recording new material and more covers and whatever the heck I want in the next few forevers. See you then! 7/14/20 - Welcome Back Covid happened, tour didn't. Released the single "Dark Parts" a while back, releasing a new project, Glass Cassette, and releasing an even newer single this month! 3/10/20 - TOUR UPDATE People have been incredible and I am so excited to announce this full tour, one show and lots of details have been added to the events on facebook and otherwise. Here they are, coronavirus be darned! 3/21 - Columbus OH - Big Room Bar: 6pm/ $5/ w/ The Tr!o and Color Model 3/28 - Mansfield OH - The Mothership: 8pm/ $5/ w/ Bird's Cage and Bodytrip 3/29 - Toledo OH - The Original Sub Shop: 6pm/ $5/ w/ Drew Joseph, and Only Customer 3/30 - Grand Rapids MI - Green Acres: 7pm/ donation/ w/ CVS Film Tech, 3/31 - South Bend IN - The Well: 7pm/ $5/ w/ Leather Phase, City Sun 4/01 - Normal IL - Nightshop: 7pm/ $10/ w/ Circle Of Stories Tour! 4/03 - Dayton OH - Blind Bob's: 7pm/ $5/ w/ Greybird, the Paint Splats 4/04 - Pittsburgh PA - Liveburgh: 7pm/ FREE/ w/ Scratchy Blanket 2/23/20 - TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 3/21 - Columbus OH - Big Room Bar 3/28 - Mansfield OH - The Mothership 3/30 - Grand Rapids MI - Green Acres 3/31 - South Bend IN - The Well 4/01 - Normal IL - Nightshop 4/03 - Dayton OH - Blind Bob's 4/04 - Pittsburgh PA - Liveburgh 10/07/19 School year has started and is already flying by. Picking up speed with Narrow/Arrow and writing for Room & Board still. Still planning on finishing PATHS and have in the meantime released another new single. That's 7 singles since the beginning of 2019! Check out "We Are All Each Other" on all the streaming platforms! 7/16/19 Posted the live in-studio version of "I Guess" to the YouTubez. Check it out at the top of the page or on the videos page! 7/12/19 Today I began posting a new series of live in the studio songs from the past 10 years performed by me and my clones. Enjoy! 6/17/19 Finished this City Cop video early this spring and I'm excited to see it released! Check it out in the VIDEO section. 5/22/19 Got sick of not having these beats online so here they are for you to enjoy!!! More to come! 5/14/19 Hello all! Still here and recording new music, finishing up old tunes, and planning on releasing some songs I've collected over the past few years. I am hoping to complete a new solo record this summer as well as a new Narrow/Arrow album. Check out the new single, "Harm" and stay tuned as always as the Adventure Continues! 03/27/19 Some time has passed since the last update, but that means more music!!!! Several singles have been added to site including the video for the single "I Guess"!!! Stay tuned this week as more updates occur including adding the We Speak In Codes EP to the online catalog! :) 02/08/19 Brand new song, "Label of Love" is now available on that internets! Listen, share, follow on Spotify/Facebook/Insta and get the song of the week as it comes out! Next week will be the rerelease of an improvisational EP from 2014 so stay tuned as the Adventure Continues 02/01/19 "SPINNER" now available on Spotify, Amazon, and others! From 2013, "SPINNER" was the last in a string of songs in the vein of 2012's PLACES. Stay tuned for more new tunes as The Adventure Continues! 01/31/19 "SPINNER" will be available on the internets today/tomorrow! Check it out and give a like/follow/wave/ceremonial march/gaffaw so you can be the very first human, possibly including myself, to know when I have posted my song for the week each week in 2019! 01/30/19 THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES all of 2019!!! I will be adding a song a week and an album a month onto Spotify/iTunes/Youtube/etc (internets all around!) filling the year with old, never released, and new material. Website © is mid-construction and post-deconstruction for a moment. Enjoy the "internets all around" where you can follow me all over the internet! |