“I grew up imitating, wanting to be with the greats, artists like Usher, Boyz II Men, and Ginuwine; these musicians taught me English”
Around his teenage years, Jonathas discovered his gift as he became one of the top south voices bringing his middle school choir to multiple University Interscholastic League titles, as well as the leader of his church choir. At the age of 15, he began to shape his craft by writing and recording his first LP “History in the Making”.
Jonathas worked and performed alongside many of the most renowned R&B recording artists such as Ne-Yo, The Dream, Pleasure P, Lyfe Jennings, to name a few. He also worked with many Hip Hop legends like Snoop Dogg, Bun-B, Slim Thug, Z-Ro, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, and Dorrough. He worked behind the scenes penning for multiple production teams such as Grammy Award Winning J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Khaled's We The Best Producers, The Renegades, and Atlanta hit maker KE.
By 2010, Jonathas was featured as the only R&B act on the SXSW 'Best of Texas' Showcase. Two years later, he was featured on season 2 of NBC's The Voice as a member of Christina Aguilera's Team. By 2014, he released The Foreigner 3 (TF3) Hosted by DEF JAMs A&R VP Don Cannon.
In the past year, Jonathas released his “L.i.F.e.” EP which was written and produced by Kydd Jones.