Bio
Jon has been a resident of Vermont for the past 16 years, after relocating from New York City, where he sang and played in bands like Pookie and Low Media High.
Born in the factory town of Troy NY, Jon first sang for an audience when his mother, a jazz singer, stood him on a chair at the age of four so he could reach the mic. He started playing guitar and harmonica at 13 and added keyboards soon after. His father, Pete Bertasso, was a well-known organist in New York's Capital District and his stepfather, Charlie Randel, was a bandleader who headlined a weekly radio show in NYC.
Filters Force the Light, Jon’s album of rock, folk-rock, prog, and acoustic music, was released in October of 2023. In 2022, Jon arranged and produced a duet of The First Noel that featured a restored recording of his late biological father Pete Bertasso playing organ, to which Jon added vocals and other instruments.
Primarily a rock musician, Jon has also sung, played, and written folk, progressive rock, power pop, blues, and choral music. One of his choral compositions premiered in Rome, Italy in 2001.