Jon Toogood
Jon Toogood | |
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 Toogood in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Charles Toogood |
| Born | 9 August 1971 Wellington,New Zealand |
| Genres | Alternative rock,hard rock,industrial rock,pop,worldbeat,acoustic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Member of | Shihad |
Jonathan Charles Toogood(born 9 August 1971) is a New Zealand musician who is the frontman (lead vocals and guitar) of the rock bandShihad.[1]He formed the band in 1988 with fellow WellingtonianTom Larkin.Toogood and Larkin met as teenage fans ofAC/DCandMetallica.[2]
Solo work
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In 2009, Toogood revealed he had been travelling around New Zealand to collaborate with other New Zealand artists for a project that is "extra-curricular" to Shihad's music. Confirmed collaborators includedTiki Taane,Ruban and Kody Neilson fromthe Mint Chicks,Julia Deans fromFur Patrol,Anika Moa,Shayne CarterofDimmer/Straitjacket Fitsfame andLadi 6.[1]"The Adults" was released as a full-length album in New Zealand in June 2011. Toogood subsequently toured New Zealand and Australia under this banner, joined onstage by Deans and Carter.[3]
In 2018, Toogood completed a master of fine arts degree atMassey University,with a thesis on Aghani Al-Banat music.[4]In 2020 Toogood was inducted into Massey University's College of Creative Arts' hall of fame.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Toogood is not related to the broadcasting iconSelwyn Toogood,as his parents migrated from England to New Zealand in the 1950s.[6]Toogood was a keencricketplayer in high school, and at one stage captained the Wellington secondary schools' representative cricket team.[7]
As of April 2005, Toogood was married to Ronise Paul, with whom he had a stepdaughter.[8]Toogood married Dana Salih, who is a Sudanese Muslim, inSudanin 2014.[9]Toogood had converted to Islam prior to the wedding.[10]
Awards
[edit]Aotearoa Music Awards
[edit]TheAotearoa Music Awards(previously known asNew Zealand Music Awards(NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence inNew Zealand musicand have been presented annually since 1965.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Most Promising Male | Nominated | [11] |
| 1994 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 1997 | Karl Kippenberger & Jon Toogood forShihad | Album Cover of the Year | Nominated | |
| Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 2000 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 2001 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Jon Toogood (as part of Shihad) | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame | inductee | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^abMcQuillan, Laura (17 August 2009),"Shihad's Week-Long 21st Party",The Dominion Post/Stuff.co.nz,retrieved10 September2009
- ^Kara, Scott (12 April 2008),"Once More With Feeling",The New Zealand Herald,retrieved10 September2009
- ^Duda, Marty (25 June 2011)."The Adults – The Adults (Warner Music) review".13thfloor.co.nz.Retrieved19 October2011.
- ^Toogood, Jonathan (2018).Haja: incorporating Aghani Al-Banat into a Western popular music recording project(Master of Fine Arts thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University.hdl:10179/14360.
- ^"Four alumni inducted into Massey hall of fame in Wellington ceremony".4 March 2020.
- ^Miller, Andrew (May 2008)."Shihad – It's A Beautiful Thing | NZ Musician |".New Zealand Music Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 22 May 2010.
- ^Kara, Scott (22 June 2007),"A Quick Word With: Jon Toogood",The New Zealand Herald,retrieved10 September2009
- ^Kara, Scott (15 April 2005),"Repiling the rock foundations",The New Zealand Herald,retrieved13 April2019
- ^Dekker, Diana (15 February 2014)."NZ's hard rocker gone soft?".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved13 April2019.
- ^Behan, Alex (13 April 2019),"Shihad's Jon Toogood on being Muslim, changing his band's name and keeping the faith",Stuff.co.nz,retrieved13 April2019
- ^"Aotearoa Music Awards".aotearoamusicawards.nz.Retrieved18 August2021.
- ^"HOME INDUCTEES".musichall.co.nz.Retrieved16 August2021.
External links
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- 1971 births
- APRA Award winners
- Converts to Islam
- Living people
- New Zealand Muslims
- Musicians from Wellington
- New Zealand male songwriters
- New Zealand guitarists
- New Zealand male guitarists
- People educated at Wellington High School, New Zealand
- 21st-century guitarists
- 21st-century male musicians
- The Adults members
- Shihad members
- Massey University alumni