Ayron Jones is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His music blends elements of grunge, rock, hip-hop, soul and other genres. After years performing in local venues of his hometown Seattle with his trio Ayron Jones and the Way, he was noticed by producer Sir Mix-a-Lot and lead an independent career until he signed with John Varvatos/Big Machine. His first major album dropped on May 21, 2021.
As an opening act or fellow participant in festivals, he has shared the stage with names such as B.B. King, Guns N’ Roses, the Zombies, Patti Smith, Living Colour, The Presidents of the United States of America, Janelle Monae, Public Enemy, Rakim, Robin Trower, Spearhead, Train, Jeff Beck, Slipknot, Lamb of God, Theory of a Deadman and Run-DMC.
He has participated in festivals such as Bumbershoot, Mount Baker Rhythm and Blues Festival, SXSW, Sasquatch! Music Festival and Summer Meltdown.
In February 2021, he released his second single “Mercy” and its accompanying lyric video, discussing the 2020–2021 United States racial unrest. In the same month, the song was selected as one of the eight Classic Rock’s “Tracks of the Week”.
In April 2021, he was announced as one of the 25 artists from all the world selected by Fender to take part in the company’s Fender Next project, a program that intends to assist the roster with marketing, gear and social media presence.
Also in April, he released his third single, “Spinning Circles”, which discusses toxic relationships. It was also selected for another Classic Rock “Tracks of the Week” list released in April, and readers elected it as the second best of the eight.
Listen to his current #1 hit single, Mercy, here.
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