Jon Phillip

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Jon Phillip
Jon Phillip live with the Paul Collins Beat at Record Bar (KCMO) in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Thomas Phillip
Born	(1979-05-18) May 18, 1979 (age 42)
Origin	Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Genres	Americana, rock, punk rock, country, power pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instruments	Drums, bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Years active	1993–present
Associated acts	Limbeck, Tommy Stinson, the Paul Collins Beat, , Ben Weasel, , Trapper Schoepp & The Shades, , The Benjamins, , , , Chris Mills
Website	goodlandrecords.com

Jon Phillip (born May 18, 1979 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States) is an American musician, sober living enthusiast, and record collector. He currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee and is the drummer for Josh Berwanger of the Anniversary and frontman of . From 2010-2015, Phillip spent time recording and touring with Tommy Stinson, the Paul Collins Beat, and Trapper Schoepp & The Shades. He spent much of the mid-2000s playing drums for the now-defunct California-based twangy rock band Limbeck. He has also played in Drive-Thru Records' power-pop band The Benjamins, The Obsoletes, Ben Weasel & His Carnegie Bandsmen, Shaft, and a punk band in high school called Tralfez.^[1]

Phillip was nominated for the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) award for 2012 Drummer of the Year, but lost to the drummer of the award show's house band. Investigation is underway.

While living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he co-founded in late 2010.^[2]

Phillip played drums for on a Midwest tour in Spring 2014. In June, September, and October 2014, he toured the U.S. with the Paul Collins Beat. In January 2015, he joined Trapper Schoepp & The Shades on drums for a west coast tour opening for The Jayhawks.

In late 2017, Phillip started , a punk band featuring himself and Scott Schoenbeck from Dashboard Confessional, and The Promise Ring. The band's self-titled 7" was released on April 20 2018, on . The band features Phillip on guitar and lead vocals for the first time, as well as drumming duties.

Discography[]

• The Benjamins • • self-released • 1999
• The Benjamins • The Art of Disappointment • Drive-Thru Records • 2001
• Limbeck • • Doghouse Records • 2003
• • Is This Progress? • • 2004
• • • Alternative Tentacles • 2005
• Limbeck • Limbeck • Doghouse Records • 2007^[3]
• Ben Weasel • The Brain That Wouldn't Die • Asian Man Records • 2009
• Trapper Schoepp & The Shades • • (SideOneDummy Records • ) • 2012
• Limbeck • 7" (SideOneDummy Records • ) • 2012
• Frankie Lee • "Times Like This" from , the CD/LP compilation • New West Records • 2013
• Limbeck • "Sound Of Running" from , CD/LP compilation • Bloodshot Records • 2013
• The Benjamins • • • 2014
• Dwight Twilley/ • 7" • • 2015
• • • • •2016
• Trapper Schoepp • • Xtra Mile Recordings • 2016
• Berwanger • • Doghouse Records • 2016
• Berwanger • • • 2017
• • 7" • • 2018
• Berwanger/ • 7" • • 2019
• Cabin Essence • 7" • • 2019
• Berwanger • • • 2019
• • EP • • 2019
• • • • 2020

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