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Onelinedrawing
"Aeroplanes"
from Sketchy EP #1
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Hi, I'm Jonah. I grew up in Boston. Moved to California for school, then to Sacramento for Far. I sang in this band called Far for seven years.

Anyway, I'm doing this thing called onelinedrawing right now. The stuff that's coming out lately is somewhere between Nick Drake and Cheap Trick, or like a boy Sinead O'Connor before all that Pope business, which I actually thought was really cool, though it seems like everyone hated her for it. I enjoy mistakes and embarrassing passion.

I wasn't planning on putting anything out, but all these people on the message board at my site (onelinedrawing.com) were curious, so I made up a bunch with Kinko's covers and sold them through the mail and at shows. There will more than likely be a band someday, maybe lots of different bands. I'll always play solo from time to time, as I adore the lack of lines, but there's nothing like a good band.

Something I mention a lot is a great phrase that a guy named Barry Sanders (not the football player) said: "Be serious enough to have fun." That feels like enough. If there are holes, be in touch. Oh, one more thing: I'm consistently amazed about the people I meet through doing what I love. Thanks to all of them.

- Jonah

contact: www.onelinedrawing.com

DISCOGRAPHY
crank! ROCKS:
SKETCHY EP #1
Cdep (crank! a record company / OLD - crc031 - OLD#1 - 1999)

VARIOUS ARTISTS "Stay Tuned For The Holidays" a crank! sampler
CD (crank! a record company - crc035 - 2000)

MORE ONELINEDRAWING ROCKS:
SKETCHY EP #2
Cdep (OLD Records)

  • "Savory"

  • "Crush On Everyone"

  • "Got My List"

  • "Laugh, Fall, Or The Road"

  • "The Big Parade"

  • "My Little Relief"
  • ONELINEDRAWING / THE GREY AM / THE JULIANA THEORY
    plit Cdep (OneDaySavior Records - ODS005)
    "Tricky"

    VARIOUS ARTISTS "Songs For The Brokenhearted"
    CD (Glue Factory - GF 70005-2)
    "Pollyanna"

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    onelinedrawing are:
    Jonah Matranga - Vocals, Guitar
    R2D2 - backup vocals, percussions

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