Jon “J.D.” Aldrich attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, earning a Bachelors of Music degree. Mr. Aldrich has been an associate professor of music at Berklee for more than 35 years, where he is well loved by his students, teaching courses in jingle writing and songwriting. Of special note is that these courses were the first of their kind when started by him.

J.D. has been hugely successful as a writer, arranger, producer and vocalist for numerous television and radio jingles, creating works for advertising campaigns used by Coca-Cola, Calvin Klein, Keds and OshKosh B’Gosh. He has also performed on television shows, such as Touched By An Angel, General Hospital, All my Children, The Jaime Fox Show, The Young and the Restless and Beverly Hills 90210. Among his other accomplishments are writing and singing a 1986 Super Bowl song and singing in a rock opera.

Mr. Aldrich plays lead guitar and provides vocals for the band, “Americana,” and has also played nationally for over 20 years with his trio, “J.D., Billy and Ken.” Never forgetting his hometown, he generously donates his time twice yearly to perform at the hugely successful Johnstown Block Party and the Fulton County Scholarship Dance. Mr. Aldrich also personally gives a scholarship each year to a graduating JHS senior.



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