Jon Crosby is an American musician and founder of the musical outfit, VAST.
Background
Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Humboldt and Sonoma counties in Northern California, raised by a single mother from an upper-class family who owned a record store in Fortuna, California. His great-grandfather was John C. Crosby, a congressman from Massachusetts and his ancestry on his mother"s side is English and Native American. lieutenant is speculated that his father, who was a lounge guitarist whom he never met, may have been partially Japanese.
Career
At the age of 13, he was profiled in Guitar Player magazine and Shrapnel Magazine as a rising young star. He developed a love for classical music after watching the film Amadeus. When he met a girl named Michelle in 6th Grade, he learned to play The Beatles" hit "Michelle" on guitar to impress her.
This sparked his interest in The Beatles, and in rock music in general.
Crosby"s other influences include Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, U2, and Depeche Mode. He played few early shows, mainly at the famed Phoenix Theater, where many early acts—like Green Day—got their first big break.
Two albums were released by Elektra – Visual Audio Sensory Theater in 1998 and Music Foreign People in 2000. In 2002, however, Crosby left the label.
2003 saw him break new ground when he released two digital download albums, Turquoise 3.x and Crimson 3.x.
He then moved on to Carson Daly"s 456 Entertainment, where Nude was released in 2004. In 2003 he started his own record label, 2Blossoms Records & Media. Late 2007 and early 2008, Crosby released five download-only EPs, under the collective title Generica, which was to be "an exploration of people, places and American music" The first three volumes were solo acoustic guitar songs, while the last two were recorded along with band members under the name "".
Crosby stressed the difference between this outfit and:.