Jon McKiel

About

The artist

Jon McKiel is an independent singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Baie Verte, New Brunswick. His artist-operated Bandcamp profile identifies the community as his current location and carries a catalog that moves between alternative rock, folk, garage music, and psychedelia. The exact Spotify identity contains seven primary release containers from 2011 through May 2024: four albums, two EPs, and one single. Apple Music also carries the earlier albums The Nature of Things and Continental Drag under the same identity. Tonka War Cloud arrived in 2011, followed by the self-titled EP, Memorial Ten Count, Bobby Joe Hope, and Hex. McKiel’s recent work centres on a long-running collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Jay Crocker. Bobby Joe Hope grew from fragments found on a used reel-to-reel tape, while Hex turns McKiel’s own recorded ideas into new sample-based arrangements. Released by You’ve Changed Records in May 2024, Hex combines concise songwriting with folk, psychedelic pop, dub, soul, and experimental rock textures. The label credits McKiel and Crocker with performance, recording, and production, with Nicola Miller contributing saxophone to the title track. Hex was named to the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List and won Recording of the Year at the 2025 Music·Musique NB Awards. Official festival programming documents McKiel at Hillside in July 2025, confirming continued live activity. His Bandcamp profile provides a public contact control, allowing MusicList to route professional inquiries without retaining a private email address. No unsupported management or booking relationship is asserted. Spotify media is displayed live with provider attribution and a monogram fallback.