Jon Toogood
Jon Toogood | |
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.jpg) Toogood in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Charles Toogood |
| Born | 9 August 1971 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Genres | Alternative rock, hard rock, industrial rock, pop, worldbeat, acoustic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Member of | Shihad |
Jonathan Charles Toogood (born 9 August 1971) is a New Zealand musician who is the frontman (lead vocals and guitar) of the rock band Shihad.[1] He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin. Toogood and Larkin met as teenage fans of AC/DC and Metallica.[2]
Solo work[edit]
In 2009, Toogood revealed he had been travelling around New Zealand to collaborate with other New Zealand artists for a project that is "extra-curricular" to Shihad's music. Confirmed collaborators included Tiki Taane, Ruban and Kody Neilson from the Mint Chicks, Julia Deans from Fur Patrol, Anika Moa, Shayne Carter of Dimmer/Straitjacket Fits fame and Ladi 6.[1] "The Adults" was released as a full-length album in New Zealand in June 2011. Toogood subsequently toured New Zealand and Australia under this banner, joined onstage by Deans and Carter.[3]
In 2018, Toogood completed a master of fine arts degree at Massey University, with a thesis on Aghani Al-Banat music.[4] In 2020 Toogood was inducted into Massey University's College of Creative Arts' hall of fame.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Toogood is not related to the broadcasting icon Selwyn Toogood, as his parents migrated from England to New Zealand in the 1950s.[6] Toogood was a keen cricket player in high school, and at one stage captained the Wellington secondary schools' representative cricket team.[7]
As of April 2005, Toogood was married to Ronise Paul, with whom he had a stepdaughter.[8] Toogood married Dana Salih, who is a Sudanese Muslim, in Sudan in 2014.[9] Toogood had converted to Islam prior to the wedding.[10]
Awards[edit]
Aotearoa Music Awards[edit]
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Most Promising Male | Nominated | [11] |
| 1994 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 1997 | Karl Kippenberger & Jon Toogood for Shihad | Album Cover of the Year | Nominated | |
| Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 2000 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 2001 | Jon Toogood – Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Jon Toogood (as part of Shihad) | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame | inductee | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b McQuillan, Laura (17 August 2009), "Shihad's Week-Long 21st Party", The Dominion Post/Stuff.co.nz, retrieved 10 September 2009
- ^ Kara, Scott (12 April 2008), "Once More With Feeling", The New Zealand Herald, retrieved 10 September 2009
- ^ Duda, Marty (25 June 2011). "The Adults – The Adults (Warner Music) review". 13thfloor.co.nz. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Toogood, Jonathan (2018). Haja : incorporating Aghani Al-Banat into a Western popular music recording project (Master of Fine Arts thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/14360.
- ^ "Four alumni inducted into Massey hall of fame in Wellington ceremony". 4 March 2020.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (May 2008). "Shihad – It's A Beautiful Thing | NZ Musician |". New Zealand Music Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010.
- ^ Kara, Scott (22 June 2007), "A Quick Word With: Jon Toogood", The New Zealand Herald, retrieved 10 September 2009
- ^ Kara, Scott (15 April 2005), "Repiling the rock foundations", The New Zealand Herald, retrieved 13 April 2019
- ^ Dekker, Diana (15 February 2014). "NZ's hard rocker gone soft?". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Behan, Alex (13 April 2019), "Shihad's Jon Toogood on being Muslim, changing his band's name and keeping the faith", Stuff.co.nz, retrieved 13 April 2019
- ^ "Aotearoa Music Awards". aotearoamusicawards.nz. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "HOME INDUCTEES". www.musichall.co.nz. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links[edit]
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- 1971 births
- APRA Award winners
- Converts to Islam
- Living people
- New Zealand Muslims
- Musicians from Wellington
- New Zealand male songwriters
- New Zealand guitarists
- New Zealand male guitarists
- People educated at Wellington High School, New Zealand
- 21st-century guitarists
- 21st-century male musicians
- The Adults members
- Shihad members
- Massey University alumni