26/2/10 TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR JON'S TWO PERFORMANCES AT LONDON'S PIZZA ON THE PARK IN APRIL 23TH AND 24TH CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS
27/1/10 WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE JON'S FORTHCOMING APPEARANCE AT PIZZA ON THE PARK IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE IN APRIL. JON WILL BE PERFORMING "JON NICKOLL SINGS THE LOST CLASSICS FROM THE 20TH CENTURY-AN ALTERNATE SONGBOOK" ON THE 23RD AND 24TH OF APRIL. DETAILS OF WHERE TO BUY TICKETS ETC WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY
26/1/10 THE FILM "JSY" WHICH JON COMPOSED THE SOUNDTRACK FOR, HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE "UNITED STATES SUPER 8 FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL", AND WILL BE SHOWING FROM FEB 19TH -21ST. CONGRATULATIONS TO FILMMAKER MARCO ESPIRITO SANTO
10/1/10 JON MENTIONED IN "PERFECT WEDDING" MAGAZINE, IN A STORY COVERING KATIE O'CONNELL AND STEVEN FRANCIS' WEDDING. GREAT PLUG! CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE
3/1/10 JON'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 10,000 HITS-A COOL WAY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR...
28/12/09 DVD NOW AVAILABLE FROM SHOP. JON'S FIRST DVD COMES WITH HIS ACCLAIMED ALBUM "CINEMA MUSIC" IN THIS DELUXE EDITION! NOW AVAILABLE FROM OUR SHOP FOR £10. GRAB YOUR COPY WHILE LIMITED STOCKS LAST...
23/11/09 JON HAS STARTED A BLOG DEDICATED TO HIS PASSION FOR RECORD COLLECTING CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT
7/11/09 JON IS GETTING A GREAT REACTION ON JANGO RADIO. HIS SONG "GREEN MAN" IS GETTING GREAT COMMENTS AND FANS AROUND THE GLOBE. CLICK HERE TO SEE JON'S PROFILE PAGE AND TO SIGN UP TO THE FANTASTIC JANGO ONLINE RADIO...
26/10/09 JON AND BASSIST JONTY FISHER GET SOME WELL EARNED RECOGNITION, PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE DORCHESTER HOTEL AT THE "WHAT HI- FI" AWARDS
22/10/09 THE BLACKBIRDS 5 DOUBLE A SIDE DOWNLOAD SINGLE "NORWEGIAN SOUL SESSIONS" IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE BLACKBIRDS 5 WEBSITE. FEATURING THE RECENTLY RE-DISCOVERED TRACKS "CAN I THAT ALL ABOUT DONE" AND "BROTHER" RECORDED IN 1998. THE SINGLE IS AN APPETIZER FOR THE NEW ALBUM WHICH WILL BE COMING OUT LATE SPRING EARLY SUMMER NEXT YEAR. CLICK HERE TO BUY IT
20/10/09 JON'S "GREEN MAN" IS TO PICK UP SOME QUITE HEAVY AIRPLAY ON THE INTERNET RADIO STATION "JANGO" FROM NEXT WEEK, SO BE SURE TO BE TUNED IN AND GIVE SOME ROCKIN' FEEDBACK IF YOU CATCH IT...
10/10/09 BLACKBIRDS 5 HAVE TAKEN TO THE SKIES AFTER A 10 YEAR SLUMBER! FELLOW BLACKBIRD JON MERCER AND JON NCKOLL HAVE DECIDED THE WORLD NEEDS A LITTLE BLACKBIRD BIRDSONG, SO HAVE BEGUN THEIR COLLABORATION AGAIN, WITH THE AIM TO RELEASE AN ALBUM FOR SPRING NEXT YEAR CLICK HERE FOR THE BLACKBIRDS 5 WEBSITE THE 2 JON'S MET IN NORWAY IN THE LATE 1990'S, BOTH GIGGING IN SCANDANAVIA. THE TWO QUICKLY BECAME FAST FRIENDS AND FORMED A MUSICAL COLLECTIVE KNOWN AS "BLACKBIRDS." SOME MUSIC WAS RECORDED IN ALESUND, NORWAY AROUND THIS TIME, AND THE RESULTS EXCITED AND INSPIRED BOTH MERCER AND NICKOLL. IT IS WITH MUCH EXCITEMENT THAT WE ANNOUNCE THAT THE BLACKBIRDS 5 ARE COMING BACK TO BLOW YOUR MINDS! WATCH THIS SPACE
22/9/09 JON TO ATTEND SHOWING OF "JUST SAY YES" AT THE LONDON RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WITH WRITER AND DIRECTOR MARCO ESPIRITO SANTO ON OCTOBER 1ST. JON COMPOSED THE SCORE FOR THE FILM.
20/9/09 JON'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 9000 HITS!
24/8/09 MARCO ESPIRITO SANTO'S SHORT FILM "JUST SAY YES" WHICH FEATURES A SOUNDTRACK COMPOSED BY JON, WILL BE SCREENED AT THE SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH, AND ALSO THE CURTOCIRCUITO FESTIVAL IN SPAIN IN OCTOBER. EXCTING NEWS. THE FILM WILL AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON OUR FILM PAGE ASAP
14/8/09 JON HAS FINALLY SUCCUMBED AND JOINED TWITTER, FOLLOW THE LINK FROM THE MAIN PAGE TO GET TO HIS PAGE...
13/8/09 JON TO STAR IN THE FORTHCOMING REVOLVER FILMS PRODUCTION "SHANK" WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, FROM THE SAME TEAM THAT PRODUCED "KIDADULTHOOD." JON WILL BE FILMING HIS SCENES IN EARLY SEPTEMBER
11/8/09 JON IS BUSY IN HIS NEW LONDON STUDIO RECORDING TRACKS FOR HIS NEW ALBUM, THE WORKING TITLE IS "THE ATMOSPHERE PANTOMIME"
31/7/09 A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW, WHO SUPPORTED JON AT THE 12 BAR CLUB LAST NIGHT. JON DID A HIGH ENERGY, 30 MINUTE SET, WITH LOADS OF BANTER AND FUN THROWN IN. FREE COPIES OF "CINEMA MUSIC" WERE HANDED OUT TO THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DIDN'T ALREADY OWN A COPY. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SET FOR MANY WAS JON BEING JOINED ON STAGE BY THE GENIUS DRUMMER, AND ONETIME/ SOMETIME BAND MATE, DEAN WHITE WHO LITERALLY ROCKED THE STAGE FOR THE FINAL SONG. BELOW IS A PHOTO FROM THE NIGHT.
28/7/09 AN INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION BY JON IS BEING USED BY LONDON LANGUAGE TUITION COMPANY "CAPITAL LANGUAGES" AS THE SOUNDTRACK TO THEIR PROMO FILM CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FILM. THE TUNE IS CALLED "SKIPPING AROUND LONDON TOWN" AND IS A BLUSEY/FOLKY ACOUSTIC GUITAR PIECE THAT JON RECORDED EARLIER THIS SUMMER.
30/6/09 JON TO PERFORM AT LONDON'S 12 BAR CLUB ON DENMARK STREET ON 30/7/09 MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
30/6/09 A GREAT DAY WAS HAD BY ALL AT THIS YEAR'S TOGFEST, WITH JON'S SET IN THE ACOUTIC CAFE DRAWING IN A LARGE AND VERY APPRECIATIVE CROWD. THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED...
8/6/09 JON'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 8000 HITS!
2/6/09 A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND SUPPORTED JON AT THE OLD QUEEN'S HEAD LAST NIGHT. A GREAT GIG, AND A GREAT NIGHT. JON DID A HIGH ENERGY 30 MIN SET JUMPING FROM GUITAR TO KEYBOARD AND BACK AGAIN. PERFORMING TRACKS FROM THE NEW ALBUM "CINEMA MUSIC" AND A FEW RARITIES... THANKS ALSO TO DEAD OR ALIVE PROMOTIONS FOR MAKING THE NIGHT POSSIBLE...
22/5/09 JON TO PERFORM AT TOGFEST ON 27TH OF JUNE!!! MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
21/5/09 JON TO PERFORM AT THE OLD QUEEN'S HEAD, ESSEX ROAD , ISLINGTON, LONDON ON 1/6/09 details: Dead Or Alive Promotions Monday 1st June 2009 7.30pm - 11pm THE OLD QUEEN'S HEAD, 44 Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 8LN (off Upper Street) (tube - Angel; rail - Essex Rd) Performance times: 10.25 - 10.55pm
2/5/09 TWO EXCLUSIVE SONGS NOW ON MYSPACE. THESE TRACKS ARE UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE. "FIRST DATE" AND "FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS" CHECK THEM OUT...
10/4/09 NEW ALBUM GETS 3.5 OUT OF 5 IN THE SUN NEWSPAPER!! A GREAT REVIEW. WILL POST SCAN UP ON SITE SOON
30/3/09 THE BRAND NEW ALBUM CINEMA MUSIC IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM OUR WEBSITE SHOP AND AS A DOWNLOAD FROM iTUNES, AMAZON AND MANY OTHER INTERNET DOWNLOAD STORES
30/3/09 JON'S HAD OVER 7000 YOUTUBE HITS!
12/3/09 BRAND NEW ALBUM "CINEMA MUSIC" HAS JUST BEEN MIXED AND MASTERED AND WILL BE READY TO PURCHASE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THE ALBUM WILL BE AVAILABLE AS CD AND AS DOWNLOAD. PREPARE TO BE MIND BLOWN!!!!
28/1/09 NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED THIS SPRING-WILL BE AVAILABLE ON CD AND DOWNLOAD. KEEP POSTED FOR INFO. JON WILL BE PROMOTING THE NEW MATERIAL LIVE IN A VENUE NEAR YOU! DATES TO FOLLOW...
28/1/09 JON'S YOU TUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 6000 HITS!
27/10/08 JON'S FIRST ALBUM "ARENA PARADE" IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES!!!!
22/8/08 ARENA PARADE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES AND AMAZON BY EARLY OCTOBER!!! A GIANT LEAP FOR PARADISE COVE RECORDS, WE'VE GONE DIGITAL!!!!
21/8/08 THE NATIONAL GALLERY "SONGS FOR A SUMMER EVENING" CONCERT WENT DOWN A STORM LAST NIGHT. A CAMERA CREW HAD BEEN FOLLOWING JON ALL DAY, FILMING HIM PREPARING FOR THE GIG AND ALSO CAPTURING THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE, SO KEEP POSTED FOR AN EXCITING DVD RELEASE IN EARLY AUTUMN. JON IS SET TO RETURN TO THE GALLERY FOR ANOTHER PERFORMANCE IN DECEMBER.
16/7/08 JON'S BLOG ON HIS MYSPACE SITE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED (FOLLOW THE LINK ON OUR TITLE PAGE)
19/5/08 MANY PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE! AWARD WINNING FILM MAKERS "PULSE FILMS" ARE TO FILM A MINI DOCUMENTARY FEATURING MANY MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FROM JON
19/5/08 JON WILL BE RETURNING TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY AGAIN FOR A SPECIAL ONE OFF PERFORMANCE-"SONGS FOR A SUMMER EVENING" ON WEDNESDAY, 20TH AUGUST. PLEASE CONTACT THE GALLERY FOR DETAILS AND TICKETS.
14/3/08 JON HAS BEEN BUSY IN A NORTH LONDON STUDIO RECORDING SOME NEW TRACKS- THE SESSIONS ARE BEING PRODUCED BY MATT WATSON, OF EMI SIGNED BAND "CORRECTIONS" FAME. JON IS ALSO BUSY PREPARING FOR A VERY SPECIAL PROJECT WHICH WILL SEE HIM RECORDING A MINI ALBUM OF MATERIAL IN HONG KONG (WHERE HE'S PERFORMING A ONE OFF GIG LATER THIS MONTH.) MORE INFO TO FOLLOW...
27/2/08 A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS ALREADY PURCHASED "ARENA PARADE" FROM OUR ON-LINE SHOP. SALES HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC SO FAR, AS HAS THE FEEDBACK FROM THOSE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THE ALBUM. THIS HAS BEEN A TRULY GRAND OPENING FOR "PARADISE COVE RECORDS" AND WE CAN CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU TO EXPECT MANY MORE EXCITING PROJECTS THIS YEAR. DON'T FORGET TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT "ARENA PARADE."
4/2/08 JON'S ALBUM "ARENA PARADE/ LONDON DEMOS" IS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FROM OUR ON-LINE SHOP, GRAB A COPY WHILE STOCKS ARE AVAILABLE
23/1/08 NEXT WEEK WE WILL WE BE ADDING A SHOP TO THE WEBSITE , JON'S FIRST EVER ALBUM "ARENA PARADE" WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE BY PAYPAL!!! THE CD WILL BE PRICED AT £10 (THIS PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE AND PACKAGING)- MORE INFO, CD ARTWORK AND DETAILS TO FOLLOW-EMAIL US AT THE WEBSITE TO PRE-ORDER A COPY NOW!!!!
17/12/07 JON TO BE THE RESIDENT PIANIST/VOCALIST AT THE DORCHESTER HOTEL 2008-JON
WILL BE PERFORMING FROM 7.30 TO MIDNIGHT ON TUES,WED,THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS WEEKLY. AN EXCITING CHALLENGE, AND A GREAT WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR...
14/12/07 TONIGHT IS JON'S LAST NIGHT IN THE SAVOY AMERICAN BAR-THE HOTEL CLOSES THIS WEEKEND FOR TWO YEARS MAJOR REFURB WORK-IT IS LIKELY TO BE AN EMOTIONAL EVENING FOR ALL WHO ATTEND-THE SAVOY HOTEL IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND ICONIC HOTELS IN THE WORLD. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOUR FOR JON TO HAVE PERFORMED THERE.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR EXCITING NEWS ABOUT NEXT YEAR...
13/12/07 JON PLAYED TO A CAPACITY CROWD AT LONDON'S NATIONAL GALLERY IN THE WORLD FAMOUS BARRY ROOMS LAST NIGHT FOR A ONE OFF CHRISTMAS CONCERT. THE CONCERT WAS FILMED AND RECORDED BY THE GALLERY'S OWN ENGINEERS, AND SOME MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE VERY SOON. JON, AND MULTI TALENTED BASS PLAYER MATT WATSON HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVITED TO RETURN TO THE GALLERY FOR A SPECIAL SUMMER PERFORMANCE IN AUGUST AND ONCE AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2008 FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS CONCERT. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL GALLERY FOR ANY INFO ON TICKETS, DATES ETC FOR THESE ONE OFF PERFORMANCES-A HUGE THANK YOU TO LEE RILEY FOR DREAMING UP THE ENTIRE CONCEPT AND MAKING THE NIGHT SO SPECIAL-ALSO A THANK YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED!!!!
2/10/07 JON WOWED AUDIENCES AT THE STAR STUDDED OLYMPIC BALL HELD AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM-THE EVENING FEATURED AN EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FROM THE CHINESE STATE CIRCUS-JON PLAYED ON A STRIKING RED GRAND PIANO (IN HONOUR OF THE OLYMPICS BEING HOSTED IN CHINA IN 2008) WITH AN AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDED GOLD MEDALISTS JONATHAN EDWARDS, SEBASTIAN COE, AND DUNCAN GOODHEW, A GREAT NIGHT WAS HAD BY ALL
2/10/07 CHECK OUT THE EXCLUSIVE LIVE VERSION OF JON'S NEW SONG "TECHNOLOGY WILL BREAK YOUR HEART" ON THE MUSIC PAGE!
2/10/07 JON IS BUSY PREPARING A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED PROGRAM OF COOL FESTIVE MUSIC FOR A SPECIAL , ONE OFF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY ON WEDNESDAY, DEC 12. DETAILS WILL SHORTLY FOLLOW ON THIS WEBSITE-WITH A LINK TO THE GALLERY'S OWN WEBSITE. CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!
24/5/07 THE GUESTBOOK IS QUICKLY FILLING UP, BE SURE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR POSTERITY!
24/5/07 JON NICKOLL.COM IS NOW FULLY UP AND RUNNING! THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE JON NICKOLL MUSIC WILL FOLLOW
3/5/07 JON IS FEATURED IN LONDON NEWSPAPER HAM AND HIGH IN THE WHO'S WHO SECTION, FULL INTERVIEW AND PHOTO