Johnathan|Christian (Johnathan Mooney (US) & Christian Granquist (Sweden))

L.A. based Dark Wave act featuring Johnathan Mooney (US) & Christian Granquist (Sweden).

Two moody bastards 5,000 Miles Apart: Johnathan Mooney (Los Angeles) and Christian Granquist (Stockholm) with collaborators and a menagerie of the mad.

Jonathan|Christian is Jonathan Mooney, former keyboardist of the New York based band The New Creatures (now living in Los Angeles, California) and Swedish artist Christian Granquist, having spent some time playing with the power-pop trio Day Behavior and now the keyboardist of Stockholm electronic band, The Atom. (Granquist is the vocalist of this project.)

Dark Wave Rock 'n' Roll Doom from Los Angeles, California and Stockholm, Sweden.

“ grand, rich, high-class melancholia. Get your Goth on.” - Dave Kendall, creator of MTV's 120 Minutes

"Beauty, emotions, elegance, melancholy, hope… “Beautiful Hideous” is a must have and Johnathan | Christian a revelation." - This Is Gothic Rock

"Love the songwriting and the vocals are just pure sex" - Clause Larsen (Leaether Strip)

"One of the Top Albums of 2013" - Piers Sixx, Nightbreed Radio UK

“Musical pearls of darkness that reach out “ - Peek-a-Boo Magazine, Belgium

“They've found their own sound that gets you back to older Italian film music” -Gothtune

“A non-stop gorgeous Darkwave ballad from start to finish 5/5” -UK DJ Kitty Lectro

“A beautiful cacophony which slowly creeps up on you and drowns you in it's wonderful madness- Cathedral 13 Radio

"Real Quality & Emotion" - Martin Bowes, Attrition

Alternative Dark Rock musicians Johnathan|Christian have released their long-awaited LP record album, titled, “Beautiful Hideous.” The album, their debut LP release, is comprised of 10 original tracks and remixes by UK industrial pioneer Martin Bowes and New York Avant-garde artist Bryin Dall making for a colorful and comprehensive introduction to the Johnathan|Christian sound.

The record, which had an official release date of 8 November 2013, has already begun to hit mainstream media with considerable force, bringing fans of the dark music subculture thronging to Johnathan|Christian websites and music outlets.

Johnathan|Christian are Johnathan Mooney and Christian Granquist, veterans of the alternative music scene. Composer Johnathan Mooney originally played keyboard for New York's popular band, “The New Creatures,” and is now living in Orange County, California. Christian Granquist is well known in the Swedish Post-Punk scene having played with the members of the pop trio Day Behavior and is the keyboardist for the Stockholm electronic band “The Atom”

Johnathan|Christian cite darkwave artistic influences including such performers as Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Mission UK and the Cure. Intuitively, their own music typifies the traditional dark wave sound, adding in soaring, epic refrains and dramatic fugues that create a style all their own.

Location: Los Angeles, California

Members: Christian Granquist, Johnathan Mooney,

Website: http://jchristianmusic.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jchristianmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jchristianmusic/
X - Twitter: hhttps://x.com/JCHideous
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvTHeDeVAFR89JFMkK8EubQ
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jchristianmusic
Bandcamp: https://johnathan.bandcamp.com/

Johnathan Christian - Beautiful Hideous