Biography
Tonner was born and raised in Shorewood, Wisconsin. [18] He received a degree in music from Rollins College, where he also met songwriting collaborator Laney Jones. [19] [20] Tonner co-produced and performed on Laney Jones’ 2016 self-titled album, which received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, [21] Paste Magazine, [22] Elmore Magazine [23] and The Lefort Report, the latter of which declared the album "easily one of the Best Albums of 2016". [24]
In 2017, Tonner was recruited by The 502s to produce their full-length album “Because We Had To” and joined their live band shortly afterward. [25] [26] The album received critical acclaim from PopMatters and Cowboys and Indians. [27] [28] Also in 2017, Tonner produced the self-titled full length album for Orlando based folk band Beemo; [29] the lead single from Beemo's album "Did For You" (which featured piano and arrangements from Tonner), later appeared in the 2021 film Red Rocket. [30]
Tonner has continued as an active member of The 502s and produced their follow up album Could It Get Better Than This [31] [32] [33] which included the group’s breakout singles “Magdalene” and “Just A Little While”.
Reflecting on the group's success in an interview with Forbes at Lollapalooza, Tonner stated "It’s just an honor to be on the bill with everybody... our strategy has always been to make songs that we really love and get everybody together and play them live. And ever since we first started doing it... people have always really reacted to it. We started out here in Chicago playing in a living room and now we’re at Lollapalooza. So, it’s pretty insane." [34] [35]
In 2020, Tonner began releasing music under his own name, culminating in the Whispers in the Dark EP. His debut single “Criminal” was co-produced with Jordan Shih of Orlando electronic band SALES. [36] [37] [38]
In early 2022 Tonner released "Suspense", the first single from his upcoming new solo album. [39] In May 2022, Tonner released his next single "Volcano", a song inspired by climate change and the 2021 Gulf of Mexico fires. [40] "Volcano" received critical attention and praise for its melodic songwriting and production. [41] [42] [43] Another single "Castles" was released in July 2022 [44] [45] Tonner also announced the new album will be titled "Walls Come Down", to be released in fall 2022. [46] [47] [48]
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