JAWNY
Jacob Lee-Nicholas Sullenger, known professionally by his stage name JAWNY, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He first received widespread recognition after the release of his 2019 single, "Honeypie", and was signed to Interscope Records in January 2020.
Early life and education
Jacob Sullenger was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He first learned how to play guitar at age 6 and began composing songs in his early teens. He briefly attended college where he studied nursing, but dropped out to pursue music. He also managed a pizzeria in New Jersey to pay bills.Career
At age 20 in 2016, Sullenger moved to Philadelphia where he began making music under the moniker, Johnny Utah. The pseudonym was a reference to the Keanu Reeves' character in the 1991 film, Point Break. In January 2018, he released a self-titled EP via Z Tapes Records. He released several more singles that year, including "Folding Like Honey", "PATTY", and "Crazy For Your Love". His songs also appeared on the Spotify "Bedroom Pop" playlist. In November 2018, the tracks were compiled by Z Tapes Records into a second EP entitled Big Dogs. Another song from that EP, "Really Meant", appeared in a 2019 episode of the HBO series, High Maintenance.In April 2019, he released the single, "Honeypie", which was later featured on the Spotify playlists, "Fresh Finds" and "Ultimate Indie". That exposure led to the song accruing millions of streams on the platform. He was signed to Interscope Records in January 2020 and changed his stage name to JAWNY around that time. He also relocated to Los Angeles. In February 2020, he released another single, "Anything You Want". He is due to release his Interscope debut EP later in 2020.
Discography
EPs
| Title | Details |
| Johnny Utah |
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| Big Dogs |
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Folding Like Honey" | 2018 | Big Dogs |
| "Really Meant" | 2018 | Big Dogs |
| "Honeypie" | 2019 | rowspan="2" |
| "4Tounce" | 2019 | - |