Eric Biondo's Recording Credits include Antibalas-Security (2007-Anti) T.V. on The Radio (2006-Interscope) Return to Cookie Mountain, TV on the Radio (2008) Dear Science, Regina Spektor-Soviet Kitsch (as a writer) (Sire 2005) Bat for Lashes (2007) Superhuman Happiness-Hands (2013) Superhuman Happiness Escape Velocity (2015) Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2008-unreleased) Foals (2008) Passion Pit (2008/2009 Columbia records) Shakira (2009) Holly Miranda (2008) DJ Nickodemus (2008) Alan Wilkis of Big Data-Babies Dream Big (Wilcassettes 2008) Harlem Shakes-(2008) Bermuda-(Green Owl 2008) Spankie Wilson and the Quantic Soul Orchestra (Quantic 2006) Dirty On Purpose (2006 North Street Records) The Monkees-Live Tour DVD (2002-Universal) The Monkees-Live in Las Vegas (2001) Davy Jones-Live at Mohegan Sun (2002) Zach DeLa Rocha-Unreleased Celebration-Modern Tribe (2007) Pela (2008) Brian Bonz (2008) Davy Jones (2007) Radio 4 (2009) Elysian Fields (2007) Miles Anthony Benjamin Robinson (2007) FunkyMonkeys- Taste Like Chicken (2005) FunkeyMonkeys-Mustache (2007) Teddybut-I've got a Mustache for you (2003) Teo Macero-Impressions of Duke Ellington (2002 Teo Records) Icarus Line (2006) Sean Bones- Rings(French Kiss 2009) Reverend Vince Anderson (2006) The Barbarian Horde (2007) Eternal Buzz Brass Band (2007) Ted Poor Quartet (2004) As a trumpet player in a hornsection I've made appearances with EL-P, The Budos Band, Sinead O' Connor, Davy Jones Band, Spoon, The Monkees, Burning Spear, Otis Day and The Knights, Hilary McRae, The Duke Spirit, Chin Chin, Thought, Mocean Worker, Pete Yorn, Sean Walsh and the National Reserve, Chris Garneau, Hootie and The Blowfish, State Radio, Disco Biscuits, Barry Williams (Greg from the Brady Bunch) Stephonik, Michael Leonhart's Hotel Music Band, The Drifters and Ursa Minor.

appalachian; music interests: ambient, americana, bluegrass, bossa nova, classical, cottagecore, dream pop, folk, indie, instrumental (esp. mountain dulcimer), jazz, world

New York City based trumpeter, guitarist, composer, and producer John Blevins has worked with Spike Lee, Stew and the Negro Problem, Esperanza Spalding, Festival of New Trumpet Music led by Dave Douglas, David Byrne's Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, Wing Walker Orchestra, Big Heart Machine, David Cale and Matthew Dean Marsh, Ray On My Mind, Noah & the MegaFauna, Spirit Animal, Super Hi-Fi, Major Player, Brooks Frederickson, Peter Lenz/Billy Test Large Ensemble, Josh Green & The Cyborg Orchestra, iconiQ: The Soundtrack Orchestra, The Public Theater, Theatre for a New Audience, Prospect Theater Company, The Fort Wayne Civic Theater, and Royal Caribbean Cruises, among others.


John is a producer for Wing Walker Music, an executive board member of the Festival of New Trumpet Music, a teaching artist with Creative Music Programs in Brooklyn, and an adjunct faculty member at New York University. His original project, Matterhorn, released its debut album on pfMENTUM records in 2015. The group's second LP, Uzumati, was released October 12, 2018 on Ears and Eyes Records.

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