Jonti

Birth name| Jonti Danilewitz
Also known as| Jonti Danimals
Born| 1986 or 1987 (age 36–37)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Origin| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres|

* Electronic
* alternative hip hop

Occupation(s)|

* Musician
* record producer
* songwriter

Instrument(s)|

* Synthesizer
* ukulele
* sampler

Years active| 2009–present
Labels| Stones Throw
Formerly of| Danimals, Sherlock's Daughter

Musical artist

Jonti Danilewitz (born 1986 or 1987), known mononymously as Jonti, is a South African-Australian electronic and alternative hip hop record producer, composer and songwriter.[1][2] He is signed to Stones Throw Records and Future Classic.[3] He was also a touring member of the Avalanches.

## Biography[edit]

Danilewitz was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4] His family relocated to Sydney,[4] where he attended Masada College, Sydney in 1999.[5] By 2009, he fronted the Sydney-based group Danimals, which were working at Mark Ronson's The Lab to write and record material.[6] Danilewitz' older brother Leron was their talent manager.[6] One of the tracks, "Fox", was used for a national advertising campaign.[7] Danimals line-up in mid-2010 included James Domeyko, Moses MacRae and Julian Sudek on drums and Jaie Gonzalez on bass guitar.[8] Due to the United States yoghurt of the same name they changed to Djanimals.[9]

As Jonti Danimal, on keyboards, he was also a member of Sherlock's Daughter, an indie, electronic six-piece alongside Liam Flanagan on bass guitar, Tanya Horo on vocals, guitar and keyboards, Timothy Maybury on guitar, Graeme Pillemer and William Russell on drums.[10][11] That group formed in 2007 by Horo, Maybury and Pillemer with Jonti joining later.[10] They recorded their debut album, Hunter, during 2010 with sessions at Watermusic Studios, Hoboken.[10] It was issued in 2012 via Gaga Digi.[10]

Danilewitz was performing as Jonti by November 2012.[9] His debut album, Twirligig, had appeared a year earlier in October 2011.[12] AllMusic's David Jeffries rated it four-out-of-five stars, who explained "this genre-borrowing hangs together effortlessly with Jonti's unique voice as its anchor, so let your laptop-hovering friends worry about the complex constructions while you enjoy Twirligig's simple pleasures".[12]

In 2014, Jonti performed a cover of the Avalanches debut album, Since I Left You, at Vivid LIVE and the Melbourne International Arts Festival.[13][14][15] In 2016, he appeared on their album Wildflowers later becoming their touring guitarist.

His second album, Tokorats, was released in 2017.[16][17][18] Jeffries' colleague David Simpson gave it three-and-a-half because "not all of his juxtapositions or segues seem to make sense, and the album seems a bit overstuffed, but Jonti's ambition and creativity are undeniably admirable, and the entire album is a delightfully strange trip".[16]

## Discography[edit]

### Studio albums[edit]

Title  | Details

|

Twirligig |

* Release date: 10 October 2011
* Label: Mistletone (MIST053) / Stones Throw
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Tokorats |

* Release date: 3 November 2017
* Label: Future Classic / Stones Throw
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

### Demos[edit]

Title  | Details

|

Sine & Moon |

* Release date: 2012 (US)
* Label: Stones Throw Records (STH2290)
* Formats: LP, digital download

### Singles[edit]

Title  | Year  | Album

|
|

"Firework Spraying Moon"  | 2011  | Twirlgig
"Saturday Night"[19] | 2012  | Sine & Moon
"Scrood"  | 2017  | non album singles
"Rain"
"Sleeping and Falling"  | Tokorats
"Staring Window"

## Awards[edit]

### AIR Awards[edit]

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

|
|
|

AIR Awards of 2012[20][21] | Twirlgig | Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album  | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rachael, Angres (23 August 2012). "Interview: Jonti". Heave Media. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
2. ^ Lester, Paul (25 August 2011). "New band of the day – No 1,092: Jonti". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
3. ^ Banuelos, Jon (2012). "Jonti". Stones Throw Records. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
4. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Jonti Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
5. ^ "Masada Students Excel". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 105, no. 11\. New South Wales, Australia. 26 November 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 30 November 2022 - via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ a b Landsman, Lexi (15 December 2009). "Big Break for Young Aussie Muso". The Australian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2022 - via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ Braithwaite, Alyssa (2 March 2010). "Danimals Take Fast Track to Fame". news.ninemsn.com.au. Australian Associated Press (AAP). Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2022 - via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ Carr, Michael (2010). "Danimals – Rainy Days". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2022 - via National Library of Australia.
9. ^ a b "Universal Signs Jonti Danilewitz to Global Publishing Deal". The Music. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2022 - via National Library of Australia.
10. ^ a b c d "Sherlock's Daughter". Gaga Digi. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022 - via National Library of Australia.
11. ^ "Sherlock's Daughter". Triple J Unearthed (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2022 - via National Library of Australia.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
12. ^ a b Jeffries, David (2012). "Twirligig Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
13. ^ Sadler, Denham (12 October 2014). "Jonti & His 17 Piece Band Paid Tribute To The Avalanches & We Were There". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
14. ^ Palathingal, George (25 May 2014). "Since the Avalanches left us, Jonti and the Astral Kids step up". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
15. ^ McClintock, Alex (25 May 2014). "Since I Left You review – a joyful, live recreation of a classic record". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
16. ^ a b Simpson, Paul (2017). "Tokorats Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
17. ^ "Jonti: Tokorats". Pitchfork. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
18. ^ Carr, Paul (8 December 2017). "Jonti: Tokorats". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
19. ^ Cooper, Duncan (7 November 2012). "Video: Jonti, "Saturday Night"". Fader. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
20. ^ "NOMINATIONS: 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
21. ^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Jonti on SoundCloud

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

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* MusicBrainz