jonny sanders (aka jonny cool)
musician, producer, designer, painter and culture bearer of oregon soul and funk
Born and raised in N/NE Portland, Jonny’s on this earth to bring people together through the joy of music, drawing deeply on the traditions of Soul music – that music that speaks straight to your soul – to find a universal sound.
His music is a blend of Soul, hip hop, Afro-Futurism and the cosmic freedom of Funk. He’s a Writer on Ella Mai’s “DFMU,” which went Platinum and hit #1 on the R&B charts. His solo work has racked up 500,000 streams. He was the Music Director for Portland Fashion Week for 6 years, and he’s showcased his own clothing brand there. Follow him on Instagram at @jonnycooljupiterblack and @jonnycoolsart.
current project: space fantasy
Jonny will finish his first full album, Space Fantasy, which will be a transcendental vehicle for astral travel beyond this troubling and traumatic reality. Each song will be an expression of a more beautiful, strange and energizing world, and it’s a world that we can all live in, if we let ourselves. We’ll help him finish it and promote it, and we’ll produce a performance/party in Portland to celebrate its launch.