Jonathan Clarke
Biography

Jonathan Clarke can now be heard nationwide across America on Sirius Satellite Radio's Classic Rewind channel (#15). He also joined Q104.3 , New York's Only Classic Rock Station, in 1997 and continues to be a mainstay there as well as the Host/Executive Producer for "Out of the Box," New York City's Number One New Music Show since its debut over four years ago. He's been on the air in every time slot at Q1043 and currently holds down weekends and fills in as a regular classic rock jock.

Clarke is frequently called upon as a music industry expert and has been seen on interviews recently that aired on CNBC, Court TV, NY1, WABC-TV , and the WB11 and has been spotlighted in Wall Street Journal , The New York Post , the New York Daily News and other publications numerous times.

For the last four years, Clarke's been showing his support to musicians with a forum dedicated to showcasing their latest works in his weekly Sunday night show on Q1043. " Out of the Box," a show that spins deep cuts from new CD's by classic rock artists, new music from newer artists, as well as music from the garages, basements and lofts of the many undiscovered artists and bands in the NYC tri-state area . Noel Gallagher, Michael Stipe, Mark Knopfler, Liz Phair, Robert Randolph, Bruce Hornsby, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Pete Yorn are just a few of the artists that have co-hosted the show with Jonathan.

Prior to coming to Q104.3, Clarke served as Music Director/On-Air Personality at WDRE/WLIR on Long Island. He was also on-air at several radio stations in the NYC tri-state area including WDHA in North Jersey and WPDH in Poughkeepsie.

While on the airwaves for the past 16 years, Clarke stood out from his peers with his extensive background as an A&R person, rock historian/ interviewer and journalist. He started his career as a charts researcher for Billboard Publications before heading to Arista Records as a national director PR. During his tenure there, he also successfully signed The Samples to Arista with Clive Davis in conjunction with his A&R activities. Clarke also held high level creative positions at the Hard Rock Live Television show, and I.R.S. Records with Miles Copeland .

Clarke has also been a contributing writer to industry trade magazine Hits and Creem Magazine, profiling various recording stars and industry execs.

An active member of N.A.R.A.S, A.S.C.A.P and A.F.T.R.A and a singer/songwriter/producer in his own right, Clarke continues to record/produce original music for himself and other upcoming artists. These songs are currently being placed in TV, films and commercials.

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