Johnathan is an Ottawa-raised, Montreal-based oboist who grew up immersed in the folk music community, which ultimately led to the unusual situation of playing oboe for traditional folk dances, including contradance, balfolk, and English country dance. Jonathan has performed for many dance events around Canada and the United States, including Across the Lake, Youth Dance Weekend, CDSS's English Week, Dance Music & Spice, and BACDS's Hey Days. Jonathan volunteers extensively in his local Montreal dance community, as organizer, sound technician, and often caller. In addition to oboe, Jonathan also plays accordion, irish whistle, hotel bell, didgeridoo, and bombarde.