Jon Crosby (born July 25, 1976) is an American musician, founder of the musical outfit VAST. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... V.A.S.T. stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, and is the brainchild of Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter and musician Jon Crosby. ...

Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in the Humboldt and Sonoma counties of Northern California. At the age of 13, he was profiled in Guitar Player magazine as a rising young star. He developed a love for classical music after watching the film Amadeus. Then he met a girl named Michelle, and to impress her he learned to play The Beatles' hit Michelle on guitar. This sparked his interest in The Beatles, and in rock music in general. Crosby's other influences include Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. He formed VAST in 1993, at just 16. Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ... Sonoma County is a county located on Californias Pacific coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... A play and film written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, Amadeus is loosely based on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show during their first United States tour, promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Michelle is the title of a love ballad by the Beatles, co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which featured on their Rubber Soul album. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Steve Vai at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Steven Siro Steve Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York, USA), is an American guitarist and composer. ... Joe Satriani at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004 Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York and brought up in Carle Place, New York, USA) is an instrumental rock guitarist. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

When he was twenty years old, one of his demo tapes got around and a bidding war broke out; he then signed with Elektra. Two albums were released there - V.A.S.T. in 1998 and Music For People in 2000. In 2002, however, Jon left the label. 2003 saw him break new ground and release 2 digital download albums, Turquoise 3.x and Crimson 3.x. He then moved on to Carson Daly's 456 Entertainment, where Nude was released in 2004. Elektra Records is a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... Visual Audio Sensory Theater is the debut album by V.A.S.T.. The album mixed samples of Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Saint-Mauer and Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, with an 18-piece orchestra, guitars and electronics. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Music for People is the most successful V.A.S.T. album to date, the only one to make the Billboard chart and have two charting hits from it. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carson Daly (born June 22, 1973) was a popular VJ, noted for MTVs Total Request Live. ... Nude is the third studio album from V.A.S.T., not including the two download albums that its a result of - Crimson and Turquoise. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Crosby is writing a book titled Turquoise and Crimson, about the download albums and the Internet. He has recently started his own record label, 2blossoms. 2blossoms - created by Jon Crosby of VAST. Imprint label on Nude, musicians community, online store, record label, media company. ...