Jon Levine

Jon Levine is a Canadian producer, songwriter, and former keyboardist and songwriter for The Philosopher Kings. He has written and produced songs for artists such as Rachel Platten, Nelly Furtado, Andy Grammer, Jelleestone, Cher Lloyd, T-Boz, K'Naan, Bono, Selena Gomez, Bebe Rexha,Chris Rene, and Anjulie.

Biography

Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Levine began playing many instruments at an early age, touring as a drummer with local bands before focusing on piano and songwriting. He studied jazz piano at the University of Toronto, where he met some of the musicians that would make up The Philosopher Kings. The band was quickly signed to Sony Music Canada. Along with playing piano in the band, Levine wrote and co-produced most of the material on their certified gold, self-titled debut album, which landed the band a Juno Award for Best New Artist. The album was also picked up by Columbia Records for release in the United States, where “Charms” became a Top 40 hit. The band’s second album, Famous, Rich and Beautiful, was certified platinum.

Jon Levine (tennis)

Jon Levine (born September 29, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Career

Levine played collegiate tennis with the University of Texas and was an All-American in 1983. He also made the round of 16 at the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships that year, with wins over Paul Annacone and Harold Solomon and the third round of the US Open, beating Victor Amaya and Peter Fleming, before a loss to Ivan Lendl.

He lost to Michiel Schapers in the first round of the 1987 Australian Open and was beaten by Jason Stoltenberg in the opening round of the 1988 Australian Open.

Levine made the semi-finals of the doubles event at Cleveland in 1985, the 1987 Heineken Open, the 1987 Seoul Open and Los Angeles in 1988.

In 1988, Levine was a men's doubles quarter-finalist at both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. His partner in each tournament was Eric Korita.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

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