JON ANDREW FRANKLIN
Stories shared through strings, loops, and voice.
A violin-looping storyteller performing original music for concerts, private events, and unforgettable gatherings↓
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Jon Andrew Franklin violin-looping artist known for building songs live—layer by layer—using violin, voice, and rhythm. His performances blend storytelling with dynamic looping, inviting audiences into moments that feel both deeply personal and joyfully shared.Jon creates original music that lives somewhere between folk, pop, and cinematic soundscapes, shaped by years of performing for diverse audiences—from quiet living rooms to stadiums. His work centers on connection, presence, and the courage to be seen, often weaving narrative and humor into the music itself.
Jon is also the founder and a core member of the Americana folk-pop trio Streetlight Cadence that began in Hawaiʻi in 2009, since recognized with multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards and an Emmy nomination.
Additionally, Jon collaborates with dancer and performer Stephanie Yamamoto in the duo project Stanklin, where live-looped music and movement intersect to create playful, high-energy, and emotionally resonant performances.
Blending live-looped violin, original songwriting, and intimate storytelling, Frames is a one-man theatrical experience that invites audiences into the defining moments that shape a life — heartfelt, cinematic, and deeply human.
Whether performing solo or with friends, Jon brings a rare combination of technical mastery, warmth, and authenticity to the stage. His work is especially well-suited for concerts, weddings, and events seeking something heartfelt, memorable, and alive in the moment.
What Is STANKLIN?Stanklin is a live music and partner-dance experience created by Jon Andrew Franklin and Stephanie Yamamoto—two extreme extroverts on a shared mission: to turn strangers into friends and rooms into living, breathing dance floors.At its heart, Stanklin blends live-looped music, partner dancing, and storytelling into an immersive, joy-forward experience designed for dancers and non-dancers alike. Some people come to move. Some come to watch. Most end up doing both.Meet the Artists:Jon Andrew FranklinFounder of the Emmy-nominated band Streetlight Cadence, Jon has spent over 15 years captivating audiences with story-driven songwriting and electrifying violin performances. A street performer at heart, he’s transformed his solo work into a dynamic live-looping experience—well known to anyone to the Seattle and Hawaii music scene. His music blends folk, pop, and cinematic storytelling, creating performances that invite both deep listening and full-body movement.Stephanie YamamotoA lifelong performer in the Japanese taiko drumming community and a partner dancer for 15 years, Stephanie fell in love with playing live music for dancers in 2018. She’s known for her infectious personality, rhythmic intuition, playful humor, and a rare ability to guide a room into collective flow—whether that means laughter, bliss, or losing track of time on the dance floor.Stanklin is about presence, play, and connection—creating spaces where people feel invited to show up as they are, move how they move, and leave feeling more human than when they arrived.
FRAMES
FRAMES
A One-Man Show by Jon Andrew Franklin
What if the moments that shaped you were never really in the past?In Frames, Seattle-based singer-songwriter and violinist Jon Andrew Franklin invites audiences into an intimate evening of storytelling and original music that travels across the defining snapshots of a life — childhood wonder, artistic ambition, friendship, heartbreak, grief, love, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again.Blending evocative narrative with cinematic live-looped violin, folk-inspired songwriting, and moments of raw honesty, Frames explores the invisible experiences that shape who we become. Through songs and stories gathered across years of touring, loss, reinvention, and human connection, Jon asks audiences to reflect on the people, risks, and turning points that continue to echo through our lives long after the moment has passed.At its heart, Frames is about what it means to truly see one another.It is a show about memory.
About identity.
About the stories we inherit — and the ones we choose to tell.Because the most powerful moments in our lives aren’t simply remembered.They’re framed.Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026Frames will make its international debut at the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe from August 10–16, 2026 at C venues.Edinburgh Teaser PerformanceBefore opening week, Jon will perform a special free 30-minute teaser set for Frames in Edinburgh:Friday, August 7, 2026
10:00 PM – 10:30 PMBetty's Piano Lounge
(Downstairs at Betty’s)Phone: +44 7946 424 489An intimate preview featuring songs, stories, and selections from the full Fringe production.
Jon AFThose are my initials.
But they also mean something else to me.Jon AF.
As in: the most unapologetically me version of myself I can possibly be.This page exists outside the polished bio, outside the press photos, outside the industry version of who I’m supposed to be. This is the part where I talk about the things that actually shape me: surfing, board sports, songwriting, storytelling, long conversations, late-night realizations, human connection, grief, wonder, obsession, risk, freedom, and the strange miracle of being alive at all.At my core, I think I’ve spent most of my life trying to answer one question:“Am I alone in feeling this way?”For a long time, I genuinely didn’t know.I often felt isolated inside my own head — unsure whether my emotions, the way I experienced the world, or the things that mattered deeply to me were shared by anyone else. Songwriting became the first place I started testing that vulnerability. Then storytelling. Then conversations after shows. Then slowly… everyday life.What I discovered surprised me.The more honest I became, the more connected I felt.
The more willing I was to risk rejection, the less alone I became.
The more I removed the mask, the more beautiful life started to feel.Somewhere along the way, a friend pointed out that my initials are “AF.” We laughed about it at first, but the phrase stuck in my mind. Eventually it became something bigger — almost a reminder to myself.Why spend life trying to be digestible, guarded, or cool?
Why not become the most fully realized version of yourself possible?So this page is exactly that.The things I obsess over.
The things that inspire me.
The things that make me feel alive.Ocean swells.
Tiny moments of human honesty.
Songs that crack people open.
The feeling of flying across water.
Stories told around campfires and backstage hallways.
The ache of missing people.
The joy of finding them again.I don’t really want to build a career that separates me from people. I want to build one that brings us closer together.So yes — my name is Jon Andrew Franklin.But you can call me Jon AF.
Because I’m done trying to be anything less.