Bio

Lon describes his sound quite simply as straight-ahead unadulterated rock. His music combines the best of so many rock styles that it cannot be label. Whether it's their lush melodies being driven through mind-numbing distortion, his driving rhythms, or his in-your-face vocals moving your soul, the sound of the best of rock's world. Lon's vocal range and stage performance will change the way you perceive the world and the music you hear. Lon started performing at the young age of five. He developed his vocal skills and taught himself how to play nine instruments. In high school he put together a garage band who was successful in the Miami area playing festivals, venues, and high school functions. After high school Lon formed a new band called Lift the band consisted of four members. Lift performed live shows from Ft. Lauderdale to the Miami area in 2000-2003. Playing venues such as; Churchill's, Billboard Live, James L. Knight Center, to playing backup for Vince Neil at Rumi in South Beach. The band Lift caught the eye of Alan Roth who proposed the ideal of being the bands manager. The band was very successful performing in South Florida region. The band release their first album and sold hundreds of CD's locally. The bands manager landed them their first real break by introducing the band to the legendary Music Producer Desmond Child. Mr. Child like the music and decided to take an interest in the bands development. Desmond Child worked with the band to produce songs on their new album. Desmond Child offered the band a Record contract with Deston Songs. The timing ultimately couldn't be worst the band was experiencing different artistic directions. The band was never signed. Lon tried to savage the band but ultimately the guys all went their separate ways. Lon was introduced to Patrick Dulheimer, bassist from the band Live, who worked with Lon performing on a couple songs. Lon also learned how to produce, mix, and engineer his own songs. . Since going solo, Lon has been scouted by several industry superpowers, including Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst, who said, "your voice is great." This praise helped Lon stay focused and has motivated him to work harder than ever. After taking the last couple of years off he is now searching for the next opportunity as a solo artist. Reviews Miami Herald 1) Alan Roth went back to club promoting, and in August opened Rumi with partners Sean Saladino and Carlos Garcia (the money guy). His connections in the music world have helped him score packed performances at Rumi by Erykah Badu, Wyclef Jean, rock group Live and Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe fame. Those connections also led him to the local band Nickel, now called Lift. ``I had friends in the music business who had called asking if there were any interesting bands in Miami,'' Roth says. ``I went out and heard 30 or 40 bands and then found Lift. It's this hard, alternative rock band with a melodic twist that is very radio-friendly.'' Roth signed on as their manager and hooked them up with Desmond Child, who is scheduled to take them into the studio at the end of May. The first thing Child did was suggest that Fernando Alfonzo the Cuban-Venezuelan lead singer, come up with a new name. He is now called Lon Farron. Rag Magazine 2) Finally, some people have been tuning into a local band whose sound is a hybrid of Creed, Pearl Jam and, say, Counting Crows. Count on the fact that Nickel, whose Tuesday-night sets at Purdy Lounge have certainly been a relief from the cacophony of hollow local gossip, is definitely worth more than a few pennies for your aurally inclined, nocturnal thoughts.