Jonathan Michael Howard (born April 27, 1985 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He was the lead guitarist for the rock band Dizmas from 2003 to 2009, leaving after they went on hiatus and becoming a guitarist for the band Stellar Kart. He left Stellar Kart in 2010 and served as a touring rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for Paramore until 2016. Jon’s brother, Joey, joined Paramore as touring bassist in 2016. In 2018, Jon co-founded the location scouting company Avvay.