Jonathan Gallivan

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|01|29}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| genre = {{flatlist|

• Indie Folk
• Indie Rock
• Chamber Pop
• Folktronica
• Electronica

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| occupation = Musician, producer, multimedia developer

| instrument = Guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, cello, omnichord, mellotron

| years_active = 1995–present

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• Unfound Music
• Random Sound Recordings

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| associated_acts = {{unbulleted list| Moist | David Usher | The Crystal Method | Roger Mooking | The Clear }}

| website = {{URL|https://jonathangallivan.com}}

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Jonathan Gallivan (born and living in Toronto, Ontario) is a producer, musician, and lead software developer for [https://www.reimagine.ai Reimagine AI] in Montréal.

He co-founded the band My Brilliant Beast with Byron Kent Wong and Julia Galios in 1993.{{Cite web|date=2019-03-14|title=M|url=https://canpopencyclopedia.home.blog/m/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia|language=en}} For 1995, My Brilliant Beast's song “Fall Away” ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyjEROJuwiw video]), from their self-titled EP, was a Top 30 hit on Canadian radio and featured in an episode of the hit TV show Melrose Place.{{Cite web|date=1995-09-14|title=Humber Et Cetera – V03 N01 (Page 22)|url=https://archives.humber.ca/uploads/r/humber-college-archives/0/6/e/06edd53b71b073da92ed4d25f901558c1f3a3578803e949c7724ea3a4634fb8a/ETC_v03_n01.pdf|website=The Humber College Archives|language=en}}

He joined Random Media Core Inc. in 1993, a Canadian company dedicated to music, design, marketing, and new media.{{cn|date=August 2021}} At the company, Gallivan developed the original "welcome" page for the launching of the Sympatico ISP, as well as the original website for TV Guide in Canada.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

File:Jonathan-Gallivan-live.jpgIn 2005, Gallivan composed the songs Blunt Like Solid (recorded by Dubtractive) and I Want You To Love Me (But You Just Let Me Go) (recorded by Jonny Gee Rogers) for Clement Virgo's film Lie With Me. He also co-wrote the song The Figure It Ate (recorded by Pong Console) with Byron Kent Wong, the film's composer, who was nominated for a Genie Award for the score.{{Cite web |title=CREW |url=https://www.withwonderfilm.com/crew |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=With Wonder Film |language=en}}

Gallivan produced, recorded and engineered four albums for David Usher’s solo career, "Strange Birds", "Wake Up And Say Goodbye", "The Mile End Sessions", and "Songs from the Last Day on Earth".

Gallivan joined the band Moist as guitarist and background vocalist for their record Glory Under Dangerous Skies, which was released in September 2014.{{Cite web|title=Moist – The Vogue|url=https://thevogue.com/artists/moist/|access-date=2021-08-19|language=en}} The follow-up End of the Ocean was released on January 14, 2022 during the height of the pandemic, and features his signature Gretsch Country Classic guitar and background vocals.

In 2021, Gallivan teamed up with Reimagine AI,{{Cite web|date=2021-08-30|title=Jonathan Gallivan|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathangallivan|access-date=2021-08-30|website=LinkedIn|language=en}} an artificial intelligence creative studio specializing in creating AI-powered virtual beings and cutting-edge virtual being technology.

Since September of 2023, Gallivan has been releasing a series of acoustic/atmospheric singles, available on his [https://jonathangallivan.com official website]. The latest release is a song called “Programs” ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkssIUbi95Y lyric video]) released on New Year's Day 2025.