Malone has said "he has great memories of his childhood with his mother being his biggest influence on him with her love of music."

Malone officially started his career as a singer-songwriter, getting involved with the local music scene of the Philadelphia area in the early 1990s.

During this time, the band was sponsored by Coors Light from 1996 to 2000 with billboards on the I-95 and I-76 corridors in the Philadelphia area.

Malone and McWilliams, Los Angeles was released in 2006; it was listed on the Freeform American Roots Chart in June 2007.

Malone released a second solo recording in April 2010, entitled Use This Side and Save My Face, with The Experts, which included Tom Hampton, Avery Coffee, Jim Miades and Tommy Geddes and was engineered by James Stapleford at Chaplin's in Spring City, Pennsylvania.

Malone appeared with Thom Schuyler and Craig Bickhardt for a performance that included original music from all three artists.

Malone appeared at Chaplin's Music Cafe to perform with friends of the late Robert Hazard.

With Malone was Fred DiTomasso, Ken Bernard, Larry Broido, who flew in from Hawaii to be at this event, Tom Hampton, Michael Vernacchio, Rick Bell, and Tommy Geddes, along with Nik Everett, Scott Birney, Jan Ward, and Randy Glinton, who performed "Escalator of Life".

Discussing his journey as a musician, "JD Malone reaches for stars but remembers roots.

Marcus wrote, "Here what you have is a group that takes that extra fraction of time required to enjoy the moment while they're in it, which imbues a song with life.

Malone brings one-of-a-kind 'Do What You Can Do' tour to Maryville", interview by Steve Wildsmith, October 12, 2011.