Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976)[1] is an American musician who is the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot.

Foreman was born in San Bernardino County, California, but his family moved to Massachusetts and Virginia Beach during his childhood.

After several years, Foreman and his family moved back to Southern California, this time settling in Encinitas.

"[8] Foreman's father, Mark, served as the senior pastor of North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, California.

Bach, Ronny Jordan, Miles Davis, Keith Green, Nirvana, Johnny Cash,[5] Bob Dylan,[5] and Led Zeppelin as some of his musical influences.

[17] Foreman has also contributed to the books The Art of Being[18] and New Way to be Human,[19] the latter written by producer Charlie Peacock In 2006, Foreman and Nickel Creek member Sean Watkins started collaborating on a duo project originally called "The Real SeanJon", which was later renamed "Fiction Family".

[23] In 2015, Foreman released the EPs Sunlight, Shadows, Darkness and Dawn, which contain 25 songs; one for each hour of the day with one extra.

[28] Foreman's songwriting tends to be very dynamic, and he often employs a wide range of different instrumentation, including, but not limited to: guitar, violin, cello, trumpet, mandolin, sitar, flute, saxophone, clarinet, synthesizer, piano, miscellaneous percussion, and harmonica.

Foreman has always aimed to use interesting instrumentation when writing for Switchfoot, mostly on some of the band's first albums such as The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe.