[1][2] In 2010 his ninth album, American Heroes #3, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best Music for Children" category.
[7] During the years immediately following college, he performed regularly in the ski resort of Killington, Vermont; in Estes Park, Colorado; and in Lake Placid, New York.
An active member of the Religious Society of Friends, known as Quakers, he resides in Bryn Gweled, an intentional community outside Philadelphia, dedicated to championing compassionate and responsible shared living.
Sprout’s plug-in hybrid car and energy- efficient home and studio are powered by solar panels, enabling him to live and travel virtually off the utility and electric grid.
In 1991, Sprout utilized his degree in psychology, releasing another album, Kid Power, created to boost children’s self-esteem.
Sprout wrote a tribute to John Muir because he co-wrote a song about him that appears on his Grammy nominated American Heroes #3 CD.
Force For Good’s songs and films address important issues, including sensible gun control, immigration reform, climate change, renewable energy, hunger, homelessness, and racial and gender equality.
[20] Kathy Parsons from Mainly Piano conducted a wonderful interview with Jonathan about Force For Good Music and his career.