Lon E Plynton
Lon E. Plynton is a Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Recording Artist, Producer, Promoter, Entertainer, Business Owner and Educator.
He teaches music at School One and the Office of Community Youth and Learning in Cumberland. He has been Music Directing and performing with Rites and Reason Theater at Brown University since 1997. A member of RISCA's teaching artists education roster, he is known internationally for his work as bandleader of the Mystic Jammers. He is a professional musician who plays bass and guitar with the RPM Voices of Rhode Island, Lion Eye Music and various ensembles throughout the New England area. Lon also owns Lion Eye Productions on 163 Brook St in Providence Lon is a Brown graduate of 1979 where he studied music composition in the Music and Africana Studies dept.
Fee support for Lon E Plynton may be available to nonprofit organizations through the New England States Touring (NEST) program of the New England Foundation for the Arts. Visit www.nefa.org for more information.
Years of service in music.
Education
Experience.
2008 - Present
School One, Providence, RI
Music Teacher, 2008-present He provides high school students with instrumental, vocal and music training, focusing on ensemble performance. Musical literacy, cultural background and the societal impact of music are integrated throughout our studies.
2013 - present
OCYL Cumberland RI
Lon conducts group guitar and private lessons in voice, piano
and guitar for K - 9 students. 
1990 -present
Rites and Reasons Theatre, Brown University
Music Director. Lon takes on multiple roles and responsibilities
in sound and music production of musical theatre with expertise
in the research to performance method used by the Africana Studies
Department at Brown University. Roles have included music composition,
technical direction, sound recording, accompaniment (piano,
guitar, percussion, voice) lecturing undergraduate musicians,
music direction and acting.
1970-1975
St. Paul's School, Concord NH
1975-1979
Brown University, BA Political Science.
1981-1982
Brown University, Associate Artist Electronic Music
