Jon Lelesi was born in New Jersey and started playing drums at the age of 16. After playing in a Pop Punk band for a few years, he ended up moving to Florida. Trying to get a few projects off the ground and failing, he decided to switch it up and started playing bass for Catcher and The Rye. Three years and countless shows with the band later, He decided it was time to part ways and go back to his first musical love, currently holding it down behind the drum kit in the band Goonlord.