By Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY
Instead of referring to Nick Jonas as the “serious one,” maybe Jonas Brothers fans should start calling him the “workaholic one.”

In the spring, while his older brothers vacationed, the trio’s youngest member went to Nashville and recorded a solo album.

Nick Jonas & the Administration, which features former members of Prince’s New Power Generation, will release their album, Who I Am, on Feb. 2. The group will make its live debut performing a single of the same name on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! special Dec. 2 on CBS.

“I had written five or six songs that were on my heart, things that were just pouring out of me with this new and exciting sound,” says Jonas, 17. “They weren’t necessarily right for the Jonas Brothers, but I thought they could be perfect for something else.”

Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields, who also played bass. Additional members of the Administration include drummer Michael Bland and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella, both of whom played in the New Power Generation. Guitarist David Ryan Harris played on the album, but a third former NPG member, Sonny Thompson, will replace him for live shows.

Jonas describes the sound as “Heart & Soul.” “It’s a cross between my roots in R&B and soul with a kind of rock/pop music behind it,” he says.

“We would set up in individual booths and play simultaneously,” Jonas says. “There are very few overdubs on the record. Some songs are full live. It has a raw, late-’60s/early-’70s rock/soul sound.”

Drummer Bland calls the solo material “more rootsy” than a Jonas Brothers album. “It’s a very organic record,” he says. “We weren’t really thinking about format or whether a song was going to sound like a hit or not.”

The name of the band, as well as song titles such as The Rose Garden, Olive & An Arrow, Conspiracy Theory and State of Emergency, plays off of Jonas’ much-publicized fascination with the presidency.

World War III, from the most recent Jonas Brothers album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, initially was intended as an Administration song. Who I Am includes a remake of the Jonas Brothers hit Tonight.

When word of the side project surfaced a few weeks ago, breakup rumors followed.

“It’s kind of funny when you hear the breakup talk and you’re gearing up to have a really busy year,” Nick says.

Both of his brothers support the project: “Nick has made such a fantastic record, and we are so proud of him,” says Kevin.

“We can’t wait to check out his live show,” adds Joe.

Nick plans an Administration tour in early 2010 before the next season of Disney Channel’s JONAS begins production. Those concerts, yet to be announced, might also include some familiar material.

“We’re going to play the record and a couple of covers, songs that we all like and want to play live,” he says.

“I’ve thought that I would play some of the songs that I’ve written for the Jonas Brothers, things that are personal to me.”

Source: USA Today

I have added 3 new ones!

This is the newest JONAS Fan Van!

Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas will kiss…in the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock 2.

Jemi fans who have been waiting for a real-life pairing will just have to hold out.

According to Disney Dreaming, Nick Jonas will also have a love interest in Camp Rock 2–Chloe Bridges, a good friend of Demi Lovato. There is no word on a love interest for Kevin, though given that he is happily engaged, I wouldn’t worry about him.

Will you be watching Camp Rock 2? And are you looking forward to seeing Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas kiss on camera?

Source: The Examiner

Hello from Europe!

My brothers and I are currently enjoying the great city of Antwerp in Belgium. This month’s photo is from a shopping trip in Italy. We have been able to experience a lot of the cities that we are in this time and are having so much fun.

This month we had to do something we have never done before, postpone a show due to illness. Unfortunately, I was under the weather and wasn’t able to perform but am feeling much better. Thank you all very much for your well wishes. I am back in action and we have had a few shows since.

It is hard to believe it is November already. This year has flown by. It is important to remember this month is Diabetes Awareness Month and November 14th is World Diabetes Day. Just in time for Diabetes Awareness Month, Bayer announced the launch of the CONTOUR® USB meter, which is available online now. I just got mine and really like it. I love to get high tech gadgets when they come out and this one has really helped me to manage my diabetes. It has a USB port which plugs directly into a computer so you can upload your monitoring results and track patterns in your blood glucose levels. I think its technology will make monitoring and logging an easier process for me while I’m on tour and it will be a more simple way to share the information with my doctor.

Last month we chose the winners for the Express Your Simple Win Contest – As part of their prize, the winners were honored at the JDRF New York 37th Annual Promise Ball Gala on November 14th where their achievements were recognized by the diabetes community. I look forward to meeting them when we return from tour. And thank you again to everyone that entered the contest, choosing the winner was not an easy task.

My Simple Win: Touring the world, seeing the sights, learning new cultures and meeting all our great fans!

-Nick

Source: Nick’s Simple Wins

Jonas Brothers pose with a fan before hopping onto a boat for a ride across the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany on Sunday afternoon (November 15).

One fan writes to us about her recent JoBros concert in Antwerp, saying, “When JB came on it was AMAZING everybody was screaming the whole concert there was not one second that we were quiet. Joe was exited too he wore a sailor head and a cowboy hat, he also picked up a pillow in the shape of a heart and he was running around the stage with the pillow on his face. He also put a Nick mask on and stood next to nick while singing.

“Joe also said we had the best waffles and that they wrote a song about it they started to sing I gotta go find you but instead of ‘I need to find you,’ he said ‘I need a waffle.’ During ‘Video Girl’ he took someone’s camera. Kevin was running around the stage with his guitar pretty hyper too he rocked at one point a group girls yelled ‘WE love you Kevin‘ but I don’t think people heard it. It was an amazing show I will never forget it.”

Source: Just Jared Jr.

I have just added the cover of the single called “Who I Am” and maybe also the album cover from Nick Jonas & The Administration. The release date of the song will be on December 3, 2009. You can hear a preview of Who I Am on Amazon here. Who’s excited?

Monday, November 16, 2009
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