Jonas started playing the guitar 1983, inspired by guitarplayers like
Ace Frehley, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore.
A year after Jonas started playing guitar, Jonas put his first band together and played
live at some schools and even some backyard partys. (Jonas have since then done hundred of live gigs all over Sweden)
Summer of 1985 changed Jonas playing totally when he heard Yngwie J Malmsteen for the
first time. Jonas also discovered jazz/rock guitarplayer Al Di Meola that summer. This
lead to an almost obsessive guitar practicing period since Jonas wanted to take his
guitarplaying to a higher level.
In 1987, Jonas was in the biggest rock band competition ever held in Sweden, playing live
in front of 2500 people with his band Calilio. A year later his band signed a record deal
which resulted in a single that sold well over all of Europe.
By the end of 1991, Jonas disolved his band and started to work on more progressive songs,
during 1991 Jonas also recorded a 8 song instrumental demo which sold almost 2000 copies
world wide.
In 1993 Jonas put together the band he still have today, Treasure Land. http://www.treasureland.nu
In April 1996 Treasure Land signed a world wide record deal with German label Modern
Music. Two cds later (Questions released 1997 and Gateway released 1998) Treasure Land
parted ways with the label.
Treasure Land also participated in two tribute cds: "Power from the north - Sweden rocks the
world" 1999 and "A guitar odyssey A tribute to Yngwie J Malmsteen" 2000
Treasure Land is currently writing songs for a 3rd CD after some years of doing other
music stuff. Jonas will also release an instrumental CD 2007.
Jonas have also written 3 books about Guitar technique written for the Swedish market.
There will also be 3 instructional dvds. Jonas is currently teaching 35-40 students a
week, both privately and online.
At the moment, Jonas have students from USA, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Canada and
Sweden.
Previous recordings
1986 - Countless demos
1988 - Calilio - Lips (single)
1991 - Hornqvist project
1995 - Rockslaget
1997 - Treasure Land "Questions"
1998 - Treasure Land "Gateway"
1999 - Tribute to Yngwie Malmsteen
2000 - Tribute to Swedish hardrock
2005 - Treasure Land demo. This one was never really sent out.
2007 - Treasure Land demo
Anything new in your life? Please feel free to tell me about it because I'm very interested in everything you are doing.
In one hour I'll go to the beach, we have wonderful sunshine today and that isn't very often this summer so I have to leave everything and use the time for lying in the sand.
"The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Back with a Vengeance", which is currently being recorded and mixed by Ken Orth at Alpine Sound in Mesa, Arizona. Written by Neil Turbin and Steve McKnight, it features the "kick-ass guitars" of Jonas Hornqvist of the Swedish viking power metal band TREASURE LAND."
Hey Bro., haven't stopped by in a while and just wanted to say that from what i have heard so far of that Tower of Stone project that you were involved with sounds fantastic!
Still really looking forward to the new Treasure Land and that all instrumental Solo disc of yours!
Hi Jonas, many thanks for the add, and your support to spread the word of the Jason Becker Charity ! Would you consider making the Jason Becker Charity one of your ‘top friends’ on your MySpace page, so the word gets out to as many people as possible ? With your help we can definitely collect big donations for Jason. Stay cool ! Ron
hey jonas how is it going hope u r keeping it kick ass greetings from chile Abstract Symphony neoclassical power metal http://www.myspace.com/abstractsymphonyband
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