Jon Eric was born Jonathan Eric Porobil in New Orleans on November 22, 1985. He started Songfighting in May of 2003, with the "So Aggravating" fight. He was, at the time, seventeen years old, and a high school Junior. He then proceeded to enter fights for twenty-five consecutive weeks, intentionally stopping just short of tying with Octothorpe's famous record for consecutive entries (though it should be noted that Octothorpe registered twenty-six consecutive entries under the same name, and Jon Eric used numerous other names).

Jon Eric has always been regarded by the Songfight community at large as poor to mediocre in quality. His first few songs were recorded with one-take computer recording software and a stick microphone, but he soon upgraded to multitrack recording software. He plays piano, guitar, and harmonica; except for the rare occasions he's worked with real drummers, the drum sounds in his songs are always either loops or, more often, manually played on his Casio keyboard. The same holds true with bass guitar.

In the Spring of 2004, Jon Eric was assigned by Covermaster JBB to record a cover of "So Aggravating" by The Idiot Kings, a project he never completed. That August, he completed a collaborative Songfight double-entry with Johnny Cashpoint, and, while staying active on the boards, did not complete a Songfight entry for six months, and then again for another eighteen months.

He returned from his extended absence to fight in the "Stairway to the Moon" fight in May 2006, which recieved basically the same sort of criticism to which Jon was always suspect. As of late June 2006, he still has yet to complete his Idiot Kings cover, a fact for which he is still prone to occasional hazing, and his ban from Coverfight is presumed permanent. He currently resides in Gambier, OH.

A list of all assumed names used or bands worked with:

Jon Eric

Jo Neric (in honor of Blue Lang, for the title "The Blue Signal")

The Finches (with lyrics written by Feldspar, for the title "So Long, Atticus")

Silver Rush (A band with a high school friend, for the titles "Sunny Again" and "Need Stilts")

Big Mistake (used twice when entering two solo songs in the same fight: once for "A Variation on Two," and once for "Bad Attraction")

Coma (collaboration with Evermind for the title "Gonna Be Your Man")

Jon Eric and the Accidents (solo recording with a fake live band for the title "Unless I Change My Mind" Optional challenge: live recording)

IRC All Stars (contributed keyboards for the song "Need Stilts")

Biggie Shite and the Songfight Youth Choir (Songfight "boy band" with Drew Tetz, Marcus Kellis, Intense, Evermind, and produced by Jack Shite for the title "Need Stilts." Jon sang lead vocals, wrote the lyrics, and played keyboards)

The Frontalittle Squad (staple member for too many fights to list here. Along with Glenn Case, Jon is one of two members never to sit out a Frontalittle Squad song)

MC Baccarat (name for solo rap entries)

Sven Mullet feat. Jon Eric ("Thunder Storm")

Shasta (lyrics written by Soda, for the title "Field Day")

Jon of New Orleans (with significant help from Jim of Seattle, for the title "Brown Boxes")

Chewbacca Bra (lyrics by Drew Tetz, keyboards by Ken, vocals by Jon, for three titles: "Martians are Going to Eat Us," "Back to Brazil," and "Dinga Da Donga")

Lonbobby and MC Baccarat (one-time collaboration for the "Goodbye Monster" fight)

KC and the Sunshine Boys (Soda's lyrics, Jon's guitar and vocals, Jack Shite on everything else, for the title "Back to Brazil")

W-2 and the Temps (wrote lyrics for unposted "I Want to Get Better" entry)

Youth (one of three concurrent Suave Noise Youth entries, this one for the title "Hold This For Me." Jon wrote and sang the song, Starfinger did just about everything else)

Pun in Tend (collaboration with Freudian Slip for the title "Gallows Hill")

Complete list of Jon Eric-involved Songfight Songs:

Jon Eric - So Aggravating

Jon Eric - Red Flag

Jon Eric - Too Goth to Rock (first use of keyboard; used optional challenge: incorporate a key change)

Jo Neric - The Blue Signal (first use of electric guitar)

Jon Eric - Level Best (first use of multitrack recording and Casio drums)

Jon Eric - Birthdays and Breakups (mixed by Blue Lang)

The Finches - So Long, Atticus (lyrics by Feldpsar, everything else by Jon; FOURTH PLACE)

Silver Rush - Sunny Again (lyrics, piano, drums, and half the vocals by Jon; the rest by Intense; WINNER, but only by friend-flood)

Big Mistake - A Variation on Two

Jon Eric - A Variation on Two

Coma - Gonna Be Your Man (Evermind played guitar and bass; Jon wrote the lyrics, sang them, and added a synth bongo track)

Jon Eric - Mumbo Jumbo

Jon Eric and the Accidents - Unless I Change My Mind (used fake live band for optional challenge: live recording)

Big Mistake - Bad Attraction

Jon Eric - Bad Attraction

Biggie Shite and the Songfight Youth Choir - Need Stilts (wrote lyrics, sang lead, and played keyboards for "Songfight Boy Band")

IRC All Stars - Need Stilts (played keyboard)

Silver Rush - Need Stilts (wrote lyrics, played keyboard, played lead guitar, sang lead vocals)

Jon Eric - What We Need More of Is Science (ignored optional challange: ACHEWOOD)

MC Baccarat - Space Cadet

The Frontalittle Squad - Space Cadet

Jon Eric - Accelerator (drums by Ken)

The Frontalittle Squad - Accelerator

Sven Mullet feat. Jon Eric - Thunder Storm (sang vocals)

The Frontalittle Squad - Step Up

MC Baccarat - Step Up (sampled Billy Joel's "Zanzibar," features the voice of Jon's brother Harry)

Jon Eric - Happy Machine Ankle

The Frontalittle Squad - Happy Machine Ankle (rapped first verse and wrote chorus)

Jon Eric - Bullseye Girl

Shasta - Field Day

Jon Eric - Stand in the Circle (concurrent with FAL's "Foam Rubber")

The Frontalittle Squad - Foam Rubber (concurrent with Jon Eric's "Stand the in the Circle"; Jon rapped the first verse and mixed)

Jon Eric - Driving

The Frontalittle Squad - Toronto Star

Jon Eric - Violet Wants it Her Way (Jon wrote the song, played Casio bass and Casio drums, and sang the verses. Glenn Case submitted five-part harmony with himself for the chorus, and the lead guitar was played by Sven Mullet. This was the last song in the 25-consecutive week streak)

Jon Eric - Please Don't Call Me Ken (not submitted to Songfight; hell, not even started until several days after the deadline)

Jon Eric - House in my Head (drums by Eddiebangs)

The Frontalittle Squad - Merry Christmas (Jon rapped the first and last verses, as well as wrote the chorus; WINNER)

Jon Eric - Race to Seven (lyrics by King Arthur; TIE FOR SECOND PLACE; highest number of votes Jon has ever recieved on a solo project without rapping)

Chewbacca Bra - Martians are Going to Eat Us (Jon sang and mixed)

The Frontalittle Squad -Martians are Going to Eat Us

Jon of New Orleans - Brown Boxes (Jon wrote it, sang it, and arranged the drum loops; Jim of Seattle did everything else, including making some chord changes)

The Frontalittle Squad - Goodbye Monster (WINNER)*

Jon Eric - Goodbye Monster (lyrics written by Drew Tetz for sonofsupercar)*

Lonbobby and MC Baccarat - Goodbye Monster (THIRD PLACE)*

Chewbacca Bra - Back from Brazil (lyrics by Drew Tetz, instrumentation by Ken, vocals and mix by Jon)*

KC and the Sunshine Boys - Back from Brazil (lyrics by Soda, guitar and vocals by Jon, everything else by Jack Shite)*

Jon Eric - Brother in Law (with a percussive tone sampled from Josh Joplin Group - "Here I Am")

The Frontalittle Squad - Zombie Son (WINNER)

Chewbacca Bra - Dinga Da Donga (Drew Tetz wrote lyrics, Ken provided instrumental track, Jon sang and mixed)

(Suave Noise) Youth - Hold This For Me (title originally suggested by Jon; Jon wrote, played rhythm guitar, and sang; Starfinger did everything else)

Jon Eric - Say the Word (features the voices of Freudian Slip and Jon's brother Harry)

MC Baccarat - WTF (sampled TV on the Radio's "Poppy" and They Might Be Giants' "Spines," as well as brief samples from every previous Frontalittle Squad song; SECOND PLACE; with 15 votes, the most votes Jon has ever recieved on a solo project)

The Frontalittle Squad - Chainsaw (WINNER)

Johnny Cashpoint - Can't Take Our Love Away (written by Jon, who submitted a rough cut to J$ to "cover"; concurrent with Jon's "I'm with Steve Now")

Jon Eric - I'm with Steve Now (written by Johnny Cashpoint, who submitted a rough cut to Jon to "cover"; concurrent with Johnny Cashpoint's "Can't Take Our Love Away")

The Frontalittle Squad - Ninja Gang (WINNER)

Pun In Tend - Gallows Hill (lyrics written and sung by Freudian Slip; Jon added Casio drums, piano, and a plethora of royalty-free samples)

The Frontalittle Squad - Jalopy (WINNER; featuring Tycho from Penny Aracade)

The Fronatlittle Squad - Saving Throw

Jon Eric - Stairway to the Moon

Jon Eric - What a Horrible Thing to Say (TIE FOR SECOND PLACE)

*All five of the entries with asterisks were submitted in the same week, prompting lots of flaming on the boards, including and especially from one of Jon's collaborative partners, Jack Shite. When Lonbobby and MC Baccarat's "Goodbye Monster" won third place, fightmasters dubbed Jon "MC Enteralot" in the commentary at the end of the week.