Editing Jonathan Davis (section)

==Career==
===Early career===
Davis formed his first group with other members in a mysterious formation called Buck Naked,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=22}} of which only two songs were recorded on demo tapes and distributed to his friends in High School;{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=22}} including New Wave-oriented song "What I Have Done", and a love song "Come With Me".{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=22}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kornmemorabilia.ua-cam.com/|title=High School demo|website=UA-cam.|date=January 10, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200331132258/https://kornmemorabilia.ua-cam.com/|archive-date=March 31, 2020|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> Davis, who worked by day in a mortuary,{{sfn|Buckley|Ellingham|2003|p=565}} got free haircuts at a college where guitarist [[Ryan Shuck]] was a student.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=36}} Davis agreed to join Shuck's group called Sexart, which was formed in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Cultivation-92/release/3037043|title=Performer Sex Art Is, Vocals – Jonathan Davis, Ty Elam|website=Discogs.|date=July 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707210747/http://www.discogs.com/Various-Cultivation-92/release/3037043|archive-date=July 7, 2014|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> Davis described the experience, "I had no clue what I was doing, I didn't know what the hell to do with my voice".{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=36}}

Early in 1993, ex-band members of [[L.A.P.D. (band)|L.A.P.D.]] who had started a new group named Creep,{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=45}} noticed Davis at The John Bryant club in [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]],{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=49}} and were overwhelmed by his performance with [[Sexart]].{{Sfn|Furman|2000|p=37}} Davis, who was already a friend of [[Reginald Arvizu]]'s, was reluctant to join Creep, although he was flattered by the obstinacy of the musicians to integrate him into the group.{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=50}} Nevertheless, he only made the decision to audition with Creep after meeting the psychic who told him that it would be beneficial for him to leave Bakersfield, move to Los Angeles and join them.{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=50}}<ref name="IHEART2017"/> Davis left Sexart in his early 20s after a convincing rehearsal with the four Creep members; he commented: "I was a little torn, because I was doing Sexart at the time, and that was my band. But I wanted to go and see what it was all about, and from the first note I was hooked. It just all clicked."{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=51}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/serenity-and-suffering-confronting-korns-dark-past|title=Korn's dark past|author=MÖRAT|website=Metal Hammer.|date=December 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200326181439/https://www.loudersound.com/features/serenity-and-suffering-confronting-korns-dark-past|archive-date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> Enticed by the prospect of a musical career, Davis resigned from his employment at Bakersfield judicial police, and moved to L.A. with his girlfriend to live with [[David Silveria]] and [[Brian Welch]] in the same house in [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]].{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=51}} Davis proposed the idea of naming the band as 'Corn'—the spelling would be renamed right after as 'KoЯn'—in reference to the horror film ''[[Children of the Corn (1984 film)|Children of the Corn]]'' and a sexually explicit story from his gay friend.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=43}}{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=55}}{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=52}}

===Korn===
{{main|KoЯn}}
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===Solo career===
[[File:Jonathan Davis1.JPG|thumb|Davis and the SFA performing at [[Pinkpop festival]] in [[Netherlands]] in 2008]]
Davis first began working on a solo album in 2007,<ref name="SPIRIT">{{cite web|url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/fr/band/Jonathan_Davis_And_The_Simply_Fucking_Amazings|title=Jonathan Davis And The SFA, 2007—2014|website=Spirit of Metal.|date=December 1, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322130713/https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/fr/band/Jonathan_Davis_And_The_Simply_Fucking_Amazings|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> forming the group [[Jonathan Davis and the SFA]] (Simply Fucking Amazings). Although he released two live albums with the group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/videos/jonathan-davis-and-the-sfa-korn-singer-goes-solo-on-new-cd-dvd|title=Jonathan Davis And The SFA|website=BraveWords.|date=August 31, 2011|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322124325/http://bravewords.com/videos/jonathan-davis-and-the-sfa-korn-singer-goes-solo-on-new-cd-dvd|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jonathan-davis-mn0000263782/biography|title=Artist Biography by Neil Z. Yeung|last=Neil.Z|first=Yeung|website=AllMusic.|date=December 1, 2016|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322124657/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jonathan-davis-mn0000263782/biography|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> no studio albums were completed and the band disbanded in 2014<ref name="SPIRIT"/> after the death of guitarist [[Shane Gibson (musician)|Shane Gibson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/former-korn-touring-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies/|title=Former Korn touring guitarist Shane Gibson dies|website=Loudwire.|date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140415213107/http://loudwire.com/former-korn-touring-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies/|archive-date=April 15, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a565535/korn-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies-aged-35/|title=Guitarist Shane Gibson dies, aged 35|last=Eames|first=Tom|website=Digital Spy.|date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322132451/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a565535/korn-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies-aged-35/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>

In December 2017, Davis began announcing solo tour dates and festival appearances and the launch of his solo album planned for 2018,<ref name="LS2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/korns-jonathan-davis-to-launch-2018-solo-album|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis to launch 2018 solo album|last=Munro|first=Scott|website=Louder Sound.|date=December 22, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322141433/https://www.loudersound.com/news/korns-jonathan-davis-to-launch-2018-solo-album|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://audioinkradio.com/2017/12/korn-jonathan-david-solo-album-2018/|title=Jonathan Davids to Release a Solo Album in 2018|last=Erickson|first=Anne|website=Audio Ink Radio.|date=December 27, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322141116/http://audioinkradio.com/2017/12/korn-jonathan-david-solo-album-2018/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> which would mark Davis's first billed simply as ''Jonathan Davis''.<ref name="LS2017"/> He said of the album in a 2017 ''[[Louder Sound]]'' interview: "It's the Jonathan Davis And The SFA record, but JD SFA is no longer. Unfortunately, since Shane Gibson passed, that band's done and it can't be recreated. So this is J.D. right now."<ref name="LS2017"/>

In January 2018, Davis released his first solo single, "[[What It Is (Jonathan Davis song)|What It Is]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-jonathan-davis-new-solo-single-what-it-is-video-2229177|title=Jonathan Davis' new solo single 'What It Is'|last=Moore|first=Sam|website=NME|date=January 26, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322142617/https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-jonathan-davis-new-solo-single-what-it-is-video-2229177|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> On January 26, 2018, he released the music video for "What It Is", while the single was included on the movie's soundtrack for ''[[American Satan]]''.<ref name="BBM2018-01-26">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Korn Frontman Releases Music Video For 'What It Is' Solo Single |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-releases-music-video-for-what-it-is-solo-single/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth|date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201122132703/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-releases-music-video-for-what-it-is-solo-single/|archive-date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> At that time, Davis said he was "a big fan" of science fiction movies such as ''[[Blade Runner]]'' and ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'', and noted being an admirer of [[Vangelis]].<ref name="BBM2018-01-26"/> On May 25, 2018, he released his debut solo album, ''[[Black Labyrinth]]'' on [[Sumerian Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korns-jonathan-davis-details-solo-lp-black-labyrinth-with-song-samples-203345/|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Details Solo LP 'Black Labyrinth' With Song Samples|last=Reed|first=Ryan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 19, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322142839/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korns-jonathan-davis-details-solo-lp-black-labyrinth-with-song-samples-203345/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> The beginning of the writing process of ''Black Labyrinth''—whose thematic focuses on "religion, consumerism and apathy"—was initiated on the road, back in 2007.<ref name="BBM2020-10-01">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Releases Country Version Of 'What It Is' Solo Single|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-releases-country-version-of-what-it-is-solo-single/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth|date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201122125208/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-releases-country-version-of-what-it-is-solo-single/|archive-date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> Davis contributed mainly to the sound of the album, playing guitar, keys, and "anything else he could get his hands on to the record".<ref name="BBM2020-10-01"/>

On October 1, 2020, Davis released an alternate [[Country music|country]] version of "What It Is".<ref name="BBM2020-10-01"/>

;Solo band members
*Jonathan Davis – vocals
*Chris Nix – guitar
*Brian Allen – upright bass
*Sven Martin – keyboards
*[[Ray Luzier]] – drums
*Emilio "Zef" China – violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals

===JDevil===
[[File:J Devil (Jonathan Davis).jpg|thumb|left|JDevil at ''I Love This City Festival'', [[San Diego]], 2012]]
JDevil is the EDM alter ego of Davis.<ref name="BALTIN2012">{{cite news|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=March 7, 2012|title=Korn Frontman Jonathan Davis to Release EP as J Devil |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korn-frontman-jonathan-davis-to-release-ep-as-j-devil-109140/|url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322212731/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korn-frontman-jonathan-davis-to-release-ep-as-j-devil-109140/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="FABFILTER"/> He has been [[DJing]] since 1987 while he was still in high school.<ref name="FABFILTER">{{cite web|url=https://www.fabfilter.com/artists/j-devil|title= J Devil |website=[[FabFilter]]|date=December 1, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322215525/https://www.fabfilter.com/artists/j-devil|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> At 16, before he joined Korn, Davis started out as a DJ working for Pacific West Sound and spun at high school dances and parties on the weekends in Bakersfield.<ref name="FABFILTER"/> At the time, his teachers were C-Minus, Choc, and Eric and Vidal.<ref name="FABFILTER"/> He used to spin [[Freestyle music|New York freestyle]], [[Miami bass]], [[old school hip hop]], [[Gothic rock|goth]], and [[Industrial music|industrial]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noisecreep.com/j-devil-jonathan-davis-korn/|title=J Devil: Jonathan Davis of Korn|last=Ship|first=Jesse|website=Noisecreep.|date=August 7, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322220625/https://noisecreep.com/j-devil-jonathan-davis-korn/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>

In 2009, he began to DJ again and he introduced JDevil to the world in 2011 at [[Infected Mushroom]] appearances.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Infected Mushroom |date=October 23, 2011 |title=Jonathan Davis and Infected Mushroom Smashing Mexico city|place=Mexico city|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWAblVlkkA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/PpWAblVlkkA| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2020|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2012, JDevil collaborated with Sluggo and California producer Tyler Blue, and while touring, he started working on an EP and writing every night in the studio of his tour bus.<ref name="BALTIN2012"/> In March 2012 JDevil collaborated with [[Datsik (musician)|Datsik]] and Infected Mushroom on a song called "Evilution", the tracks would appear on Datsik's debut album ''[[Vitamin D (album)|Vitamin D]]''.<ref name="MI-Shaw">{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Zach |date=March 1, 2012 |title=Jonathan Davis gets the krap beaten out of him by electronic artists |url=https://www.metalinsider.net/video/jonathan-davis-gets-the-krap-beaten-out-of-him-by-electronic-artists |work=Metal Insider|access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="BALTIN2012"/> JDevil was one of the opening acts for Korn on their [[The Path of Totality Tour]] from November 2011 – July 2012 in North America and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stalker.cd/print.php?lang=2&content=62&kat=live_concert&headlinex=&titelx=&datumx=&id=411|title=KORN—The Dirty Youth—J Devil—Path of Totality-Tour|last1=Seibel|first1=Markus|last2=Bewernick|first2=Gregor|website=Stalker Magazine.|date=March 24, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321221804/http://www.stalker.cd/print.php?lang=2&content=62&kat=live_concert&headlinex=&titelx=&datumx=&id=411|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/korn-announce-second-leg-of-%E2%80%9Cpath-of-totality%E2%80%9D-tour-kill-the-noise-to-support-several-dates-as-well-as-frontman-jonathan-davis-debuting-his-j-devil-dj-set/|title=Frontman Jonathan Davis debuting his J Devil DJ set|last1=Greenberg|first1=Alexandra|last2=Ochoa|first2=John|website=Mitch Schneider Organization.|date=January 17, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021321/http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/korn-announce-second-leg-of-%E2%80%9Cpath-of-totality%E2%80%9D-tour-kill-the-noise-to-support-several-dates-as-well-as-frontman-jonathan-davis-debuting-his-j-devil-dj-set/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref> While on a short break from touring with Korn in July 2012, JDevil had a short four-day club tour which consisted of The Junkyard in [[Nashua, New Hampshire]], Pufferbellies Entertainment Complex in [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]], Lizard Lounge in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], and The Garden in [[El Paso, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitthedecks.net/2012/06/19/jdevil-korns-jonathan-davis-joins-dim-mak/|title="JDEVIL" (Korn's Jonathan Davis) Joins Dim Mak|last=Rudy|first=Kizer|website=Hit The Decks Network.|date=June 19, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321223811/http://www.hitthedecks.net/2012/06/19/jdevil-korns-jonathan-davis-joins-dim-mak/|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>

In July 2012, JDevil had signed on to perform at select [[Identity Festival]] dates throughout North America.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://idfestival.com/artists/jdevil/ | title=JDevil Biography | work=IDFestival. | access-date=November 24, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214011049/http://idfestival.com/artists/jdevil/ | archive-date=December 14, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> He only performed at two shows, [[Comcast Center (amphitheater)]] in [[Mansfield, Massachusetts]], and [[Jiffy Lube Live]] in [[Bristow, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://idfestival.com/tour-dates/ | title=IDFest Tour Dates | work=IDFestival.| access-date=November 24, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117051146/http://idfestival.com/tour-dates/ | archive-date=November 17, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://beatsmedia.com/events/rye-rye-jdevil-and-more-join-identity-festival-this-summer/ | title=Rye Rye, JDevil and More Join Identity Festival This Summer | work=beatsmedia.com | access-date=November 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625125453/http://beatsmedia.com/events/rye-rye-jdevil-and-more-join-identity-festival-this-summer/ | archive-date=June 25, 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In 2012, JDevil was supposed to open for [[Rob Zombie]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] on their [[Twins of Evil Tour]] at select dates in North America,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smnnews.com/2012/08/01/jdevil-added-to-marilyn-manson-and-rob-zombie-tour/ | title=JDevil Added to Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie Tour | work=SMN News | access-date=November 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224338/http://www.smnnews.com/2012/08/01/jdevil-added-to-marilyn-manson-and-rob-zombie-tour/ | archive-date=December 2, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> but had to drop out of the tour due to exhaustion.<ref name="Loudwire-2012-10-24">{{cite web | url=http://loudwire.com/korn-jonathan-davis-bows-out-twins-of-evil-tour-exhaustion/ | title=Jonathan Davis Bows Out of Twins of Evil Tour Due to Exhaustion | work=[[Loudwire]] | date=October 24, 2012 | access-date=November 25, 2012 | author=Childers, Chad}}</ref> Davis stated it was very important for him to evolve in different styles after two decades in Korn, he said in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'': "It keeps me motivated. It keeps me being creative and not getting bored with music."<ref name="BALTIN2012"/> In October 2012, Davis released his EP with his new group called [[Killbot (band)|Killbot]], the [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] collective including Sluggo and Tyler Blue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/09/korn-jonathan-davis-new-edm-project-killbot-premiere/|title=Jonathan Davis' New EDM Project Killbot|last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R.|website=SPIN.|date=September 28, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322225809/https://www.spin.com/2012/09/korn-jonathan-davis-new-edm-project-killbot-premiere/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/killbot-the-collective-featuring-jdevil-jonathan-davis-of-korn-sluggo-tyler-blue-to-release-sound-surgery-october-22-on-dim-mak/|title=Killbot—the collective featuring JDevil, Sluggo and Tyler Blue—to release 'Sound Surgery' October 22|last1=Greenberg|first1=Alexandra|last2=Ochoa |first2=John|website=Mitch Schneider Organization.|date=September 28, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322230410/http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/killbot-the-collective-featuring-jdevil-jonathan-davis-of-korn-sluggo-tyler-blue-to-release-sound-surgery-october-22-on-dim-mak/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Other projects===
[[File:Jonathan Davis of Korn, Queen of the Damned film soundtrack, May 2000.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Davis and [[Toby Wright]], composing on the road for the ''[[Queen of the Damned]]'' film soundtrack backstage at [[Wembley Arena]], London, 2000]]
In the early 2000s, while on tour, Davis was looking for artistic hobbies to satisfy his creative impulses and decided to team up with composer [[Richard Gibbs]] to write film soundtracks.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=72}}<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23">{{cite magazine |last=Sindell|first=Joshua|date=February 23, 2002|title=World Exclusive: Korn – The Jonathan Davis interview|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|language=en-GB|issue=892|location=UK|pages=14–15|issn=0262-6624}}</ref> Davis and Gibbs were introduced to each other through [[Zomba Group of Companies|Zomba Music Group]],<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> which published their respective music at the time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandler|first=Adam|date=September 9, 1998|title=Zomba packs Korn|url=https://variety.com/1998/music/news/zomba-packs-korn-1117480214/|url-status=live|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218194507/https://variety.com/1998/music/news/zomba-packs-korn-1117480214/|archive-date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> Shortly after, [[Warner Bros.]] asked them to work on the movie ''[[Queen of the Damned]]'',{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=72}}<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> an adaptation of [[Anne Rice]]'s third novel in ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'' and a sequel to the 1994 film ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]''.<ref name="Bayer2019">{{cite book|last=Bayer|first=Gerd|title=Heavy Metal at the Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0-GEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|date=January 22, 2019|series=Ashgate screen music|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|isbn=978-1-351-33397-9|page=45}}</ref> Ten songs will be composed by the two men,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=73}}<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> but only five have been kept.<ref name="Bayer2019"/><ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> These songs include "System", "Redeemer", "Forsaken", "Slept So Long" and "Not Meant for Me",<ref name="Shelley2012">{{cite book|last=Shelley|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Shelley|title=Australian Horror Films, 1973–2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCWiqRey3y4C&pg=PA167|date=2012|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=978-0-7864-6167-7|pages=167, 170}}</ref> and sung by the band ''[[The Vampire Lestat]]'' in the movie.<ref name="Bayer2019"/> While Davis's voice is heard performing the songs in the movie, through the singing voice of Lestat,<ref name="Shelley2012"/> contractual obligations kept his vocals from appearing on the [[Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture|soundtrack album]] released in 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Boyce|first=Kevin|date=February 18, 2002|title=Loud Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XcMEHG4ZGBQC&pg=PT48|magazine=[[CMJ|CMJ New Music Report]]|location=New York|volume=70|issue=750|issn=0890-0795|page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Minkovsky|first=Atalya|date=March 1, 2002|title=Davis absent from Queen of the Damned CD|url=https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2002/03/davis-absent-from-queen-of-the-damned-cd-internet-message-boards-heat-up-as-korn-fans-wonder-why-jon|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Johns Hopkins News-Letter]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323121946/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2002/03/davis-absent-from-queen-of-the-damned-cd-internet-message-boards-heat-up-as-korn-fans-wonder-why-jon|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> [[Aaliyah]], who died during filming, was supposed to record a duet with Davis.<ref>{{cite news|last=Munoz|first=Lorenza|date=February 22, 2002|title=After a Star's Death, a Delicate Marketing Task|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-22-et-munoz22-story.html|url-status=live|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323122447/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-22-et-munoz22-story.html|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>

In 2000, he created an original fighting game, ''Pop Scars'', which pits popular musical personalities against each other in one-on-one combat.<ref name="Kerrang2019-09-24">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Davis discussed a fighting game featuring Marilyn Manson and Fred Durst|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/jonathan-davis-describes-the-rock-star-fighting-game-that-never-happened/|url-status=live |work=Kerrang!|date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322200630/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/jonathan-davis-describes-the-rock-star-fighting-game-that-never-happened/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> Participants included members of [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Staind]], [[Marilyn Manson]], and Korn itself.<ref name="Kerrang2019-09-24"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Trapp|first=Philip|date=September 24, 2019|title=Davis, an avid gamer himself|url=https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-attends-korn-virtual-concert/|url-status=live|work=Loudwire|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322201258/https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-attends-korn-virtual-concert/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> Each celebrity has its own personality and sports character designs sketched by comic book artist [[Martin Emond|Marty Emond]], while stages feature environmental traps that impede opponents as they fight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1389425|title=Martin Emond, Original Video Game Concept Artwork, Korn – Jonathan Davis |last=Emond|first=Martin|website=Comic Art Fans|date=April 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322202328/https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1389425|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> ''Pop Scars'' never made it past the early design stages, as Davis himself pulled the plug on the project in late 2004.<ref>{{cite web
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 | url =http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/pop-scars/
 | access-date =August 6, 2007 }}</ref>

In 2002, Davis was hired by [[New Line Television]] to write and record the theme music of [[UPN]]'s ''[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' television series, hosted by [[Forest Whitaker]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=February 26, 2003 |title=Korn Frontman Enters The 'Twilight Zone' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/4xtufc/korn-frontman-enters-the-twilight-zone |url-status= |work=[[MTV]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220903102544/https://www.mtv.com/news/4xtufc/korn-frontman-enters-the-twilight-zone |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref>

In 2007, he recorded original songs with Korn for the video game ''[[Haze (video game)|Haze]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Frederick|first=Logan|date=October 23, 2007|title=Korn Records Haze Single|url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/78174-Korn-Records-Haze-Single|url-status=live|work=[[Escapist Magazine]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323125413/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/78174-Korn-Records-Haze-Single|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

In 2011, [[Konami]] hired Davis and Korn to compose the theme song to the video game ''[[Silent Hill: Downpour]]'', which led to an online petition to stop the pairing.<ref>{{cite news|last=Westbrook|first=Logan|date=June 10, 2011|title=Konami Enlists Korn for Silent Hill Theme Song|url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110927-Konami-Enlists-Korn-for-Silent-Hill-Theme-Song|url-status=live|work=Escapist Magazine|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323125815/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110927-Konami-Enlists-Korn-for-Silent-Hill-Theme-Song|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shaw|first=Zack|date=June 9, 2011|title=Korn Gets No Love From 'Silent Hill' Fans|url=https://www.metalinsider.net/video-games/korn-gets-no-love-from-%E2%80%98silent-hill%E2%80%99-fans|url-status=live|website=Metal Insider|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323130843/https://www.metalinsider.net/video-games/korn-gets-no-love-from-%E2%80%98silent-hill%E2%80%99-fans|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

He also created the title track for the 2022 video game ''[[ELEX II]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Julia Lotz |url=https://www.morecore.de/news/korn-jonathan-davis-steuert-den-titeltrack-zum-open-world-rpg-elex-ii-bei/ |title= Korn: Jonathan Davis steuert den Titeltrack zum Open World-RPG ELEX II bei |work=MoreCore |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Zapata |url=https://metalinsider.net/news/jonathan-davis-contributes-to-exclusive-song-for-elex-ii-video-game |title=Jonathan Davis contributes to exclusive song for 'Elex II' video game |work=Metal Insider |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>