his music career began at a show in kennesaw, georgia in 2013, where he was the opening act for chase rice. he released an independently made extended play in 2013, "runnin on sunshine". the extended play, "showtime", was released on may 5, 2015, with treehouse records. this extended play was his breakthrough release upon the "billboard" magazine charts, where it peaked at no. 26 on the top country albums chart, no. 22 on the independent albums chart, and no. 8 on the heatseekers albums chart. his second extended play, "jon langston", was independently released on december 11, 2015. it placed on the same "billboard" magazine charts, where this time it got no. 25 on the top country albums, no. 13 on independent albums, and no. 1 on the heatseekers albums.