Davis’s distinctive personality and Korn’s music influenced a generation of musicians and performers who have come after them.ĭavis co-founded Korn in Los Angeles in 1993 with the dissolution of two bands, Sexart and L.A.P.D. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, which is considered a pioneering act of the nu metal genre. Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD or JDevil, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.