It’s hard to imagine that it’s been less than 100 years since this ad for the Victor Talking Machine Company was published.
Are we selling music, or the machine?
November 29th, 2017 § 0 comments § permalink
It’s hard to imagine that it’s been less than 100 years since this ad for the Victor Talking Machine Company was published.
Are we selling music, or the machine?
November 20th, 2017 § 0 comments § permalink
This is our first official John Jones video for Turning Me Inside Out, from 1998.
Directed and filmed by Neil Grieve and Jens Sturup.
And starring Steve Ferrone, Leeza Hoffman-Lopez and the Old Griffith Park Zoo.
November 10th, 2017 § Comments Off on Music in the AIR (studios) § permalink
Here is a decent article about Sir George Martin and AIR Studios history, printed during George’s In My Life tour.
From the April 11, 1998 edition of Billboard magazine.
October 17th, 2017 § Comments Off on Happy Birthday Dee! § permalink
Magentalane by Klaatu was recorded at E.S.P. Studios, Buttonville.
October 10th, 2017 § Comments Off on Goebbels Has No Balls At All. § permalink
The perfect accompaniment to Hitler Has Only Got One Ball.
Play them together! Jam a bit!
October 10th, 2017 § Comments Off on Be True To Yourself – Live in Burbank 2000 § permalink
This was a Live Internet Broadcast from netthistv.com‘s studio, recorded March 29, 2000, of John Jones and the Minstrels, performing songs from the album, One Moment in Time
On that rainy night in Burbank, the Minstrels were, Richard Martinez (djembe), Sean Halley (guitar, vocal), and Christoph Bull (accordion, vocal). Steve Ferrone was expected to play percussion, but couldn’t find a parking spot, and missed the show!
Richard, Sean, and myself, had played a couple of the songs at the Troubador, a few months earlier. For this show we were joined by Christoph.
Big Thanks to Kevin and Rob Carmony for the video!
Here are direct links to the songs, skipping my comedic banter:
0:26 – Be True
5:32 – Mad About You
10:26 – Lead Me Along (huh?)
16:06 – One Moment in Time
21:45 – State of Mind
26:46 – Dear John
All songs ©1992-2000 John Jones Music/Pepjon Music
September 3rd, 2017 § Comments Off on Cross Town Dee and John § permalink
https://soundcloud.com/johnjonesmusic/cross-town-boogie
Produced, arranged and recorded, by John Jones
Instruments by J. Jones.
Backing vocals Meninos do Morumbi
Electric Guitars by Dee Long!
Recorded in Los Angeles and British Columbia, 2013.
August 31st, 2017 § Comments Off on Coconut (1971) § permalink
Harry Nilsson! My understanding of calling the “doctor in the morning,” would change forever!
August 20th, 2017 § Comments Off on Some JJ Hits § permalink
From Rational Youth’s #1 Song; Bang On, from 1985, to the first “million downloaded song on the internet,” by Emily Richards in 2000, John Jones has produced, co-produced, engineered, programmed, mixed, performed, written, and or, made tea for, some very important people.
https://open.spotify.com/user/john_jones_music/playlist/42iCKtcC9jRZJ7nlUB8apH
Rational Youth – Duran Duran – Alan Frew/Glass Tiger – John Jones – Emily Richards
August 7th, 2017 § Comments Off on Steve Ferrone Interview § permalink
Man, this is a cool interview from NAMM 2015. Steve talks about his work.