One day, in 1999…
Dear John (Lennon)
December 9th, 2015 § Comments Off on Dear John (Lennon) § permalink
Meninos & Friends Mixing
May 3rd, 2015 § Comments Off on Meninos & Friends Mixing § permalink
Another song has been mixed by Skip Saylor and Ian Blanch for the Meninos & Friends project.
The latest song features Gene Anderson on vocals and Fred Mandel on lead guitar and piano.
Order in the Skating Vicar!
April 11th, 2015 § Comments Off on Order in the Skating Vicar! § permalink
And I thought it was a recurring nightmare I was having!
Emily & Meninos do Morumbi!
April 10th, 2015 § Comments Off on Emily & Meninos do Morumbi! § permalink
The beautiful voice of Emily Richards has been added to the Meninos do Morumbi & Friends album!
Emily is a piano playing singer songwriter who was the first artist to have 1 million downloads on MP3.com back in the 1990s! I produced it!
Gene Makes History
April 4th, 2015 § Comments Off on Gene Makes History § permalink
And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better…another awesome musician recording for Meninos!
Gene Poo Poo Man Anderson is the latest to join the star studded line up for the upcoming Meninos & Friends album, for the Music is Hope Foundation.
Alex and Meninos
April 4th, 2015 § Comments Off on Alex and Meninos § permalink
We’re getting close to finishing another song for the upcoming Meninos & Friends album, for the Music is Hope Foundation!
As I already mentioned, this one is with Alex Ligertwood. Awesome!
Meninos and Alex
March 31st, 2015 § Comments Off on Meninos and Alex § permalink
Alex Ligertwood, the legendary Scottish American musician, has lent his magic voice to a new song for the Meninos & Friends project, for the Music is Hope Foundation.

Alex Ligertwood visiting John Jones for Music is Hope Foundation
Remembering the 3.11 Earthquake in Japan
March 11th, 2015 § Comments Off on Remembering the 3.11 Earthquake in Japan § permalink
Today marks four years since the devastating Tohoku Earthquake tragedy in Japan, “the fourth largest earthquake in history”. Our thoughts are with the victims, who are still facing the gigantic task of rebuilding their homes.
The situation in and around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is as critical as it was in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. Aerial photos show that very little has changed in four years. Long term solutions for the future are still being formulated.
HOPE(HD/字幕) – Nick Wood feat. Julian Lennon, Tetsuya Komuro, and BEYOND Tomorrow Students from SynTokyo on Vimeo.
Along with John Jones, Michael Thompson and Randy Cooke.
This inspiring song is dedicated to supporting the ongoing recovery of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami.
iTunes Canada – iTunes Japan – iTunes USA – iTunes UK
All proceeds from the sale of the song and video will be donated to Beyond Tomorrow – www.beyond-tomorrow.org.
Hollywood Rotary Club Music Awards 2015
March 3rd, 2015 § Comments Off on Hollywood Rotary Club Music Awards 2015 § permalink
Another year, another crop of great singers and musicians auditioning for the Rotary Club of Hollywood Music Awards.
The awards are cash to help school age musicians continue their education into college and university.
The director of the awards is our great friend, composer and violinist, Benedikt Brydern.
This year’s judges were David Wheatley, Benedikt, myself and Melody St. John. The auditions were held at the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood.
The fifth wheel in the photo is the amazing Stormy Sacks, who accompanied many of the teenagers on piano.
Stormy is the Grammy Nominated composer/producer, who put the Hollywood High School music program on the map!

David Wheatley, Benedikt Brydern, Stormy Sacks, John Jones, Melody St.John
Some NAMM 2015 photos
February 8th, 2015 § Comments Off on Some NAMM 2015 photos § permalink
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- John Jones and Carol Welsman at NAMM 2015
Sandra, JJ and Steve Cooke at NAMM 2015
Richard Martinez, Sean Halley and John Jones at NAMM 2015

Jim Burgess of Saved by Technology and John Jones at NAMM 2015

Richard Martinez, Tim Brannon and John Jones at NAMM 2015

Steve Ferrone's Heartbreakers Gretsch kit at NAMM 2015

Richard, Robert Sarzo, JJ and Avery Sarzo

John Jones, Forrest Richardson and friends at NAMM 2015

Jones, Ferrone and Cooke - goofing around!