John Jones Music

This is the demo of Let The Bombs Fall, written and recorded on January 14, 1993, in Hammerwood, East Sussex, a day after “French, British, and US fighter jets launch bombing raids in southern Iraq”

All vocals and instruments John Jones. ©1993 John Jones Music

Just the other day, I was telling a story of when I played drums on Top of the Pops for Ordinary World with Duran Duran.

I played the run-throughs, because I made the playback tape and the hired drummer-actor was late. I knew all of the Steve Ferrone fills and I dressed-up to be on the air. But of course, at the last minute he turned up. I stood on the sidelines dreaming of what could have been!

Has anyone else had a bad Top of the Pops experience? I bet you have!

Duran Duran performing Ordinary World on Top of the Pops in 1993

Dear friends,

I just signed the petition “Save Air Studios“ and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.

This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding.

You can read more and sign the petition here: Save AIR Studios

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Thank you!

John

Here is the long lost episode of the BBC’s “Science in Action” program from 1987. In this segment I show how to sample with our Fairlight CMI Series III in Studio 5 at AIR Studios Oxford Street.
We sold the Series III to J. J. Jeczalik of the Art of Noise a few weeks after taping this episode! I wonder why!

Another year older and wiser! Wishing Sir George all the best this year!

Dave Harries and Sir George Martin in Studio 5, the "midi room", at AIR Studios

Time has continued to reinforce the values that were instilled in Dee Long and I by Sir George and the late John Burgess, Dave Harries, Malcolm Atkin, and all of our clients, friends, and colleagues, during our years at AIR Studios on Oxford Street in London.

The home of Sir George Martin

Click here for Last years Sir George Martin birthday page and links.

“Please call a Scot, and urge them to vote no to secession? We can’t be the United Kingdom without our Scottish brothers!” – Mrs. Madge Midgley.