John Jones Music

The fourth release in the series of Songs by John Jones is:

Songs of 1992, vol. 2 – Written and recorded in chronological order by me and my machines in 1992 at my home studio in Hammerwood, East Sussex.
One exception is Never Let Us Go, with special guest producer and vocalist Mark (DJ) Dwyer.

The album cover artwork is my own photograph of the Tour Eiffel, where I spent many autumn and winter days, walking and thinking through Le Marais, Palais du Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries, Place de la Concorde,  Invalides, Marionnettes du Champ de Mars, and the Tour Eiffell, on my way from Bastille to Jardins du Trocadéro.

Songs from 1992, vol. 2, is available on CDBaby

Thinking of John Lennon today. Here is a song/letter I wrote to John in 1999, with drums by Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. Video by “unknown person”. ©1999-2016 J.Jones

October 7, 2016

The Terry McDermott single LOST AGAIN – U.K. Release!
It debuted at #37 on this weeks amazing tunes Top 40 chart
Not a bad start! Please support the song by PLAYING IT HERE!

LOST AGAIN – TERRY MCDERMOTT
Written By: T. McDermott, J. Jones, I. Styles
Produced and Mixed by John Jones
Terry McDermott – vocals
Island Styles – bass, guitar
B.J. Kerwin – drums
Simrin Phull – guitar
Peter Klett – solo guitar
John (JJ) Jones – keys, guitar
Recorded by J. Jones, R. Nelson, I. Styles, B.J. Kerwin, P. Klett
Mastering: Bruce Barielle
Lost Again ©2016 McDermott-Jones

Ocean Way Studio A

Dee Long and I began building the new Fairlight/Midi room at AIR Studios in 1985, with Malcolm Atkin, Dave Harries, John Goldstraw and Henk. The technical department were soon busy with Rupert Neve, adding 16 channel’s of his Focusrite 101 strips to the Neve A8971 custom console that he had made in 1981 for Studio 1.

10 years later I found myself in Ocean Way Studio A in Hollywood, mixing These Strange Times with Ken Allardyce, for Fleetwood Mac, on one of the 10 Focusrite Studio Consoles that were built using the 101 modules in the 1990’s.

John Jones, Ray Kennedy, Mick Fleetwood and Jimmy Hotz in Studio A at Ocean Way, 1990’s.

Here is a documentary on these Focusrite consoles, with Alan Sides showing us Studio A on Sunset Boulevard at 3:39.

One of my favorite productions with Duran Duran…recorded and produced by me in Los Angeles.

Duran Duran, John Jones, Abe Laboriel Jr.

It wasn’t only the Wedding Album…

My Antarctica was on the Liberty album, which is where I got to really dig in and make music 24/7!

The main piano part was created by Spike Edney, Nick Rhodes, and yours truly.

What a beautiful song Simon!

Apparently, it has been 26 years since Duran Duran’s Liberty album was released. (I was the 7th wheel!?)

This was an amazing experience to be working everyday for months with these guys, and then with engineer Chris Potter and producer Chris Kimsey at Olympic Studios!

Simon Looks Back

And a nice interview with the younger lads!

Warren just released a great new album!

Free Express-O Machine

The Rose Vortex is:
Warren Cuccurullo – guitars, vocals, piano, percussion
Azar Lawrence – tenor & soprano sax
Tommy Mars – electric piano, organ, synth
Alex Alessandroni – piano, synth
Doug Lunn – bass
Joe Travers – drums
with
Munyungo Jackson – percussion
Michael Hunter – trumpet
Rachel Sierra – vocals
Mayuto Correa – percussion

and Savanah Blessing Mandel, Brigitte & Racine – vocals (‘Don’t Blame It On Me’)

Thinking of my dear friend Ken Basman tonight! Listening to some of the songs we played together as teenagers…

How about Birdland from Weather Report! Wow!

Doesn’t someone have a recording of us from the 70’s?

You Make Me Want To Cry – (Godley & Creme)

Really low volume – careful! Followed by some awesome 80’s songs!