John Jones Music

Another fabulous week in music-land working on a mix with Skip and Ian in Encino!

We were mixing the next Meninos do Morumbi and Friends single with Alan Frew (of Glass Tiger)!

John Jones, Skip Saylor and Ian Blanch at Skip Saylor Studios.

The Jeff Golub memorial and family fundraiser concert, is this Wednesday, January 21st, in New York. Please follow the links and go to the show!

Thanks to an old friend, a copy of the unreleased original Neil Grieve and Jens Sturup “green screen” video for Turning Me Inside Out has been uncovered!

The video was shot on DV in 1998 in Culver City, Griffith Park, Hollywood and Los Angeles and features Leeza Hoffman as the temptress.

Turning Me Inside Out is the opening song on my One Moment in Time album. It was written and recorded in 1992 in England. Steve Ferrone and Richard Martinez added drums and percussion in 1998. It was mixed by Stuart Breed, with executive co-producer Ken Roberts keeping an eye on both of us…

Despite being sad about life on our little planet, or because of it, I have released an old demo of a song I recorded one night in 2009…

And thanks to Ken Robert’s Level IX process, the demo doesn’t sound too bad!

Gotta Get Up – from the upcoming LP Jones Does Nilsson…buy the single here.

GOTTA GET UP - Jones Boys on Bayview Lawn - John on the Gravely

Not to be confused with Harry’s version!

Rest in peace Jeff. All talent is a gift, and you have been most gifted. Sincerest condolences to your family and to the music lovers of the world at your passing.

I was lucky to work with Jeff, when, in 2003, he played electric guitar on Hatana for me and Steve Ferrone, at Drumroll, in Burbank. A couple of years later, Jeff returned, with producer/engineer Steve Miller, to record Steve, who tracked drums for his Grand Central CD, amongst other reasons.

Jeff went through an annus horriblis over the last few. He was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), an aggressive and untreatable degenerative brain disease. First it took his sight.

His great friends and colleagues are doing a Concert on January 21st in New York, to raise funds for his family. Please follow the links and contribute, or go to the show, if you can!

Jeff Golub during the recording of Grand Central at Drumroll in 2005

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.

Best wishes of the season to all of my friends, family and associates! Cheers!

I was reminded of a time, far away, long ago…

A Christmas gift from Toronto Sound Studios to John Jones, from 1976.

Somewhere, lurking on the various pages of my site, are other Christmas messages – like this one from 2001 and another silly one from 2008 with your Christmas card and some lovely Coyote sounds from the Dell.

At least it is tonight!

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A fun evening was had by all in the historic Studio A of Capitol Studios in Hollywood for the Launch of Walter Afanasieff’s new ISINA project.

ISINA asks;
Are you a singer, instrumentalist, sound engineer, composer or electronic music DJ?
Have you ever wanted to have your work featured, professionally recorded and distributed around the world by Bungalo and Universal Music Group Distribution?
Are you ready to shine like the star that you are?
The All-New ISINA Academy is offering 100% FREE world-class training and full-access admission to the inner world of the music industry to a select group of talented artists.

And you get Walter and Kenny and Babyface and Humberto and Frank and many more to help make it a reality!

Walter Afanasieff, Kenny G, Babyface, Humberto Gatica and Frank Gambale.

I rode in on a horse with super producer, engineer, mixer, Skip Saylor of Skip Saylor Studio in Northridge. We’ve been working together on the Meninos Do Morumbi project for Music is Hope Foundation and on the Nick Wood album for Syn Songs. Skip mixed the Meninos & Julian Lennon version of Summertime, which is currently rising up the radio charts across the USA…

Alex & his lovely wife, with Skip Saylor and John Jones.

Here I am with freshly shaved super producer engineer and old friend David Reitzes.

John Jones and David Reitzes

Such awesome history!

The hall leading to Studio A at Capitol Studios, Hollywood.