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More Hollywood ASCAP Expo

May 6th, 2014 § Comments Off on More Hollywood ASCAP Expo § permalink

I had a great time at the ASCAP Expo in Hollywood this year!

I got to hang out with old friend and colleague, producer/writer/musician, Rick Hahn!
Rick is doing well, and looking great! We won Grammy’s for producing Dan Hill‘s song, Seduces Me, for Celine Dion, back in the 1990’s! We also worked together on Portrait of a Groove for Bluezeum at my old studio in the Hollywood Dell.

Here are more photos from this year’s ASCAP Expo in Hollywood.

John Jones, Maurice Patist of P.M.C. Speakers, and Frank Oglethorpe of Prism Sound, thinking about Limoncello!

Jeanne and Winn of P.R.S. guitars, with Beth Marlis of M.I., at ASCAP Expo 2014

John Jones and Winston Elliot at ASCAP Expo 2014

Tommy Vicari, Frank, and John at ASCAP Expo 2014

Panorama of the ASCAP Expo 2014 hospitality Suite, which used to be the Holiday Inn revolving restaurant!

Did I mention I used to eat lunch in the revolving restaurant at Hollywood Rotary Club meetings?

Hollywood ASCAP Expo 2014

May 5th, 2014 § Comments Off on Hollywood ASCAP Expo 2014 § permalink

I spent three days last week commuting to Hollywood for this year’s ASCAP Expo at Leows Hollywood Hotel.

And what a pleasure it was to hang out with my friend Frank Oglethorpe, at the Prism Sound/Maselec booth, and with next door neighbors, Jeanne Nooney and Winn Krozack, of PRS Guitars! Check out the panels and speakers on ASCAP’s news page.

Frank, John, Jeanne, and Winn at ASCAP Expo 2014

Social Media Explained

May 5th, 2014 § Comments Off on Social Media Explained § permalink

I don’t know who came up with this…

Social Media Explained

Marquis de Sunset 50th (2013)

May 5th, 2014 § Comments Off on Marquis de Sunset 50th (2013) § permalink

When I first visited Los Angeles, I stayed at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood. Grant Black brought me from London to take meetings with record companies because of Ordinary World’s success in North America. I met Chris Evans and Michael Palin, who were headlining at the pool, on my first day.

Chris Evans paying off John Jones by the Sunset Marquis swimming pool in West Hollywood 1993

This past November the Sunset Marquis was celebrating 50 years, and Julian Lennon and Steven Tyler were the headliners by the swimming pool!

I camera’d this video of their performance of their song Someday.

John Burgess Music Production, 1959-1966

March 19th, 2014 § Comments Off on John Burgess Music Production, 1959-1966 § permalink

I found a few tracks from Adam Faith, Freddie and the Dreamer’s and Manfred Mann, that John Burgess produced. This was really groundbreaking music in it’s day, and influential around the world. Where would the Doors be without Manfred Mann?
What magic did John Burgess and George Martin have?
Listen to the songs here on Spotify – John Burgess Productions Playlist 1959-1966

John Burgess, from 1977 A.I.R. Studios brochure

If you follow the Spotify LINK, you can listen to the awesome recordings listed below, that were produced by AIR Studios’ John Burgess, and mostly recorded at E.M.I. Studios, Abbey Road.

1959 – What Do You Want – Adam Faith – John’s first Number One! – Arranged by John Barry – Engineered by Malcolm Addey

1960 – U.K. #1 – Poor Me – Adam Faith

1963 – U.S.A. #1 (1965) – U.K. #2 (1963) – I’m Telling You Now – Freddie and the Dreamers – Columbia EMI – Tower 125, USA

1963 – If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Freddie and the Dreamers – Inspired the Rolling Stones to ‘get writing’, said Oldham.

1963 – U.K. & U.S.A. #1 – 5-4-3-2-1 – Manfred Mann

1964 – U.S.A. #86 – Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann – Norman Smith Engineer

1964 – Smokestack Lighting – Manfred Mann – The Five Faces of Manfred Mann – album

1964 – Sha La La – Manfred Mann

1964 – U.S.A. #21 – You Were Made For Me – Freddie and the Dreamers – Columbia EMI – Tower 125 USA

1964 – I Put a Spell on You – Manfred Mann

1965 – If You Gotta Go, Go Now – Manfred Mann

1965 – U.K. #1 – Pretty Flamingo – Manfred Mann – Engineer Geoff Emerick

Well that’s the start of the John Burgess Discography. More to come!

The realm has lost a true Knight. R.I.P. John Burgess.

March 14th, 2014 § Comments Off on The realm has lost a true Knight. R.I.P. John Burgess. § permalink

Are You Well, circa 1980

March 4th, 2014 § Comments Off on Are You Well, circa 1980 § permalink

This was the first song I did with a Fairlight CMI and our awesome Kawai grand piano at E.S.P.Studios in Buttonville. I was rolling on the floor recording my voices!

I programmed the computer parts on the Fairlight, and then hit record on the 2 track, before running out to the studio to play the piano. This is the only take I recorded. Thanks to Frank Watt and John Clarke.