John Jones Music

Our Last Fairlight

January 4th, 2013 § Comments Off on Our Last Fairlight § permalink

Sometime in early 1987 Dee and I were well and truly not enamored with the Fairlight CMI III.

John Jones and Dee Long. Studio 5 at AIR Studios Oxford Street London, UK

It made us £30,000 pounds more in debt when we moved to AIR Studios, and that was after trading in our Series IIX.

And by that time we were mostly using Akai S900’s with our Apple Mac SE and Performer software, not the Fairlight. The stereo was out of phase on the Fairlight! Can you say £60 THOUSAND POUNDS!

Malcolm Atkin and John Burgess and Sir George Martin wanted the Series III in AIR Studios. It was a great selling point. We complied.

Gerry Stellard and Dee Long - Studio 5 - AIR Studios

By the time we were buying our third S900, Akai were at our door offering their latest design, the S1000, for the two of us to create a sample library for. And that’s when we knew we had to give up the Fairlight for good!

All we really wanted was our Series IIX back! Please!

So we sold our Series III to JJ Jeczalik of the Art of Noise. I wonder if he still has it?

My Fairlight CMI App

January 4th, 2013 § Comments Off on My Fairlight CMI App § permalink

I can’t tell you how profound it feels to write a bar with Page R on my iPhone!

Many years ago I was very upset when we traded out IIX for a Series III…How could I ever have imagined this?

Holy s*@t!

Fairlight

January 2nd, 2013 § Comments Off on Fairlight § permalink

Time Marches On While the Piper Sings His Song…

December 31st, 2012 § Comments Off on Time Marches On While the Piper Sings His Song… § permalink

Another year is ending and a better one is beginning.
The past year has been very sad and very happy and everything in between.
All we ask is for a good world in the future.
Please hope for the best for all of our friends, our families, and all people and creatures on Earth.
And thank the little blue ball for keeping on spinning!

Happy New Year!

John Jones stuff I found

December 29th, 2012 § Comments Off on John Jones stuff I found § permalink

A live performance in Emily Richards front room from 2009 singing my song, Be True To Yourself

Miles Joseph Guitar

December 28th, 2012 § Comments Off on Miles Joseph Guitar § permalink

Miles Joseph, a great musician and a wonderful guy died suddenly over Christmas.

“I am saddened to inform you guys that I just got a call from Nina (Miles ex) that he passed away, last night, December 25th 2012, of a heart attack. I, as you are I’m sure, am deeply saddened by the loss of this great guitarist, sober man, and close friend. He will be sorely missed in our community of music. Stephen Ferrone”

I spent a lot of time with Miles at Drumroll with Steve and Farm Fur and a dozen other projects.

I want to send our deepest sympathies to his family and close friends. Miles will be missed!

Dean and Robert Deleo with Miles Joseph during a Farm Fur rehearsal at Drumroll

Long time music friends around the world, part 2 – Ken Basman

December 16th, 2012 § Comments Off on Long time music friends around the world, part 2 – Ken Basman § permalink

When we weren’t playing chess, Ken Basman was our York Mills guitar hero! We played together in a band from school through to our early working lives as musicians.
Ken sent me a photo of a visitor to his studio in San Miguel de Allende, MX. Donald Fagen is producing an album for a local group at Ken’s this week.

Now here’s an awesome look at Ken’s Jazz life in his home town of San Miguel de Allende:

Long time music friends around the world, part 1 – Daniel van Kranendonk

December 16th, 2012 § Comments Off on Long time music friends around the world, part 1 – Daniel van Kranendonk § permalink

Way back when we were at St. Andrews Jr. High School in Toronto , we were all in a band making music together. Ah, how time flies.

Daniel van Kranendonk played his heavy metal Gibson SG Custom in our band back in the early 70’s. Now he lives in Denmark and plays Jazz.

Karin and Daniel

Back from Sao Paulo

December 8th, 2012 § Comments Off on Back from Sao Paulo § permalink

After another great trip to Brazil with Richard Martinez for Music is Hope Foundation to visit Meninos Do Morumbi.

Even though it was twelve hours on a plane with a six hour time difference, we had a blast going to concerts and rehearsals with Flavio Pimenta and the kids.