June 7th, 2019 § Comments Off on You’re Too Bloody Much § permalink
A song about dissatisfaction, circa 1982-83.
This is the original demo of my song Too Bloody Much that I recorded with our Fairlight CMI (Computer Music instrument) at ESP Studios, Buttonville, Ontario, Canada in the 1980’s. The vocals and guitars were recorded though an MCI console onto an MCI 24-track two-inch. The other instruments were programmed in Page R and the Fairlight CMI was running live, in sync, when mixed down to 2-track. This one and only mix was discovered and recovered by Frank Watt, who is owed a wee dram (or two)!
Because I did not have the original tape for Too Bloody Muchwhen I was putting together my One Moment in Time album, I recorded a new version of it in Hollywood. By then I was California-ized, and I recorded it in a soft-rock sort of way. Here it is from 1998 – Too Bloody Much
May 7th, 2019 § Comments Off on Davinci Birthday Celebration Day! § permalink
daVinci
All the best Birthday wishes to one of my awesome musical partners, Davinci (Robbie Bernstein)!
Here are some flattering spinal tap clips that Bobbie made of our sessions for the Long Time Sun; our biggest Davinci & Jones hit!
The first clip is filmed inside my Porsche 914, which makes a miserable set for a music video! Hey, my stereo worked! (I have since had to unplug it because it was running my battery down when it was turned off!) “I paid $50 bucks for it, and installed it myself.”
And… some recording-studio clips from Drumroll and Orange.
April 25th, 2019 § Comments Off on Steve Ferrone’s Birthday Bash! § permalink
What an amazing time we had in old Pasadena thanks to Jason and Alan and Becky and everyone who helped to get so many great friends from all over the world together to celebrate Stephen’s 60th birthday.
Steve and the Band
The list of friends who came to play included Nathan East, Greg Phillinganes, David Pack, Brian Auger, Alex Ligertwood, Benmont Tench, David Garfield, Malik Pointer, Steve Postell, Danny Halperin, Tim Scott and many others.
Brian Auger and John Jones
Songs included Josie and the Biggest Part of Me and some very serious funk!
David Pack, Nathan, Steve & the band
I managed to commandeer the piano in the sitting room for the gentle after hours show. After a few Beatles and Beach Boys numbers we floated back to earth. Happy Birthday Steve!
Becky and Steve
Steve Ferrone and John Jones at NAMM Los Angeles circa 1998
March 11th, 2019 § Comments Off on Remembering 3.11 (Tohoku) § permalink
Eight years after the Tohoku Earthquake tragedy in Japan, “the fourth largest earthquake in history”. Our thoughts are still with the victims, who are still facing the gigantic task of rebuilding their homes. The situation in and around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is still critical.
March 4th, 2019 § Comments Off on Syn World and Marc Newson feat. Garrett McNamara on Marc’s metal surfboard § permalink
Here is the track we wrote and produced for Syn World and Marc Newson feat. Garrett McNamara surfing off the coast of Portugal.
Marc’s Metal Surfboard Song Produced by Nick Wood, John Jones, and Alan Wolovitch. Composed by N. Wood and J. Jones. (2019) Chief Mix Engineer – Takashi Akaku Keys – Nick Wood Keys, Guitar, Bass, Vocals – John Jones Guitar, Bass – Alan Wolovitch Sound Design – Alan Mawdsley Guitars – Sean Halley Drums – Randy Cooke Saxophone – Andy Wulf Vocals – Phil Bardowell
January 27th, 2019 § Comments Off on January 3, 2000 – My Times § permalink
Panasonic DVD-A7
My Times
The biggest y2k glitch that no one is talking about is coping with writing 2000 or 00 on letters and cheques. I remember when 1984 seemed a long long way away.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have become interested in the new DVD Audio format. This is a file standard for music along with video and slide shows and text that allows us to work in the very high quality of 24 bits and 96k sample rate and higher and stores it on a DVD disc. The door is now open to record and mix in 5.1 surround sound. The disc has room for a regular stereo mix as well.
It may seem like an exaggeration but I have never heard anything sound so real before. The dynamics are almost better than real life. In future we will be able to experience a closeness to sound that will make listening to recordings of the sea rolling onto the rocks just like being there. The capabilities are astounding. Long live DVD Audio!
Once the problems with copying are solved the market will be flooded with re-mixes of everything from Orchestras to the Beatles. Even though most people are heralding the age of the mp3, DVD Audio will make an mp3 sound like a very outdated mono AM radio. Of course at the rate things are developing the internet might figure out a way to stream these massive files anyway!
In our continuing quest to answer the age old question: What is a Record Producer… this article – The Record Producer as Architect – is worth a read…
The last few weeks there has been a lot of hot air spilled about the homeless situation in New York City. As usual we are never told the whole story… This article; Why are People Homeless? is worth reading if you would like to know a little bit more about the problem.
One of the greatest new products about to hit the streets is the Eye Track from Olympus. At the moment you have to see it in Japanese but before long it’ll be at your corner store. Full screen high definition sunglasses with surround sound! Yikes!
Flowers of Evil is an album of electronic music, released in 1969, that was written, performed, recorded, mixed, and produced, by Ruth White, which she put to an English translation of Baudelaire’s poem’s. I have been working on preparing her many albums for re-release.
