Enjoy this first song and video from Joey’s new album that I co-produced in Canada and in London at Abbey Road Studios. Steve Sidwell wrote the brilliant arrangements and conducts the orchestra. I was standing fifteen feet away, in awe!
“Winner Takes it All” – Joey Niceforo
Winner Takes it All – Joey Niceforo
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21st Century single still relevant
February 20th, 2018 § Comments Off on 21st Century single still relevant § permalink
The first single from the album ‘black n white’ by john jones.
This music art-vid by Snowflake features original art pieces (deviantart.com) aligned with the lyrics of ‘Schizoid Man’ (King Crimson).
John Jones vocals & instruments, Steve Ferrone drums
produced, recorded, mixed, performed and arranged by john jones
21st Century Schizoid Man ©2009 johnjonesmusic
The Silver Wedding Album Anniversary
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My parents – Dr. John and Mrs. Dorothy Jones
Over the past couple of weeks I have been overwhelmed remembering the time I spent working with Duran Duran (John, Nick, Simon, Warren & Sterling). Between 1988 and 1995 we recorded three albums together, starting with “Liberty” and ending with “Thank You”.
Today marks the 25th (Silver) Anniversary of the second L.P., the “Wedding Album”; no doubt our greatest achievement!
This week I answered some new questions about the Wedding Album for duranduran.rocks
Five years ago Duran Duran remembered the album. Here is my post from 2013 – It was 20 Years ago Today
February 9, 1993 – Turning Me Inside Out
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With the Wedding Album turning 25 on Sunday the 11th, I wondered what I was doing on February 9, 1993. Apparently, that was the day I wrote and recorded Turning Me Inside Out!
Here is the un-official video, with the Wedding Album’s Steve Ferrone, and Leeza Hoffman, filmed at the old Griffith Park Zoo in 1998.
Mixed by Stuart Breed – From One Moment in Time (1998 page)
The Wedding Album – Duran Duran 25th
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An enjoyable interview from January 1993 with Nick Rhodes and Simon LeBon, talking about the new Duran Duran album.
Wrapped Around Your Finger – Dan Hill
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My song from 1995, that Dan Hill improved and recorded for his long lost; I’m Doing Fine album of 1996.
Produced, engineered, performed, and written by John Jones and Dan Hill. With Steve Churchyard, Steve Ferrone, Richard Martinez, Michael Thompson and Stephen Marcussen.
None of the Above – Duran Duran 25th
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The song we made from loops, about the box we all want to check!
A favorite production of mine from the “Wedding” album, with three guitar players!
Falling Angel – Duran Duran 25th
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Falling Angel. One of the really great songs that I produced, engineered, programmed, and played guitar on, that didn’t make the final cut of Duran Duran’s Wedding album.
So Blind – Valentine
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It started out as my 1992 Valentines day song, written in Paris, asking for forgiveness for being a man. It didn’t work.
And the brilliant Alan Frew/Glass Tiger recording with Steve Ferrone, Justin Clayton and Chris Garcia, recorded in the Dell, and at the Record Plant, Hollywood, and mixed on the Neve, and a flock of Fairchilds, by Steve Churchyard, Walter Turbitt and myself, at A & M Studios, Hollywood (Chaplin, Hansen), and mastered by Stephen Marcussen.
A Number 1 Hit Song of 1995 in Canada!
Fleetwood Mac – “Person of the Year” – Time
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Fleetwood Mac became the first group to be MusicCares “person of the year” for 2018. Congratulations!
The band performed at Radio City Music Hall last Friday night in New York.
I was fortunate to have worked with Fleetwood Mac in 1995 on their album Time, with Mick Fleetwood, John and Christine McVie, Dave Mason, Billy Burnette and Bekka Bramlett. There have also been other versions of FM over the decades. I wonder if they were invited to the MusicCares show?
Here is These Strange Times, the title track that I produced, engineered, performed and created in my Hollywood Hills studio with Mick Fleetwood, Ray Kennedy, Jimmy Hotz, and with help from Ken Allardyce at Ocean Way.
Jones, Kennedy, Fleetwood and Hotz in Ocean Way studio in 1995