AIR comes to Rancho!

May 17th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Nothing could be finer than to be in California in the springtime.

Two old friends from AIR Studios on Oxford Street, London, find themselves having a pleasant afternoon at Rancho Park, in the Cheviot Hills of West Los Angeles, 20 years later. Who would have thought?

Frank Ogelthorpe and John Jones on the 10th teeing ground of the Rancho Park Golf Course

 

Hasselblad Masters Finalists

May 11th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Our great friend Christian Maldonado is a finalist for the Hassleblad Masters photography awards. Please vote for his photographs in the Fine Art category.

Christian is on the Honorary Board of Advisers of the Music is Hope Foundation and has been a major supporter of our project in Sao Paulo with Meninos Do Morumbi.

John, Christian & Richard Martinez at Ayrton Senna's grave

 

Dee Long Interview

May 9th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Great Stuff!

Deane Cameron and JJ at EMI party

May 9th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

John Jones & Deane Cameron, March 2011

 

Photos from the 2011 ASCAP Expo

May 3rd, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

The PMC, Prism Sound,Open Labs and Dangerous Music room.

 

Michael Bearden and John Jones.

 

Ruairi, JJ, Maurice, Frank, David and Mrs O'Flaherty after the load out dinner.

ASCAP Expo – Hollywood, CA

April 27th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

It’s the ASCAP Expo this week in Hollywood. I’m going later in the week and looking forward to meeting songwriters, artists, publishers and some old friends!

See you there!

Klaatu Barada Nikto

April 27th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Some time ago I found Gort standing guard in a Los Angeles store front. Klaatu Barada Nikto!


 

Gort with John Jones circa 2011

Frank Sinatra

April 22nd, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

It Was A Very Good Year – Frank with Gordon Jenkins conducting at Western Recorders on Sunset in the 1960s! Wow!

Michael Thompson – Guitars for Meninos Do Morumbi!

April 16th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Yesterday was the first day of overdubs on the Meninos Do Morumbi album for Music is Hope Foundation.

Michael Thompson is an old friend and a fantastic musician! The song we worked on is a secret, but, it will be fabulous!

MT at work in his studio

Full speed ahead! After the session we posed for a snap.

Michael Thompson and John Jones

2011 Hollywood Rotary Awards Presentation

April 14th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

The meeting started with winners Kacey and Savannah singing the Stars and Stripes. I have never heard it sung better!

Here we are at the end of the meeting with the winners.

Judge Melody with winners, Crisia, Savannah, Kacey and judge John