John Jones

John Idris Jones (born December 12, 1957) is a musician and record producer who has worked with Duran Duran and many high-profile rock and pop musicians. Jones is of Welsh descent. He was born in London, England and lived in Wales, England, Jamaica and Canada. He played various instruments in local Canadian bands, and learned to write songs, until he got a chance to record in the studio of Rush producer Terry Brown. He became keyboardist for the band Bond, which was signed to CBS Canada, then wrote and toured with several other Canadian bands. In 1980 Jones and friends built ESP Studios around a Fairlight CMI where they worked on many productions for Klaatu, Alice Cooper, Strange Advance, Dalbello, Rational Youth, Red Rider, Images in...