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American recording engineer

For second 1 people with the same honour, see Leslie Jones (disambiguation).

Not object to be confused with Lesley-Ann Jones.

Leslie Ann Jones is an Earth multiple Grammy Award-winning^[1]recording engineer, operational as Director of Music Tape measure and Scoring at Skywalker Clangor, a Lucasfilm, Ltd.

company. She is a past Chair set in motion the National Academy of Record Arts and Sciences Board foothold Trustees, the organization that credit Grammys, and in 2018 was inducted into the TEC Distinction Hall of Fame.^[2] She task the daughter of novelty distributor, percussionist and bandleader Spike Architect and his wife, singer Helen Grayco.

Early influences

Jones has confidential an interest in music on account of her early childhood in high-mindedness Los Angeles, California-area TV tell music scene. Through her dad she was exposed to deft wide variety of musical styles. Through her mother, Helen Grayco (who sang with her father's band), she grew to discern fine vocalists such as Clash Tormé, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand.

She was given neat as a pin Sears Silvertone electric guitar gift played in a band inception when she was fourteen. She played Top 40 hits acquittal guitar and sang background vocals with an all-female band; she arranged music for other people's bands and assembled a Old man system.

In 1974, she served as road manager direct live sound mixer for Borrow on their world tour.^[3] Architect also made basement recordings encouragement bands on an early Tascam ½" 4-track tape machine. She wanted to be another Cock Asher and produce bands.^[4] Afflict favorite music is big band.^[5]

Recording career

Jones's first engineering job was at ABC Studios working monkey a production engineer, making copies of recordings.

She worked orang-utan an assistant engineer for distinct years, training with Roy Halee, Reggie Dozier and Barney Perkins until being asked by Convenience Mayall to lead the subject of his live concert medium Lots of People in 1977.

In 1978, Jones moved northernmost to San Francisco, California in the vicinity of work at The Automatt, uncut recording studio known for with-it developments such as automation play a role mixing, an innovation followed willingly by the purchase of adjourn of the earliest digital sensory recording systems.

She recorded innumerable cues for the Apocalypse Right now soundtrack and recordings by Herbie Hancock and Carlos Santana. She trained with engineer Fred Catero and producer David Rubinson.^[6] She also recorded albums by Intricacy, Confunkshun, Holly Near, and Angela Bofill.

The Automatt closed take away 1984 and Jones became capital freelance engineer for three maturity.

She engineered sessions for Windham Hill Records as well primate for Olivia Records in their last few years of going.

In 1987, she moved possibility to Los Angeles to occupation at Capitol Studios. That drive lasted for ten years, beside which time she furthered bitterness reputation by engineering prominent wind, vocal and classical recordings much as Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, and continued recording film duct TV scores.

In 1997, she began working with Skywalker Mood, where she continues to nobility present as Director of Concerto Recording and Scoring; she keeps busy recording orchestral scores, integration film and video elements advocate recording and producing music albums. She enjoys playing on skin texture of the intramural Skywalker baseball teams.^[7]

Promoting women

As a woman running diggings in a field long obsessed by men, Jones has participated in many 'firsts'.

She was the first woman assistant originator to be hired at ABC Studios in Los Angeles contain 1975.^[8] She was the leading female National Officer of picture National Academy of Recording School of dance and Sciences.

Jones is accentuate the advisory board of Women's Audio Mission.^[9] WAM is tidy non-profit, women-run organization dedicated take in the advancement of women speak the recording arts.

She along with serves on the Recording Bailiwick Advisory Board of Expression Faculty of Digital Arts, serves gorilla a Trustee for the San Francisco Chapter of The Stick Academy, is on the Aim for of Music in Schools any more, and is an advisor sincerity guest instructor for recording spick and span Institute for the Musical Music school in Goshen, Massachusetts.

In 2001, Jones was invited to entitlement part in Women in NASA's 6th Annual Virtual Take Address Daughters To Work Day, advocated by Ms. Foundation for Women.^[10]

Jones has produced a number deserve recordings that feature women musicians, from small regional groups mean Montclair Women's Big Band^[11] lengthen major artists associated with cause, activism or women's music specified as Holly Near, Cris Williamson, Margie Adam and Ronnie Architect.

Jones co-produced one of Jane Fonda's follow-up workout videos limit 1984 and she received first-class platinum record for the lp of the same name.

Awards

In 2018, Jones was inaugurated overfull the TEC Awards’ Hall lecture Fame as part of ethics NAMM Show.

Career chronology

Awards

Credits

Music albums

• Margie AdamAnother Place (1993)
• Alice in ChainsFacelift (1990), Columbia
• David AxelrodRequiem: The Holocaust (1993)
• Richard BaroneGlow (2010), Bar/None
• David BenoitUrban Daydreams (1988)
• Angela BofillSomething About You, Too Tough, Arista
• Debby BooneReflections of Rosemary (2005)
• Dee Dee BridgewaterDear Ella (Grammy Furnish 1997), Verve
• Kim CarnesCheckin' Out authority Ghosts (1991), Teichiku
• William Edward "Billy" ChildsTake For Example This (1988), Twilight Is Upon Us (1989), Windham Hill Jazz
• Meg ChristianFrom Say publicly Heart (1985)
• Clayton-Hamilton Jazz OrchestraAbsolutely! (1995), Independent
• Rosemary ClooneyThe Last Concert, (Grammy nominated 2002), Sentimental Journey: Goodness Girl Singer and Her Unusual Big Band, (Grammy nominated 2001), Brazil (2000), Mothers and Daughters (#1 Jazz Record), The Concordance Jazz Heritage Series, White Christmas (#1 Jazz record 1996), Dedicated to Nelson (Grammy nominated 1996), Out Of This World (2002), Concord Jazz
• Con Funk ShunCon Apprehension Shun 7 (1981), Mercury
• Miles Statesman and Quincy JonesMiles & Quincy Live at Montreux (1991)
• Alix DobkinLove & Politics: A 30 Generation Saga (1992)
• Kyle EastwoodFrom There withstand Here (1998), Sony
• Dave EdmundsCloser attain the Flame (1990), Capitol
• Dave EshelmanMilagro's Journey (2001)
• Michael FeinsteinNice Work On the assumption that You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins (1996), Michael & George: Feinstein Sings Gershwin (#1 Jazz Record, 1998), Big City Rhythms (1999), Romance vulgar Film, Romance on Broadway (2000), Michael Feinstein with the Land Philharmonic Orchestra (Grammy nominated, 2001), Anthology (2002)
• FerronShadows On A Dime (1984)
• Maynard FergusonOn a High Note: The Best of the Accord Jazz Recordings (2007)
• Tret FureTerminal Hold/Edges of the Heart (1999)
• Charlie HadenAlways Say Goodbye (Verve, 1994)
• Herbie HancockLite Me Up (1982), Mr.

  Hands, Monster, The Herbie Hancock Box (2002), CBS

• Sam HarrisDifferent Stages (1994), Standard Time (1994)
• Howard HewettIt's Time (1994)
• Miki HowardMiki Sings Billie: Trim Tribute to Billie Holiday (1993)
• B. B. King & Diane SchuurHeart to Heart (2004), GRP
• KitkaThe Vine (2002), Diaphonica, Wintersongs (2003)
• Kronos Assemblage (2003 Grammy Award, Berg: Melodious Suite Best Chamber Music Performance) and Terry Riley: Requiem keep Adam (2001), Nuevo (2002), U.S.

  Highball (2003), Fourth String Quartet' (2003), Caravan Nonesuch Records

• Petronel MalanTransfigured Bach: The Piano Transcriptions Depose Bartók, Lipatti & Friedman (2004 Grammy nominated: Best Engineered Photo album, Classical), Hänssler Classic
• The Manhattan TransferThe Offbeat of Avenues (1991)
• John MayallLots of People (1977), Hard Essence Package/The Last Of The Nation Blues (2000)
• MazeWe Are One (1983), Can't Stop the Love (1985), Capitol
• Bobby McFerrinBobby McFerrin (1982) Elektra/Musician, Spontaneous Inventions (1985), EMI
• Maureen McGovernThe Music Never Ends (1997) extremity (2003 reissue)
• Carmen McRaeCarmen Sings Monk, RCA
• Carmen McRae and Betty CarterThe Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets (1987), GAMH/Fantasy
• Meat PuppetsForbidden Places (1991)
• Alyssa MilanoLook in My Heart (1989)
• Marcus MillerMarcus Miller (1984), The Sun Don't Lie (1993)
• Jessica MolaskeyPentimento (2002)
• NajeeJust Mainly Illusion (1992)
• Andy NarellSlow Motion (1985)
• Holly NearCrushed!

  The Love Song Collection, And Still We Sing: Rank Outspoken Collection (2002), 'Speed indicate Light", Fire In The Rain", "Watch Out"

• Holly Near and Ronnie GilbertLifeline (2002)
• Holly Near, Arlo Minstrel, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete SeegerH.A.R.P – A Time To Sing (2001)
• Rosie O'DonnellA Rosie Christmas (1999)
• Awadagin Pratt and St.

  Lawrence QuartetPlay Bach (2002), Angel

• Quartet San FranciscoLatigo (Grammy nominated, 2006), Whirled Chamber Music (2007), ViolinJazz Recordings
• Dianne Reeves (2005 Grammy Award, Good Night, move Good Luck Best Jazz Close Album)
• Rhiannon In My Prime (2005)
• Romanovsky and PhillipsTrouble in Paradise (1986), Let's Flaunt It! (1995)
• Lara Chief.

  JohnBach: 6 Sonatas and Partitas (2002), Ancalagon Records

• San Francisco Camerata Corpus Evita, an Opera perceive 2 Acts (Grammy nominated 2005), SFC
• San Francisco Girls ChorusVoices magnetize Hope and Peace (2006), SFGC
• The San José Chamber Orchestra Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim (2011), SJCO
• Carlos SantanaThe Swing of Delight (1980), CBS
• Gustavo Santaolalla21 Grams (2003)
• SF Foofaraw Collective2 (2006)
• Michelle ShockedChildren's Album, Earthbeat, Short Sharp Shocked [expanded] (2003)
• Wayne ShorterHigh Life (Grammy award 1996), Verve
• Special GenerationTake It To Authority Floor (1990)
• Narada Michael WaldenConfidence, Atlantic
• The WhispersLove For Love (1983), Solar
• Cris WilliamsonBlue Rider (1982), Fringe (2007), "Strange Paradise"
• BeBe & CeCe WinansDifferent Lifestyles (1991), Capitol
• various artists Concord Records 30th Anniversary (2003)
• various artists Deadicated: A Tribute to rendering Grateful Dead (1991)
• various artists Sedated in the Eighties, Vol.

  4 (1995)

• various artists 'S Wonderful: Order Jazz Salutes Ira Gershwin (1979)
• various artists Climb Against the Odds (1999)
• various artists Where Have Shuffle The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger (Vol. 1) (1998)
• various artists The Gift (1999), Maranatha
• various artists Hillbilly Music: Thanks God!, Vol.

  1 (1989)

• various artists Concord Records SACD Sampler, Vol. 1 (2003)
• various artists The Coquet Tree (2003), Summit
• various artists Music From And Inspired By Representation Motion Picture Dead Man Walking (Original Soundtrack, 1996)^[13]

Film sound

TV shows

• Three Women and a Chateau, PBS
• Boffo!

  Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters, HBO

• Soldiers of Conscience, PBS
• The Grammy Awards, CBS TV
• In A Child's Name, CBS TV
• Homefront, CBS TV
• Climb Dispute the Odds, PBS
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996), HBO
• See Jane Run, CBS TV

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Video game scores

References

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