Ethan Johns

Ethan Johns
Born	1969 Merton, Surrey, England, UK
Genres	rock, pop, Folk, indie rock, indie pop
Occupation(s)	Record Producer, Songwriter, Mixer & Engineer
Labels	Three Crows Records
Website	http://ethanjohns.com

Ethan Thomas Robert Johns (born 1969, Merton, Surrey) is an English record producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Johns has worked with artists including Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne, Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs, Rufus Wainwright, The Boxer Rebellion, Crowded House, The Vaccines, Laura Marling, The Staves, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

Although Johns is primarily a record producer, mixer and engineer, the multi-instrumentalist has also toured with acts including Emmylou Harris, Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne and Tom Jones. He owns the indie record label "Three Crows Music", home to Julianna Raye, Sarabeth and pianist/composer Dave Palmer. Johns also runs "Three Crows Records" within Warner/Atlantic. Johns is the son of the notable record producer and engineer Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin and The Who). In 2012, he won the 2012 Brit Award for Best British Producer.

Johns released solo album "If Not Now Then When" on vinyl in November 2012 and will release in other formats in February 2013. Johns spent 15 years in Los Angeles as a record producer and musician, but currently lives and continues to make records in England.

Discography

• Independent Years (Polydor, 1992)
• If Not Now Then When? (Three Crows Records, 2012)

Selected production credits

Artist	Year	Album	Producer	Engineer	Mixer	Musician
Laura Marling	2013	Once I Was an Eagle (Laura Marling album)	Y	Y	Y	Y
The Vaccines	2012	Come of Age	Y		Y
Ethan Johns		If Not Now Then When	Y	Y		Y
The Vaccines		Come of Age	Y		Y
Tom Jones		Spirit in the Room	Y		Y
The Staves		Dead & Born & Grown	co-PY		co-MY
The Staves		The Motherlode: EP	co-PY		co-MY
Kaiser Chiefs	2011	Future Is Medieval/Start the Revolution Without Me	Y	Y	Y
Priscilla Ahn		When You Grow Up	Y	Y	Y
Michael Kiwanuka		"I'll Get Along" & "I Won't Lie" from Home Again	Y	Y	Y
The Boxer Rebellion		The Cold Still	Y	Y	Y
The London Souls		The London Souls	Y	Y	Y
Laura Marling		A Creature I Don't Know	Y	Y	Y
Laura Marling		I Speak Because I Can	Y	Y	Y
Tom Jones	2010	Praise and Blame	Y	Y	Y
Paolo Nutini	2009	Sunny Side Up	Y	Y	Y
Ray LaMontagne	2008	Gossip in the Grain	Y	Y	Y	Y
Turin Brakes	2007	Dark On Fire	Y	Y	Y
Joe Cocker		Hymn For My Soul	Y	Y	Y
Crowded House		Time On Earth	Y	Y	Y
Ray LaMontagne	2006	Till The Sun Turns Black	Y	Y	Y
Gerling		4	Y	Y	Y
Razorlight		Razorlight	Y	Y	Y
Ryan Adams	2005	29	Y	Y	Y
Kings of Leon	2004	Aha Shake Heartbreak	Y	Y	Y
Ben Kweller		On My Way	Y	Y	Y
Kings of Leon	2003	Youth And Young Manhood	Y	Y	Y
Kings of Leon		Holy Roller Novocaine	Y	Y	Y
Leona Naess		Leona Naess	Y	Y	Y
Bernie Leadon		Mirror	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jayhawks		Rainy Day Music	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ours	2002	Precious	Y	Y	Y	Y
Tift Merritt		Bramble Rose	Y	Y	Y	Y
Counting Crows		Hard Candy	Y	Y	Y
Ryan Adams	2001	Gold	Y	Y	Y	Y
Rufus Wainwright		"California" from Poses	Y	Y		Y
Whiskeytown		Pneumonia	Y	Y	Y	Y
Phil Cody		Big Slow Mover	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ryan Adams	2001	Heartbreaker	Y	Y	Y	Y
Glen Phillips		Alubum	Y	Y	Y	Y
Robyn Hitchcock	1999	Jewels for Sophia		Y	Y	Y
Victoria Williams	1998	Musings Of A Creekdipper		Y	Y	Y
Chris Stills		100 Year Thing	Y	Y	Y	Y

As musician

• Drums, guitar, mandolin on John Hiatt's Stolen Moments (1990)
• Drums on Fish's Internal Exile (1991)
• Guitar on Mike Peters & The Poets Of Justice "Exodus Tour" (1992)
• Electric and acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, and mandocello on Crosby, Stills and Nash's After the Storm (1994)
• Drums on Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani "Luminous Flesh Giants" (1995)
• Guitar, drums, percussion, omnichord, EBow, mandocello on Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl" (2000)
• Drums, bass, mandolin, mandocello, keyboards, percussion and guitars on Whiskeytown's Pnenmonia (2001) - also producer
• Drums, guitar, mandocello, percussion, Hammond organ, vocals on Ryan Adams Gold (2001) - also producer
• Drums and guitar on Luthea Salom Out Of Without (2001)
• Guitar, percussion on Tift Merritt Bramble Rose (2002) - also producer
• Percussion, piano, drums, harmonium, bass and additional guitars on Ray Lamontagne Trouble (2004) - also producer
• Drums on Dave Palmer's Romance (2006) - also producer
• Drums on Ryan Adams 29 (2005) - also producer
• Drums in the Backing band for the Ray Lamontagne Tour for Gossip in the Grain
• Hammond organ, celesta, mandolin, mellotron, omnichord, electric and acoustic guitars, ukelele, dobro, mandocello, bass, tic tac bass, optigan, percussion on Paolo Nutini Sunny Side Up (2009) - also producer
• Drums on Howard Eliott Payne "Bright Light Ballads" (2009) - also producer

External links

• Official website