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Ethan Johns
Background information
Born	1969 (age 48–49) Merton, London, England
Genres	Rock, pop, folk, indie rock, indie pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter, mixer, engineer
Labels	Three Crows Records
Website	ethanjohns.com

Ethan Thomas Robert Johns (born 1969, Merton, London, England)^[1] is an English record producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Johns has worked with artists including Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne, Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs, Rufus Wainwright, The Boxer Rebellion, Crowded House, The Vaccines, Laura Marling, The Staves, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.^[2][3]

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.^[4] He owns the indie record label Three Crows Music. Johns also runs Three Crows Records within Warner/Atlantic.^[5][5] Johns is the son of the notable record producer and engineer Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin and The Who).^[6][7] In 2012, he won the Brit Award for Best British Producer.^[8]

Johns released his debut solo album Independent Years (1991) followed by If Not Now Then When on vinyl in November 2012,^[9] which was later released in other formats in February 2013.^[10][11] His second album titled The Reckoning was released in mid-2014, and was produced by Ryan Adams.,^[12] and his third and most recent album Silver Liner was released in November 2015.^[13] Johns spent 15 years in Los Angeles as a record producer and musician, but currently lives and continues to make records in England.^[4] Johns is represented by Global Positioning Services in Santa Monica, California.^[14]

Discography

Solo discography

• 
  Independent Years (1991)


• 
  If Not Now Then When (2012)


• 
  The Reckoning (2014)


• 
  Silver Liner (2015)

Selected production credits

Artist	Year	Album	Producer	Engineer	Mixer	Musician
White Denim	2016	Stiff	Y
Boy & Bear	2015	Limit of Love	Y		Y
Tom Jones		Long Lost Suitcase	Y		Y	Y
Ethan Johns		Silver Liner				Y
Ethan Johns	2014	The Reckoning				Y
Laura Marling	2013	Once I Was an Eagle	Y	Y	Y	Y
Paul McCartney		New	Y			Y
The Vaccines	2012	Come of Age	Y		Y
Ethan Johns		If Not Now Then When	Y	Y		Y
Tom Jones		Spirit in the Room	Y		Y
The Staves		Dead & Born & Grown	co-P Y		co-M Y
The Staves		The Motherlode: EP	co-P Y		co-M Y
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	2010	I Speak Because I Can	Y	Y	Y
Tom Jones		Praise & Blame	Y	Y	Y
Paolo Nutini	2009	Sunny Side Up	Y	Y	Y
Howie Payne		Bright Light Ballads	Y	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	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
Ray LaMontagne		Trouble	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ben Kweller		On My Way	Y	Y	Y
Kings of Leon	2003	Youth & 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
Glen Phillips		Abulum	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ryan Adams	2000	Heartbreaker	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)


• Guitar, Drums, Producer, on Andy Stine's Time Waits (1993).


• 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)


• Guitar, drums, percussion, mandocello, marksaphone, optigon, dulcimer, synth bass on Emmylou Harris/Linda Ronstadt "Western Wall, The Tucson Sessions" (1999)


• 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, ukulele, 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


• Drums, Guitar, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Leslie), Musician, Shaker, Slide Guitar, Tiple, Vocal Harmony on Benmont Tench / You Should Be So Lucky (2014)

References

External links

• Official website