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Ethan Johns
English record producer, songwriter, and musician
Ethan Thomas Robert Johns (born 1969 in 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, Turin Brakes, Lauren Hoffman, The Vaccines, Laura Marling, The Staves, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.[2] In 2012, he won the Brit Award for Best British Producer.[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] Johns is the son of notable record producer and engineer Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin and The Who).[6][7]
Johns released his debut solo album Independent Years (1991) followed by If Not Now Then When? on vinyl in November 2012,[8] which was later released in other formats in February 2013.[9][10] His second album titled The Reckoning was released in mid-2014, and was produced by Ryan Adams.[11] His third album Silver Liner was released in November 2015.[12] His fourth and most recent album Anamnesis was released in 2018. Johns spent 15 years in Los Angeles as a record producer and musician, but currently lives and continues to make records in England.[4]
