Apple Corps (2007–present)
Jones became the chief executive of Apple Corps, the company founded by The Beatles, in April 2007. He replaced long-time incumbent Neil Aspinall.[1][2] Jones, a longtime Beatles fan, and his family moved from the US to London, and he said his new job was "a dream come true".[3]
At Apple Corps he has overseen Beatles projects such as the launch of TheBeatles.com,[4] the release of the band's remastered catalog on CD, iTunes,[5] and vinyl,[6] the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Help!, Yellow Submarine and Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles: Rock Band, and the Cirque du Soleil collaboration, including the Grammy-winning Love album.
In 2010, under his direction, The Beatles' catalogue was made available on iTunes through EMI, marking the first time Beatles music had ever been sold as digital downloads.[5]
Jones took part in talks for the use of "Tomorrow Never Knows" in AMC series Mad Men, which was the first time a Beatles song had been used in an American television series. He also oversaw the release of Beatles box sets with remastered tracks, both stereo and The Beatles in Mono. As the compilation producer for The Beatles Stereo Box Set, Jones won a Grammy Award for Best Historical Album in 2011.
Jones is also the executive producer of the Beatles 2016 documentary "Eight Days A Week" directed by Ron Howard which won the Grammy for Best Music Documentary at the 59th Grammy Awards as well as the Critics Choice Awards in 2016.
In 2019 Jones began production of the three part documentary " Get Back" about the final recording sessions and final live roof top performance of the Beatles. This film was directed by Peter Jackson with Jones and Ken Kamins as executive producers. The three part documentary is distributed by Disney and available on Disney+.