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musician, producer, poet, singer, and songwriter.

Biography

Born and raised in

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", which appeared on the duo's album '' The Understanding''. Apart from his focus on music, Jones also exhibits his artworks at various galleries, mostly in Europe.

Discography

Solo

Studio albums * ''Dislocated Genius'' (2002) * ''The Forgotten Floor'' (Chelonis R. Jones , Alex Dandi as 4GOTTENFLOOR) (2008) * ''The Forgotten (Dance) Floor Part 01'' (Chelonis R. Jones , Alex Dandi as 4GOTTENFLOOR) (2009) * ''The Forgotten (Dance) Floor Part 02'' (Chelonis R. Jones , Alex Dandi as 4GOTTENFLOOR) (2009) * ''Chatterton'' (2009) * ''The Prison Buffet'' (2012) * ''The Prison Buffet: The Remixes'' (2013) Singles * "One & One" (2002) * "Blackout!" (2002) * "I Don't Know?" (2003) * "I Don't Know? Remixes" (2004) * "Le Bateau Ivre" (2004) * "The Rush (Sex with the Machines)" (2004) * "Deer in the Headlights" (2005) * "Na Na Na" (2006, featured on ''GPM Label Anniversary'') * "Dirty Lipstick" (2007) * "Rehabilitation" (2009) * "The Cockpit" (2009) * "Pompadour" (2009) * "Mythologies" (2012, features on '' Ten Years Get Physical'') * "The Irritant (Brain Damage Club)" (2012) * "I Don't Know? (2012 Remixes Pt. 1)" (2012) * "I Don't Know? (2012 Remixes Pt. 2)" (2012)

4Gottenfloor

* ''The Forgotten Floor'' (2008) * ''The Forgotten (Dance) Floor'' Part 01 (2009) * ''The Forgotten (Dance) Floor'' Part 02 (2009)

Selected collaborations

Booka Shade Booka Shade is a German House music, house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released 7 studio albums including Memento (2004) Movements (2006), T ...

(featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "S.T.A.R.R.Z." (2004, featured in ''Memento'') * Booka Shade (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Stupid Questions" (2004) *

(featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "

" (2005, featured in '' The Understanding'') * Röyksopp (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Go Away" (2005, featured in ''The Understanding'' and '' Röyksopp's Night Out'') * DJ Remo (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Empire" (2005) * DJ Remo (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Black Sabrina" (2005) * Bioground (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Complexity" (2005, featured in ''Love Addiction'') * Huntemann (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Terminate the Fire" (2005) * Believers (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "(You'll Never Change) the World" (2005) * Huntemann (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Scary Love" (2005, featured in ''Fieber'') * Pinktronix (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Crash!" (2006, featured in ''Right On Delay'') * Franz & Shape (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "God Lost My Address" (2005/2006, featured in ''Destination/Location'' and ''Acceleration'') * Tennishero (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Alone" (2006) * DJ Remo (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Sabrina Says..." (2007) * Pinktronix (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Baby Boo" (2007) * Marc Romboy vs. Chelonis R. Jones – "Helen Cornell" (2007) * Eddie Thoneick presents Female Deejays (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "If Only" (2007) *

Tocadisco Roman Böer (born 9 June 1974), better known as DJ Tocadisco, formerly Tocadisco (; Spanish for "turntable"), is a German DJ and record producer. Biography Born in Berlin, but grew up as the son of the photographer and media designer Gerry Böe ...

(featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Shrine" (2007) * Corrugated Tunnel (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Beautifully Lost" (2008) * Crackdown (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Wassily Chair" (2008) * Urban Hussy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones and Edwin James) – "Mardi Gras" (2008) * El Carlitto (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "On and On" (2008) * C. Banx (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Destination Unknown" (2008) * Marc Romboy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Slam!" (2008, featured in ''Contrast'') * Marc Romboy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Beat" (2008, featured in ''Contrast'') * Marc Romboy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Side FX" (2008, featured in ''Contrast'') * Pinktronix (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Back to Black" (2008) * Bush II Bush (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "My Salvation" (2008) * Jochen Pash (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Mathematics" (2008) * Lorenzo Montana (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Erasing You" (2009, featured in ''Black Ivy'') * Spektre (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Ride" (2009) * Marc Romboy vs. Chelonis R. Jones – "The Beat" (2009) * Booka Shade (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Bad Love" (2010, featured in ''More!'') * Utah Jazz (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Avoiding Puddles" (2010, featured in ''Vintage'') *

Kris Menace Kris Menace (born Christoph Hoeffel) is a German electronic musician and music producer. History Christophe Hoeffel began to work as a producer and writer in the mid-1990s for different projects and started using the pseudonym "Kris Menace" in 20 ...

(featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Voodoo Dilate (Samo)" (2012, featured in ''Features'') * Booka Shade (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Blackout: White Noise" (2012, featured in ''Blackout: White Noise EP'') *

Thomas Schumacher Thomas Schumacher (born December 5, 1957) is a theatrical producer, currently president of Disney Theatrical Group, the theatrical production arm of The Walt Disney Company. Life and career Schumacher studied theatre at UCLA. In 1987 he was asso ...

(featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Is Your Kettle On?" (2013, featured in ''Stand Up'') *

Full Intention Full Intention is an English house music duo consisting of Michael Gray and Jon Pearn. They are best known as prolific producers and remixers. They have reworked songs for varied artists such as the Sugababes, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and ...

(featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "All Right" (2013)

References

External links

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American Anarchist: From an Art Historian's Perspective
* Chelonis R. Jones featured in Monopol Magazin

Jones' Paintings
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