James Ford is an English

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, songwriter and musician, known for being a member of

Simian Mobile Disco Simian Mobile Disco are an English electronic music duo and production team, formed in 2003 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. Musically, they are known for their analogue production. Ford is also known for his production work. ...

and The Last Shadow Puppets as well as his production work with the

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, Haim,

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and

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Biography

Ford went to

Manchester University , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Unive ...

, along with other members of Simian. Ford was a founding member of the group

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and later a member the spin-off duo

. He produced the

album '' Myths of the Near Future'' in 2007 which won the

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. He also played drums on the album. Also that year, he produced the Arctic Monkeys second album. He has done at least part of the production on each of the band's subsequent albums. He played guitar on Arctic Monkeys' "Only Ones Who Know". In 2008, he formed the Last Shadow Puppets with Miles Kane and

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, as both drummer and producer. Their debut album, ''

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'', earned the group a Mercury Prize nomination and also charted at No. 1 in the UK. Their second album, '' Everything You've Come to Expect'', was released in 2016. Ford once again produced, also playing drums, percussion and keys. The record earned the group their second UK No. 1. Ford produced and played keys on Arctic Monkeys' fifth album, '' AM'', released in 2013. His work on the album gained him a further Mercury Prize nomination. Ford has produced the 14th

album '' Spirit'' released on 17 March 2017, as well as the fourth studio album of the UK band

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under the title '' A Fever Dream'', released on 18 August 2017. In 2018, Ford co-produced the Arctic Monkeys' 6th studio album ''

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'', as well as

' 6th studio album ''

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''.

Discography

Groups

*Simian, ''Chemistry is what we are'' (2001, drums, production) *Simian, ''We Are Your Friends'' (2002, drums) *

, '' Attack Decay Sustain Release'' (2007) *Simian Mobile Disco, '' Temporary Pleasure'' (2009) *Simian Mobile Disco, ''

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'' (2010) *Simian Mobile Disco, '' Unpatterns'' (2012) *Simian Mobile Disco, ''

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'' (2014) *Simian Mobile Disco, '' Welcome to Sideways (2016) *Simian Mobile Disco, '' Murmurations'' (2018)

Production

* Fingathing – '' And the Big Red Nebula Band'' (co-producer; 2004) *

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– ''Round & Round'' (2005) * Test Icicles – '' For Screening Purposes Only'' (2005) * Absentee – ''

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'' (2006) *

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– '' The Bright Lights and What I Should Have Learned'' (2006) *

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– ''

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