Jeffery Alan Jones
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Jeffery Alan Jones was born on July 31 in Long Beach, California. He is and has been a
composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...
, sound designer and re-recording mixer for 30 years. His film ''Sound'' won over 50 awards at various film festivals, including the award for Best Sound Design at the Queen Palm Film Festival in 2019. In 2017, Jeffery won the Grand Jury Award – Best Narrative Feature at SXSW Film Festival for music and sound design in the film ''Most Beautiful Island'' and was acclaimed for his work in the film ''Bitch'' which debuted at The Sundance Film festival. In the video game industry, he has worked on ''
Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game Media franchise, franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold W ...
'', ''
Borderlands A borderland or borderlands are the geographical space or zone around a territorial border. Borderland or borderlands may refer to: Places * Borderland, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia * Borderland (ele ...
'', ''Star Trek'', ''Ghost Recon'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean'', ''Mortal Kombat'', and ''Star Wars''. He has also collaborated with big brands, including
Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta ...
, Nike,
Reebok Reebok International Limited () is an American fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company ...
,
GoPro GoPro, Inc. (marketed as GoPro and sometimes stylized as GoPRO) is an American technology company founded in 2002 by Nick Woodman. It manufactures action cameras and develops its own mobile apps and video-editing software. Founded as Woodman La ...
, and
Google Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...
. He conducted The National Chinese Orchestra in Beijing, China and toured with them all across Asia. He also worked with the famous filmmaker Sherwood Hu who invited him to teach classes at the prestigious Shanghai University for the Arts. In 1990 Jeffery built his own music recording studio beginning with only a 4-track analog tape recorder and a Mac+ computer. Today, Alan Audio Works, located in Los Angeles, serves as both as a state of the art studio. At Alan Audio Works, he has mixed movies, such as ''Bayou Caviar'', starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and
Richard Dreyfuss Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the T ...
, '' All-Star Weekend'' starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Gerard Butler, and
Benicio Del Toro Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen A ...
, and ''Nine Bullets'', starring Lena Heady and Sam Worthington. His latest projects include the sound design for the thriller, action movie ''Section Eight'', featuring Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren and Dermout Mulroney and directed by
Christian Sesma Christian Sesma is an American filmmaker. He has directed such films as ''Vigilante Diaries'' (2016), '' Paydirt'' (2020), ''Take Back'' (2021) and '' Every Last One of Them'' (2021). Sesma was born and raised in the Coachella Valley. He grew u ...
. As well as the animation film ''Groove Tails'', featuring voiceovers from Jamie Foxx and Dave Bautista.


Early life

At the age of 5, Jeffery started taking piano lessons. In middle school he began taking percussion lessons in parallel. His debut into the music industry began in high school by forming a band called The Mana Rays. In the band he played the drums. The Mana Rays performed at parties and clubs across southern California. He continued to tour across the United States with several other bands. He continued his education at
California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...
, where he received a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and a master's degree in Music Composition. Jeffery furthered his education at
UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
and studied Film Scoring. He went on to graduate from the Dick Grove School of Music with a degree in Jazz Piano and Arranging. While preparing for his college piano auditions he was involved in a near-death motorcycle accident in the
Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...
, which severed two tendons in his left wrist. It took over a year of recovery and rehabilitation.


Awards & Honors


Discography

As sound designer, re-recording mixer and/or supervising sound editor for Movies, TV Movies, TV Series, TV Series Shorts, Documentary's or Documentary Shorts he has over 25
credits
Jeffery is best known for '' The Survivalist'' (2021), '' Crown Vic'' (2019) and ''
Bayou Caviar ''Bayou Caviar'' is a 2018 American neo-noir drama film directed by Cuba Gooding Jr. and written by Eitan Gorlin and Gooding. The film stars Gooding, Famke Janssen, Richard Dreyfuss, with Gregg Bello, Ken Lerner, Sam Thakur, Katharine McPhee, and ...
'' (2018). He has composed and produced music for several albums. Including “Peace Poem,” a solo piano album, “Loves Never Been So Nice” with Dustin White and The Jeff Jones Trio, as well as 11 soundtrack albums including ''Most Beautiful Island'', ''Crown Vic'', and '' A Father's Legacy''.


External links


IMDB

Alan Audio Works


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Jeffery Alan Living people 21st-century American composers American audio engineers California State University, Long Beach alumni Year of birth missing (living people)