Leslie Ann Jones is a multiple

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-winning recording engineer working as Director of Music Recording and Scoring at

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, a Lucasfilm, Ltd. company. She is a past Chair of the

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Board of Trustees, the organization that awards Grammys, and in 2018 was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame. She is the daughter of novelty drummer, percussionist and bandleader

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and his wife, singer

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Early influences

Leslie Ann Jones has had an interest in music since her early childhood in the

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-area TV and music scene. Through her father she was exposed to a wide variety of musical styles. Through her mother,

(who sang with her father's band), she grew to appreciate fine vocalists such as Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra and

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. She was given a Sears Silvertone electric guitar and played in a band beginning when she was fourteen. She played Top 40 hits on guitar and sang background vocals with an all-female band; she arranged music for other people's bands and assembled a

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. In 1974, Jones served as road manager and live sound mixer for Fanny on their world tour. Jones also made basement recordings for bands on an early Tascam ½" 4-track tape machine. She wanted to be another

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and produce bands. Her favorite music is

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Recording career

Leslie Ann Jones's first engineering job was at

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working as a production engineer, making copies of recordings. She worked as an assistant engineer for several years, training with Roy Halee, Reggie Dozier and

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until being asked by John Mayall to lead the engineering of his live concert album ''Lots of People'' in 1977. In 1978, Jones moved north to

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to work at

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, a recording studio known for cutting-edge developments such as automation in mixing, an innovation followed quickly by the purchase of one of the earliest digital audio recording systems. Jones recorded many cues for the

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soundtrack and recordings by Herbie Hancock and Carlos Santana. She trained with engineer Fred Catero and producer

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. She also recorded albums by Maze, Confunkshun, Holly Near, and Angela Bofill. The Automatt closed in 1984 and Jones became a freelance engineer for three years. She engineered sessions for

Windham Hill Records Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The label wa ...

as well as for

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in their last few years of operation. In 1987, Jones moved back to Los Angeles to work at Capitol Studios. That position lasted for ten years, during which time she furthered her reputation by engineering prominent jazz, vocal and classical recordings such as Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, and continued recording film and TV scores. In 1997, Leslie Ann Jones began working with Skywalker Sound, where she continues to the present as Director of Music Recording and Scoring; she keeps busy recording orchestral scores, mixing film and video elements and recording and producing music albums. She enjoys playing on one of the intramural Skywalker

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teams.

Promoting women

As a woman working in a field long dominated by men, Jones has participated in many 'firsts'. She was the first woman assistant engineer to be hired at ABC Studios in Los Angeles in 1975. She was the first female National Officer of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Jones is on the advisory board of Women's Audio Mission. WAM is an all-volunteer, women-run organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the recording arts. She also serves on the Recording Arts Advisory Board of Expression College of Digital Arts, serves as a Trustee for the San Francisco Chapter of The Recording Academy, is on the Board of Music in Schools today, and is an advisor on guest instructor for recording at Institute for the Musical Arts in Goshen, Massachusetts. In 2001, Jones was invited to take part in Women in NASA's 6th Annual Virtual Take Our Daughters To Work Day, sponsored by Ms. Foundation for Women. Jones has produced a number of recordings that feature women musicians, from small regional groups like Montclair Women's Big Band to major artists associated with

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, activism or

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such as

Holly Near Holly Near (born June 6, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. Early years Holly Near was born in Ukiah, California, United States, and was raised on a ranch in Potter Valley, California. She was eight years ...

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Margie Adam Margie Adam (born 1947) is an American musician and composer. Early life and education Margie Adam was born in 1947 in Lompoc, California. Her father was a newspaper publisher who composed music on the side, and her mother was a classical pian ...

and

Ronnie Gilbert Ruth Alice "Ronnie" Gilbert (September 7, 1926 – June 6, 2015), was an American folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist. She was one of the original members of the music quartet the Weavers, as a contralto with Pete Seeger, Le ...

. Jones co-produced one of Jane Fonda's follow-up workout videos in 1984 and she received a platinum record for the album of the same name.

Awards

In 2018, Jones was inaugurated in the TEC Awards’ Hall of Fame as part of the

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Career chronology

(1975–1978) *

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(1978–1984) * freelance engineer (1984–1987) * Capitol Studios, Hollywood (1987–1997) *

, Marin County, California (1997–present)

Awards

Credits

Music albums

''Another Place'' (1993) *

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'' (1990), Columbia * David Axelrod ''Requiem: The Holocaust'' (1993) *

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''Glow'' (2010), Bar/None * David Benoit ''Urban Daydreams'' (1988) *

Angela Bofill Angela Tomasa Bofill (born May 2, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter of Cuban- Puerto Rican origins. A New York native, Bofill began her professional career in the mid-1970s. Bofill is most known for singles such as, "This Time I'll Be Sweet ...

'' Something About You'', '' Too Tough'', Arista *

Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956) is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, " You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the ...

'' Reflections of Rosemary'' (2005) * Dee Dee Bridgewater '' Dear Ella'' ( Grammy Award 1997), Verve *

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...

'' Checkin' Out the Ghosts'' (1991), Teichiku * William Edward "Billy" Childs ''Take For Example This'' (1988), ''Twilight Is Upon Us'' (1989),

Windham Hill Jazz Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The label wa ...

* Meg Christian ''From The Heart'' (1985) * Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ''Absolutely!'' (1995), Independent * Rosemary Clooney '' The Last Concert'', (Grammy nominated 2002), '' Sentimental Journey: The Girl Singer and Her New Big Band'', (Grammy nominated 2001), ''

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'' (2000), '' Mothers and Daughters'' (#1 Jazz Record), ''The Concord Jazz Heritage Series'', '' White Christmas'' (#1 Jazz record 1996), '' Dedicated to Nelson'' (Grammy nominated 1996), ''Out Of This World'' (2002), Concord Jazz *

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'' Con Funk Shun 7'' (1981), Mercury *

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

and

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

'' Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux'' (1991) * Alix Dobkin ''Love & Politics: A 30 Year Saga'' (1992) *

Kyle Eastwood Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968) is an American jazz bassist and film composer. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and lea ...

''From There to Here'' (1998), Sony * Dave Edmunds '' Closer to the Flame'' (1990), Capitol * Dave Eshelman ''Milagro's Journey'' (2001) *

Michael Feinstein Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for cele ...

'' Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins'' (1996), '' Michael & George: Feinstein Sings Gershwin'' (#1 Jazz Record, 1998), '' Big City Rhythms'' (1999), ''

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'' (2000), '' Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra'' (Grammy nominated, 2001), ''Anthology'' (2002) *

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''Shadows On A Dime'' (1984) * Maynard Ferguson ''On a High Note: The Best of the Concord Jazz Recordings'' (2007) *

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''Terminal Hold/Edges of the Heart'' (1999) *

Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...

'' Always Say Goodbye'' (Verve, 1994) * Herbie Hancock '' Lite Me Up'' (1982), '' Mr. Hands'', '' Monster'', ''The Herbie Hancock Box'' (2002), CBS *

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''Different Stages'' (1994), ''Standard Time'' (1994) * Howard Hewett ''It's Time'' (1994) *

Miki Howard Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American singing, singer and actress who had a string of Top 40, top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including "Baby, Be Mine (Miki Howard song), Baby, Be Mine" (1987) ...

'' Miki Sings Billie: A Tribute to Billie Holiday'' (1993) * B. B. King &

Diane Schuur Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music ...

''Heart to Heart'' (2004), GRP *

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''The Vine'' (2002), ''Diaphonica'', ''Wintersongs'' (2003) *

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(2003 Grammy Award, ''Berg: Lyric Suite'' Best Chamber Music Performance) and '' Terry Riley: Requiem for Adam'' (2001), '' Nuevo'' (2002), ''U.S. Highball'' (2003), ''Fourth String Quartet' (2003), ''Caravan'' Nonesuch Records * Petronel Malan ''Transfigured Bach: The Piano Transcriptions Of Bartók, Lipatti & Friedman'' (2004 Grammy nominated: Best Engineered Album, Classical), Hänssler Classic * The Manhattan Transfer '' The Offbeat of Avenues'' (1991) * John Mayall ''Lots of People'' (1977), ''Hard Core Package/The Last Of The British Blues'' (2000) * Maze ''We Are One'' (1983), '' Can't Stop the Love'' (1985), Capitol *

Bobby McFerrin Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American folk and jazz singer. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rap ...

'' (1982) Elektra/Musician, ''

Spontaneous Inventions ''Spontaneous Inventions'' is a 1986 live album by American vocalist Bobby McFerrin, released by Blue Note Records. The album reached number 103 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 62 on ''Billboards R&B Albums chart, number 6 on the Top Jazz Albu ...

'' (1985), EMI *

Maureen McGovern Maureen Therese McGovern (born July 27, 1949) is an American singer and Broadway actress, well known for her renditions of the songs " The Morning After" from the 1972 film '' The Poseidon Adventure''; " We May Never Love Like This Again" from '' ...

''The Music Never Ends'' (1997) and (2003 reissue) *

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

Carmen Sings Monk ''Carmen Sings Monk'' is a 1990 studio album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae, focusing exclusively on the songs composed by Thelonious Monk. It was one of the last recordings released in her lifetime. McRae was accompanied by Clifford J ...

'', RCA *Carmen McRae and Betty Carter ''

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'' (1987), GAMH/Fantasy *

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'' Forbidden Places'' (1991) *

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'' Look in My Heart'' (1989) * Marcus Miller '' Marcus Miller'' (1984), '' The Sun Don't Lie'' (1993) * Jessica Molaskey ''

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'' (2002) *

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''Just An Illusion'' (1992) *

Andy Narell Andy Narell (born March 18, 1954) is an American jazz steel pannist, composer and producer. Biography Narell took up the steelpan at a young age in Queens, New York. His father, who was a social worker, had started a program of steelpan playing ...

''Slow Motion'' (1985) *

''Crushed! The Love Song Collection'', ''And Still We Sing: The Outspoken Collection'' (2002), 'Speed of Light", Fire In The Rain", "Watch Out" *Holly Near and

''Lifeline'' (2002) *Holly Near,

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, Ronnie Gilbert,

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...

''H.A.R.P – A Time To Sing'' (2001) *

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''A Rosie Christmas'' (1999) * Awadagin Pratt and St. Lawrence Quartet ''Play Bach'' (2002), Angel * Quartet San Francisco ''Latigo'' (Grammy nominated, 2006), ''Whirled Chamber Music'' (2007), ViolinJazz Recordings *

Dianne Reeves Dianne Elizabeth Reeves (born October 23, 1956) is an American jazz singer. Biography Dianne Reeves was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a musical family. Her father sang, her mother played trumpet, her uncle is bassist Charles Burrell, and h ...

(2005 Grammy Award, ''

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'' Best Jazz Vocal Album) *Rhiannon ''In My Prime'' (2005) * Romanovsky and Phillips ''Trouble in Paradise'' (1986), ''Let's Flaunt It!'' (1995) * Lara St. John ''Bach: 6 Sonatas and Partitas'' (2002), Ancalagon Records *San Francisco Camerata ''Corpus Evita, an Opera in 2 Acts'' (Grammy nominated 2005), SFC * San Francisco Girls Chorus ''Voices of Hope and Peace'' (2006), SFGC *The San José Chamber Orchestra '' Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim'' (2011), SJCO * Carlos Santana '' The Swing of Delight'' (1980), CBS *

Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...

''21 Grams'' (2003) * SF Jazz Collective ''2'' (2006) *

Michelle Shocked Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston; February 24, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and received an award f ...

''Children's Album'', ''Earthbeat'', ''

Short Sharp Shocked ''Short Sharp Shocked'' is the second album by Michelle Shocked. Originally released in 1988, it was remastered and reissued in 2003 as a two-CD set by Shocked's own label, Mighty Sound. The title is a play on the phrase short, sharp shock. The r ...

'' xpanded/nowiki> (2003) *

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Dav ...

'' High Life'' (Grammy award 1996), Verve * Special Generation ''Take It To The Floor'' (1990) * Narada Michael Walden ''Confidence'', Atlantic *

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''Love For Love'' (1983), Solar *

''Blue Rider'' (1982), ''Fringe'' (2007), "Strange Paradise" *

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'' Different Lifestyles'' (1991), Capitol *various artists ''Concord Records 30th Anniversary'' (2003) *various artists '' Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead'' (1991) *various artists ''Sedated in the Eighties, Vol. 4'' (1995) *various artists S Wonderful: Concord Jazz Salutes Ira Gershwin'' (1979) *various artists ''Climb Against the Odds'' (1999) *various artists ''Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger (Vol. 1)'' (1998) *various artists ''The Gift'' (1999), Maranatha *various artists ''Hillbilly Music: Thank God!, Vol. 1'' (1989) *various artists ''Concord Records SACD Sampler, Vol. 1'' (2003) *various artists ''The Butterfly Tree'' (2003), Summit *various artists ''Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Dead Man Walking'' (Original Soundtrack, 1996)

Film sound

*''

'' (1977–78) *'' Mad Dog Time'' (1996) *''

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'' (1997) *'' Apocalypse Now Redux'' (2001) *''This World, Then the Fireworks'' (1997) *''

Requiem for a Dream ''Requiem for a Dream'' is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald and Marlon Wayans. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same na ...

'' (2000) *''Let Go'' (2003) *'' The Company'' (2003) *'' Ballets Russes'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007)

TV shows

*''Three Women and a Chateau'', PBS *''Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters'', HBO *''Soldiers of Conscience'', PBS *''

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'', CBS TV *''In A Child's Name'', CBS TV *'' Homefront'', CBS TV *''Climb Against the Odds'', PBS *''

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'' (1996), HBO *'' See Jane Run'', CBS TV

5.1 DVD concert sound

Nellie McKay Nell Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is a singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ''The Threepenny Opera'' (2006). Early life and education McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and an ...

'' Get Away from Me'' 5.1 DVD Sony/MX Entertainment *Herbie Hancock ''Future 2 Future'', 5.1 DVD, MX Extertainment

Video game scores

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *'' Beowulf: The Game'' (2007) *'' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' (2008) *'' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' *''

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'' *'' Prototype'' *''

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References

External links

Leslie Ann Jones - Skywalker Sound
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2006 photo of Leslie Ann Jones at her home barbecue''Engadget'' article
February 14, 2016
Leslie Ann Jones Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2012)
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