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Jeffery Alan Jones
BornJuly 31
Long Beach, California
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Composer, Sound designer, Re-Recording Mixer
Years active30 years
Websitehttps://www.alanaudioworks.com/

Jeffery Alan Jones was born on July 31 in Long Beach, California. He is and has been a composer, sound designer and re-recording mixer for 30 years.[1] 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.[2] 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[3] 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, Borderlands, Star Trek, Ghost Recon, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mortal Kombat, and Star Wars. He has also collaborated with big brands, including Coca-Cola, Nike, Reebok, GoPro, and Google.

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.[4]

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, All-Star Weekend starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Gerard Butler, and Benicio Del Toro, 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.[5][6] As well as the animation film Groove Tails, featuring voiceovers from Jamie Foxx and Dave Bautista.[7]

Early life[edit]

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, where he received a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and a master's degree in Music Composition. Jeffery furthered his education at UCLA 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, which severed two tendons in his left wrist. It took over a year of recovery and rehabilitation.[8]

Awards & Honors[edit]

Action on Film International Film Festival, USA
2019 Action on Film Award Best Sound Design
Nominee Sound (2019)
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
2019 August Award Best Original Score
Winner Sound (2019)
FilmQuest
2014 FilmQuest Cthulhu Best Sound
Nominee Echoes (2014)
Golden State Film Festival
2019 Golden State Film Festival Award Best Sound Editing
Winner Sound (2019)
Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival and Writers' Celebration
2019 Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival Award Best Sound Design
Winner Sound (2019)
2017 Jury Award Best Sound Design
Nominee The Pitch (2013)
Independent Shorts Awards
2019 Platinum Award Best Sound Design
Winner Sound (2019)
2019 Gold Award Best Sound Design
Nominee Sound (2019)
IndieX Film Festival
2019 June Award Best Sound Design
Nominee Sound (2019)
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
2019 December Award Best Sound Design
Winner Sound (2019)
Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque
2019 Diamond Award Best Sound Design
Winner Sound (2019)
Queen Palm International Film Festival
2019 Gold Award Best Sound Design
Winner Sound (2019)
2019 Annual Queen Supreme "Best of Fest" Best Sound Design
Winner Sound (2019)
Redline International Film Festival
2019 Festival Award Best Sound Design
Nominee Sound (2019)
Short Stop International Film Festival
2019 Festival Award Best Sound Design
Winner Sound (2019)
Swindon Independent Film Festival
2019 Best Sound Design Award
Winner Sound (2019)
The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF)
2019 June Award Original Score of the Month
Winner Sound (2019)

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Discography[edit]

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 250 credits. Jeffery is best known for The Survivalist (2021), Crown Vic (2019) and Bayou Caviar (2018).[10]

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,[11] Crown Vic,[12] and A Father's Legacy.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jeffery Alan Jones - The Gold Standard in Film Sound - Vibration Magazine". 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. ^ Sound - IMDb, retrieved 2022-06-30
  3. ^ Ide2017-03-15T22:59:00+00:00, Wendy. "'Most Beautiful Island': SXSW review". Screen. Retrieved 2022-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "StackPath". www.thehollywoodnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2021-10-29). "'Section Eight': Dermot Mulroney & Singer Justin Furstenfeld Join Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins & Ryan Kwanten In Action Pic — AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  6. ^ Ritman, Alex (2021-10-20). "Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins and Ryan Kwanten to Face Off in Action Movie 'Section Eight' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  7. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2015-10-05). "Jamie Foxx Voicing Lead in 'Groove Tails'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  8. ^ Stories, Local. "Conversations with Jeffery Alan Jones - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  9. ^ "Jeffery Alan Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  10. ^ "Jeffery Alan Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  11. ^ "Most Beautiful Island review – New York thriller cranks up the suspense". the Guardian. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  12. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2019-11-16). "Film Review: 'Crown Vic'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
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