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John B
Not to be confused with Jon B., an American R&B/soul singer.
Musical artist
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronicmusic producer. He is widely recognised[who?] for his eccentric clothing, wild hair, and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks.
John B ranked number 76 in DJ Magazine's 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010.[1]
Career
Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire.[citation needed] He started producing music around the age of 14,[2] and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist[3] drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro,[4] Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 DJ Magazine top 100.[5]
Style
While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and
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BIOGRAPHY
His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man’s love for all things soul…
Grammy nominated Jon B. is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and a noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His richly textured body of music is a testament to a man’s love for all things soul. His beginnings were seasoned by early influences including Duran Duran, Inxs, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince and Sade. With a career spanning over 25 years, Jon B.’s production and songwriting abilities continue to grow with the times. Currently, he is finalizing his ninth studio album with features from R&B heavyweights Tank, Donell Jones and Alex Isley and rapper Rick Ross.
1995
Within a few months, he’d met Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, who were interested in signing Jon to her label imprint, Edmonds Record Group (formerly Yab Yum).
The relationship between Jon and Edmonds Record Group immediately bore fruit. His debut album, “Bonafide,” went platinum and he was nominated b
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Jon B.
Singer
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Selected discography
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R&B singer Jon B. is known for his hip-hop sound, but he is also a talented songwriter who has written for such performers as Toni Braxton, After 7, and Color Me Badd. He has collaborated with Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, the late Tupac Shakur, Nas, and AZ. Jon B. has several gold records to his credit: Bonafide, Cool Relax, and Are U Still Down were certified gold; Are U Still Down and Cool Relax later went platinum.
Born Jonathan David Buck in 1974, in Rhode Island, Buck is the son of David Buck, a professor of music at California State University, Los Angeles, and director of the Los Angeles Symphonic Camerata. Buck’s mother was a concert pianist, and he learned to play keyboards when he was nine. Soon after, he added bass and drums. His brother Kevin became a cellist, and his sister earned a master’s degree at Juilliard in violin performance. Although his family was deeply involved in classical music, Jon B. was more interested in music with a beat, and from the ag
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