J. J. Jeczalik

J.J. Jeczalik in a 1996 Art of Silence publicity shot
J. J. Jeczalik
Birth name Jonathan Edward Stephen Jeczalik
Born (1955-05-11) 11 May 1955
Banbury, England
Genres Electronica, synthpop, new wave, pop, rock
Occupation(s) Composer, musician, record producer, ex-teacher
Instruments Synthesizers, Fairlight CMI
Associated acts Art of Noise
Website theartofnoiseonline.com

Jonathan Edward Stephen "J.J." Jeczalik (/jɛnˈtʃɑːlɪk/; born 11 May 1955[1]) is a retired electronic musician, and co-founder of the former electronic music group, Art of Noise.[2][3]

Jeczalik also worked as a record producer and musician on a number of the Pet Shop Boys early recordings. After leaving Art of Noise, he recorded in the 1990s under the moniker "The Art of Silence", releasing one album entitled artofsilence.co.uk. He has also won a Grammy and taught IT at Oxford High School until his retirement in 2013.[4]

Before Art of Noise

Before working with Trevor Horn and the ZTT Records label, Jeczalik had studied little about music. Through working with Geoff Downes (whom co-founded The Buggles with Horn) and his Fairlight CMI sampler, Jeczalik got in touch with Horn in the early 1980s and became the main programmer and player of Horn's own Fairlight. Jeczalik worked with several artists and bands including:

When the Fairlight CMI Series II came out in 1982, Jeczalik got access to "Page R", the built-in sequencer for the Fairlight. While working on the Yes album 90125, Jeczalik was experimenting with drum and percussion samples from Yes' drummer, Alan White. Jeczalik along with sound engineer, Gary Langan, sequenced drum beats and breaks in Page R and created "Beat Box", the debut single for Art of Noise.

During production of Malcolm McLaren's album Duck Rock, Jeczalik and Langan met Anne Dudley, a classical music session musician and composer. Along with Horn, Langan, Dudley and Paul Morley, Jeczalik co-founded Art of Noise in 1983.[5]

JJ Jeczalik Discography

Album

Art of Silence Discography

Singles

Album

Selected studio work excluding Art of Noise

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Hochman, Steve (20 July 1986). "Art of Noise Got Wrong Image By Avoiding One". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Cromelin, Richard (31 July 1986). "Pop Music Review : Duane Eddy Rocks Life into Art of Noise". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Staff List". Oxford High School for GDST. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Whitehouse, KM. The Art of Noise Online http://www.theartofnoiseonline.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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