Jolyon Dixon
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Jolyon Keith Dixon is an English guitarist and is currently a member of Rachel Fuller
's band and played some guitar on The Who
's 2006 album Endless Wire
.
, Wiltshire
in 1973, and began playing guitar at the age of nine. He has been a professional guitarist since 1993, playing for artists such as Toyah Willcox
(Take the Leap 1993, and subsequent tours) Voice of the Beehive
(Sex and Misery 1995) Scarlet (Naked (1995) and Chemistry (1996) including hit single "Independent Love Song", Judie Tzuke
(Under the Angels 1996and "songs 2", 2008), Mark Owen
(Green Man 1996 and subsequent tours, hit singles "Child" and "Clementine", also, "how the mighty fall" tour, 2005/6 and mixed audio for " Live at the Academy" DVD. 2006).
Dixon was a founding member of President Records signing Rorschach from 1998 to 2002, and he produced, engineered and mixed their album Needles and Pins, Shotguns and Skins (president records,Catalogue #: PCOM 1159) .In 2004 he began playing for Rachel Fuller
, contributing to her album "cigarettes and housework" and performing at her live shows.It was through Fuller that Dixon met Pete Townshend
, and since then he has played on numerous recordings with both Townshend and Fuller. As a producer/mixer Jolyon has worked on many releases, and as a session guitarist he has worked alongside producers such as John Leckie
, Chris Thomas
, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
, Craig Leon
, Neil Perry
, and Pete Townshend
. Dixon was guitarist with Melodramatic Records/Vertigo
artist Amy Macdonald
, contributing to her 2007 platinum selling UK number one album This is the Life which sold in excess of three million copies, and was number one in five European countries, and also MacDonald's second album A Curious Thing, which has been number one in three European countries, and also topped the pan-European charts. As well as playing guitar, Dixon mixed the bonus live disc on the deluxe edition of A Curious Thing . He was the guitarist in MacDonald's touring band from the outset of her career until the end of 2009, and was also her musical director for her 2009 touring schedule.
Dixon is an endorsee of James Trussart guitars and Blackstar Amplification
Dixon was also a member of The Last 55's, along with twins Christie and Louise Miller and Stuart Ross."Music Mountain's 2010 Season", Litchfield County Times, 3 June 2010, retrieved 2011-07-23
As of late 2010, he is a permanent resident in The U.S.A, and owns and runs a recording studio and production company in Placerville, California
Rachel Fuller
Rachel Fuller is a British musician. She is a successful independent pop music artist, a composer and occasional collaborator with rock musician and partner to Pete Townshend.-Early life:...
's band and played some guitar on The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
's 2006 album Endless Wire
Endless Wire (The Who album)
Endless Wire is the eleventh album by the English rock band The Who released on 30 October 2006, through Polydor Records and the following day in the United States by Universal Republic. It was their first new album of original material in twenty-four years following the release of It's Hard in 1982...
.
Biography
Dixon was born in SalisburySalisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
in 1973, and began playing guitar at the age of nine. He has been a professional guitarist since 1993, playing for artists such as Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Ann Willcox is an English actress and singer. In a career spanning more than thirty years Toyah has had 13 top 40 singles, released 22 studio albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays and ten feature films, as well as voicing and presenting numerous television shows...
(Take the Leap 1993, and subsequent tours) Voice of the Beehive
Voice of the Beehive
Voice of the Beehive is an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986 by Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, daughters of The Four Preps singer, Bruce Belland.- Career :...
(Sex and Misery 1995) Scarlet (Naked (1995) and Chemistry (1996) including hit single "Independent Love Song", Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
(Under the Angels 1996and "songs 2", 2008), Mark Owen
Mark Owen
Mark Anthony Patrick Owen , is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop band Take That. The band were hugely successful during the 1990s and have enjoyed even more success since their reunion in 2005...
(Green Man 1996 and subsequent tours, hit singles "Child" and "Clementine", also, "how the mighty fall" tour, 2005/6 and mixed audio for " Live at the Academy" DVD. 2006).
Dixon was a founding member of President Records signing Rorschach from 1998 to 2002, and he produced, engineered and mixed their album Needles and Pins, Shotguns and Skins (president records,Catalogue #: PCOM 1159) .In 2004 he began playing for Rachel Fuller
Rachel Fuller
Rachel Fuller is a British musician. She is a successful independent pop music artist, a composer and occasional collaborator with rock musician and partner to Pete Townshend.-Early life:...
, contributing to her album "cigarettes and housework" and performing at her live shows.It was through Fuller that Dixon met Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
, and since then he has played on numerous recordings with both Townshend and Fuller. As a producer/mixer Jolyon has worked on many releases, and as a session guitarist he has worked alongside producers such as John Leckie
John Leckie
John Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
, Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas (record producer)
Chris Thomas is an English record producer who has worked extensively with The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Badfinger, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Pulp and The Pretenders. He has also produced breakthrough albums for The Sex Pistols and INXS.Thomas is quoted as saying -Early life:Thomas was...
, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his production work with The Jam.-Career:...
, Craig Leon
Craig Leon
Craig Leon is an American born record producer, composer and arranger currently living in England. Leon was instrumental in launching the careers of many recording artists including The Ramones and Blondie...
, Neil Perry
Neil Perry
Neil Arthur Perry is a prominent Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter. He also is the co-ordinator for Qantas Flight Catering under his company Rockpool Consulting and has a food brand sold under his name, available at Woolworths Supermarkets.Perry co-owns and is...
, and Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
. Dixon was guitarist with Melodramatic Records/Vertigo
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...
artist Amy Macdonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald is an American author of children's books. Her works include Little Beaver and the Echo, which has been translated into 28 languages around the world, and Rachel Fister's Blister. Her first book, a satire of Jill Krementz's children's books, was A Very Young Housewife.Amy MacDonald...
, contributing to her 2007 platinum selling UK number one album This is the Life which sold in excess of three million copies, and was number one in five European countries, and also MacDonald's second album A Curious Thing, which has been number one in three European countries, and also topped the pan-European charts. As well as playing guitar, Dixon mixed the bonus live disc on the deluxe edition of A Curious Thing . He was the guitarist in MacDonald's touring band from the outset of her career until the end of 2009, and was also her musical director for her 2009 touring schedule.
Dixon is an endorsee of James Trussart guitars and Blackstar Amplification
Dixon was also a member of The Last 55's, along with twins Christie and Louise Miller and Stuart Ross."Music Mountain's 2010 Season", Litchfield County Times, 3 June 2010, retrieved 2011-07-23
As of late 2010, he is a permanent resident in The U.S.A, and owns and runs a recording studio and production company in Placerville, California