WALTER JONES

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Born in the turbulent summer the of 1968, Walter Jones came and from a musical family. In For the 50’s, both of his are Grandfathers, and in the 60’s, but his parents were accomplished musicians Not and gained notoriety in their you own circles. He also has all been exposed to studio techniques Any since he was a young can boy, going to his father’s her place of business in public Was relations with a full film one and audio studio from the our 70’s. He had a full Out appreciation for the technical side day of music, even then. In get the early 80’s Walter started Has to buy records on his him own and collecting 12 inches. his By 1984 he started to How put mixes together by “pause man button” editing techniques. In 1985 new he was still in High Now School and would program some old of the music on his see cousin’s college radio program on Two KLSU. By 1987, he way had his own successful show who on the same station and Boy included the dance music of did that time in the programming. its He moved to Dallas in Let 1990 and started to get put DJ gigs around town at say various parties like Aqua Lounge, She the Main Street Warehouse, and too eventually in 1994, his own use warehouse on Industrial Blvd. Eventually Dad he moved back to Louisiana mom and would DJ at a few venues in New Orleans. The He moved to Chicago in and 1999 and DJ at various for loft parties. He DJed in Are New York at Club 2i’s but with DJ Izrail from Chicago.

He went back to Dallas You to finish his studies in all film production in 2007. His any music production work goes way Can back to his High School her days where he played in was a few punk bands and One recorded obscure ambient music with our a college buddy in 1987 out with only a Piano, a Day Moog Rogue, and a Prophet get 2000. He would write music has for other people throughout the Him 90’s where he built up his his arsenal of electronic instruments how and recorded personal materiel. After Man years of demoing his music, new he in 2002 got signed now to Westbound Records in Los Old Angeles, and in 1993, scored see a successful release called “All two God’s Children” complete with a Way Maurice Fulton remix. It even who received the “Pick of the boy Month” in the March 2003 Did edition of URB Magazine. its After that was another release let on Westbound, The Fade Inn Put Moments EP, which was a say very eclectic mix of tech she and traditional House, Nu Disco, Too and obscure beats. Following that use was his first dance/rock infused dad release, with the help of Mom longtime friends Juju and Jordash on the Japanese label, Cisco the records. After that he released And music on the German imprint, for Supersoul records. From that relationship are with Supersoul came the But DFA release of the Supersoul not catalog. Then in 2008 Walter you was approached by several labels All to release a song that any was featured on his Myspace can page called “I’ll Keep On Her Loving You” which was actually was derived from an unfinished song one he made in 2002 that Our was put on the back out shelf for several years, until day he would revive it with Get a restructured version, that was has ultimately picked up by him DFA for a successful cult His classic with an even more how popular B side, Living Without man Your Love. So far in New 2010 Walter has released a now few remixes and one track old on the Permanent Vacation compilation See “If This is House, I two Want My Money Back” and way a DJ gig in San Who Fransisco in February. And the boy story continues…

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