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John Jansen

b. 1947

American record producer

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Born 1947. John Jansen is an American engineer, audio engineer, record producer, composer and film producer.

John Jansen (born October 3, 1947) is an American recording engineer and music producer. He worked with a wide variety of artists over the years, mostly in the rock genre: Joe Cocker, the Who, Spencer Davis Group, Cat Mother, Paul Winter Consort, Roger Daltrey, Supertramp, Henry McCullough, Pavlov's Dog, Procol Harum, Blue Öyster Cult, the Dictators, Alice Cooper, Frankie Miller, Meatloaf, Yipes, the Motors, Television, Barry Manilow, Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply, the Bongos, Billy Squier, Britny Fox, Eric Clapton, Warrant, Tom Verlaine, Faster Pussycat, Bang Tango, Love/Hate, Cinderella, Alias, Judge Mercy, Jimi Hendrix, The Producers and Orchestra

Jimi Hendrix recordings Jansen was a studio assistant at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios. He worked with Eddie Kramer on a 1972 Hendrix single that contained live versions of "Johnny B. Goode" and "Little Wing". The two tracks were later re-released on The Singles Album (1983).

He later worked with Kramer and Mitch Mitchell on First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997).

Other artists Jansen also worked with Bang Tango, Love/Hate, Britny Fox, Meat Loaf, Lou Reed, Cinderella, Faster Pussycat, Procol Harum, and Warrant. Jansen did remixing on Eric Clapton's Crossroads (1988).

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Who is John Jansen?

American record producer

When was John Jansen born?

John Jansen was born on 3 October 1947 in Connecticut.

What is John Jansen's occupation?

John Jansen is an engineer, audio engineer, record producer, composer and film producer.

What nationality is John Jansen?

John Jansen is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Jansen

· Wikidata: Q6241640

· DBpedia: John Jansen (music producer)

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