Derek Jones

About me:

I have a lot of patience, and I'm very laid back. I'm the responsible one, the level headed one, the methodical one and the realist. Ask me for the reader's digest version and I give you the Britannica unabridge version. I see the glass as both half empty and half full. I'm very technically minded and mechanically inclined. I like to learn how things work. I am VERY goal oriented. I set goals for myself and constantly work towards attaining them. When I decide to do something, I do it until I excel at it. I don't stop and I never give up.

What do I do??....Musician, producer, composer, sound engineer, sound editor and workaholic. In essence, I make people sound good...damn good. :-D

You can go to www.megatrax.com and check out some of the CDs I've done for Megatrax. Here's the short list (technically, I've worked on over 140 CDs for megatrax, but that's too much to list here, so I've put up some of my favorites):

MQ002 Rock Vox
MQ001 Songwriter Café
MX216 Groove Factory
MX214 Metal Meltdown
MX211 Urban Soul
MX210 Positively Retail 2
MX208 Cinematic Trailers 8:Epic/Drama
MX205 Cool Commercials
MX202 Supernatural
MX200: X-Factor Vol. 2
MX199: X-Factor Vol. 1
MX196: You Asked For It! Vol. 2
MX193 Cinematic Trailers 6: Epic / Action / World
MX189 Classic Rock Vol. 2
MX188 Classic Rock Vol. 1
MX187 Urban Promo Vol. 2
MX178 You Asked For It!
MX177 Modern Rock Vol. 7
MX173 Hiphop ChopShop Vol 3
MX159 Urban Promo
MX156 Hiphop ChopShop Vol 2
MX141 Hiphop ChopShop Vol 1
TS038 Lifestyles 2
TS021 Absolute Underscores
TS018 Cinematic Hip-hop
TS003 Trance
TS001 Breakbeat
SN009 Norteno / Grupero
SN008 Banda / Duranguense
SN007 Reggaeton
SN002 Latin Street
SN001 Latin Club

Here's a list of songs I've composed for Megatrax:
Say It Ain't So
GimmeDat
He's a Player
Boss Dawg
The Switch-Up

I've worked on albums for Major Label artists like David Hollister, DJ Quik, Won-G, Javier, Stacie Orrico, The Apex Theory, the jazz group Shapes, and Michael Franks along with producers like Howie Tee and Jimmy Haslip to name a few. I've also done recording and mixing for most of the TV Networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, WB, UPN) and some of the bigger Clear Channel radio stations around the country as well as a lot of independent artists. A few that I'm really proud of, Language Room - "Things We Wish For" and their EP on iTunes (See video below), Allen Hinds - "Behind It All", Henry Winckel - "Night Owl", GRS Trio's upcoming debut, Michelle Armstrong -"Apples", Carlos Ricketts solo album, Antoine Salem Trio's Debut album, and Seventh Rize's latest album.

I've been working on films recently too. Here's a list of movies I've worked on (sound editing and mixing and some scoring):

Whiskey Neat
Star Watch
Layla
Chicago Overcoat (Starring Frank Vincent, Danny Goldring, Mike Starr)
Her Need For Speed (Promo Video for women Harley-Davidson riders)
Seems Like Yesterday (Promo Video for Ford's 2010 Mustang
Take 2: Harvest Time (TV Pilot starring Anson Williams and Don Most)
Dive
Irish Vampire Goes West
Put It In A Book
Save Our Future
Spiritual Revolution
Waiting For Yvette (Starring Wendy Malek)
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (Directed by Jamie Babbit)
Cowboy
Trail End (Starring Barry Corbin)
Broken Circle (Starring Michael Badalucco)
Out At The Wedding (Starring Mike Farrel, Charlie Schlatter)
Becoming Blond
Belly

Well, that's me in a nutshell. If I missed something let me know or if you still have questions unanswered shoot me a message.

Peace.

I Want To Scream from Language Room on Vimeo.