J. J. Jeczalik
| J. J. Jeczalik | |
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Jeczalik in a 1996 Art of Silence publicity shot
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Edward Stephen Jeczalik |
| Born |
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 |
Jonathan Edward Stephen "J.J." Jeczalik (/jɛnˈtʃɑːlɪk/; born 11 May 1955) is an electronic musician/record producer, co-founder of the electronic music group, the Art of Noise. He taught IT at Oxford High School until his retirement in 2013.
Jeczalik has worked with several artists and bands including: Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Yes, Stephen Duffy, Dollar, and ABC.
He won a Grammy Award for Art Of Noise's cover of Peter Gunn.
He began his journey into music after coming to London and promoting a gig for a pub group called Landscape (of Einstein A Go-Go fame), then later roadied for their co-lead singer Richard James Burgess before meeting the Buggles a.k.a. Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes.
Before becoming a freelance programmer Jeczalik worked for Downes, programming the Fairlight CMI, as Downes had problems with the machine. After that he become a part of Horn’s production team working alongside future Art of Noise members, Gary Langan and Anne Dudley on hits for Dollar, before working on ABC's The Lexicon of Love and Malcolm McLaren's Duck Rock albums.
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