Chelonis R. Jones

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Chelonis R. Jones
OriginUnited States
Genres Electropop
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • painter
  • poet
  • producer
Website chelonisrjones.com

Chelonis R. Jones is an American painter, electropop musician, producer, poet, singer, and songwriter.

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Biography

Born and raised in California and New York, Jones lives in Europe. [1] He has released several albums, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians. Some of his releases include Dislocated Genius (2002), [2] [3] The Forgotten Floor (2008, together with Alex Dandi as 4Gottenfloor), [4] Chatterton (2009), [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] and The Prison Buffet (2013). [10] His earliest single releases included cover artwork edited from original oil canvases painted in the late 1990s by the artist. Jones is perhaps best known as the vocalist and co-writer [1] of the popular Röyksopp single "49 Percent", which appeared on the duo's album The Understanding .

Apart from his focus on music, Jones also exhibits his artworks at various galleries, mostly in Europe.

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

Singles

4Gottenfloor

Selected collaborations

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References

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