James Ford (musician)

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James Ford
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James Ford during Melt! Festival 2013
Background information
Birth nameJames Ellis Ford
Born (1978-12-11) 11 December 1978 (age 45)
Leek, Staffordshire, England
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Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active2000–present
Labels Warp
Member of
Formerly of Simian
Website jamesellisford.com

James Ellis Ford (born 11 December 1978) is an English record producer and songwriter, known for being a member of Simian Mobile Disco and the Last Shadow Puppets as well as his production work with Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Depeche Mode, Foals, Florence and the Machine, Haim, Gorillaz, Klaxons, Jessie Ware, Kylie Minogue, Declan McKenna and the Pet Shop Boys.

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Biography

James Ellis Ford was born on 11 December 1978 [1] in Staffordshire. [2] Ford went to Manchester University, along with other members of Simian. [3]

Ford was a founding member of the group Simian and later a member the spin-off duo Simian Mobile Disco. [4]

He produced the Klaxons album Myths of the Near Future in 2007 which won the Mercury Prize. [5] Also that year, he produced the Arctic Monkeys second album. He has done at least part of the production on each of the band's subsequent albums. [5]

In 2008, he formed the Last Shadow Puppets with Miles Kane and Alex Turner, as both drummer and producer. [6] Their debut album, The Age of the Understatement , earned the group a Mercury Prize nomination and also charted at No. 1 in the UK. [5] Their second album, Everything You've Come to Expect , was released in 2016. Ford once again produced, also playing drums, percussion and keys. The record earned the group their second UK No. 1.

Ford produced and played keys on Arctic Monkeys' fifth album, AM , released in 2013.

Ford has produced Depeche Mode's 14th studio album Spirit released on 17 March 2017 as well as their 15th studio album Memento Mori , which was released on 24 March 2023. He also produced the fourth studio album of the UK band Everything Everything under the title A Fever Dream , released on 18 August 2017.

In 2018, Ford co-produced the Arctic Monkeys' sixth studio album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino , as well as Gorillaz' sixth studio album The Now Now .

On 14 March 2023, it was announced he would be producing Pet Shop Boys' new album. He also produced the Last Dinner Party's first single "Nothing Matters", which was released in April 2023. He also co-produced Fat Dog’s debut single “King of the Slugs” with the band’s lead singer Joe Love, which was released on 21 August 2023. James Ford also produced Blur's ninth studio album, The Ballad of Darren , released in July 2023.

Discography

See Discography: Simian & Simian Mobile Disco

Studio albums

Production

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