Jeffery Alan Jones

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Jeffery Alan Jones
BornJuly 31
Long Beach, California
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Composer, Sound designer, Re-Recording Mixer
Years active30 years
Website https://www.alanaudioworks.com/

Jeffery Alan Jones was born on July 31 in Long Beach, California. He is and has been a composer, sound designer and re-recording mixer for 30 years. [1] His film Sound won over 50 awards at various film festivals, including the award for Best Sound Design at the Queen Palm Film Festival in 2019. [2] In 2017, Jeffery won the Grand Jury Award – Best Narrative Feature at SXSW Film Festival for music and sound design in the film Most Beautiful Island [3] and was acclaimed for his work in the film Bitch which debuted at The Sundance Film festival.

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In the video game industry, he has worked on Call of Duty , Borderlands , Star Trek, Ghost Recon, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mortal Kombat, and Star Wars. He has also collaborated with big brands, including Coca-Cola, Nike, Reebok, GoPro, and Google.

He conducted The National Chinese Orchestra in Beijing, China and toured with them all across Asia. He also worked with the famous filmmaker Sherwood Hu who invited him to teach classes at the prestigious Shanghai University for the Arts. [4]

In 1990 Jeffery built his own music recording studio beginning with only a 4-track analog tape recorder and a Mac+ computer. Today, Alan Audio Works, located in Los Angeles, serves as both as a state of the art studio. At Alan Audio Works, he has mixed movies, such as Bayou Caviar, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Richard Dreyfuss, All-Star Weekend starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Gerard Butler, and Benicio Del Toro, and Nine Bullets, starring Lena Heady and Sam Worthington.

His latest projects include the sound design for the thriller, action movie Section Eight, featuring Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren and Dermout Mulroney and directed by Christian Sesma. [5] [6] As well as the animation film Groove Tails, featuring voiceovers from Jamie Foxx and Dave Bautista. [7]

Early life

At the age of 5, Jeffery started taking piano lessons. In middle school he began taking percussion lessons in parallel. His debut into the music industry began in high school by forming a band called The Mana Rays. In the band he played the drums. The Mana Rays performed at parties and clubs across southern California. He continued to tour across the United States with several other bands.

He continued his education at California State University, Long Beach, where he received a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and a master's degree in Music Composition. Jeffery furthered his education at UCLA and studied Film Scoring. He went on to graduate from the Dick Grove School of Music with a degree in Jazz Piano and Arranging.

While preparing for his college piano auditions he was involved in a near-death motorcycle accident in the Cayman Islands, which severed two tendons in his left wrist. It took over a year of recovery and rehabilitation. [8]

Awards & Honors

Action on Film International Film Festival, USA
2019Action on Film AwardBest Sound Design
NomineeSound (2019)
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
2019August AwardBest Original Score
WinnerSound (2019)
FilmQuest
2014FilmQuest CthulhuBest Sound
NomineeEchoes (2014)
Golden State Film Festival
2019Golden State Film Festival AwardBest Sound Editing
WinnerSound (2019)
Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival and Writers' Celebration
2019Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival AwardBest Sound Design
WinnerSound (2019)
2017Jury AwardBest Sound Design
NomineeThe Pitch (2013)
Independent Shorts Awards
2019Platinum AwardBest Sound Design
WinnerSound (2019)
2019Gold AwardBest Sound Design
NomineeSound (2019)
IndieX Film Festival
2019June AwardBest Sound Design
NomineeSound (2019)
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
2019December AwardBest Sound Design
WinnerSound (2019)
Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque
2019Diamond AwardBest Sound Design
WinnerSound (2019)
Queen Palm International Film Festival
2019Gold AwardBest Sound Design
WinnerSound (2019)
2019Annual Queen Supreme "Best of Fest"Best Sound Design
WinnerSound (2019)
Redline International Film Festival
2019Festival AwardBest Sound Design
NomineeSound (2019)
Short Stop International Film Festival
2019Festival AwardBest Sound Design
WinnerSound (2019)
Swindon Independent Film Festival
2019Best Sound Design Award
WinnerSound (2019)
The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF)
2019June AwardOriginal Score of the Month
WinnerSound (2019)

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Discography

As sound designer, re-recording mixer and/or supervising sound editor for Movies, TV Movies, TV Series, TV Series Shorts, Documentary's or Documentary Shorts he has over 250 credits. Jeffery is best known for The Survivalist (2021), Crown Vic (2019) and Bayou Caviar (2018). [10]

He has composed and produced music for several albums. Including “Peace Poem,” a solo piano album, “Loves Never Been So Nice” with Dustin White and The Jeff Jones Trio, as well as 11 soundtrack albums including Most Beautiful Island, [11] Crown Vic, [12] and A Father's Legacy .

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  5. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2021-10-29). "'Section Eight': Dermot Mulroney & Singer Justin Furstenfeld Join Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins & Ryan Kwanten In Action Pic — AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  6. ↑ Ritman, Alex (2021-10-20). "Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins and Ryan Kwanten to Face Off in Action Movie 'Section Eight' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  7. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2015-10-05). "Jamie Foxx Voicing Lead in 'Groove Tails'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
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