JonFX

JonFX
Background information
Birth name	John Alexander Crawford
Born	(1983-05-31) May 31, 1983 (age 42)
Origin	St. Andrews, Jamaica
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Producer, songwriter, artist
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, guitar, drums, piano
Years active	2002–present

John Alexander Crawford (born May 31, 1983), professionally known as JonFX, is a music producer ^[1] from St. Andrews, Jamaica. He has worked with dancehall and reggae artists Shabba Ranks, I Wayne, Vybz Kartel, Gyptian ^[2] and Akon, as well as late rapper XXXTentacion. ^[3] In June 2018, he was appointed as a governor on the board of the Florida Grammy Chapter. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In November 2018, Arms Around You , a song produced by JonFX, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28; Streaming Songs Chart at number 18; R&B Streaming Songs Chart at number one; and Digital Sales Chart at number 18. ^[7] He produced Sizzla Kalonji's I'm Yours , which made to the Billboard Reggae chart and Billboard Heatseeker's chart at No. 3 and No. 4. ^{[7] [8]}

Career

JonFX produced Gyptian's Hold Yuh and an album of the same name in 2010. In 2017, he produced Sizzla's I'm Yours, which entered both the Billboard Reggae chart and Billboard Heatseeker's chart at No. 3 and No. 4. ^[7] Crawford also mixed XXXTentacion's hit Jocelyn Flores which peaked at number No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified platinum in the United States. ^[7]

Some of his credits include, Gun Session featuring Akon, Young Jeezy, Shabba Ranks and Vybz Kartel; Nah Let Go and I Can Feel Your Pain by Gyptian and Baby, a collaboration between Sean Paul, Shabba Ranks and Erup. ^[9] He also has been credited as writer and engineer on three tracks, Alone, Part 3 , Smash and I Don't Even Speak Spanish LOL, from XXXTentacion's platinum-selling album. ^{[9] [10]}

He currently serves as a governor on the board of the Florida Grammy Chapter. ^[4]

Discography

• List of features with other performing artists, showing year released and song title

Peak Chart Positions

Year	Album Details	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	Top Heatseekers	Top Reggae Albums
2018	"Arms Around You" – XXXTentacion Released:October 25, 2018 Label: Warner Bros, Bad Vibes, Forever, EMPIRE	–	1	–	–
2017	"I'm Yours" – Sizzla Kalonji Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap Label: R&B Edition	–	–	4	3
2008	"I Can Feel Your Pain" – Gyptian Released: November 3, 2008 Label: VP Records Genre: Reggae	–	–	–	4
2010	Hold You (album) – Gyptian Released: July 19, 2010 Label: VP Records [11] Genre: Reggae	186	34	6	2
2014	Germination – Sade Serena Released: May 3, 2014 Label: Uprize Music Genre: R&B / Pop / Dance	–	–	2	–

1997–present

Year	Artist(s)	Title	Album Name	Participation	Label
2020	Vybz Kartel, JonFX	"Stay With Me"	Single	Producer	Zojak World-Wide
2020	Vybz Kartel	"Cute Rider Reggaton"	Single	Producer	Zojak World Wide, FX Music Group
2019	XXXTentacion	"Hot Gyal”	Single	Producer	Warner Bros, Bad Vibes, Forever, EMPIRE
2019	XXXTentacion	"Royalty”	Single	Producer	Warner Bros, Bad Vibes, Forever, EMPIRE
2018	XXXTentacion	"Arms Around You”	Single	Producer	Warner Bros, Bad Vibes, Forever, EMPIRE
2017	XXXTentacion	"Jocelyn Flores”	Jocelyn Flores	Mixer	Empire Distribution
	Sizzla [12]	"I'm Yours"	I'm Yours [13]	Producer	FX Music Group
2016	Kevin Lyttle featuring Mýa	"Bum Bum”	Single	Producer	Tarakon Records
2015	Bounty Killer	"Been Bad”	Been Bad Riddim	Producer	K1 Ent
	Yo Gotti ft Plane Jaymes	"Water Wet”	Single	Producer	Universal Music Publishing Group
	KD Aubert	"Falling”	Single	Producer	Roseland Records
2014	Sade Serena [14]	"Sound of Love"	GermiNation	Producer	IDMDWorldwide
	Sade Serena	"Stranger”	GermiNation	Producer	IDMDWorldwide
	Ce'cile & Ja'rae	"Corrupt" [15]	Single	Producer	SoBe Entertainment
2013	Sizzla	"Guess Who”	Single	Producer	–
	Louie Rankin	"Original Jamaican Don”	Single	Producer
2012	Wayne Wonder	"Get Red”	Bikini Riddim	Producer	The Orchard Music (on behalf of JonFx Music)
	Don Yute ft (feat. Amerika)	"Drive Me Wild”	Single	Producer	Cool Ruckus Records
	Terro 3000	"Turn You On”	Bikini Riddim	Producer	The Orchard Music (on behalf of JonFx Music)
	Yanique Sasha	"Party”	Bikini Riddim	Producer	The Orchard Music (on behalf of JonFx Music)
2011	Gyptian	"Love Against The Wall"	Hold You	Producer	VP Records
	Gyptian	"Nah Let Go”	Hold You	Producer	VP Records
2010	Pressure	"Turn Me On”	Single	Producer	JonFX Music
	Vybz Kartel	"She Love”	Thunder Ball Riddim	Producer	JonFx Music
	Aidonia	"Thunderous Clap”	Thunder Ball Riddim	Producer	JonFx Music
	Munga	"Fraid A We”	The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2007	Producer	WMG (on behalf of ADA UK); The Royalty Network (Publishing), and 9 Music Rights Societies
	Stein	"Slow Motion”	Thunder Ball Riddim	Producer	The Orchard Music (on behalf of JonFx Music); ASCAP, and 2 Music Rights Societies
	Flexx	"Bus My Gun”	Thunder Ball Riddim	Producer	JonFx Music
2009	Sean Paul feat. Shabba Ranks & Erup"Baby	"Baby”	Cloud Nine Riddim	Producer	Platinum Camp Records
	Turbulence	"Cloud Nine”	Cloud Nine Riddim	Producer	Platinum Camp Records
	Mavado	"David's Psalm”	Mr. Brooks...A Better Tomorrow	Producer	VP Records
	Mavado	"Welcome to the Armagedeon”	Mr. Brooks...A Better Tomorrow	Producer	VP Records
2008	Bounty Killer	"Book of Life"”	Book of Life	Producer	VP Records
	Gyptian	"I Can Feel Your Pain”	I Can Feel Your Pain	Producer	VP Records
2007	Sizzla	"Cost of Living"	The Overstanding	Producer	Babygrande Records/Dame Dash Music Group
2006	Wayne Wonder	"You"	One More Chance	Producer	DJ Obsession/JonFx Music Production
2004	Glen Adams w/ JonFx and The Slackers and Friends	"Schooling the Youth"	The Overstanding	Producer	Babygrande Records/Dame Dash Music Group
2000	Scuba	"Blessed Love"	–	Producer
1999	Half Pint	"My Donna”	–	Producer	Caveman Records
1998	Vybz Kartel	"Gun Session”	–	Producer	Greensleeves Records
1997	Spragga Benz	"Pum Pum”	–	Producer	–
2022	SPIKY, Honorebel, Third World Don	"AssMazing" [16]	Single	Producer	Diamond Distro

See also

• Music portal
• Jamaica portal

• List of Jamaican record producers

References

1. Jackson, Kevin (July 12, 2013). "The JonFX formula". The Jamaica Observer .
2. Kenner, Rob (November 12, 2010). "BOOMSHOTS Heavy Rotation: Gyptian; Ricky Blaze Jim Jones & Nicki Minaj; Serani & Ding Dong". Vibe . Billboard-Hollywood.
3. Saponara, Michael (October 25, 2018). "XXXTentacion & Lil Pump Connect With Maluma & Swae Lee For New Song 'Arms Around You': Listen". Billboard .
4. "Recording Academy Governance". The Recording Academy . Retrieved November 29, 2018.
5. Small, Kimberley (June 26, 2018). "Producers clash over quality of J'can music". Jamaica-star.com.
6. Small, Kimberley (June 25, 2018). "J'can Producer Recruited To Grammy Chapter Board". Jamaica-gleaner.com.
7. Jackson, Kevin (November 9, 2018). "JonFX has arms on Billboard chart". The Jamaica Observer .
8. "Sizzla's new set for Aug 11". The Jamaica Observer . July 31, 2017.
9. "The right FX". The Jamaica Observer . March 29, 2018.
10. Campbell, Howard (November 9, 2018). "HOW XXXTENTACION'S SPIRIT LIVES ON IN NEW JON FX-PRODUCED TRACK". Islandoriginsmag.
11. Stovall, Calvin (April 22, 2014). "Sade Serena Talks New GermiNation EP". BET .
12. "Reggae Music". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood. October 14, 2017.
13. Allah, Sha Be (August 12, 2017). "SIZZLA DROPS NEW LP 'I'M YOURS'". Thesource.com.
14. Young, Danielle (January 28, 2015). "BASE LEVEL: Mix Michael Jackson With Amy Winehouse & You've Got The Eclectic Soul Of Sade Serena [EXCLUSIVE]" (Interview). hellobeautiful.com. Interactive One, LLC.
15. "Artist Spotlight". SoBeEntertainment.com. 2016 SoBe Entertainment.
16. Group, Spiky Music. "BMI Writer-of-the-Year Award Winner and Music Manager - Christine 'Spiky' Malvasio - Drops Banging New Dance Single 'AssMazing', Featuring Vocal Talents of Billboard-Charting Jamaican Artists: Honorebel and Third World Don". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• JonFX at AllMusic
• Jon "Fx" Crawford discography at Discogs