Jon Drew

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Jon Drew
Birth nameJon Drew
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Punk rock
Occupation Record producer
InstrumentDrums
Years active2004–present

Jon Drew is a Canadian record producer and recording engineer based in Toronto, Ontario. He has produced the albums of Polaris Music Prize winning band Fucked Up and Juno Award nominated Tokyo Police Club. He has also worked on the albums of Canadian bands the Stars, Attack in Black, July Talk, Single Mothers, Metz, Diemonds and Arkells. [1]

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He is also the drummer for the band Uncut as well as All Eyes West featuring Jeff Dean on guitar. [2]

Discography (selection)

p - producer, m - mixed, e - engineered, ma - mastered

Albums

Singles

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