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River Jones is an American producer, musician, and owner of River Jones Music and Tapestry Sound.


History

Jones began playing and working with music at the age of five. He was heavily into
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as a youth. Starting at 19, he began a three-year internship at
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. He also worked at
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,
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, and
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, where he held a number of music industry positions. River recorded a solo album in
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, and collaborated with actress
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.


River Jones Music

From 2002 until 2005, River was a professional
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drumming for Katy Rose on
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and
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Management in
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. In 2008, Jones began playing in a local
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band, and soon met local musician
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. He teamed up with Andrews to produce her first album, on his new label River Jones Music. The album ''Urban Myths'', which was recorded, printed, and produced by Jones out of an apartment June 2008. Andrews's second full length ''Painters Hands and a Seventh Son'' was recorded, produced, and released by Jones exactly one year later. He soon began to sign other acts.
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began administering River's solo music in 2018. Jones released his first EP on Austin, Texas label Atomic Milk during
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2019.


References


Further reading


River Jones in "Austin.com"
(August 5, 2016)
Mtv: River Jones
(January 4, 2015)
''Ovrld'': Pass the Time
(May 27, 2015)
''Austin Town Hall'': River Jones Tune Blows Up
(July 22, 2016)
''SXSW'': River Jones and Lorelei Linklater
(January 4, 2017)
''Anon Magazine'': River Jones Radio Waves
(March 3, 2016)
''State Press'': RJM and Friends Festival
(February 2, 2011)
''Phoenix New Times'': River Jones, What Are You Listening To?
(August 19, 2011)
''New Times'': KUKQ Phoenix Locks in Programming Schedule
(May 15, 2012)


External links

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''Phoenix New Times'': Interview with River Jones
(August 2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, River American rock drummers Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Year of birth missing (living people) American male songwriters