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JohnJohn records is a small music label founded and managed
by Benoit Viellefon in 1999. Over the
years people came in and out. We've never followed the trends
and the focus remained the same: real music and good time
and good people.
Music
production
Benoit Viellefon & JohnJohn records
have produced a couple of albums with warious bands, andcollaborated
with producers including Peter Dry, Rick Baxendale (Universal
Publishing), Mark Huggett ( Jazz Direct), Rubber Spanner (shriek
Music Ltd). See Discography.
Songwriting
Benoit is quite respected amongs music industry professionals
for his writing and arrangements. He has written for the BBC,
Channel4, JohnJohn ( with Anthony Worn), World music group
Mogador, Gaz Mayall's band The Trojans, Jazz Direct, Film
makers Bert& Bertie and Film director Gaelle Denis, Ta
Mère, and eventually his own band Benoit and his Orchestra...
More to come soon.
Recording Sessions
From TV work, Grammy awards producers to pop bands, world
music, blues, jazz, reggae ska & Roots music. See
sessions .
Live music:
Benoit earned his reputation in the business performing with
many people, some legendary, many obscur but hey...
Currently working with:
- Benoit & His Orchestra
(Website)
- The Trojans (Website)
- Gaz Mayall (Website
- Gaz
Rockin' Blues / The
Trojans)
- Eddie Tantan Thornton
(Website
- The
Beatles / Georgie
Fame / Jimi
Hendrix / John
Mc Laughlin / Boney
M / Jazz
Jamaica / Jools
Holland / The
Trojans / Kitty
Daisy & Lewis / Ska
Cubano...)
- Mark Huggett (Website
- The
Waterboys / Annie
Whitehead / Jason
Rebello / Dan
Wilson Mark Huggett Project)
- Dave Shulman (Website
- Alan
Barnes / Steve
Warterman / Mark
Nightingale / Andy
Panayi / Mike
Garrick...)
- Vince Dunn (Website
- Cleveland
Watkiss / Roy
Ayer...)
- Peter Watson (website
- Hai
La Drum)
- Vicky Tilson (Myspace
- Vicky
Tilson Quartet / Bombshelletes)
- Miss Megumi Mesaku
(Myspace
- Ska Cubano
/ Top
Cats)
- Tony Uter (Website
- Jazz
Jamaica / all
Studio 1 / The
Trojans / Diz
& The Doormen)
- Rick Baxendale (Website
- The
Princetones / The
Trojans / Rotten
Hil gang)
Have been working or played with:
- Prince Buster (Wikipedia)
- Nick Turner (Wikipedia
- Hawkwind...)
- Rico Rodriguez (Website
- The
Specials, Jules
Holland)
- Vin Gordon (Website
- Bob
Marley / The
Skatalites / Studio
1/ Burning
Spear / Aswad
/ Max
Romeo / Justin
Hinds / Alpha
Blondy...)
- Natty Bo (Myspace
- Ska Cubano
/ Top
Cats)
- Martin Winning (Website
- Ray
Charles / Van
Morisson / Peter
Green / Mike
Sanchez...)
- Winston Marche (Myspace
- Barry
White / Maria
Carey / Chaka
khan...)
- Zoe Devlin Love (Myspace
- Alabama3
/ The
Princetones)
- Denis Smith (Website
- Dave
Holland...)
- Big Boy Bloater (Website
- City
Shakers)
- Skaville UK (Myspace)
- Rhoda Dakar (Myspace
- The
Bodysnatchers)
- Nick Welsh (Myspace
- The
Selecter)
- Louis Alphonso (Myspace
- Bad
Manners)
- The Skamonics (Website)
- Roberta Howett (Website
- X
Factor)
- Gentleman Tim & The Contenders
(website)
- Mogador (Website)
- Anthony Worn (Website
- JohnJohn)
- John Ongom Big Band
(Myspace)
- Tony Diavolo (Myspace
- Snakebone)
- Ta Mère (Myspace)
- Sean McGloin (Myspace
- Morissey
/ Alabama3
/ Ta Mère)
Event production
Swing Club Nights:
JohnJohn records orgnise a regular club night dedicated to
swing dancing called Swing Mon Amour. It is currently hosted
at Volupté
in Chancery Lane London every third friday of the month.The
club boasted some some the best dancers, and best Djs on the
circuit (Natty Bo, El Nino, Lady Kamikaze, Jean Paul Séculaire,
Tim Hellzapoppin, Tow Kerwin, Sacha Dieu...) and regular appearances
of bands such as Top Shelf Jazz, King Candy & the Sugar
Push featuring the Puppini Sister singer Kate Mullin, Big
Mamma's Door, Jules & The Gamblers, La Belle Vie, Rhytme
Futur, Trio Manouche, The Untouchables, Benoit & His Orchestra,
The Hep Chaps and more. More
details.
Private events:
JohnJohn records takes part or organise private events, mainly
with a live performance of The
Trojans or Benoit
& His Orchestra in the uK and abroad too as far as
Russia. Events so far have included small intimate garden
parties, to bigger ones for the like of people in the House
of Lords, celebrities, diplomats, very large corporates, the
film industry but also weddings and many so called normal
people that wanted to have a good time. No party has ever
been too big or too small. Enquire
here
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