John Fields

Boston native John Fields fell in love with pop music at an early age and taught himself to play guitar, bass, piano and drums. While playing in several local bands, he became fascinated with the art of recording and set his sights on becoming a record producer.

John moved to Minneapolis in his early 20's and established October Records and Funkytown Studios with his uncle, Steven Greenberg (who wrote the disco smash, "Funkytown"). John discovered, signed and produced numerous artists for October Records, including The Honeydogs, who later released albums on Mercury and Palm.

During this time, John continued working as a musician, co-founding Greazy Meal, a rock/funk band that became very popular in the region. This experience helped to further strengthen John's skills as a producer, and his reputation spread among artists in the Midwest. John moved to Los Angeles in 2002, and has been busy ever since.


Some highlights from his production / mixing career include:

›   Jimmy Eat World - selected tracks from Chase This Light (CP-AP)
       #5 debut on The Billboard 200
       #3 at iTunes
       including the first single "Big Casino"
       #6 at Alternative Radio
       #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart

›   Jonas Brothers - self-titled album (P-E)
       #1 Top Internet Album
       #5 debut on Billboard 200
       #7 album at iTunes
       including the single "S.O.S." which is #1 at iTunes
       Certified Platinum

›  Rooney - Calling The World (P-E-M)
        #42 debut on Billboard Top 200
        features the single "When Did Your Heart Go Missing"
        #29 on UK iTunes
        #18 in Italy

›  Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown (P-E)
       #1 Top Christian Album
        Double Platinum in US
        Winner of 5 Dove Awards (2004)
           including Best Rock Song ("Dare You To Move")
           and Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year

›  Switchfoot - Nothing Is Sound (P-E)
        #1 Top Christian Album (2005 & 2006)
        #3 debut on Billboard 200
        GMA nominated "rock album of the year" (2006)
        Certified Gold within first month of release

›  Switchfoot - several tracks from "Oh! Gravity" (P-E-M)
       #1 Top Christian Album

›   Soul Asylum - several tracks from “The Silver Lining” (P-E)
      including the first single “Stand Up And Be Strong”

›   Clay Aiken - 6 tracks for A Thousand Different Ways (P-E)
        #2 debut on Billboard 200
         selling over 211,000 copies in the first week
        Certified Gold

›  Delta Goodrem - title track for Innocent Eyes (P-E)
       #1 single in Australia
       #1 album in Australia for 27 consecutive weeks
       The longest running Australian album to ever top the charts
       14x Platinum in Australia

›  Glen Phillips - Winter Pays For Summer (P-E)
       Lost Highway solo debut for the former singer of Toad The Wet Sprocket
      StarPolish interview: Glen Philips

›  Backstreet Boys - "Crawling Back To You" (P-E-M)
      from the album Never Gone
        Platinum in US and Canada

›  Pink - several tracks from Try This (AP-M)
      #9 on Billboard 200
       2004 Grammy winner for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Trouble"
       Platinum in US, Canada and UK

›  Mandy Moore - Coverage (P-E-M)
      includes the hit "Have A Little Faith"
       #14 on Billboard 200 (highest peak to date)

›  Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet (CP-E) 
      includes the hit "Party Hard"
       #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart

›  Har Mar Superstar - The Handler (P-E-M-CW)
       features guest appearance by Northern State and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

›  evan and jaron - evan and jaron (P-E)
       #4 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart
       includes the hit "Crazy For This Girl"
         #1 on Billboard's Top 40


Selected PRODUCTION / MIX credits

- Jonas Brothers - forthcoming second album (Hollywood) (P-E-CW)
- Tim Brantley - forthcoming album (Blackledge) (M)
- Jon McLaughlin - forthcoming album (Island) (P-E)
- The Presets - several tracks from forthcoming album (M)
- Alex Band - forthcoming album (P-E)
- Cut Copy - several tracks from In Ghost Colours (Modular/Interscope) (AP-E-M)
- Jimmy Eat World - selected tracks from Chase This Light (Interscope) (CP-AP)
- Graham Colton - Here Right Now (Universal) (P)
      #2 debut on Billboard's Top Heatseekers
- Jonas Brothers - self-titled (Hollywood) (P-E-CW)
- Ingram Hill - 1 song from Cold In California (Hollywood) (P)
- Lifehouse - "Broken" from Who We Are (Geffen) (P)
- Rooney - Calling