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John Fields

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Producer, songwriter, musician, engineering-whiz -- John Fields defies categorization. He can't be musically pigeon-holed, either. Whether it's rock, pop, electronica, funk, or some combination thereof -- as long as it's high quality -- Fields is ready to make music.

And make music he has. In the past ten years John has worked with nearly 100 different artists. He produced two successful albums for Switchfoot, three albums for the Jonas Brothers, and two albums fro Demi Lovato, as well as albums for Rooney, Glen Philips, Har Mar Superstar, Mandy Moore, Graham Colton, Andrew W.K. and others. He produced hit singles for Miley Cyrus, Delta Goodrem, and Lifehouse. And he worked on tracks for Jimmy Eat World, Clay Aiken, Pink, Backstreet Boys, Paul Westerberg and many more.

John also played on many of these records. Whenever needed, he is ready to pick up the bass or guitar, or get behind the drums or a keyboard to make the song as good as it can be.

In addition to recording, the past couple of years have found John co-writing songs for the Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Har Mar Superstar, Jon McLaughlin, Steve Rushton, Bleu and others.

When he's not in the studio, John can sometimes be found on stage. He's toured with Nick Jonas and the Administration, The Rembrandts, Soul Asylum, and Greazy Meal.

Some highlights from his production / mixing career include:

P=produced
CP=co-produced
AP
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E
=engineered
M
=mixed
CW=co-wrote

  Nick Jonas & the Administration - Who I Am (P)
        #3 debut on The Billboard 200
        #4 Canadian album
      John performed on the album, and is a touring member of the band
      He also co-wrote "State of Emergency"

  Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines and Trying Times (P-E-CM)
        #1 debut on The Billboard 200
        #1 Canadian album
        #1 debut at iTunes
        over 250,000 copies sold in the first week
      including the single "Paranoid," which was co-written by John

  Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer (P-E-CW)
        #1 debut on The Billboard 200 and iTunes
        selling over 201,000 copies on its first day

        Grammy nominee for Best New Artist (2008)
        #1 debut in Canada
        Platinum in US
  
    including "Burnin' Up," "Pushin' Me Away," "Tonight," and
      "A Little Bit Longer," all 4 singles were
        #1 at iTunes

        The first group to sell more than 100,000 digital downloads for 3 consecutive singles

  The Presets - several tracks from Apocalypso (M)
        #1 debut on ARIA Top 50
        certified Gold within first 2 weeks

        Double Platinum in AUS
        Australian Album of the Year (2008) - J Awards

        Album of the Year (2008) - ARIA Awards
        Best Group (2008) - ARIA Awards
        Best Dance Release (2008) - ARIA Awards
  
    including the single "My People"
        #2 on ARIA's dance chart

        #18 on Triple J's Hottest 100

  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 The Billboard 200
        #7 album at iTunes
        including the single "S.O.S.", #1 at iTunes

        Platinum in US

  Miley Cyrus - "7 Things" from 'Breakout' (P-E)
       
her highest charting single to date
        #1 most added at Top 40 radio
        #2 at iTunes
        #4 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs
        #9 on Billboard's Hot 100
        Platinum in US

›  Rooney - Calling The World (P-E-M)
        #42 debut on The Billboard 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 The Billboard 200
        
GMA nominated "rock album of the year" (2006)
        Certified Gold within first month of release

  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 The 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 The Billboard 200
        Grammy winner for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Trouble" (2004)
        Platinum in US, Canada and UK

  Mandy Moore - Coverage (P-E-M)
     includes the hit "Have A Little Faith"
        #14 on The 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 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


- Jack's Mannequin - forthcoming EP (Warner Bros.) (P)
- Steven Page - forthcoming album (P)
- Shawn Fisher - forthcoming EP (Univeral) (P)
- Steve Rushton - forthcoming album (Hollywood) (P-E-M)
- Paper Tongues - 2 songs from forthcoming album (P)
- Nick Jonas - Who I Am (Hollywood) (P)
- Joe Jonas & Demi Lovato -"Make A Wave" from Disney's Friends For Change: Project Green
     and Disneynature's Oceans (P-E-CM)
- Billy Ray Cyrus - "We'll Get By Somehow" for the Hallmark Channel (P)
- Jason Castro - "Love Uncompromised" from the Love Uncompromised EP (Atlantic) (P-E-M)
- Har Mar Superstar - Dark Touches (Mega Force) (P-CW)
- Selena Gomez - "I Won't Apologize" from Kiss & Tell (Hollywood) (P-E-M)
     #9 debut on The Billboard 200
     Certified Gold
- Selena Gomez - "Disappear" from Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney) (P-E-CM-CW)
- Honor Society - Fashionably Late (Hollywood) (P-E-M)
     #18 debut on The Billboard 200
- Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines and Trying Times (Hollywood) (P-E-M-CW)
- Demi Lovato - Here We Go Again (Hollywood) (P-E-M-CW)
     #1 album at iTunes
- Jessie James - "Inevitable" from self-titled debut album (Mercury/IDJ) (P-E-M)
- Parachute - "Back Again" from Losing Sleep (IDJ) (P-E)
     #1 album debut at iTunes
- Ballas Hough Band - BHB (Hollywood) (P-E-M)
- The Honeydogs - Sunshine Committee (Princess Records) (M)
- Demi Lovato - Don't Forget (Hollywood) (P-E-CW)
     #1 at iTunes
     #2 debut on The Billboard 200
- Clique Girlz - Not Too Young (Interscope) (P-E-CW)
- Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer (Hollywood) (P-E-CW)
- Tim Brantley - Goldtop Heights (Blackledge) (M)
- Jon McLaughlin - OK Now (Island) (P-E)
- Miley Cyrus - "7 Things" from Breakout (Hollywood) (P-E)
- The Presets - several tracks from Apocalypso (Mod/UMA) (M)
- Alex Band - forthcoming album (P-E)
- Cut Copy - several tracks from In Ghost Colours (Modular/Interscope) (AP-E-M)
     Triple J 'Album of the Year' (2008) - nominee
- 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)
     The band's 3rd single has placed on:
     Billboard's Hot 100, Pop 100, Adult Top 40 and Hot Digital charts

- Rooney - Calling The World (Universal) (P-E-M)
- The Dollyrots - Because I'm Awesome (Media Factory) (P-E-M)
- Switchfoot - several tracks from "Oh! Gravity" (Sony) (P-E-M)
- Clay Aiken - All Is Well: Songs for Christmas (RCA) (P-E-M)
- The Honeydogs - Amygdala (CC Ent.) (P-E-M)
- Paul Westerberg - 7 tracks from Open Season [Original Soundtrack] (Lost Highway) (M)
- Clay Aiken - six tracks from A Thousand Different Ways (RCA) (P-E)
      including the first single "Without You"
- The Replacements - several tracks from 'Best Of' album (M)
      featuring "Message to the Boys" and "Pool & Dive"
- Soul Asylum - several tracks from The Silver Lining (Legacy) (P-E)
      including the first single "Stand Up And Be Strong"
- Brandi Carlile - "Throw It All Away" from her self-titled album (Columbia) (CP-M)
- Dropping Daylight - Take A Photograph EP (Octone) (AP-M)
- Switchfoot - Nothing Is Sound (Columbia) (P-E)
- Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown (Columbia) (P-E-M)
- Val Emmich - several tracks from forthcoming album (Epic) (P-E-M-CW)
- Backstreet Boys - "Crawling Back To You" and "Lose It All" from Never Gone (Jive) (P)

- Glen Phillips - Winter Pays For Summer (Lost Highway) (P-E)
- Wakefield - several songs from Which Side Are You On? (Jive) (P-E-CW)
- Alana Grace - 5 songs from forthcoming album (Sony) (P-E)
- Northern State - "Summer Never Ends" from All City (Columbia) (P-E-M-CW)
- Har Mar Superstar - The Handler (Record Collection) (P-E-M-CW)
- The Dollyrots - Eat My Heart Out (Dionysus) (P-E-M)
- The Honeydogs - 10,000 Years (United Musicians) (P-E-M)
- Delta Goodrem - "Disorientated" from Mistaken Identity (Sony/Australia) (P-E-M)
- Riddlin' Kids - "Never Live It Down", "Get To It" & "Promise You Anything"
     from Stop The World (Aware) (M)
- Evan and Jaron - 6 pack EP (M)
- Puffyamiyumi - Teen Titans Theme Song (Cartoon Network) (E-M)
- Mandy Moore duet with Michael Stipe - "God Only Knows" from the film "Saved" (P-E-M)
- Truman - Payne Avenue (Geffen) (P-E-CW)
- P!NK - several songs from Try This (Arista) (AP-M)
- Mandy Moore - Coverage (Epic) (P-E-M)
- Delta Goodrem - title track for Innocent Eyes (Sony/Australia) (P-E)
- Wheat - several tracks from Per Second, Per Second, Per Second... Every Second (Aware) (P-E-M)
- Puffy Amiyumi - Nice! (Epic/Japan) (E-M-CW)
- Carbondale - Cause 7 Ate 9 (RCA) (P-E)
- Bleu - Redhead (Aware/Columbia) (P-E-M)
- Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet (Island) (CP-E)
- McKenzie BC - 3 songs from Garbage & Serenades (Epic) (P-E-M)
- Glen Phillips - "Darkest Hour" single version (Gold Circle) (P-E)
- Trickside - Trickside (Wind Up) (P-E)
- Iffy - Biota Bondo (Foodchain) (P-E-M)
- Semisonic - several tracks from "All About Chemistry" (P-E)
- evan and jaron - evan and jaron (Columbia) (P-E)
     including the hit single "Crazy For This Girl"
- The Honeydogs - Here's Luck (Palm) (P-E)
- The Rembrandts - Lost Together (P-E)
- The Januaries - The Januaries (Foodchain) (P-E)
- Dovetail Joint - The Killing of Cool (Aware/Columbia) (P-E)
- Dovetail Joint - 001 (Aware/Columbia) (P-E)
- Dovetail Joint - Level EP (Aware) (P-E)
- The Honeydogs - The Honeydogs (October) (P-E-M)
- Tina & the B Side Movement - It's All Just The Same (Sire) (P-E)
- Wisely - Go! (Franklin Castle) (P-E-M)
- Willie Wisely - She (October) (P-E-M)
- Willie Wisely - Turbo Sherbet (October) (P-E-M)
- The Delilahs - Dying To Build A Bridge (October) (P-E-M)
- The Delilahs - The Delilahs (October) (P-E-M)
- Greazy Meal - Gravy (GM) (P-E-M)
- Greazy Meal - Digitalize World Greaze (TRG) (P-E-M)
- Greazy Meal - Visualize World Greaze (TRG) (P-E-M)
- The Hang Ups - Coming Through (Clean) (P-E-M)

P=produced or produced with artist / CP=co-produced / AP=add'l production
E=engineered / M=mixed / CW=co-wrote


For info on John Fields' publishing, STRAWBERRIUS MUSIC, contact FrankATmcdman.com

For more information on any of these producers or mixers, contact Frank McDonough at frankATmcdman.com
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