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New Year Message

Hi everyone, I hope you and your families are well. 

As we hurtle towards another year I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your enthusiastic support. 

It has been a busy year with the completion of the box set project making all the 1st five albums available in lovely remastered form. I am very pleased with the way they turned out and I hope you enjoyed some of the rare tracks we were able to include. 
We managed to take the DIA/HL tour around the world visiting Japan, Australia, the UK, and the US, and it was a blast to play those albums for you. 

A couple of highlights of the year for me were "The song that changed my life" documentary 
http://byutv.org/watch/4de1b9ad-e106-430d-86a7-b8cc514fdbea/the-song-that-changed-my-life-howard-jones

and the Voices Around the World project
http://youtu.be/qqNY1j7nmwc

I hope you are able to download my New Year gift to you of 4 tracks that were recorded live for the documentary which can be downloaded by clicking the download link here.

Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the first single release and it seems like a great excuse to do something special again. I'm planning a show or shows for the end of the year which will feature new music and video composed primarily for live performance and a selection of my favourite tracks from the whole hojo canon. In the new music I hope to write specific parts for audience participation and I hope you will feel like joining in the fun of this (parts will go out before the show). 
We also plan to release a DVD set of all the promo videos to date with remastered audio in the box set format. 

Who knows what else might happen!

Once again thank you for another memorable year!

Couldn't have done it without you!

Please take good care of yourselves! 
Happy New Year
Love
Howard Jones


Howard Jones New Year Gift Set 2013

Chilling

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Oldies Rock 2

HOWARD JONES

top 80s

Tesla Boy - Undetected

My interpretation of the brilliant 1980's synthpop track. There is no lead melody line as I intend of finding a vocalist to perform it at some point! Also, it doesn't quite follow the arrangement of the original, but this will be sorted when I come to record the vocals.

Howard Jones - What Is Love

Tears For Fears -  Everybody Wants To Rule The World

From Shaun Buchanan's 1983 set at The Saint on November 26, 1983

Howard Jones - New Song

Army of Doom. Epic and Dramatic Orchestral Battle Music.  I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music in Logic Pro using high quality multi-samples. Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/army-of-doom-single/id792985174

Website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/jonbrookscomposer
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This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2010 Jon Brooks.

Some of my musical influences include: Jerry Goldsmith, Gustav Mahler, Hans Zimmer, Sibelius, Frank Bridge, James Newton-Howard, Danny Elfman, Bon Jovi, Rachmaninov, Elgar, James Horner, Patrick Doyle, Brian Tyler, Debbie Wiseman, Rachel Portman, Two Steps From Hell, Trailermen, John Williams, John Barry, Wishbone Ash, Europe, Metallica, Mozart, Beethoven, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, Howard Shore, Elmer Bernstein, Thomas Newman, Alfred Newman, Randy Newman, Michael Giacchino, Elliot Goldenthal, David Arnold, E.S. Posthumus, Randy Edelman, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Lowe, Clint Mansell, Paul McCartney, Westlife, Rhianna, JLS, Take That, Robbie, The Beatles, Queen, Michael Jackson, The Mission, The Pet Shop Boys, When In Rome, Clive Farrington, Bryan Adams, Sting, Debussy, Alan Menken, Craig Armstrong, Guy Woolfenden, Joel Goldsmith, Coldplay, David Guetta, William Orbit.

A load more of my influences include Tears for Fears, Little Mix, Stone Roses, Guns N Roses, Wagner, Shostakovich, Darius Milhaud, Dudley Moore, Giorgio Moroder, Stanley Myers, Masato Nakamura, David Newman, Alex North, Michael Nyman, Mike Oldfield, Orbital, John Ottman, Barrington Pheloung, Christopher Gunning, Christopher Young, John Powell, R.E.M., Trevor Rabin, A. R. Rahman, Mark Snow, Stephen Sondheim, Max Steiner, John Tavener, Tchaikovsky, Steve Vai, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Shirley Walker, William Walton, Gabriel Yared, Frank Zappa, Matteo Zingales, Jeremy Zuckerman.

Even more of my musical influences contain Brian May, Lebo M, Shuki Levy, Frank Lewin, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Leslie Lewis, Paul Lewis, Jan Leyers, Blake Leyh, Sven Libaek, Michael Licari, Daniel Licht, Maurice Jarre, Mark Isham, Trevor Horn, Anthony Hopkins, Clint Eastwood, Nigel Hess, Paul Haslinger, Richard Harvey, Nick Glennie-Smith, Evelyn Glennie, George Gershwin, Lisa Gerrard, Franz Joseph Haydn, George Frederick Handel,  Giuseppe Verdi, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach.

Army of Doom

Jon Brooks - Army Of Doom (Epic Orchestral Battle Music)

Soaring, epic and dramatic instrumental orchestral music expressing a musical transformation. Orchestra builds up to a climax drawing on influences from Danny Elfman, John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Perfect for film, television, corporate productions and advertising. Evolution - Transfiguration - Metamorphosis. Composer: Jon Brooks

Website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
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Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/metamorphosis-single/id815806912

I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music in Logic Pro. There are no live instrumentalists featured in this track - all tracks were either midi, audio instruments or high quality multi-samples with detailed editing.

This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2009 Jon Brooks.

Tags: Epic Music, Cinematic, Cinematic Orchestra, Orchestra, Orchestral Music, Epic Orchestra, Dramatic Music, Dramatic, Evolution, Symphonic, Symphonic Music, Emotional, Soundtrack, Film, Movie, Television, Media, Filmscore, Cinematic Music, Grand, Loud, Danny Elfman, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Advertising, TVC, Commercial, Flute, Celeste, Ensemble, Moving, Transformers, Transformation, Metamorphosis, Biological, Hatching, Nature, Natural, History, Historical, Plants, Evolve, Evolved, Mood, Emotive, Powerful, Sci Fi, Build, Heroic, Hero

Metamorphosis

Jon Brooks - Metamorphosis (Orchestral Film Music)

Enchanted Forest - Dramatic Storytelling Magical Orchestral Instrumental Music. This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2009 Jon Brooks.

Website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/jonbrookscomposer
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I composed, orchestrated and programmed this music in Logic Pro. There are no live instrumentalists featured in this track - all tracks were either midi, audio instruments or high quality multi-samples with detailed editing.

Tags: Forests, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Gregson-Williams, Symphonic, Orchestra, Soundtrack, Movie Music, Filmscore, Film Score, Film Music, Incidental Music.

For additional information or more music, please visit my website: www.jonbrooks.co.uk

Enchanted Forest

Enchanted Forest - Jon Brooks (Dramatic and Magical Orchestral Music)

Dramatic and Epic Orchestral Battle Music composed, orchestrated and programmed in Logic Pro by Jon Brooks Composer. It features an excerpt I arranged of UAE's National Anthem towards the end. It was scored for a TV commercial.

Website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/jonbrookscomposer
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SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jonbrooks-1

Director: Anwar Al Amin
Producer: Aiham Ajib
D/P: Elvin Lee
Music Composer: Jon Brooks
Post: Real Image Dubai

This music is subject to copyright and is provided for demonstration purposes only. © 2010 Jon Brooks.

Tags: God of War Music, Epic Orchestra, Epic Orchestral Instrumental Music, Battle Music, Music War, Battle, Enemy, Gaming Music, Game Music, Intense, Dramatic, Symphonic, Two Steps From Hell, Thomas Bergersen, East West, Patriotic, Sounds Online, Classical, Powerful, Building, Climax, National Anthem, Anthemic, Patriot, John Williams, Danny Elfman, James Horner, Elliot Goldenthal, James Horner, Gerard Marino, Mike Reagan, Winifred Phillips, Ron Fish, Cris Velasco, Bear McCreary

National Day (Raise the Flag)

National Day (Raise The Flag) Epic Battle Music Orchestral Instrumental (Music: Jon Brooks)

PET SHOP BOYS West End Girls

From the new album Gossamer, available July 24th. Track available on iTunes http://smarturl.it/takeawalk
Pre-order Gossamer on iTunes and get an exclusive pre-order track: http://smarturl.it/gossameritunes 
Pre-Order Gossamer from Passion Pit's digital store now and get an instant download of "I'll Be Alright" + "Take A Walk" http://smarturl.it/gossamerd2c 

Take a Walk

27th September 2010 sees the release of Yazoo's Reconnected Live on double CD.

Reconnected Live documents one of pop's most anticipated tours: in summer 2008 Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet reunited for the first time in over 25 years.

The Times said: "Clarke has unobtrusively retooled the band's music for the digital age, making their vintage 1980s synthesizer ditties sound crisp, fluid and timeless" while The Guardian noted, "Yazoo's first tour in 26 years finds the chemistry behind their smash hits unchanged."

Produced by Yazoo, recorded by Martin Hildred and mixed by Vince Clarke, Reconnected Live features classic tracks from Yazoo's albums 'Upstairs At Eric's' and 'You And Me Both', including Only You, Don't Go and Situation plus tracks such as Nobody's Diary, performed live for the first time ever.

"As they breathed new life into their short but immaculate back catalogue, Clarke the glacial controller, Moyet the bringer of warmth, their pioneering contribution to pop music could be heard in every song." - Daily Telegraph

"Performing on a minimalist stage of high-tech steel and neon, Moyet slipped easily into turbo-throated blues-diva mode" - The Times

CD Album 1
Nobody's Diary (Live)
Bad Connection (Live)
Mr Blue (Live)
Good Times (Live)
Tuesday (Live)
Ode To Boy (Live)
Goodbye '70s (Live)
Too Pieces (Live)
In My Room (Live)
Anyone (Live)
Walk Away From Love (Live)
CD Album 2
State Farm (Live)
Sweet Thing (Live)
Winter Kills (Live)
Midnight (Live)
Unmarked (Live)
Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) (Live)
Don't Go (Live)
Only You (Live)
Situation (Live)

Yazoo - Dont Go (live)

Down to the River

Easy - Lionel Richie and Bob Marley - Waiting in Vain

Bob marley vs lionel richie-easy waiting

Add this relaxing and calming new age music to your music playlist and allow yourself some time to slow down; reduce stress and anxiety with this soothing, relaxing music. Ideal for background music in a clinic.

Purchase a license to use this music for your production: https://audiojungle.net/item/seventh-heaven/14909864

Website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
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"Seventh Heaven" is ideal for Meditation, Yoga, Mindfulness, Reiki Healing, Massage, Reflexology, and other relaxation techniques.  It is highly effective at inducing sleep and can be used as a way to help your brain get into a meditative state.  The slow tempo and musical structure encourages the heart rate and breathing to slow down.  This calming music is even more effective if you can listen with headphones on.  Use "Seventh Heaven" to help you combat negativity and a wide range of uncomfortable symptoms and sensations.

Available for download here:
iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/seventh-heaven/586030327?i=586030328&app=itunes&at=1001lKR3&ct=1001lKR3
CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jonbrooks12

"Seventh Heaven" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQxMO6Mt3Jc
Jon Brooks YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/jonbrookscomposer

Whether you are suffering from crippling Generalized Anxiety, Relationship Problems, Panic Attacks, Depression, Adrenal Fatigue, PTSD, Agoraphobia or an Energy Disorder, you can take back control of your physical and emotional wellbeing; be kind to yourself.  Give your sympathetic nervous system a break… your adrenal gland, hypothalamus and amygdala will thank you for it!  This music was specifically composed and produced for empaths, highly sensitive people and those with a high emotional intelligence, to help find the inner strength to battle through difficult and traumatic situations.

Thousands of people have enjoyed and psychologically benefitted from "Seventh Heaven".  Make sure you experience the whole music track.  (It's a good idea to turn off your phone so you're not distracted).  Sit down (or lie down), close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and concentrate on this beautiful music for five minutes to clear your mind.  Boost your mental health, be who you want to be, promote inner peace and heal your soul.  Enjoy!

UPC/EAN No: 887516093326
Also available on iTunes and CD Baby.
"Seventh Heaven" (© Jon Brooks)

SEVENTH HEAVEN TESTIMONIALS::

"I love it!  Thank you so much.  I was out of control earlier and on the edge of self-halming. I feel so much more calm. Thanks! xx :)"

"Thank you.  I suffer from really bad panic attacks and this actually helped me today. Thank you."

"i have a big exam now. and my mom just don't get it. i'm tired stress and about to blew up, this song helps me relax :)"

"This just really helped me out a lot thank you so much i was about to have the "attack" and this just took my anxiety away much thanks given have a great holiday"

"this just helped me with some non-stop belching i've had for almost a year now…..every time i play this it stops but every time i stop playing it it comes back :-( but nevertheless at least i found a temporary way to briefly stop it thanks :-)"

"Helps me relax when i'm overwhelmed with school. Thank you very much."

"Beautifully done! This piece has really helped calm me down from stressful family today. Thank you."

"I recently got some nasty online hate and I have quite a bit of homework…… This seriously helped me to relax. Thank you. :)"

"This is great. i've an exam in two hours time and i'm very nervous. just playing this soothes me down a lot. thanks ((:"

Seventh Heaven

Calming and Relaxing Music for Anxiety, Panic & Stress Meditation, Yoga "Seventh Heaven" Jon Brooks

1 Your Song 320

2 Things Can Only Get Better 320

3 No One Is To Blame 320

4 Don't Always Look At The Rain 320

From the new album Heartthrob, out January 29th! Pre-order now at http://teganandsara.warnerbrosrecords.com/ or on iTunes at http://bit.ly/TvaQMn.

Heartthrob

I Was a Fool

Erasure have announced the release of a brand new version of their top 5 single, A Little Respect – HMI Redux, out on 5 December 2010. 

All proceeds to be donated to The Hetrick Martin Institute, the home of The Harvey Milk School.

http://www.hmi.org

http://www.erasureinfo.com


3 No One Is To Blame 320

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