Johnny Jewel Live
+Zola Jesus
An eclectic composer and producer, Johnny Jewel combines analog synthesisers with electroacoustic instruments to create ultra-vivid textural landscapes.
For the last 20 years, Jewel has owned and operated his own label, the influential Italians Do It Better Records. Producing and releasing artists from all over the globe, Jewel is the driving creative force behind his synth pop groups Desire, Chromatics and Glass Candy.
He was recruited by The Weeknd to remix ‘Blinding Lights’, and has collaborated with dance music elites Diplo, Guy Gerber, Maceo Plex, Omar S and The Hacker. His original compositions have been sampled by Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, Jarvis Cocker, P Diddy and Nas.
As a film composer, Jewel is known for his work with Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn on the films Bronson and Drive.
In 2017, he appeared on screen in David Lynch's iconic Twin Peaks, for which he also contributed musical score alongside the Angelo Badalamenti.
Jewel's music has soundtracked numerous runways for the fashion houses of Chanel, Gucci, Versace, Balenciaga, Fendi, Dior and Louis Vuitton. He worked extensively with the Bottega Veneta brand, scoring seven short films in collaboration with French director Fabien Baron.
As a solo artist, Johnny Jewel has released seven instrumental concept albums under his own name.
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- Concessions25%**
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