# River Jones > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/River_Jones > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/River_Jones.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Jones > Source revision: 1334937556 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American drummer}} {{For|the river|Jones River}} {{More footnotes needed|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = River Jones | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_place = | origin = [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | genre = [Art rock](/source/Art_Rock) - [Indie rock](/source/Indie_Rock) - [Alternative](/source/Alternative_rock) | occupation = | instrument = | years_active = 2004–present | label = [River Jones Music](/source/River_Jones_Music), [BMG](/source/BMG_Rights_Management) | associated_acts = | website = riverjones.com }} '''River Jones''' is an American producer, musician, and owner of [River Jones Music](/source/River_Jones_Music) and Tapestry Sound. ==History== Jones began playing and working with music at the age of five. He was heavily into [rock music](/source/rock_music) as a youth. Starting at 19, he began a three-year internship at [Elektra Records](/source/Elektra_Records). He also worked at [Maverick Records](/source/Maverick_Records), [Grand Royal](/source/Grand_Royal), and [V2 Music](/source/V2_Music), where he held a number of music industry positions. River recorded a solo album in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), and collaborated with actress [Lorelei Linklater](/source/Lorelei_Linklater). ===River Jones Music=== From 2002 until 2005, River was a professional [musician](/source/musician) drumming for Katy Rose on [V2 Records](/source/V2_Records) and [Nettwerk](/source/Nettwerk) Management in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles). In 2008, Jones began playing in a local [riot grrl](/source/riot_grrl) band, and soon met local musician [Courtney Marie Andrews](/source/Courtney_Marie_Andrews). He teamed up with Andrews to produce her first album, on his new label [River Jones Music](/source/River_Jones_Music). The album ''Urban Myths'', which was recorded, printed, and produced by Jones out of an apartment June 2008. Andrews's second full length ''Painters Hands and a Seventh Son'' was recorded, produced, and released by Jones exactly one year later. He soon began to sign other acts. [BMG](/source/BMG_Rights_Management) began administering River's solo music in 2018. Jones released his first EP on Austin, Texas label [Atomic Milk](/source/Atomic_Milk) during [SXSW](/source/SXSW) 2019. == References == {{Reflist| refs = {{cite web |url=https://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2009/09/_courtney_marie_andrews_painte.php |title=''New Times'' album review - Courtney Marie Andrews |last=Bartkowski |first=Becky |date=September 2009 |website=[Phoenix New Times](/source/Phoenix_New_Times) |accessdate=2011-01-31}} {{cite news |url = http://www.siwrites.com/file/siwrites.com__Wavelength_files/WavelengthRiverJones.pdf |title = River Jones Music Label |publisher = NPR Wavelength Magazine |accessdate = 2011-01-31 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101026034210/http://www.siwrites.com/file/siwrites.com__Wavelength_files/WavelengthRiverJones.pdf |archivedate = 2010-10-26 }} }} ==Further reading== *[https://austin.com/river-jones-releases-woozy-song-pure/ River Jones in "Austin.com"] (August 5, 2016) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170205181750/http://www.mtv.com/artists/river-jones/ Mtv: River Jones] (January 4, 2015) *[https://ovrld.com/exclusives/alta-violet-video/ ''Ovrld'': Pass the Time] (May 27, 2015) *[https://austintownhall.com/2016/07/22/atx-spotlight-river-jones-tune-blows-up/ ''Austin Town Hall'': River Jones Tune Blows Up] (July 22, 2016) *[http://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/artists/10993 ''SXSW'': River Jones and Lorelei Linklater] (January 4, 2017) *[http://anonmagazine.com/tag/river-jones/ ''Anon Magazine'': River Jones Radio Waves] (March 3, 2016) *[http://www.statepress.com/2011/02/02/spm-acoustics-at-the-river-jones-music-friends-festival/ ''State Press'': RJM and Friends Festival]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} (February 2, 2011) *[https://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2011/08/river_jones_what_are_you_liste.php ''Phoenix New Times'': River Jones, What Are You Listening To?] (August 19, 2011) *[https://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2012/05/kukq_phoenix_schedule.php ''New Times'': KUKQ Phoenix Locks in Programming Schedule] (May 15, 2012) ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.riverjonesmusic.com}} *[https://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2011/08/river_jones_what_are_you_liste.php ''Phoenix New Times'': Interview with River Jones] (August 2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, River}} Category:American rock drummers Category:Living people Category:21st-century American singers Category:21st-century American male singers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:American male songwriters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [River Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Jones) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Jones?action=history)). 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