John Would is an American musician, songwriter, producer, engineer, mixer who was born in Vallejo, California. He has recorded and performed extensively as a multi-instrumentalist and works mainly out of his studio Stanley Recordings, in Los Angeles California.
As producer, engineer, and musician
John Would recorded Fiona Apple's 2012 Grammy nominated album The Idler Wheel.... and recorded a large part of Fiona Apples 2020 release Fetch the Bolt Cutters album as well as playing keys and some mixing John's daughter, Amy Wood, is Fiona Apple's drummer and co-producer on the album. For Adam Levy's 2019 release Accidental Courage John recorded the record mostly live in the studio with very few overdubs. the band featured Adam Levy on guitars and vocals, Gaby Moreno on Guitar and vocals, Charley Drayton on Drums, Madison Cunningham on guitars and vocals, Darryl Jones on Bass and Benmont Tench on keyboards.John also mixed the record. for HBO's True Blood He produced, recorded, played on, and mixed the song "Let's Boot and Rally" with Iggy Pop and Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast and a remake of The Animals song "Don't let Me Be Misunderstood" featuring Eric Burdon and Jenny Lewis. He produced, arranged and played on a remix of the T. Rex song "Children of the Revolution" for Gary Calamar and KCRW. He recorded vocals, played lap steel, and mixed Wanda Jackson's album I Remember Elvis co-produced, recorded and mixed and played Lap steel Graham Parker's album Your Country, co-Produces and mixes. plays guitar,lap steel, bass and keys on The Donnies The Amys records. He has also worked with Lucinda Williams, Wild Colonials, Chuck E. Weiss, and many other prominent musicians/entertainers. Would was previously known as John Wood and served as guitarist for Warren Zevon in his 1982 touring band. He was producer, engineer and session musician on most of the tracks appearing on A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd including Comfortably Numb by Graham Parker, Astronomy Domine by Mike Keneally and What Shall We Do Now? by Which One's Pink? Would works almost exclusively out of his studio, Stanley Recordings, now in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles.
Would released an album in 2009 under the name The Quincy Blaque Trio entitled Uneasy Listening Music. He has released three albums with the band Yortoise.
