Andy Johns

The younger brother of successful producer Glyn Johns, as an engineer and later a producer, Andy has a list of clients as impresive as they come. Beginning as a tape operator at Olympic Studios, Johns engineered for the cream of the late 60s/early 70s British scene including Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Humble Pie and Rod Stewart. Johns also worked with the Stones during their classic 68-73 string of hit albums and traveled with the band to the south of France, documenting the personnal mayhem and manic creative spirit that resulted in the classic Exile on Main St. album. After moving to L.A in the mid-70s Johns attempted to move into production full time, but, with the exception of Television's 1977 album Marquee Moon, work was few and far between until the mid-80s when Johns teamed with hard rock acts such as Joe Satriani, Van Halen and Ozy Osbourne. After 30 years in the business Johns is still alive and kicking, most recently producing the debut from farcical rockers Honky Toast. ~ Steve Kurutz, All Music Guide