Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones (left) with Darren Hayes in Savage Garden.
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Jones
Born	July 22, 1973 (age 33) Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Origin	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock, rock, Electronica
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboard, piano
Years active	1986–present
Label(s)	Roadshow Music, Columbia Records, Meridien Musik
Associated acts	Savage Garden
Website	level7studios.com.au

Daniel Jones (born July 22, 1973 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is perhaps best known for his part in the hugely popular Australian pop duo Savage Garden, whose international hit singles included the songs "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", "Truly Madly Deeply", and "I Knew I Loved You". Since Savage Garden, Jones has launched his own production company Meridien Musik and recording studio Level 7 Studios and now works with various new, young Australian artists. Image File history File links Dananddarren. ... Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a singer-songwriter. ... For the album by The 69 Eyes, see Savage Garden (69 Eyes album). ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... 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Early career

Daniel is the youngest in the Jones family and has two older brothers, Oliver Jones and Jonathan Lee Jones. Daniel grew up in Brisbane, Australia and, even as a child, music was a big part of his life, with his brothers also possessing musical talents of their own. Oliver Jones (born July 24, 1971 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England) is a singer, songwriter, musician, producer and audio engineer. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. ...

When Jones was about 18 years old he was in a band called Red Edge with his brother and some friends but the band needed a singer. Daniel Jones put an advertisement in the local Brisbane music paper Time Off, looking for a suitable singer. Darren Hayes was one of the people showing up at the audition and he got the job. After being in the band for some time, Hayes got tired of performing other people's songs and he was ready to quit Red Edge and since Daniel Jones wanted to create his own music, he made the difficult decision of leaving the band together with Darren Hayes. This marked the beginning of Savage Garden. Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a singer-songwriter. ... For the album by The 69 Eyes, see Savage Garden (69 Eyes album). ...

Savage Garden

The other half of the pair, Darren Hayes, performed all of the vocals whilst Jones mostly provided instrumental backing. However, Jones' voice is heard in a few demo songs - such as "Aubergine Girl" - and in the countdown in "To the Moon and Back". Hayes and Jones wrote and performed all of their own music and had a global hit with "Truly Madly Deeply" in 1998 and "I Knew I Loved You" in 2000. Originally, both men travelled the world to promote their first album as well as perform singles. As travel strain and other issues began to take their toll on Daniel, he decided that he was not comfortable with the press junket circuits and the intense scrutiny from fans and media that came with them. When Darren agreed to take on the lion's share of the promotional duties for the band, Daniel took charge of rehearsals for the backing band that Savage Garden took with them on tour, as well as setting up the musical arrangements for the tour. The duo eventually split up in 2001. Full information can be found in the Savage Garden article. Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a singer-songwriter. ... This is the second single released by Savage Garden from their eponymous debut album Savage Garden and was released in 1996. ... Truly Madly Deeply was a 1997 hit song by Australian rock band Savage Garden. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... I Knew I Loved You is a song by Savage Garden. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by The 69 Eyes, see Savage Garden (69 Eyes album). ...

After Savage Garden

In 2001, Daniel began assisting an Australian band named Aneiki, the group consisting of Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis. They were the first band to be signed to the music label Daniel had started named Meridien Musik. Daniel knew Jennifer as one of the back-up vocalists who had traveled with Savage Garden during the Future of Earthly Delites tour for the first, self-titled Savage Garden album. Daniel helped produce their first album Words in Place of Objects and co-wrote four album songs with Jennifer; "Dearest", "She Says", "Saving Grace", "Feel This Fool" and the B-side "Sugarlust". 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2002, Daniel worked with another Australian duo called Bachelor Girl to co-write a song called "Falling" for their second album Dysfunctional. In 2004, Daniel helped produce for Australian pop-rock musician Julie Strickland and the Australian act The Wish (singer Peter Freebairn and Bill Kio) for their respective debut albums. And in 2005, Daniel worked with yet more Australians: Tori Horgan (on her debut album) and Paul Black. Daniel continues to demonstrate his interest in discovering new talent, and producing that talent with his new state-of-the-art Meridien Musik Studio, which he built himself. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Bachelor girl is an Australian band, comprised of James Roche (singer) and Tania Doko. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In May 2006, it was announced that Daniel had purchased the legendary recording complex located at 301 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. This landmark recording studio was purchased from Tom Misner who owns the global SAE organisation and Studios 301. Throughout its long history, the studio was also owned by the EMI Group. The studio was purchased to start Level 7 Studios and to continue Meridien Musik in a new location. Daniel is also rumoured to be participating in the upcoming season of Australian Idol as resident producer. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is an English music company comprising the major record company, EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... Australian Idol is the Australian version of the British TV hit show Pop Idol. ...

Today, Daniel Jones is working on his record label and is living in Sydney, Australia. Jones married his long-time girlfriend, Kathleen de Leon Jones, a member of successful children's group Hi-5, on October 9 2005. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Kathleen de Leon Jones performing with Hi-5 in January 2006. ... Hi-5, originally an Australian childrens television program, was first shown on the Nine Network in 1999. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The couple's first child, Mikayla de Leon Jones, was born on July 26 2006. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Trivia

• Daniel's most used nicknames are Dan, Waggin, Jonesy, and Caniel. His mother gave him the nickname Caniel after a misspelling in a school paper after Daniel scored a goal in a game of soccer.
• He has two Golden Retrievers; Texas and Jackson.
• Daniel dropped out of Year 10 at Shailer Park State High School to pursue a musical career.
• Daniel has a strong admiration for actress Meg Ryan. The Savage Garden song "All Around Me" was written for her.
• Daniel suffers from reflux.^[1]

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References

1. ^ "Kathleen - Hi-5 Mum-to-Be." Australian Mother & Baby, August/September 2006.

External links

• Level 7 Studios Official Site
• Savage Garden Official Site
• Daniel Lust