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Pearl In The Shell OFFICIAL VIDEO shown on Top Of The Pops 1984, Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones, 23 February 1955, Southampton, Hampshire, England) is a Welsh musician. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live Aid". Allmusic journalist, Stephen Thomas Erlewine adds, "Jones was one of the defining figures of mid 1980s synthpop. His music merged the technology intensive sound of new wave with the cheery optimism of hippies and late 1960s pop. Jones racked up a string of hits in the mid and late 1980s, before he retreated into being a cult figure in the 1990s". He appeared as a solo artist in local venues in High Wycombe, before inviting the mime artist Jed Hoile, who used to do improvised choreography, whilst doused in white paint, as Jones played behind him. In 1983 Jones hired the Marquee Club in London and invited record labels to come and see him perform. After a well-received John Peel session he obtained support slots with China Crisis and OMD before signing to WEA in the UK and Elektra in the U.S. in the summer of 1983. After Jones' contract with Warner Music UK expired, he concentrated on production, songwriting and running a successful vegetarian restaurant called 'Nowhere'. He started his own record label, Dtox, and produced an album, Working in the Backroom, in his own recording studio ('The Shed'). The album was made available only at concerts and through his official website. In October 2006, Jones released "Building Our Own Future" as a podsafe track, as one of several established artists looking to use podcasts as a new means of promoting their music and tours. The song debuted at No.1 on the PMC Top10 on 29 October 2006 and spent four weeks at the top of the chart. Howard's track "Revolution of the Heart" spent five weeks at No.1 on the PMC Top10 during 2007 and finished the year as the No.2 song in their annual countdown. Jones embarked on an acoustic tour of Australia in 2007, beginning in Brisbane and concluding on 5 April in Perth. The Revolution Remixed & Surrounded album was followed in November by Live in Birkenhead. Jones performed another acoustic set, with other 1980s acts at the Retrofest, on 1 September 2007 at Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland. Jones also went into the studios with The Young Punx to record vocals for their summer 2008 release, "And The Feel Goes On". Jones is a member of Sōka Gakkai International, and is musical director of one of its choirs, the Glorious Life Chorus. The chorus performs some of his songs in its repertoire, including "Building Our Own Future" and "Respected". He returned to Australia again in 2009, this time accompanied by vocalist Laura Clapp and music technologist Robbie Bronnimann. On 26 February 2009 Jones was at the UK premiere of Roland's new V-Piano in Bristol and performed "Hide and Seek". He continues to tour, and played the 'Big Hair Affair 2009' on 1 August 2009 at the Ryedale Arena, Pickering, North Yorkshire. His latest album, Ordinary Heroes was released in November 2009, and he toured London, Cardiff and Manchester with a string section and the Morriston Orpheus Choir (in St David's Hall in Cardiff). A single, "Soon You'll Go", preceded the album's launch. According to the local BBC website, Jones currently lives in Creech St Michael, near Taunton, Somerset. Jones is a member of the board of directors for the Featured Artists Coalition. On 6 November 2010, Jones released re-masters of Human's Lib, and Dream Into Action (the re-masters were also available in a box set, which has since sold out) on his dtox webstore. The re-masters of The 12" Album, and Action Replay are set to be released on 21 February 2011; also available in a limited edition box set. Please visit my other Channel. Keep Rockin!. http://www.youtube.com/user/squizzy104?feature=mhum /u/3/se0F7dEZ-zs