John Owen Williams (record producer)

John Owen Williams (born 1951) is an English A&R executive, record producer, photographer, manager, recording artist, and songwriter. In a career that has spanned over 35 years at major record labels, he has guided, A&R'd, mentored, and produced many artist careers including The Housemartins and The Proclaimers,[1] as well as producing and signing Alison Moyet, Simple Minds,[2] The Waterboys, Robert Plant, The Blue Nile, Status Quo,[3] Cathy Dennis, Petula Clark, Ocean Colour Scene, J. J. Cale, Blancmange, Shriekback, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Jethro Tull, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Debbie Harry and Luciana.

  1. ^ "The Proclaimers Official Site". Theproclaimersofficial.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. ^ "dream giver redux | press releases | black and white | band sign to sanctuary records". Simpleminds.org. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. ^ "The 2005 Quo Annual – April 2005". Leehawkins.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.