James Ford (musician)

James Ford is an English musical composer, record producer and musician. Known for being a member Simian Mobile Disco and production work with the Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons.

Biography

Ford went to Manchester University, along with other members of Simian..

Ford was a founding member of the group Simian and later a member the spin-off duo Simian Mobile Disco.

He produced the Mercury Prize–winning album, Klaxons' Myths of the Near Future in 2007. He also played drums on the album. Also, in that year he produced the Arctic Monkeys second album. He has done at least part of the production on each of the bands subsequent albums. He plays guitar on Arctic Monkeys "Only Ones Who Know".

In 2008, he worked with The Last Shadow Puppets, with whom he played the drums and produced their Mercury Prize nominated and UK No. 1 debut album The Age of the Understatement.

Ford also served as keyboardist for Arctic Monkeys' fifth album "AM, released in 2013.

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James Ford (footballer)

James Ford (born 23 October 1981) is an English footballer who played in The Football League for Bournemouth and was last employed as player-coach at Gosport Borough.

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James Ford (rugby league)

James Ford (born 1982) is an English rugby league footballer currently playing for York City Knights in the Co-operative Championship. He previously played in the Super League for Castleford Tigers and Widnes Vikings and is, by preference, a fullback but can also play at centre and on the wing. Ford signed initially for Featherstone Rovers as a youth in 1998, before moving on to Sheffield Eagles and then Castleford in 2008. Ford made his first-grade début whilst playing for Castleford in Super League in a 28-6 win away to Warrington Wolves in 2009's Super League XIV and he went on to make a total of eight appearances, scoring once. In late 2009, he left the club for Widnes. He teaches at Wakefield College in his spare time.

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