Stacy Jones is an American musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

, songwriter

Songwriter

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, and record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

. He is currently the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for American Hi-Fi

American Hi-Fi

American Hi-Fi is an American pop punk band from Los Angeles, California, which originally hailed from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of vocalist Stacy Jones, guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian Nolan...

.

Life and career

Jones was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

. His band's self-titled debut album

American Hi-Fi (album)

American Hi-Fi is the debut album by American pop punk band American Hi-Fi. It features the successful single "Flavor of the Weak." The album peaked at #81 on the Billboard 200.-Track listing:All songs written by Stacy Jones.# "Surround" – 3:11...

, released in 2001, included the hit "Flavor of the Weak

Flavor of the Weak

"Flavor of the Weak" is a song by American rock band American Hi-Fi. The song is released as the first single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number five on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. and number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100...

". Previously, he was the drummer in bands Letters to Cleo

Letters to Cleo

Letters to Cleo was an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts perhaps best known for the 1993 single "Here & Now" from their full-length debut album Aurora Gory Alice...

 and Veruca Salt

Veruca Salt (band)

Veruca Salt is an alternative rock band founded in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included vocalist-guitarist Louise Post. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick has been with the band since 1999 and drummer Kellii Scott has worked with the group on and off since 1999...

. He is also half of the production duo Deathstar Productions with writer/producer Bill Lefler, and was a VP of A&R at Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

. In addition, Jones is the musical director for Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...

/Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....

 and plays drums for her touring band, along side Mike Schmid

Mike Schmid

Mike Schmid is an American singer/songwriter, as well as the keyboard player and backing vocalist for Miley Cyrus. He began his career in the band Aggressive Little Juice Machine. He then went on to release his debut self titled album in 2001. In 2006 he released "The High Cost of Living " and the...

, Jaco Caraco, Vashon, Jamie Arentzen

Jamie Arentzen

Jamie Arentzen is a member of the alternative rock band American Hi-Fi and lead guitarist for Miley Cyrus. In the spring of 2009, he also played with Butch Walker's band, Butch Walker and the Let's Go Out Tonites.-Life and career:...

, Sara Mann and Carmel Helen. He's also recording drums for Every Avenue's upcoming record.

Jones has played Yamaha

Yamaha

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 Drums and Sabian Cymbals until summer 2009. Now, he plays SJC Custom Drums and Paiste

Paiste

Paiste, a Swiss manufacturer and designer, is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste is an Estonian/Finnish word which means "shine"...

 cymbals.

His current drumkit setup is:

• Bass Drum 24"x22"
• Rack Tom 7"x12"
• Floor Tom 14"x16"

Production Credits

Date	Artist	Album	Credits
Fall 2010	Ocean is Theory	Name TBD	Producer
Spring 2010	Hey Monday Hey Monday Hey Monday is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, formed in 2008. They released their debut album Hold on Tight in 2008 which produced notable singles "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now". The album was followed up with their 2010 EP Beneath It All, which achieved moderate...	Beneath It All Beneath It All Beneath It All is the first EP by American pop punk band Hey Monday. The band spent the beginning of 2010 finishing the writing and recording of Beneath It All, which was originally going to be their second full-length studio album. On June 23, Hey Monday announced the album name, track listing, as...	Drummer
2010 Photo Finish/Atlantic	The Downtown Fiction The Downtown Fiction The Downtown Fiction is an American pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia signed to Photo Finish Records, a division of Atlantic Records. After two EP's, the band's first studio album, "Let's Be Animals" was released on April 25, 2011.-Early Years:...	TBA	Producer
2009 Photo Finish/Atlantic	The Downtown Fiction	Best I Never Had EP	Producer
2008 Cabin 24	Ingrid Michaelson	Be OK	Co-Producer
2008 Sony/BMG	Low vs. Diamond	Self Titled	Producer
2007 Original Signal	The Modern Society	The Beat Goes On	Producer
2007 Razor and Tie	Endeverafter	From the Ashes of Sin	Producer
2006 TVT	Towers of London	Blood, Sweat and Towers	Producer, Engineer
2006 Doghouse America	Meg & Dia	Something Real	Producer, Engineer
2006 Sony/BMG	Ronnie Day	The Album	Producer, Engineer
2006 Beverly Martel Music	Candice	It's Always the Innocent Ones	Writer, Producer
2006 TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...	The Strays	Le Futur Noir Le Futur Noir Le Futur Noir is the debut album of the punk rock band The Strays. It was released on 2006 under TVT records.-Tracklisting:# Geneva Code# Block Alarm# You Are The Evolution# Let Down Girls# This is forever# Peach Acid# Miracles# Future Primitives...	Producer, Engineer
2006 Hollywood	Plain White Ts	It's So Easy	Producer, Engineer
2005 Maverick	American Hi-Fi American Hi-Fi American Hi-Fi is an American pop punk band from Los Angeles, California, which originally hailed from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of vocalist Stacy Jones, guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian Nolan...	Hearts on Parade	Writer, Co-Producer

TV Appearances

Show	Date
Kids Choice Awards	August 10, 2009
Teen Choice Awards	August 9, 2009
American Idol	April 15, 2009
The Tonight Show	April 13, 2009
Good Morning America	April 9, 2009
CMT Awards	April 5, 2009
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	April 3, 2009
American Music Awards	November 28, 2008
Dancing With The Stars	November 25, 2008
The Today Show	July 25, 2008
DC Games	November 25, 2008
CMT Awards	April 14, 2008
Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve	December 31, 2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	April 25, 2001
The Tonight Show	August 8, 2000
Saturday Night Live	March 15, 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	February 8, 1995

External links

• Official website