“Jono Manson is one of my favorite producers to work with. He serves the song when he produces, just like he does when he plays. Jono is always excited about what he is working on and it is infectious. He always has great ideas and energy. In addition to being extremely talented, he is a fun guy to be around ~ which makes the production process even more memorable and enjoyable” Jason Crosby (Keyboards / Violin - Jackson Browne, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jackie Greene, Susan Tedeschi, etc.)
“The first time I heard Jono Manson’s music was in the film "The Postman", and his song Almost Home felt like a familiar echo, like an old friend I hadn’t met yet. When we first connected over email, I discovered not just an extraordinary musician and producer but a brave, open-hearted soul. Our friendship took us across continents—from Jamshoro to Santa Fe, from Karachi to Tharparkar—where we shared music, meals, family, and stories, weaving a bond beyond borders.
Working with Jono on our album YOU was an unforgettable adventure. In his studio, music was alive—fearless, raw, and full of possibility. He is more than a collaborator; he is a brother in sound and spirit, someone who makes you believe in the power of a song. I am grateful for his friendship and the countless melodies we’ve shared, knowing there are many more to come.” - Saif Samejo (Musician/Activist, "The Sketches" - Jamshoro Pakistan)
We have worked with Jono on four albums, which he produced, mixed, and mastered. He has great talent, experience and a lot of professionalism. We have also played together on tour in Italy on several occasions. He has taught us and helped us a lot. He is also a great friend. Thank You Jono." - Jimmy Ragazzon (The Mandolin Brothers)
"Jono Manson has served many roles for me through out my musical career: a mentor, as well as a brilliant producer, engineer, perhaps most consistently, among the most prolific songwriters I've gotten a chance to work with. His catalogue of work is as vast as the stars in the sky on a clear night in the high desert and his reputation as being able to craft a bridge in any song has become legend. All of these talents have made him a producer of unique mastery, capable of connecting to any given artist with a particular focus on making them sound like the best, or rather truest version of themselves...And I will never truly be able to overstate his musical abilities." - John Popper (Grammy-winning frontman for Blues Traveler)
Produced by Jono Manson
Jono Manson has produced albums for Grammy winners and local heroes, American Idol finalists and Folksingers, Italian pop stars and Pakistani Sufi folk-rockers. Jono started to engage in this behavior when, much to the dismay of his downstairs neighbors, he built his first recording studio in his Brooklyn apartment, sometime around 1985. He carries on today, in his Santa Fe NM studio The Kitchen Sink and traveling the world, making records.
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Careers, especially in this business, often take unexpected turns and in the early 2000's Manson found himself carving a new niche, producing records in Italy. He continues to have a growing reputation in this regard, in the country that has given his career a second home. Some of the highlights (so far!) include multiple projects with singer/songwriter Stefano Barotti (Club de Musique), and albums for pop/cabaret songstress Momo (Sony/BMG), The Barnetti Bros. Band (Eccher/Universal) and four albums with legendary rockers The Gang (Rumble Beat/Sony). He co-wrote and co produced an album with Paolo Bonfanti, one of Italy's best-loved blues/rock guitarists. He also produced two albums for Mandolin' Brothers from Pavia who, apart from being extremely gifted musicians, are Italy's longest-running “Americana” band (going on 45 years!).
“Jono is a professional. In a world where professionals, especially the self-made, blaze their own trail kind are in rare evidence, run (or crawl) for the chance to work with him. As a producer Jono's work ethic and broad ranging abilities will serve, as all true collaborators do, to make you look and sound better. He might even lend you a pair of red jeans. Jono is a true blue, sweetheart of a guy whose depth and knowledge of musical possibilities run very deep. He has honed his voice through the joy of expression, the streets of desperation and the knowledge of inspiration.”
Donald Rubinstein (Film Composer / Songwriter / Visual Artist)
“Jono is for us, for Sandro and I, the “third” Gang. The third Brother. For us, having met him on the infinite "Song Lines" was and remains the “kiss on the forehead of Fortune”. With Jono, the desire to make records, to record our songs, returned. A desire that had run out before meeting him a recording silence that had lasted for a good 14 years! Jono was able to “resuscitate us”, to bring back that passion and desire to make records. I have never found in any of the many musicians and various producers, with whom we have played and collaborated in about 40 years of our career (no offense to anyone, but it's like this..), someone like Jono. Someone with whom we have the right feeling in common, the perfect understanding, that common pleasure in building a song. I don't think it's just a question of shared background, of common musical loves but of Zen! Jono is a guru as a producer, he has rare and precious qualities such as humility, respect, understanding, devotion. I would say that it is more about Values and Principles than simply qualities. Jono is a KING for his attitude to put himself at the service of the Good, to do the Good for the GOOD. All this goes beyond the simple job, work, or profession. Jono is above all and more than Everything a great BEAUTIFUL Person. And I thank the Gods of Rock’n’Roll every day for having made me meet him on My Path. In our history today I can say that there was a time, the one before, and a time after Jono Manson, the one who made the DIFFERENCE!“ - Marino Severini, GANG
‘It’s hard to explain the joy at finding Jono soon after moving to Santa Fe. One of the things I was expecting to miss leaving LA was access to a great, beautifully equipped studio. Fears immediately evaporated! Jono’s set up is world class, a beautiful space, and best of all, run by Mr Jono Manson; a musician, producer, and deeply awesome dude. I love working at The Kitchen Sink with him, he is a superb artistic guide working in a rad space, and I hope to keep making music here for many years to come." - KT Tunstall (Recording Artist)
“The time I spent collaborating with and working alongside Jono Manson has helped me grow exponentially as an artist. He is a talented fellow who is committed and utterly motivated to create, and beautify the sound waves of the world." - Crystal Bowersox (Recording Artist / “American Idol” Finalist)