John L. Walters

John L. Walters
Birth name John L. Walters
Occupation(s) musician, composer, editor
Instruments keyboard, woodwinds
Years active 1974–present

John L. Walters (born 16 April 1953)[1] is a British editor, musician, critic and composer.

Early years

John L. Walters was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK. He attended King's College London and holds a degree in Maths with Physics.[2]

Career

In 1974 John L. Walters was a founding member of the band Landscape with Richard James Burgess (vocals, drums), Christopher Heaton (keyboards), Andy Pask (bass) and Peter Thoms (trombone, keyboards). The band is best known for the 1981 hit "Einstein A Go-Go", which reached number 5 in the UK charts. After the band split in 1984, Walters went into record production. He subsequently produced and arranged records for Swans Way, Kissing the Pink, Twelfth Night, The Mike Gibbs Orchestra and pianist Mark Springer, and worked with other artists from the era including Kate Bush, Hot Gossip and Landscape colleague Richard James Burgess. From 1987 to 1997 Walters was a member of the "electronic jazz orchestra" Zyklus, with Neil Ardley, Warren Greveson and Ian Carr.[3]

In 1992, with Laurence Aston, he co-founded the audio journal Unknown Public.[4] Aston and Walters also founded the SoundCircus label with producer James Mallinson and pianist Joanna MacGregor.[5]

In 1997, after working for a number of newspapers and magazines, including the Architectural Review, he joined Eye magazine as managing editor. Walters has been the editor of Eye magazine since the publication of Eye no. 33 in 1999.[6] He became its co-owner (with art director Simon Esterson) after a management buy-out in 2008.[7] Walters also writes about creative music (including jazz, electronica and world music) for The Guardian.[8]

Walters has been a guest lecturer at colleges and conferences internationally, and he served as an external examiner at Central Saint Martins from 2003-06. Walters has also served as chair for several international juries, including one for the inaugural European Design Awards and also the 24th International Biennial of Graphic Design. He has received six nominations for the UK’s BSME (British Society of Magazine Editors) Awards, and won in 2002.[2] In January 2010, Walters was the co-curator of a one-day conference about music and design at St Bride Library, London.[8]

Personal life

Walters is married to writer and journalist Clare Walters and has two daughters, circus artist and costume designer Jessie Rose, a member of the hula hoop trio Hoop La La (semi-finalists, Britain’s Got Talent 2008) and Rosie Walters.

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "John L. Walters". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Zyklus Virtual Realities". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Unknown Public website unknownpublic.com
  5. ↑ "A brief history". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Editorial, Eye". Autumn 1999. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Editorial, Eye". Summer 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  8. 1 2 Schepis, Michael (2 January 2013). "Interview - John L. Walters Eye Magazine". Retrieved 10 December 2015.

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