Sound Entity : Techno, Acid, Electro & Breaks

ABOUT

Ron Wells (PKA Jack Smooth) began his music career in 1989.
Initially a House & Techno Producer Ron became mainly known for his contribution to the 'Jungle Techno' and 'Atmospheric Drum & Bass' genres.

Ron is founder and owner of  Sound Entity Studio (est 1989), Wax Factory Productions (est 1989),  Sound Entity Recordings (est 1991)  & Smooth Recordings (est 1993)


Based in The Algarve, Portugal, Ron now produces:

  • Techno / Acid / House / Electro 
  • Jungle Techno / Atmospheric Drum & Bass

 

Ron is author of The Electronic Producer's Survival Guide


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RonWellsJS (known as Jack Smooth) is often credited as a pioneer of Jungle Techno and an early architect of Drum and Bass.

Ron is the creator of Sound Entity Studio, which in the early 90's became a go-to facility for many iconic Dance Music producers.

During his career Ron has produced circa 500 dance music records, spanning many genres, including; House, Acid, Techno, Electro, Hardcore, Jungle Techno and Atmospheric Drum & Bass.

He usually focuses on creating his own chord structures and melodies using synthesizers, as opposed to relying on sampling the work of others.
Ron's music embodies an electronic, ambient Techno signature with production standards that are recognisable as more 'polished' than typical underground dance music.

Ron Wells began his career at the age of 17 as a London Pirate Radio DJ in 1987 (Crystal, Medina & WLR radio stations), he then went on to form Wax Factory Productions in 1989.

Wax Factory Productions was one of the first UK dance music labels to deal directly with record shops, by not having a distribution deal. In years to come, Wax factory would earn cult status as an underground UK House and Techno label. Many, to this day, believe that Ron's productions were from the USA, due to their authentic Techno sound.

In 1991 Ron created Sound Entity Recordings to concentrate on forming the Jungle Techno sound he is predominantly known for. Key artists on the label were Smooth But Hazzardous, Hedgehog Affair, Jack Smooth, Floor Filler and 20 Hurts.

In 1992 Ron masterminded, co-wrote and produced Trip to Trumpton with Urban Hype, which became a top 6 Hit (UK National Charts) and held a top 10 position for 3 weeks. 
Throughout 1992 to 1996 Ron produced (and on most occasions co-wrote) 42 releases on Basement Records and he quickly took this unknown label to class leading status. 

In 1993 Ron formed Smooth Recordings, which oversaw the crossover from Jungle Techno into Intelligent Drum & Bass. 

During the same year he also founded Fast Floor Productions in order to focus on adding more compositional structure to the Jungle Techno scene and further developing its transformation into Drum & Bass. In order to experiment further with Drum & Bass Ron Wells formed Earl Grey 1995 which was signed to MCA music publishing and Carl Cox's Ultimatum label. 

In 1996 DJ Dr S Gachet invited Ron to join him in producing a 2-hour mix for BBC Radio 1's One In The Jungle show, which was aired in December of that year. 

Ron has also co-owned Dance Nation Radio, which was broadcast Europe-wide on Euronet Sky Sports Audio Channel 6.

Responsible for the production of many classic UK Hardcore records throughout the early 90's, Ron's style of production is said to be instantly recognisable.

RON WELLS BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ron has written two complementary books that work together as an integrated system, designed to help intermediate electronic music producers become better musicians, create and release better music, and successfully navigate the realities of the music industry.


The Tao Of Underground Electronic Music delivers the essential principles, philosophy and mindset in a concise, accessible format. The Electronic Producers Survival Guide expands on those foundations with deeper explanations, practical techniques, detailed resources, diagrams and Ron's extensive experience.


Together, they cover the creative, technical and professional challenges of making music, releasing it and sustaining a career. The Tao provides the framework; The Electronic Producers Survival Guide takes readers further, offering a much deeper and continually evolving resource.

RonWells (Jack Smooth) : Writing (& co), Engineering, Remix & Production Credits

2 Da Core : 20 Hurts : 2 Ohms : 4Reel : Advanced Vector Synthesis : Aubrey : Aurora : The Engineers : Beardy : Beatmen : Bolt Upright : Brothers With Soul : Carl Cox : Celestial Circuits : Chemical : Chicago Loop : Citizen Kaned : Cleptomaniacs : Crowd Control : Cyba Space : Cyborgz : Danny Styles : Danse City : Dimensions of Elegance : DJ Chemistry : DJ Force & The Evolution : DJ Mayhem : DNS : DJ Phantasy : DJs Unite : DJs Unknown : Dylan Rhymes : Earl Grey : Electronic Experienced : Emotional Dials : EPS : Eximinus II : Fast Floor : Floor Filler : Fozbee & Cooz : Frantic & Impulse : Freehand : Fudalwokit : Glitch (Lenny Dee) : Greekboy : Hedgehog Affair : Innercore : Insomnia : Intense : Jack n Phil : Jack Smooth : Kev Bird : Kid Twist : Kristine W : Luna-C : Madcap : Mad Dogs : Miranda : Missing Time : Mutants : Mystic Moods : NEU.RON : New Decade : Nightshift : Obsession Project : Panic : Pedro & Raul : Phantasy & Gemini : Phantasy & Smooth : Pete Cannon : Pronounced Percussion : Psychoacoustic : Pukka : Q Project : Rhythm X : RNM : Robin S (Unit 27) : RonWellsJS : Ruff With The Smooth : RWDS : S & A : Salute : Scott Free : Smoke Machine : Smooth & Simmonds : Smooth But Hazzardous : Sound Science : Spencer T : Structural Damage : Sun Dee : System X : Tech-Aluco : Techno Bros : The Authentic 1 : The Charm : The Criminal Minds : The Prodigy (with Top Buzz) : The Watchmen : Tin Tin : Touch of Jazz : Thinktank : Top Buzz : Trance & Maze : Transparent Sound : Try Unity : Two Dark Troopers : Urban Hype : Wax Doctor : White Lightning : Whitestorm : Worldwide Epidemic : X-Pansions

MINDS ON FIRE PUBLISHING

As of October 2017 all writers share in Ron Wells music catalog is controlled and managed by Minds On Fire Publishing

More information can be found here: http://www.mindsonfire.co.uk

RonWellsJS (Jack Smooth) Has Appeared On The Following Labels & Publishers


24 Karat : 4Real : 4 The Floor : 92 Retro : Amen Brother : Basement : Basement House Department : Bedhopper : Blank Mind : Blueskin Badger : Bomba : Borg : Cantina Cuts : Catch : Champion : Clockwork : Craigie Knowes : Cross Section : Da Feat : Dance Planet : Death Becomes Me : Decadance UK : Dreamscape : Eternity Magazine : Fat' N Round : Faze2 : Foundation Berlin : Fourbeat : Furthur Electronix : Good2Go : Groove Attack Productions : Homegrown : Hooj Choons  : In a Spin : Innercore Projects : Inspired : Instinct : Intelligence : Jumpin & Pumpin : Junior Boys Own : Kickin : Knitebreed : Kniteforce : Labworks UK : Legend : Liquid Wax : Low Price Music : MCA (publishing) : Ministry Of Sound (publishing) : MMR : Moonshine Music : Mulluckan : Myriad : Mystic Moods : N4 : Nutrition : O.B. Productions : Obsession : Okbron : Out of Romford : Parallax : Pariter : Peach : Phoenix Productions : Pioneer : Precious Material : Pulse-8 : Purple Heart : R&S : Rave Radio : React : Respekt : Safe Trip : Screw Loose : SEBIV : Seed : Sinister : Smooth : Solid Groove : Sonoton (publishing) : Sound Entity : Sound Entity House Division : SPG Music Ltd. : Spooky Toons : Spotlight : Strictly Rhythm : Sushitech : Symphony Sounds : The Total Record Company : Transmigration : Transparent Sound : Underground Vibe : Universe : Upfront Music (publisher) : Urban Essentials : VNR : Wax Factory : Worldwide Ultimatum : XL : Yaman : Yellow Machines : ZTT, WEA