John MacArthur Ellis
 
 
Producer, engineer & multi-instrumentalist John Ellis has contributed his musical and technical skills to countless recordings & live projects. Honored with the 2009 BCCMA and BCIMA Producer of the Year awards for his work on records for Ridley Bent (“Buckles and Boots”) and Barney Bentall (“Northwest Passage”), this year he is nominated in the CCMA’s Special Instrument Category for his work on pedal steel.

On tour this year with Ridley Bent and Aaron Pritchett, he is also the newest member of Tom MacKillop’s band The Lyin’ Bastards. Behind the scenes, he was hard at work making records for numerous artists at his studio in beautiful Ashcroft BC. “Nashcroft Manor” has hosted fully-catered, “stay & play” John Ellis productions for Jane Siberry, Dustin Bentall, Leeroy Stagger and many more. New “Nashcroft Productions” soon be released include records from Jenny Allen, Leslie Alexander, Matt Masters, Taylor James, and Dana-Marie Battaglia. John’s steel and guitar work can also be heard on upcoming records for Aaron Pritchett, The Higgins, JD Bixby, Carla Crawford, and AJ Woodworth.

Balancing artistic freedom with technical excellence, John is both craftsman and artist, lending a unique perspective to the music he produces.
“ Picture an old fashioned saloon stuffed to the rafters with wild characters straight out of the Gold Rush. Invited to sit in the with the amazing house band at the legendary Pit in Dawson City, 2006, all of the sudden Johnny was playing like a monster. He had no choice! So was everybody else !”
Leslie Alexander
Producer, Engineer and Multi-instrumentalist
John MacArthur Ellis