Between 2009 and 2012, The Madness Method were foremost amongst a host of bands enjoying life on a thriving Melbourne ska scene. Fronted by the supremely talented Mandy Meadows, the band mixed pop, ska and rock in a brew they called Spock , offering a large tip of the hat to[…]

Jon joined Ouch! at the beginning of 1993. Over the next 12 months, they completed support tours with The Commitments and David Essex. The band’s first album, Life Goes On, was released the following year in the UK, South Africa, Germany and Japan. In the summer of ’94, the band[…]

In 2005, Jon formed neo-soul band Freefall with keyboardist Saeed Shah. Saeed had a solid jazz background but Jon bought funk to the party and the result formed the basis for the band’s sound. Over the next 4 years, Freefall became regulars on the London gig circuit, including Camden’s famous[…]

In 1998, Jon started an 11-year collaboration with eccentric German composer Juergen Hueholdt. The project, which became known as Juniper, yielded over 100 original songs in the period to 2009. All were recorded in a purpose-built studio in the beautiful German countryside near Bochum. Jon worked as bass player, backing[…]

John & Paul II were one of the first Beatles duos on the UK cabaret circuit and between 2004 and 2009, one of the most prolific. Jon played a right-handed Macca alongside Ouch! lead singer Kevin Taylor. When the two toured Japan together in Ouch!, Kev was described by the[…]

Between 2000 and 2009, Bulldog were one of the busiest duos in South East England. But the act also performed all over the UK and Germany. Bulldog actually began as a semi-acoustic trio, with Kevin Taylor on vocals and guitar, Jon on bass and vocals and Clive Jenner on percussion[…]

In 1998, Jon was employed by Universal Music to write the musical score for full-length feature film The Last Seduction II. This was the sequel to the highly-acclaimed 1994 neo-noir film directed by John Dahl, featuring Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, and Bill Pullman. The result was a 45-minute score, written[…]

Funky Dad was formed in London in 1989 by Jon Mellor and Baz Archer. Initially the band played funk versions of TV and film themes around the pubs of London but when a singer was added, the band worked increasingly on the cabaret circuit, mainly in the UK but also[…]