Career

Known for being a member Simian Mobile Disco and production work with the Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons. He produced the Mercury Prize–winning album, Klaxons" Myths of the Near Future in 2007. He also played drums on the album.

Also, in that year he produced the Arctic Monkeys second album.

He has done at least part of the production on each of the bands subsequent albums. He plays guitar on Arctic Monkeys "Only Ones Who Know".

In 2008, he worked with The Last Shadow Puppets, with whom he played the drums and produced their Mercury Prize nominated and United Kingdom Number. 1 debut album The Age of the Understatement.

Ford also served as keyboardist for Arctic Monkeys" fifth album "Department of Administration and Management, released in 2013.

Works

• Other Work

  • Discography Groups Simian, Chemistry is what we are, (2001, drums, production) Simian, We Are Your Friends, (2002, drums) Simian Mobile Disco, Attack Decay Sustain Release (2007) The Last Shadow Puppets, The Age of the Understatement (2008, drums, production) Simian Mobile Disco, Temporary Pleasure (2009) Simian Mobile Disco, Delicacies (2010)Production Fingathing - And the Big Red Nebula Band (2004, co-producer) Garden - Round & Round (2005) Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only (2005) Absentee - Schmotime (2006) Duels - The Bright Lights and What I Should Have Learned (2006) Mystery Jets - Making Dens (2006) Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007) The Bumblebeez - Prince Umberto & The Sister of Ill (2007) Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future (2007) The Lodger - Grown-Ups (2007) Florence and the Machine - Lungs (2009) (4 tracks) Peaches - I Feel Cream (2009) Arctic Monkeys - Humbug (2009) (3 tracks) Crocodiles - Sleep Forever (2010) Detachments - Detachments (2010) Alex Turner - Submarine Soundtrack (2011) Beth Ditto - Beth Ditto EP (2011) Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See (2011) Birdy - Birdy (2011) Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials (2011) Little Boots - Nocturnes (2013) Bill Ryder-Jones - A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart (2013) Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) Haim - Days Are Gone (2013) Jessie Ware - Tough Love (2014) Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind (2015) Foals - What Went Down (2015) Florence and the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect (2016).

Membership

Ford went to Manchester University, along with other members of Simian. Ford was a founding member of the group Simian and later a member the spin-off duo Simian Mobile Disco.