Career
Jezzard started playing in bands at the age of 14 including Case. At 16 he started working at Wickham Studios in South London as a tape operator, and the first record he engineered was a band called Blood and Roses" European Parliament, which reached number 4 in the United Kingdom indie charts in 1983. From there he began engineering full-time in the studio working with various punk bands including Angelic Upstarts, Cock Sparrer, The Business, The Damned, Chiefs of Relief and The Sid Presley Experience.
He then moved to the Beat Farm Studios in London Bridge as the Acid House scene was emerging in Britain and worked with Rhythm King acts such as Bomb The Bass and Merlin.
The combination of electronica and punk/rock music led to his first production job with EMF"s worldwide hit "Unbelievable" which reached Number. 1 in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Ralph continued working with rock/alternative bands throughout the 90s including The Wildhearts, Senseless Things, Claytown Troupe, Chapterhouse and more.
See full credits below for more details. The band were soon signed to London Sire and toured extensively in the United States and Europe.
Their only album was called Blame Everyone and had notable success with the songs "Stoopid Ass" and "We Love You" getting inclusion on soundtracks for Dude, Where"s My Carolina?, Hole, Driven, American Pie 2 and many more.
The songs were also featured on computer games including Gran Turismo 3. In 2003 Grand Theft Audio split up. All band members went their own way and Jezzard moved to Texas where he continued production and engineering at Willie Nelson"s studio in Austin.
In 2005 Jezzard returned to the United Kingdom after recording Valor Delegate Corazon with Ginger from The Wildhearts.
Shortly after returning to the United Kingdom he co-produced Amy Studt"s album My Paper Made Men in Eden studios for 19 Entertainment. And mixed live tracks for Simple Kid
Ralph is currently writing and producing songs with Cass Browne (Gorillaz) and mixing a record for United Kingdom band Fearless (Mercury Records United Kingdom)
Driven
American Pie 2
Planet of the Apes
Summer Catch
The Hole
The Hulk
Tomcats
Companion of the Order of the Star of India
Hitch Hiker"s Guide To The Galaxy
Dude Where"s My Carolina
Joe Somebody
Bring lieutenant On Again
John Doe
Hype
The Manitoba Show
Boys On The Run
Rock Star
Ultimate X Games
World Rally Championship
Ford Commercial
The Crow (Salvation)
Gran Turismo 3 Fédération internationale de football association 2001 Urban Chaos Sammy Sosa Baseball Shaun Palmers Pro Snowboarding The Hulk.
