Jonny Greenwood
English musician and score composer
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Jonny Greenwood's Gear
In this photo, you can see the Make Noise Phonogene module in the picture posted by Nigel Godrich on Twitter.
Jonny can be seen playing a Rhodes Stage Piano Mark I 73 in this live performance.
"The rebirth of the ondes Martenot, 23 years later ! The very first instrument has been delivered by Jean-Loup Dierstein and Thomas Bloch to Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) on the 14th of July 2011" - Thomas Bloch.
Both Jonny and Thom use this Moog Minimoog Voyager Performer Edition synth.
"The one pickup version, in Cherry Sunburst. Acquired October 2006. Jonny play it on SuperCollider. First live appearance: Supercollider on Sept 29, 2011 at the Roseland Ballroom."
Source: The King Of Gear (http://thekingofgear.com/jonny/chordophones)
Jonny Greenwood is playing the TR-909 rhythm machine throughout this video, clearly seen at the 3:08 mark
Producer Nigel Godrich posted this picture of Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke working on a new Radiohead album in their studio. The Make Noise Echophon can be seen in the lower section of the top rack in the foreground.
Here Jonny can be seen running a Powerbook G4.
Here Jonny can be seen playing around with a Gakken SX-150.
Behind Jonny during this sound check you can see the Korg Poly-Ensmeble PE-1000.
"This vintage Fender Musicmaster in ‘Crimson Red Transparent’ finish was Jonny’s only bass used on the recording of Junun, and it features on nearly every track from the album. He also used it for some Junun live performances in 2015 and 2016."
-Source: The King Of Gear (http://thekingofgear.com/jonny/chordophones)
Jonny used this on the guitar solo in Paranoid Android in the studio. The Mutator is a stereo analogue filter and envelope follower with full control facilities. It contains two independent voltage controlled filters similar to those found in analogue synthesizers, which can be used to treat any external sound source. Each filter can be controlled from its own associated low frequency oscillator (LFO) and/or its own envelope follower section, which extracts the envelope contour of an input signal and applies it to control the cut-off frequency of the filter.
Each envelope follower can be switched to track either the envelope of the sound that is being treated by the filter, or that of an independent external control signal. This external control signal can be any audio source , eg. a drum sound, a guitar, a synth, a sampler output, or even a microphone. Thus the envelope characteristics of one sound can be superimposed onto the filtering contour of another.
Another switch on the envelope follower selects envelope follow mode or gate mode - in which the circuit detects whether a signal is above a certain threshold level before switching on.
In gate mode, the device can operate much like a dedicated noise gate unit, with the added capabilities of the analogue filter
The LFO's have four different sweep waveforms each and may be switched via a stereo link to produce stereo panning effects.
Jonny Greenwood can be seen using the Boss FV 300H Volume Pedal in this photo.
At around 2:08, Jonny can be clearly seen with Takamine EN10C acoustic guitar.
In this photo, you can see the Make Noise Rene module in the picture posted by Nigel Godrich on Twitter.
In this photo, you can see the 4MS PEG: Pingable Envelope Generator module in the picture posted by Nigel Godrich on Twitter.
In this gear diagram, of Jonny Greenwood's 1997 Radiohead stage setup, a Boss TU-12H is listed.
In this video at 1:55 we can see Greenwood is seen playing a Rickenbacker 350.
This is an authentic radio, and so the sounds produced during each live performance depend on the local radio stations. Modded to include a 1/4” output. During soundcheck, Jonny tunes the radio to four channels which he thinks could work with the song, then saves them as presets and switches between during the performance.
In this photo, Jonny Greenwood can be seen using a Shubb Capo. The Telecaster can be recognized as his via comparison with this photo.
According to this article Jonny Greenwood uses a Ernie Ball Volume Pedal. This can be seen on the photo of his pedalboard on the right side.
"First seen when used for a performance of the solo piece Miniature on Feb 23, 2014 (with the London Contemporary Orchestra at the Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in East London)."
- Source: The King Of Gear (http://thekingofgear.com/jonny/chordophones)
In a user-uploaded photo, Jonny Greenwood is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Cherry Sunburst during a concert at the Alamo Drafthouse. This guitar is part of his setup for the Junun tour and is listed in his gear list for side projects, including performances with Radiohead's side bands. While he uses different guitars with Radiohead, the Les Paul Deluxe is a key instrument for his side ventures. Additionally, he employs a streamlined pedalboard for these projects, featuring a selection of his favorite pedals.
In this photo, you can see the Make Noise DPO module in the picture posted by Nigel Godrich on Twitter.
A pair of Yamaha NS10 Monitors are used to make the sound audible to Jonny in this image.
Make Noise Erbe-Verb module spotted on the left, third from top. A shot of the band working in the studio that Nigel Godrich posted on Twitter.
In this photo, you can see the Tiptop Audio Z3000 Smart VCO MKII module in the picture posted by Nigel Godrich on Twitter.
Greenwood, just like Thom used a Lakewood M-14 (as shown in this image).
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In this kingofgear tumblr post, there's a review of Jonny's gear from The Smile's January 2023 NPR Tiny Desk appearance. You can see a Boss Space Echo RE-202, Akai HeadRush Delay/Looper, Boss DD-200 Digital Delay, Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, EHX nano Freeze, and Boss TU-2 tuner.
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Discography
Bodysong. (Remastered)
2003
There Will Be Blood (Music from the Motion Picture)
2007
Norwegian Wood OST
2011
Penderecki & Greenwood: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima / Popcorn Superhet Receiver / Polymorphia / 48 Responses to Polymorphia
2012
The Master: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2012
Junun
2015
Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2018
You Were Never Really Here (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2018
Spencer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2021
The Power Of The Dog (Soundtrack From The Netflix Film)
2021
Jarak Qaribak
2023
One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2025
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