Jonathan Peter Sharp (20 February 1964 – 29 May 2009), better known by the pseudonym Jonny Dollar, was an English record producer and songwriter.

Jonny Dollar
Birth nameJonathan Peter Sharp
Born(1964-02-20)20 February 1964
Westminster, London, England
Died29 May 2009(2009-05-29) (aged 45)
Chelsea, London, England
GenresTrip hop, pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, programmer, songwriter, guitarist

Sharp was born in Westminster, London and his father was the Australian film director Don Sharp.[citation needed]

Dollar is best known for his work on the Bristol collective Massive Attack's first album Blue Lines, on which he co-wrote the single "Unfinished Sympathy". Sharp's pseudonym came about during the recording of Blue Lines, where he was the only person working on the album being regularly paid. He co-produced Neneh Cherry's first three albums: Raw Like Sushi, Homebrew, and Man, and Gabrielle's third album Rise.

He provided early remixes for Portishead and co-wrote both the anti-racism song "7 Seconds" featuring Youssou N'Dour and Cherry, and Kylie Minogue's "Confide in Me".[1][2] His later works include Natty's "Man Like I" and Eliza Doolittle's eponymous debut album.

He died of cancer in May 2009 at the age of 45.

References edit

  1. ^ Pierre Perrone (18 June 2009). "Jonny Dollar: Musician and producer whose work with Massive Attack pioneered the genre of trip hop". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ Caroline Sullivan (19 June 2009). "Jonny Dollar: Inventive producer and the main architect of the trip-hop genre". The Guardian.