Cliff Jones (born 1968 in Hampton Court, London) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer, journalist and educator.
He began writing for Mojo in 1994, and went on to contribute cover articles on Pink Floyd, Iggy and the Stooges, and Sly and the Family Stone.
Two of his 1994 pieces – one in The Face accompanied by a Union Jack cover featuring Blur, and another focusing on Oasis – were among the earliest articles on what became known as Britpop.
These include: Bryan Ferry, the Velvet Underground, Elton John, the K Foundation, Charlie Watts, the Beach Boys, Beck, My Bloody Valentine, Mark Hollis, George Clinton, Les Paul, Leonard Cohen, the Fugees, Happy Mondays, Fiona Apple, Nirvana, Will Oldham, Terence McKenna, Timothy Leary, Ringo Starr, Ride, Arthur Brown, Coolio, Primal Scream, Sonic Youth, Boo Radleys, Peter Green, Slash, The Ramones, Duff McKagan, and Traci Lords amongst others.
He also sits on the media executive of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and judges on the annual Ivor Novello Awards.