James Ellis Ford (born 11 December 1978) is an English record producer and songwriter, known for being a member of Simian Mobile Disco and the Last Shadow Puppets as well as his production work with Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Depeche Mode, Foals, Florence and the Machine, Haim, Gorillaz, Klaxons, Jessie Ware, Kylie Minogue, Declan McKenna and the Pet Shop Boys.

[7] Their debut album, The Age of the Understatement, earned the group a Mercury Prize nomination and also charted at No.

He also produced the fourth studio album of the UK band Everything Everything under the title A Fever Dream, released on 18 August 2017.

He also co-produced Fat Dog’s debut single “King of the Slugs” with the band’s lead singer Joe Love, which was released on 21 August 2023.

James Ford also produced Blur's ninth studio album, The Ballad of Darren, released in July 2023.