Jonathan George Brewer (born 30 January 1950) is an English documentary director and producer who was formerly a manager of rock music acts and artists.
His father worked with Lloyd's of London as an insurance broker and his mother was a housewife who raised Jon and his siblings, David, Elizabeth, and Victoria.
Soon after beginning his career in music management, Brewer joined forces with artists such as David Bowie, Gene Clark of The Byrds, and Mick Taylor and Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones, as well as Alvin Lee and 10 Years After.
[5] Brewer was also involved in the reformation of the band Yes with Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Alan White and Rick Wakeman – the group being well known for their acrimonious relationships with each other.
A 69-camera shoot, filmed at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan with artists such as Oasis, Eminem, Alanis Morissette and Neil Young, amongst others.
[1][citation needed] Soon after, he produced and directed a feature documentary for television on the Nirvana front-man, Kurt Cobain.
The film experienced wide success in television worldwide as well as in Home Entertainment, especially in America, England, France, and Japan.
[1][citation needed] The Classic Artists Series, followed with 8 episodes beginning with the band Cream, and later chronicling the careers of the Moody Blues, Yes, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Bad Company (which also featured in CLASSIC ROCK magazine as a special edit).
King: The Life of Riley and his deepening alliances in America's South, Jon Brewer with his wife, writer and executive producer Laura Rojko, chronicled in depth the development of blues music over 300 years of music as expressionism through slavery, abolition of slavery and the Civil Rights Movement, taking music right into early Rock N Roll in the 3-part Miniseries seen on Sky Television and Amazon Prime, Monochrome: Black, White and Blue.
The film premiered in London on 13 May 2014, and has continued to be broadcast worldwide, winning the 2015 Screen Nation 'Diversity in Factual Programming Award' sponsored by BBC and ITV.
King documentary is now seen on Hulu in America and Sky TV in the UK, plus other broadcasters worldwide, as well as via Universal Music on DVD and Digital.