C. J. Vanston

Jeffrey "CJ" Vanston is an American film composer, record producer, songwriter, and keyboardist, based in Hollywood, California. He was born in Denver, Colorado, the son of Bonnie L. Smith and Paul L. Vanston.

Film credits

Vanston has contributed to numerous albums, including those by Prince, 'NSync, Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Jaguares, Celine Dion, Bob Seger, Richard Marx, Tina Turner, Alexz Johnson, Joe Cocker, Peter Cetera, Anna Vissi, Yellowcard, Spinal Tap, Harry Shearer, Steve Lukather, Def Leppard, Dennis DeYoung, The Believers,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/4070040-The-Believers-16|title = The Believers (16)| website=Discogs }} Toto and most recently co-wrote, co-produced and performed on Jeff “Skunk” Baxter's 2022 solo release called “Speed of Heat”.

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{{Official website|http://cjvanston.com/}}
[http://www.stevelukather.com/news-articles/2011/12/reggie-boyle-talking-to-cj-vanston.aspx Reggie Boyle talking to CJ Vanston Interview - By Arend, Dec 22, 2011 12:00 AM]
[http://www.stevelukather.com/news-articles/2012/10/cj-talking-about-working-with-luke-on-transition.aspx CJ talking about working with Luke on Transition Interview - By Arend, Oct 26, 2012 12:00 AM]
[http://www.stevelukather.com/news-articles/2015/02/cj-vanston-i-wanted-to-show-the-world-what-a-great-fstarstarstaring-band-toto-is.aspx CJ Vanston: I wanted to show the World what a great f***ing band Toto is Interview - By Arend, Feb 6, 2015 10:26 AM]
[http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/cj-vanston CJ Vanston Interview] at NAMM Oral History Collection (2017)