McFly rose to fame in 2004, partly due to their association with
Busted; McFly supported Busted on their
A Present for Everyone Tour. Jones met Fletcher when he auditioned for the "boy band"
V (he mistakenly perceived V as similar in style to the future Busted). Fletcher, who was filming the auditions for
Island Records, later approached Jones. The two conversed and discovered common interests, leading to a songwriting session between Fletcher, Jones and Busted's
James Bourne. When they finished writing projects for Busted, Fletcher and Jones began writing for their own, then-unnamed band. They temporarily moved into the
InterContinental Hotel in London, United Kingdom (UK). Drummer Judd and bassist Poynter were subsequently recruited through an advertisement placed by Fletcher and Jones in
NME magazine. Live. Jones, working with his fellow band members, has co-written all five of
McFly's studio albums. He also penned three of his own solo tracks on the first three McFly albums. He has also produced tracks for McFly and other musicians; for example, he produced the song, "Only The Strong Survive", from McFly's fourth studio album
"Radio:ACTIVE", as well as his band's cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella". Jones has also been listed as a producer for McFly's 6th studio album, which has still not been released but will soon be according to the band. He has also produced countless demos for his band, alongside Fletcher. Jones also takes the role of lead guitarist in most performances, with Fletcher playing rhythm guitar. He can be seen performing solos in songs such as
"That Girl", "
I Wanna Hold You", "Everybody Knows", and "Transylvania". The McFly song "
The Ballad of Paul K", which he co-wrote with McFly bandmate
Dougie Poynter, whose father also left home, was based on both their experiences. As a side project, Jones works on remixes for his band's songs, including "Party Girl" or "Nowhere Left to Run", and "Take Me There". Some remixes can be found as b-sides on singles released from the album
Above the Noise. ==Other work==