About Jaconell
Jaconell Mouton is a highly sought-after arranger, pianist and producer. She has collaborated with numerous international artists, including Dave Koz, and was featured on his album "Gifts of the Season."
Jaconell grew up near the Cederberg mountains and studied music at TUT in Pretoria, South Africa. She has decades of experience as a freelance musician and over twenty-two years in numerous TV Music Productions as Musical Director. She joined the music game show "Noot vir Noot" in 2003, eventually becoming its Musical Director until it's sunset in 2022.
Jaconell has been involved as Music Director in over 350 TV episodes. She has been on screen in over 400 broadcasts. She has worked with over 350 artists worldwide and produces music from wherever she is on the globe.
Jaconell has received several awards and nominations for her work, including a SAMA nomination and a Ghoema award.
International Artists Jaconell has worked with in various capacities include:
Dave Koz
Dana Winner
The late Demis Roussos
Leo Sayer
Herman van Veen
Stef Bos
Crash Test Dummies
In collaboration with Jeremy Lubbock Jaconell worked on projects for:
Stevie Wonder
Fourplay
Chris Botti
Josh Groban
3T
Richard Marx
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
| YEAR | ARTIST | AWARD/NOMINATION | CATEGORY |
| 2011 | Coenie De Villiers (Hart van Glas) *Jaconell Mouton Producer | South African Music Award (SAMA) | Best Adult Contemporary Album |
| 2011 | Coenie De Villiers (Hart van Glas) *Jaconell Mouton Producer | Wawela Awards | Best Creative Album of the Year |
| 2013 | Laurika Rauch (Dans, Dans Willemien) *Jaconell Mouton Main Producer | Ghoema Award | Best Contemporary Album by a Female Artist |
| 2013 | Laurika Rauch (Dans, Dans Willemien) *Reached Gold Status within first 3 weeks of release | Tempo Awards | Best Contemporary Album of the Year |
| 2016 | Coenie De Villiers (Emoji) *Jaconell Mouton Producer and Co-writer of the track Shesha | Ghoema Awards * Nominated for 4 awards | Best Producer (2017) |
| 2016 | Coenie De Villiers (Emoji) *Jaconell Mouton Producer and Co-writer of the track Shesha performed in collaboration with Wouter Kellerman 2 x Grammy Winner | SAMA * Nomination | Best Afrikaans Contemporary Album |
| 2019 | Jaconell Mouton | Stellenbosch High School Prestige Arts | Special Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry in South Africa |
Photo by Greg da Silva