Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.
After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.
On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.
This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.
After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.
After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.
As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.
He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.
He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.
Contact jon@theolivepress.es
Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)
dang sweet info dude.
the trouble with the music rights law its like everything in Spain a grey area and not enforcered very well or even expalin very well. Yes the Town Hall of Estepona has been hit but for everyone caught and fined there are 1000 that get away with it scott free.
I have been having a running battle with AGEDI who are another music royalties rights companies for 7 years. When i first came to Spain i paid the first year and then found out nobody else in my area was paying it so stopped. They keep saying they will take me to court etc but nothing happens and i am willing to pay it if they show me everyone else is. Its bad enough being a victim for following the law everyday when all around me break it but this for me is one bill too much and as it wasnt a bill from the Town Hall, Police, tax office or Junta why should i pay it?