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Jack Johnson

Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) [1] is a Hawaii-born musician, filmmaker[2], and surfer who has achieved commercial success and a dedicated following from the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001 all the way up to his latest album; Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George which was released in 2006. His music genre is best described as acoustic/soft rock/adult alternative and he is well noted for his singing.

Introduction to music

Jack Johnson learned how to surf and skate from his father's best friend Alex Conell. Jack learned to play the guitar at age 14.[2] Jack was a professional surfer until an accident at Pipeline in which his front teeth were knocked out and he received more than 150 stitches to his mouth.[3] While he was recovering in bed, he spent his time writing songs and playing guitar. However, Jack didn't seriously pursue a career in the arts until his college years, after a frat party, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While in school, he met his wife Kim, a Carlsbad, CA, native who double-majored in Math and Fine Art. They welcomed a son, Moe, in 2004. Jack Johnson also played rhythm guitar for the party band "Soil,"[3] and graduated with a degree in film. In his time off after graduating, he traveled. He and his wife traveled around Europe in an older model of a VW Bus.

Discography

Albums

Soundtracks and EPs

Virtual albums & EPs

Unofficial bootlegs

About Bootlegs

Johnson has stated in several interviews that a big part of his success involved his friends recording "bootlegs" of his tracks and distributing them at surf competitions.[3] Johnson has also stated that he supports people sharing live recordings and bootlegs of his music.[4]

Concert DVDs (also on iTunes)

Chart performance

Albums

Year Title Label Chart Positions
U.S. Australia UK Canada New Zealand
2001
Brushfire Fairytales
Everloving Records
 #34 #13 #36

(peak April 2006)

- -
2003
On and On
The Moonshine Conspiracy/Universal
 #3 #2 #30

(peak May 2006)

- -
2005
In Between Dreams
Brushfire/Universal Records
 #2 #1 #1 #3 #1
2006
Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
Brushfire/Universal Records
 #1 #1 #15 #1 -
2008
Sleeping Through The Static
Brushfire/Universal Records
 - - - - -

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock UK Singles Chart
2002 "Flake" #73 #22 - Brushfire Fairytales
"Bubble Toes" - #39 -
2003 "The Horizon Has Been Defeated" - #31 - On and On
2004 "Taylor" - - -
"Wasting Time" - - -
2005 "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" #66 #25 #65 In Between Dreams
"Good People" - #29 #50
"Breakdown" - #40 #73
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"
[UK Re-Release] 		- - #65
2006 "Better Together" - - #24
"Upside Down" #38 #25 #30 Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George / Soundtrack of the Curious George movie
2007 "If I Had Eyes" - #40[1] - Sleeping Through the Static

"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" re-issue

The single, "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" only became a chart hit in the United Kingdom, after the re-release climbed into the Top 10 following Jack Johnson's exposure on the 2006 BRIT Awards on ITV1. The single climbed to hit status a week before the release of "Better Together". Both the original release and indeed the re-issue had failed to chart until this point.

Johnson: "A friend of mine was trying to get this girl, and I tried to write a song that would help him have a laugh at himself because he was spending so much time trying to get her and it obviously wasn't leading anywhere. That was one just to cheer up a friend."[5]

Compilations

Other projects

Jack Johnson also owns Brushfire Records which released the soundtracks for the aforementioned films. Other artists on that label include Matt Costa, Animal Liberation Orchestra, G. Love & Special Sauce, and Rogue Wave.

In 2004, Johnson co-founded the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii. The Kokua Festival is the Kokua Hawaii Foundation's annual benefit event that brings together environmental organizations, eco-friendly businesses, musicians, artists, teachers, and community leaders to promote environmental awareness in Hawaii.

In 2000, Johnson directed a surf film entitled Thicker than Water with his film school buddy Chris Malloy. The film features breaks from Indonesia, Tahiti, India, Ireland, France, OZ, and Hawaii, and Jack provides various rhythms for the soundtrack, with some appearances being performed by G. Love & Special Sauce.

See also


References

  1. ^ e-hawaii.com
  2. ^ a b http://jackjohnsonmusic.com/main.asp?page=bio.asp?NavId=9
  3. ^ a b c http://www.geocities.com/jackjohnsononline/interviews.htm
  4. ^ http://www.dailytrojan.com/media/paper679/previousarchive/V142/N59/01-youvegot.59d.shtml
  5. ^ http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Mar/06/il/il30a.html
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