Jack Johnson (musician)
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Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) [1] is a Hawaii-born singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker[2], and surfer who achieved commercial success and a dedicated following following the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. He has since released 3 more albums, and a number of EPs. His music genre is best described as acoustic/soft rock/adult alternative.
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.[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.
Compilations
- 1999 G. Love & Special Sauce's Philadelphonic - "Rodeo Clowns"
- 2004 G. Love & Special Sauce's The Hustle - "Give it to you"
- 2004 Donavon Frankenreiter's self titled album - "Free"
- 2004 Handsome Boy Modeling School's "White People" - "Breakdown"
- 2005 Look at All the Love We Found - "Badfish"/"Boss DJ"
- 2005 The Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business - "Gone Going"
- 2005 Animal Liberation Orchestra's Fly Between Falls - "Girl I Wanna Lay You Down"
- 2006 G. Love & Special Sauce's Lemonade - "Rainbow"
- 2006 Buena Vista Social Club's Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba - "Better Together"
- 2007 Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur - John Lennon's "Imagine"
Other projects
In 2000, Johnson directed a surf film entitled Thicker than Water with his film school buddy Chris Malloy.[4] 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. Two years later, Johnson also directed another film entitled The September Sessions.[5]
In 2002, Johnson founded Brushfire Records[6] 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.[7]
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.
See also
References
- ^ e-hawaii.com
- ^ a b http://jackjohnsonmusic.com/main.asp?page=bio.asp?NavId=9
- ^ a b http://www.geocities.com/jackjohnsononline/interviews.htm
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432149/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386016/
- ^ http://www.brushfirerecords.com/about
- ^ http://www.brushfirerecords.com/index.php/home
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