Joel T Johnson
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About Me
- Instruments:
- electric bass, keyboard, acoustic bass, drums, percussion, banjo, saxophone, violin
- Genres:
- rock, blues, progressive rock, country, fusion, jazz, film score, classical
I believe in the groove and the feel and a good hook. Good lyrics and a meaningful performance are fine but I like some good ear candy too wash it down with.
After years of playing rock soild bass lines and grooves while guitarists played in their sandbox of endless solos I decided to break free and start a solo bass and eventually bass and drum performance.
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- Band or Group:
- Joel T Johnson
- Influences:
- Dave Weckl, Ani Difranco, Jeff Buckley, Stravinsky, The Blue Nile, The White Stripes, Primus, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Yes, Tony Levin, Pat Metheny, Eric Johnson, Roscoe Beck, Genesis, Goddamn Electric Bill, James Taylor, Robert Johnson, Tower of Power, Xtc, Jim Schreck, Stewart Copeland, Junior Brown, John Coltrane, The Chameleons, The Bomb Squad, Stevie Wonder, Elliott Smith, Iona, Steve Gadd, Tears For Fears, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Ricky Lee Jones, Ramones, Ry Cooder, Steve Miller, Thomas Dolby, UK, Willie Dixon, Chris Link, Allan Holdsworth, Danny Gatton, Dixie Dreggs, Siggi, Hans Zimmer, Paul Simon, Adrian Belew, Joe Jackson, George Sessum, Cat Power, Animatronics, Annie Wells, Rush, David Gray, Merle Haggard, Robben Ford, Keb' Mo', John, The Beatles, David Torn, Michael Hedges, David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Beth Orton, King'S X, Jaco Pastorius, Bootsy Collins, Charles Mingus, Victor Wooten, Bill Clements, Tibetan Monks, Talking Heads, Ralph Stanley, Depeche Mode, The Sugarcubes, Miche and the Anglos, Bobby McFerrin, The Postal Service, Danny Elfman, Thomas Newman, King Crimson, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, Elizabeth Cotten, Pete Townsend, Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Favorite Lyric:
That's a good qeustion, I'll have to get back to you on that. Till then:
"Number nine, number nine..."
The Beatles
- Day Job:
- Change the scores on Jeopardy (yeah really), Flip houses
- Website:
- http://joeltj.com
Working With Others
- How I Work:
My teacher once said I don't work and play well with others... just kidding.
No hourly rate. Few of us are rich. I'm happy to work out a "whatever you can manage" deal. If your project really interests me I'm more apt to track for modest compensation.
- Experience:
I have been playing bass for over thirty years (since I was ten). I am classically trained on string bass (upright). I am largely self taught on electric though I have studied with some great professionals. I have played in community orchestra's and pit orchestras for plays and musical productions. I read charts and music. I studied audio recording in college and have worked as a professional recording engineer and live FOH engineer and monitor mixer. I have recorded with a number of bands.
- Equipment:
Basses: Kubicki Factor Bass, Line 6 705 Bass, Rebuilt Kramer American.
Amps/effects
Gallien Kruger 1001 RB amp, Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live (this means the floor pedal version). ART SGX2000 (yes, this is the guitar version), 2 Electrix Repeaters, Alesis Quardaverb & Midiverb 4. DBX dual compressor,
Keyboards: Kurzweil K2000 & K2000R, Korg MS-20 patchable analog synth (for Frippatronics-like signal tracking)
Software keyboards: Native Instruments: B4, Absynth, FM7, Pro53, Kontact, Reactor 4.
Mics. CAD TSM411 drum mics, CAD KBM412 kick mic, CAD GLX2400 large diaphram condenser, Sure SM58s. Assortment of crappy dynamics.
Alesis Monitor One studio monitors.
Computers/software: PC computer and laptop w/ Steinberg Cubase SX3 & Wavelab 5, Propellerhead Reason & Rebirth, Abelton Live 6.
Other instruments:
Exhaustive collection of drums and percussion instruments, tenor banjo, alto sax, violin, clarinet, Ukalin, pan flute, penny whistles, recorders... blah blah blah...
- Payments:
- This user accepts PayPal for session payment
I like your chops, man! I'll be listening for you...... :-) Mark
jeez lueez! what a freakin cool Bass Solo. Cereal and Gin shows you can sing, and sing WELL, too. you've got the goods! anne
Whoa.On Your Toes .........just knocked me on my ass!!!!!!! Now THATS impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be the corner curled up in a fetal postion sucking my thumb...........:0 Steve










Rice Crispies and Gin is possibly the scariest thing ever. Do you write horror novels as a sideline?