Jack Johnson

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Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and former professional surfer.

Johnson is known primarily for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres.

In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales.

Johnson has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010 and From Here to Now to You in 2013.

His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.Johnson is active in environmentalism and sustainability, often with a focus on the world's oceans.

Johnson and wife Kim created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and the Kokua Hawaii Foundation.

In 2008, Johnson adopted the concept of greening (reduce and reuse), and donated 100% of the proceeds of the Sleep Through the Static tour to the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation.

Similarly, the proceeds from the 2010 To the Sea album tour went to All At Once, a Johnson backed collaboration of greening charities promoting fan involvement.

Early life

The son of well-known surfer Jeffery Johnson, Jack was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He began to learn how to surf at the age of 5. At 17, he became the youngest invitee to make the finals of the Pipeline Masters, one of surfing's most prestigious events, on Oahu's North Shore. One week later, however, his stint as a professional surfer ended when he suffered a surfing accident at the Pipeline that put more than 100 stitches in his forehead and removed a few of his teeth; this later became the inspiration for the song "Drink the Water". He appeared as a surfer in The Endless Summer II in 1994.

Jack Johnson graduated from Kahuku High School in Oahu. He would later attend the University of California, Santa Barbara, and graduated in 1997 with a B.A. in film studies. While Johnson learned the guitar at the age of 8 and started songwriting at the age of 12, his passion for music grew when he played rhythm guitar for the band Soil (not to be confused with the heavy metal band of the same name) in college. In 1994, Zach Gill's band, Django Reinhardt, released a CD that quickly made Django a favorite band of the Isla Vista party scene at UCSB. Django was the rival of Jack Johnson's band Soil, but Gill and Johnson developed a strong friendship, eventually becoming bandmates in later years. While with Soil at UCSB, Johnson opened for acts such as Sublime and Dave Matthews who were then relatively unknown bands.

Johnson credits his songwriting influences as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, Otis Redding, G. Love and Special Sauce, Ben Harper, Sublime, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Neil Young, and A Tribe Called Quest. Johnson names Jimi Hendrix as his all-time favorite guitarist.

Personal life

On July 22, 2000, Johnson married his college girlfriend, Kim Baker. They have three children: two boys and a girl. Johnson lives on the North Shore of the island of Oahu in Hawaii. In an interview with Johnson, Ann Donahue from Billboard described Johnson's family life by saying "There is often trouble in balancing the life of an artist, environmentalist, and family man, but Johnson seems to have the niche for such a challenge. This time around, he's found a pace that agrees with him...bringing his family along so he can spend mornings with them sightseeing." Both Johnson and his wife decline to talk about or release any intimate information concerning their children.

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Career

Jack Johnson's big break came when he contributed to the song "Rodeo Clowns," which was released on G. Love's 1999 album Philadelphic. The song would later become the album's most popular single. Johnson was introduced to G. Love by a mutual friend of Johnson who was filming surf films with him at the time. After hearing "Rodeo Clowns," G. Love knew Johnson's ability and effortless style and asked him to perform with him. That resulted in the now-famous "Rodeo Clowns" album, which began Johnson's career.

Johnson is also a good filmmaker, in addition to his later success as a musician. Johnson produced the surf films Thicker Than Water (2000) and The September Sessions (2002), in which he appeared. Both movie soundtracks were also made by Johnson. Johnson appeared in A Brokedown Melody in 2004.

Suela released a four track demo that captured Ben Harper's producer, J. P. Plunier, who collaborated with Johnson to produce his debut album Brushfire Fairytales in December 2000 with Harper and his Weissenborn lap steel guitar playing a guest appearance. On February 1, 2001, Woodfire Fairytales was released, leading to Johnson becoming the opening act in late February 2001 for Ben Harper's "Innocent Criminals" tour of the United States.

Johnson (drums, percussion), and Merlo Podlewski (bass), who appeared on Brushfire Fairytales and Mario Caldato Jr.'s recording duties, brought him right back to the studio to record his second full-length album On and On. It was Johnson's Mango Tree Studio in Johnson's hometown of North Shore, Oahu, and the first album to be released by Moonshine Conspiracy Records. On and On was first published on May 6, 2003.

The Moonshine Conspiracy Records was later upgraded to Brushfire Records, and Johnson converted the Los Angeles-based record company's headquarters and studios into a model of eco-friendliness, with solar power, recyclable CD packaging, and power-saving air conditioners.

On Saturday Night Live, Johnson and Ben Harper appeared with Toots and the Maytals on April 3, 2004, episode 16.

Johnson and Topol Podlewski, together with Zach Gill (of Animal Liberation Orchestra) playing accordion, melodica, and piano in October 2004 to record his follow-up to 2003's On and On. Between Dreams was published on March 1, 2005.

Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George is a documentary film by Johnson, released on February 7, 2006. Ben Harper, G. Love, Merlo Podlewski, and Zach Gill appear on the album. It was the first soundtrack for an animated film since the Bad Boys II soundtrack in August 2003, and it was the first soundtrack for an animated film to top the Billboard 200 after the Pocahontas soundtrack in July 1995.

J.P. Plunier was hired by Johnson to produce Sleep Through the Static, his fourth full-length studio album. At the Solar-Powered Plastic Plant studio in Los Angeles, 100% solar energy was used. Gill (keys), Podlewski (bass), and Topol (drums, percussion) were among the album's highlights. Sleep Through the Static was first published on February 1, 2008, and it was followed by a world tour.

On October 27, 2009, Johnson's 2008 world tour, En Concert, was released as a live album and DVD. Emmett Malloy produced the DVD.

Johnson was the headliner for the 2008 Cochella Valley Music and Arts Festival's Friday night.

Kkua Festivals were held in 2004-2008 and 2010 by Johnson. These six years of festivals, which take place in Hawaii's schools and communities, all occurred around Earth Day. The Kkuhawai'i Foundation, a non-profit group that promotes environmental education, has been present at Hawaii's schools and communities. The 2004/2005 Kkua Festival was a DVD released by Jack Johnson Music that showcased the early Kkua Festivals. He appeared in the documentary Kkua 2008: 5 Years of Change (2009), directed by Bushfire and Three Foot Giant Productions, as well as others, with Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, Dave Matthews, Eddie Vedder, and others. On April 17, 2012, the live Kkua Festival compilation Best of Kkua Festival followed him on tour of Hawaii, 2012, ahead of his 2012 Hawaiian Islands tour.

Man of the World, Johnson's fifth studio album, was released on February 9, 2010. Johnson's vocals are also on the album.

Johnson's official website announced on February 1, 2010 that his fifth studio album, To the Sea, was in the recording process at Mango Tree Studio, with a target worldwide release set during the first week of June 2010. In addition, the website has announced a accompanying European, Australian, and New Zealand tour to coincide with the album's debut on May 31.

"You and Your Heart" was To the Sea's first single, and it was released on April 6, 2010.

When speaking with ZM radio station New Zealand, Johnson said he is always aiming to develop contacts with local pro-environment and non-profit organizations. "We're trying to raise funds for a number of these organizations that are doing charitable work in the community." We tend to concentrate more on environmental education, rather than trying to get kids out into nature, supporting local farms, and other such things."

In 2010, Johnson embarked on a world tour with Paula Fuga, a Hawaiian singer and ukulele player, appearing at a variety of venues around the globe, including Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Japan.

On November 1, 2011, Johnson released "In The Morning," a stand-alone single starring Paula Fuga and John Cruz.

During February 22, 2012, Jack with John Cruz and Paula Fuga announced a 7-show acoustic tour of the Hawaiian Islands.

During the Plough of Peace Hawai'i: Building Peace at a Foundation of Aloha, Johnson performed introductory music before Nobel Peace Laureate Tenzin Gyatso spoke at the Stan Sheriff Center on April 14, 2012, "Educating the Heart." Better Together was one of Jack's many hits.

On September 17, 2013, Johnson went from Here to Now to You with his band. At the 2013 Bonnaroo in Tennessee, Jack and the Band appeared as headliners on June 15, 2013. He also appeared at two acoustic concerts, one in London's Tabernacle in Notting Hill and the other in Lincoln Center, overlooking Central Park, featuring songs from his forthcoming album. From Here to You Tour ran from March to September 2014.

Johnson started a US tour in Chicago on June 1 and ended with two Kawai'i Foundation benefit concerts at the Waikiki Shell on August 4 & 5. In addition,, he revealed plans to release an album in the summer 2017. Later today, he added a September 10 concert to the 2017 Ohana Festival at Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, California. Jack released his seventh studio album All the Light Above It Too on September 8, 2017, and he debuted at number 13 on the Billboard charts' "Artist 100." Johnson's "Jack Johnson: The Essentials" was released in Japan in July 2018.

Johnson wrote "New Axe" in late 2019, which was featured on the This Warm December Vol. 3 album. On March 28, 2020, he performed a "Together at Home" Instagram Live stream concert. His set was the third most watched on the Global Citizen YouTube. On the One World: Together at Home album, he appeared at "One World: Together at Home" special, as well as a live version of "Better Together" on the One World: Together at Home album. He appeared on Milky Chance's new album "Don't Let Me Down" on May 1, 2020. Farm Aid: On the Road, Johnson performed the opening set on September 26, 2020.

Johnson released "The Captain Is Drunk" on December 4, 2020. Paula Fuga and Ben Harper recorded "If Ever" on April 16, 2021. On Sunday, Fuga's latest album Rain debuted the song, which will be available on Johnson's record label.

Johnson's eighth studio album, Meet the Moonlight, was released on June 24th, his first full-length record in five years. It was produced by Blake Mills, engineered by Joseph Lorge, and recorded both in Los Angeles (at Sound City Studios and EastWest Studios) and at The Mango Tree (Johnson's home studio) in Hawaii. "One Step Ahead" is the album's lead single.

Johnson joined the Meet the Moonlight Tour, with 35 stops at major venues around the United States (including Hawaii) and Canada to coincide with his new album debut. He was joined by a number of musicians, including Grammy Award winner (and personal friend) Ziggy Marley. Johnson's first overseas appearances since 2019 will be held in Australia and New Zealand in November.

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