| Years active: |
1999 - present |
| Genre(s): |
Pop, Rock |
| Label(s): |
Brushfire/Universal |
| Members: |
Jack Johnson |
BIOGRAPHY
Jack Johnson (born May 18, 1975) a Hawaii-born singer/songwriter, has achieved commercial success and a dedicated following since the release of his 2001 debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. His newest album is entitled In Between Dreams, and is his most successful release as of 2005.
Johnson had been a professional surfer until an accident, in which he broke his nose, got his front teeth knocked out and got more than 150 stitches to his mouth and forehead, forcing him to take some time off. He learned to play guitar at age 14, but did not seriously pursue a career in the arts until his college years at University of California at Santa Barbara, where he graduated with a degree in film. His music caught the ear of Ben Harper's producer/manager J.P. Plunier. Plunier pushed Johnson to record formal demos, eventually leading to the release of Brushfire Fairytales in 2001.
After touring for almost two years, Johnson released his second album, On and On to generally favorable reviews in late 2003. Many of the songs on On and On had previously been released on bootlegs, such as J.O.A.T. and B.O.A.T., but received the accompaniment of a full band on the new album.
Johnson's interest in surfing also led him to produce and score several surfing films including September Sessions and Thicker Than Water, which were released on CD/DVD between the release of Brushfire Fairytales and On and On. Johnson has also appeared in the surf film Shelter, which was made by his manager Emmett Malloy. The music video for his song "Taylor" also features a guest appearance from actor Ben Stiller.
His third studio album, titled In Between Dreams, was released on March 1, 2005.
Johnson recently appeared on the Sublime tribute album Look at All the Love We Found.
Johnson was featured on the Sublime tribute album Look at All the Love We Found, and was on Handsome Boy Modeling School's White People, released in 2004. In 2005 he appeared on the Black Eyed Peas album Monkey Business on the track Gone Going.
In the music video for "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing", everything happens in reverse. Johnson is pelted with various objects and liquids are dumped over his head, but everything appears to fly away from him as the video plays backward from the way it was filmed. Johnson learned to sing the song backwards to achieve this. The music video for his song "Taylor" features a guest appearance from actor Ben Stiller.
He won a Brit Award in 2006 for Best International Newcomer, beating The Pussycat Dolls, John Legend, The Arcade Fire and Daniel Powter.
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