.WebsiteJack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is an American, and former professional. Johnson is known primarily for his work in the and genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album,. Johnson has reached number one on the chart with his albums in 2006, in 2008, in 2010 and in 2013. His album peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.Johnson is active in and, often with a focus on the world's oceans.
Johnson and wife Kim created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation. In 2008, Johnson adopted the concept of (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. Contents.Early life The son of well-known surfer Jeff Johnson, Jack was born and raised on the North Shore of,. He began to learn how to surf at the age of five. At seventeen he became the youngest invitee to make the finals of the, one of surfing's most prestigious surfing 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 that put more than 150 stitches in his forehead and removed a few of his teeth; this later became the inspiration for the song 'Drink the Water'.
And on Sunday night's episode of 60 Minutes, Jack Johnson revealed a lot of his greatest hits are inspired by his wife of 17 years Kim. Jack Johnson's greatest hits stem from his wife.
He appeared as a surfer in in 1994.Jack Johnson graduated from in Oahu. He would later attend the (UCSB), and graduated in 1997 with a B.A. 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 ) in college. In 1994, 's band, Django Reinhardt, released a CD that quickly made Django a favorite band of the 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 then relatively unknown acts such as and with far from sold out crowds at the venues.Johnson credits his songwriting influences as,. Johnson names Jimi Hendrix as his all-time favorite guitarist. Johnson performing in 2005. 2000–03: Brushfire Fairytales and On and On Jack Johnson's big break was writing and contributing vocals for the song 'Rodeo Clowns' which was featured on 1999 album.
The song would later become the most famous single on the album.In addition to his later success as a musician, Johnson is also an accomplished filmmaker. Johnson directed the surf films (2000) and (2002), in which he also starred. Both movie soundtracks were also products of Johnson. Johnson also starred in the 2004 surf film.Suela released a four track demo that caught the attention of 's producer, J. Plunier, who worked with Johnson to produce his debut album during December 2000 with Harper and his lap making a guest appearance. Brushfire Fairytales was released on February 1, 2001, and led to Johnson becoming the opening act in late February 2001 for the last twenty-three cities of Ben Harper's “Innocent Criminals” tour of the United States.Johnson went back into the studio with Adam Topol (drums, percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass), who played on, and on production duties, to record his second full-length album. It was the first album to be recorded at Johnson's Mango Tree Studio in Johnson's home town of, and the first to be released through The Moonshine Conspiracy Records.
On and On was released on May 6, 2003.The Moonshine Conspiracy Records was later changed to Brushfire Records; Johnson turned the offices and studios of his Los-Angeles based record company into a model of eco-friendliness, with solar power, recyclable CD packaging, and power-saving air conditioners. 2004–09: In Between Dreams, Curious George, and Sleep Through the Static. Johnson performing at the Austin City Limits Festival 2004.On April 3, 2004, Johnson and performed with on.In October 2004, Johnson returned to the Mango Tree Studio with Topol and Podlewski along with (of ) playing accordion, melodica and piano, to record his follow-up to 2003's On and On. Was released on March 1, 2005.is a soundtrack album by Johnson, released on February 7, 2006. The album also features, Merlo Podlewski and Zach Gill. It was the first soundtrack to make it to since the in August 2003, and was the first soundtrack for an animated film to top the since the in July 1995.Johnson enlisted J.P. Plunier to produce his fourth full-length studio album,.
It was recorded using 100% solar energy at the Solar-Powered Plastic Plant studio in Los Angeles. The album featured Gill (keys), Podlewski (bass) and Topol (drums, percussion).
Sleep Through the Static was released on February 1, 2008, and was followed by a world tour.A live album and DVD of Johnson's 2008 world tour, entitled, was released on October 27, 2009. The DVD was directed by Emmett Malloy.Johnson spearheaded the (2004–2008 and 2010). Often occurring around, these six years of festivals provided support for the Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation, which is a charitable organization that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii. Kōkua Festival 2004/2005 was a DVD released by Jack Johnson Music that showcased the early Kōkua Festivals. He also participated, with, and others, in the documentary Kōkua 2008: 5 Years of Change (2009), produced by Brushfire and Three Foot Giant Productions and shown on.
On April 17, 2012, preceding his 2012 Hawaiian Islands tour, he released the live Kōkua Festival compilation.Johnson produced 's fifth studio album, Man of the World, which was released February 9, 2010. The album also features vocals from Johnson.2010: To the Sea On February 1, 2010, Johnson's official website announced that his fifth studio album, was in the recording process at the Mango Tree Studio, with a planned worldwide release during the first week of June 2010. The website also announced an accompanying European, Australian and New Zealand tour to coincide with the album's release on midnight 31 May.The first single from To the Sea was ', released on April 6, 2010.While speaking with radio station, Johnson said he is constantly aiming to build relationships with local pro-environment, non-profit groups. 'We try to raise money for a lot of these groups who are doing positive things in the community. We try to focus mostly on environmental education, just trying to get kids out into nature, supporting local farms and things like that.'
Johnson embarked on a world tour in 2010 with Paula Fuga, a Hawaiian vocalist, playing at a range of venues across the world including Europe, Canada, U.S. And Japan.2012: Hawaiian Islands tour. Johnson performing as a headliner at on June 15, 2013On February 22, 2012, Jack with John Cruz and Paula Fuga announced a 7-show acoustic tour of the Hawaiian Islands during April.At the on April 14, 2012, during the Pillars of Peace Hawai'i: Building Peace on a Foundation of Aloha, Johnson performed introductory music before of, gave the speech 'Educating the Heart'. Better Together was one of several songs Jack performed.
2013–present: Bonnaroo, From Here to Now to You, and All the Light Above It Too Johnson released From Here to Now to You with his band on September 17, 2013. On June 15, 2013, Jack and the Band performed as headliners at the in. He also played two acoustic concerts, one at London's in and the other at New York City's overlooking, featuring songs from his upcoming album. The ran from March through September 2014.In February 2017, Johnson announced a U.S. Tour beginning in Chicago at the on on June 1 and ending with two Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation benefit concerts at the Waikiki Shell on August 4 & 5. Also, he revealed plans to release an album in the summer 2017. Later, he added a September 10 concert for the 2017 Ohana Fest at,.
On September 8, 2017, Jack released his seventh studio album, and peaked at number 13 on the ' Artist 100.' In July 2018, Johnson released his greatest hits album ' ' in Japan. Personal life On July 22, 2000, Johnson married his college girlfriend, Kim.
They have three children: two boys and a girl. Johnson lives on the of the island of in Hawaii. In an interview with Johnson, from 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.
Charity In 2008, Johnson and his wife Kim created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation, a non-profit public charity supporting environmental, art, and music education worldwide. Jack and Kim Johnson also founded the Kokua Hawaii Foundation in 2003. Johnson and his family work hard every year at festivals and concerts alike, to raise money for causes they feel are most important. Johnson recorded a cover of 's ' for the 2007 benefit album, which was also included on the 2009 benefit album. In talking about Johnson and his career choices, wrote: 'It is a typically generous move from Johnson, who has used his multi-platinum success to support causes he cares about.' Although the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation is a non-profit organization that 'focuses on environmental, arts and music education', it has raised more than $750,000 from 2009 to 2010 to give away.
Johnson was in, Japan on his To the Sea 2010 World Tour at the time of the in northern Japan. He was in a hotel with his family when it struck. After having to postpone the rest of his tour, he donated $50,000 to 's Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.Johnson's Ohana Charitable Foundation has also supported Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit that works to restore and revitalize music education in disadvantaged U.S. Public schools. He also decorated a guitar for Little Kids Rock to auction to raise funds for its program.On September 22, 2012, he donated his time to play a few songs at Farm Aid 2012 in Hershey, PA. Later in 2012, Jack donated $50,000 for relief and added links on his website for others to donate:“After years of touring and surfing along the East Coast, I have made so many great friends. It is heartbreaking to see the images and hear their stories.
I just made donations to help recover and relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy. Below is a list of groups you can support. If you can't donate money, you can donate food, supplies or your time. Our East Coast family, friends and neighbors need our help.
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