Jack Johnson If you have not heard, but may soon as its name and sound, and more mainstream with the release of his new single "To The Sea".
Johnson, born Jack Hody Johnson is not only a singer, but a director and a surfer. Growing up with a father, a famous surfer Jeff Johnson, Jack was young, he became interested in the sport and began to sail when he was fifth until the age of 17, became the youngest invited to make navigationPipeline Masters final in the North Shore of Oahu. Following an accident on the pipeline, which hits him with 150 stitches on the forehead, not to mention some of his teeth, concluded its navigation.
Jack learned to play guitar at a young age. During family gatherings, "said Jack's father approached him and friends had singalongs. He felt it natural to write songs that anyone could hear and this is the path he took as an adult.
Jack also attended the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara and graduated with a degree film. Now, with music and films behind him, was only a matter of choice, Which way he wanted to take. Johnson said, including his college years, songwriting influenced Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Radiohead, G. Love & Special Sauce, Nick Drake, Ben Harper, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Neil Young and A Tribe Called Quest.
Jack's career began to G. Love and friendship which later he recorded his song"Rodeo Clowns." The song appears on his album Philadelphonic 1999. Surfing With regard to his film career soon after, co-director Jack thicker than water, a documentary film. He composed the soundtrack accompaniment. The film was released in 2000.
Jack Johnson's music soon caught the ear of musician Ben Harper. Harper has been particularly interested in Jack's debut album Brushfire Fairytales. The album was released in 2001, Harper looks special steel with his roundGuitar.
In 2002 he created Jack and his wife Kim, Brushfire Records, a company designed to release soundtracks for surf movies.
Jack goes to direct and star in another film, The September Sessions Surf. The film was released in December 2002. The soundtrack also Jack.
In 2003, Jack Johnson, his second full-length albums and so on. It would be the first album to be recorded for Johnson's Mango Tree Studio in the North Shore of Oahu. Johnson said he believed moreinspiration for the album to a childhood friend, Andrew Brown.
In 2004, Jack was at the Austin City Limits Festival, run in 2004 and played in the surf film A Brokedown Melody. In October 2004, Jack returned the Mango Tree Studio with Zach Gill, who played the accordion, melodica and piano, a follow-up to his 2003's On and On, with the release of "In Between Dreams, which has been on the market on 1 March 2005
In 2006, the soundtrack Sing-A-Long & Lullabies for the ShowCurious George was published by Jack Johnson. The album also included Adam Topol, Ben Harper, G. Love, Kawika Kahiapo, Matt Costa, Merlo Podlewski and Zach Gill. The soundtrack was to make the first number one as the soundtrack of Bad Boys II in 2003, and was the first soundtrack for an animated film on the Billboard 200, as the soundtrack of Pocahontas in 1995 to the 'high.
In February 2008, recorded Jack Johnson JP Plunier his fourth full length studio album, Sleep Through The produceStatic. The album was 100% of solar energy at the Solar Powered Plastic Plant Studios in Los Angeles. The album is a live album En Concert DVD titled Johnson of 2008 world tour followed.
Then, in February 2010 produced Man fifth studio album Johnson Animal Liberation Orchestra of the World. But it was until his release into the sea, followed by a tour that took him to the top. Johnson, not a mainstream performer reached No. 15 on USAAlternative airplay chart today for his single "You and your heart."
The album of Johnson Sea was inspired by his recent form associated recognition for his life at sea and all that. Johnson's father, who died of cancer, sent Jack a break and roll over a writing introspective. The album celebrates the father, his father's wisdom and passion for the sea with his love for his wife and children.
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