Mike Johnson (bassist) explained

Mike Johnson
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Date:	27 August 1965
Birth Place:	Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Instrument:	Guitar, vocals, bass, piano
Genre:	Indie rock, sadcore, country
Occupation:	Musician, singer-songwriter
Years Active:	1984–present
Label:	Up
Associated Acts:	Snakepit, Dinosaur Jr., Mark Lanegan, Caustic Resin, Queens of the Stone Age

Mike Johnson (born August 27, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and fronted Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984 until their break up in 1989.^[1] He joined Dinosaur Jr. as bass player in 1991^{[1] [2]} and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998.^[3] He was briefly married to Juned's Leslie Hardy in 1994,^[4] and contributed to both the band's studio albums. He collaborated with Mark Lanegan on his first five solo albums, playing guitar, co-producing, and writing music.^[5] In 1994, he released his first solo album, Where Am I, on Up Records, and he continued a solo career, alongside involvement with the bands Queens of the Stone Age and Caustic Resin up until 2006's Gone Out of Your Mind, when he moved to France with his wife.^[6]

Discography

Solo

• Where Am I (1994)
• Year of Mondays (1996)
• I Feel Alright (1998)
• What Would You Do (2002)
• Gone Out of Your Mind (2006)

With Dinosaur Jr

• Where You Been (1993)
• Without a Sound (1994)
• Hand It Over (1997)

With Mark Lanegan

• The Winding Sheet (1990)
• Whiskey for the Holy Ghost (1994)
• Scraps at Midnight (1998)
• I'll Take Care of You (1999)
• Field Songs (2001)
• Imitations (2013)

External links

• https://bandcamp.com/ Mike Johnson at Bandcamp
  • • Cached version of Mike Johnson fanpage

Notes and References

1. Web site: mike johnson . Up Records . 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928171346/http://www.uprecords.com/artists/mikejohnson/ . 2011-09-28 . 2013-03-27.
2. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Dinosaur Jr. biography . allmusic.com . 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902004800/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dinosaur-jr-mn0000219483 . 2012-09-02 . 2013-03-27.
3. Web site: Peisner . David . Dinosaur Jr., 'I Bet on Sky' . Spin . 2012 . 2013-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130210173410/http://www.spin.com/reviews/dinosaur-jr-i-bet-on-sky-jagjaguwar . 2013-02-10.
4. Web site: Kiser . Amy . Dinosaur Johnson . Westword . 1996 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426212408/http://www.westword.com/1996-07-11/music/dinosaur-johnson/2/ . 2014-04-26 . 2014-04-26.
5. Web site: Tangari . Joe . Mike Johnson: What Would You Do . Pitchfork Media Inc . 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090410020739/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4278-what-would-you-do/ . 2009-04-10 . 2013-03-27.
6. Web site: Scanlon . Tom . Au revoir, Mike Johnson – we hardly knew ya . Seattle Times . 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426214213/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060811&slug=nite11 . dead . 2014-04-26 . 2014-04-26.