johnny vogelsang - ProfilesArchive

About Me

this is where i put my demos for songs i write. i'm trying to write alot, so they will change often. some will be "thowaways," some wil be "gems," some will be "pure gold"!Ok here's a quick bio: there was my birth which took place in san antonio where there was high school, musicals, a gig playing shamu, and much playing of music. then there was houston, shepherd school of music at rice university (and some beethoven), tennis and swimming, some plays, more playing music, and friends. then there was a glorious move to austin, playing music, lots of bicycles, a few years of road life with semi-famous bands (like the so and sos and the what have yous and those other guys), and some minor abuse of drugs and alcohol. then there was the aquisition of a beautiful 1962 fender bass (a deep, spirtitually significant moment) and alot of teaching, a lot of playing music with great inspiring people, and a lot less drugs and alchohol (whew! that's good). then there was a fiancee, then no fiancee (oh well). then there came a good computer (a mac of course), more music, a collection of guitars (sweet!), a drumset, more songs(yay!), more road life, some gigs in large arenas (sweet!) and now, well...more to come...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/30/2006
Band Website: you are here
Band Members: johnny vogelsang--bass, guitar, voice, drums, keys, midi, producer, engineer, composer johnny's mac--everything else...
Influences: my dear friends: Ainjel Emme, Billy Harvey, Chris Gebhard, Cory Glaeser, Sam Lippman, Bob Schneider, Darin Murphy, Tony Scalzo, David Hess, Matt the electrician, Kevin McKinney, the great music: The Beatles, Elliot Smith, Neil Young, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Leslie Feist, Broken Social Scene, Metric, John Vanderslice, Wilco, Weezer, Hot Chip, The Brazillian Girls, Ben Folds, Erykah Badu, Beck, Oasis, The Ravonettes, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Jurrasic 5, Duke Ellington, Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Red Garland, Mark Mothersbaugh, Jon Brion, Badfinger, Thin Lizzy, Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhodes, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, James Brown, Damone, the Shins, The Everly Brothers, The cinema: Orson Wells, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, Anna Karina, Bridget Bardot, Ingrid Bergman, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Portman, Bill Murray, Gene Hackman, Fellini, Werner Herzog, Jean Luc Goddard, Sasha Baron Cohen, Wes Anderson, Alfred Hitchcock, The Cohen Brothers, Kyoshiro, Akira Kurosawa, books: Anthony Bourdain, Graham Greene, Nabokov, Capote, Nick Hornby, Hesse...
Sounds Like: Johnny V. (of course!)
Record Label: vee-licious
Type of Label: None

My Blog

mass appeal with suzanna and eldridge...

i got together with my friends suzanna and eldridge at mix-o-rama studios to do this version of 'mass appeal.' it all happened quite spontaneously...there was whiskey and some wine and some octavia mi...
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:05:00 PST

johnny's playlist

beautiful tunes that i love to listen to...1. i believe to the soul--ray charles2. let down--radiohead3. gatekeeper--feist4. i am trying to break your heart--wilco5. somebody i used to know--elliot sm...
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:18:00 PST

What is Art?

"Art is a (product of) human activity, made with the intention of stimulating the human senses as well as the human mind and/or spirit; thus art is an action, an object, or a collection of actions and...
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:41:00 PST

Hot Fuzz

i just saw 'Hot Fuzz' at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema... it's Fucking Awesome!, Hilarious, Fun, Entertaining!go see it...
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:36:00 PST

Jean-Luc Godard

For the past several months, I have been extremely fascinanted by the films of French-Swiss filmaker Jean-Luc Godard. He is one of the most influential members of the 'Nouvelle Vague' or "French New W...
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Sun, 13 May 2007 08:08:00 PST

Wes Anderson...

...is a fucking genius! If you haven't seen all the Wes Anderson films, you should.I think my favorite is The Life Aquatic, even after seeing it many times (definitely more than 10) I still get misty ...
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Mon, 07 May 2007 11:21:00 PST

hole hang...

Played tonight with two of my favorite bands...Suzanna Choffel and Sheboygan.it was really a wonderful time, everyone rocked!thanks friends for making good music!i know it makes my life better!thanks ...
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:01:00 PST

Hot Chip is amazing!

just saw the band 'Hot Chip' tonight...they're amazing, so great!They spun my head around and now i don't think the same....I love when that happens!
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:52:00 PST

for those who like to create...

playing guitar for hours with friends, singing, making up songs and drinking wine is highly recommended....
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:16:00 PST

cinema...

top ten movies by someone who loves movies...(me!)for April 2007:1. Casablanca 2. On the Waterfront3. The Third Man4. the Godfather I and II5. To Have and to Have Not6. Chinatown7. The Seven Samurai8....
Posted by johnny vogelsang on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:26:00 PST