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Gwan Johnson

About Me

Gwan Johnson is one funky mofo and author of such phrases as "I live my life on or above this step" and "The Hyde Park in you is bringing out the College Hill in me!" He is a current and founding member of d'Visitors . He also plays for Magadog , The Basiqs , Tribal Style , Gwan Massive , and Rocksteady @ 8 . He has performed with The Walkmen , Sugardaddy , and Gruppo 99. Among the acts he has opened for are De La Soul, Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals, Stephen Marley and Junior Gong, They Might Be Giants, Spam All-Stars, Locos Por Juana, Julian Marley, Talib Kweli, and many others. Gwan Johnson FKA Piklz AKA K-funk AKA Superfly Kenny P would like to thank sampled artists James Brown, Louis Jordan, Cymande, Outkast, Return of the Living Acid, Fatboy Slim, 2 Live Crew, Sugarhill Gang, Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band, Duran Duran. Gwan on trumpet, cymbals, bass, guitar, selected congas, skratch, & beatz. Check out my band, d'Visitors , on Myspace .
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Member Since: 6/29/2005
Band Website: www.dvisitors.com/music.php
Band Members: huh huh huh, you said Members.

Influences: I'VE NEVER FELT SO PATRIOTIC...

MORE HEROES

Jam Master Jay, Eyoshi West, Terminator X, Qbert, MMM, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, X-ecutioners, Dj Ace, Prose and Concepts, MC Shy D, Jungle Brothers, Tribe, L.O.T.N.S., Fu-schnickens, De La Soul, P.E., N.W.A., Ice-T and Body Count, Aesop Rock, Jamalski, Outkast, Run DMC, Funkadelic, Deee-lite, Parliament, Curtis Mayfield, Ray Charles, Mr. Dynamite and the J. B.'s, Tito Puente, Cymande, Marley, Tosh, d'Visitors, Tribal Style and Blenda, Highah Seekah, Burning Spear, Lee Perry, Yellowman, Tenor Saw, Steel Pulse, Mikey Dread, Sergio Mendes, Gilberto, B.E.P., Jorge Ben, Bone Thugs, Fela Kuti, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Janis, Jimi, Coltrane, Miles, Herbie Hancock, Mingus, Duke, Ella, Chet Baker, Jimmy Smith, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, the Beatles, Duran Duran, the Cure, U2, Cheap Trick, the Jam, Buzzcocks, the Specials, English Beat, the Smiths, Mr. Bungle, Koenji Hyakkei, Generation X, the Damned, DK, DRI, Descendents, Misfits, Opeth, Gang of 4, Black Sabbath, AC/DC(with Bon Scott), Minor Threat, Rollins Band, Judas Priest, Buena Vista Social Club, Hector Lavoe, Johnny Ventura, Arturo Sandoval, Ruben Blades, Ran Mecca, Breakdown, The Rukus, Slopfunkdust, DutchMassive, Red Tide, the Thermals, Fatboy Slim, Rabbit in the Moon, 3, Busto, Matty, Jask, Cub, Jane's Addiction, Pato Banton, Living Color, N.E.R.D., Primus, Butthole Surfers, GBH, Fear, Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, Dub Gabriel and Baraka Orchestra, Stones, Kinks, X-ray Specs, Carole King, Jim Croce, Bill Withers, Billy Preston, Dr. John, Bowie, Bauhaus, Funky 4+1, Sugar Hill, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, E.W.& F., early Chicago (not the sappy 80's B.S.), Sly Stone, Ohio Players, Teddy Pendergrass, H.M. & the Blue Notes, the Chi-lites, the Delphonics, the Stylistics, Patsy, Sugardaddy, MM&W, Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, MC5, DEVO, early B-52's, EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, the D.O.C., Paul Weller, Chic, Paul Simon, Led Zeppelin, Haircut 100, the Clash, Flaming Lips, the Roots, Lauryn Hill, Brand New Heavies, BDP, TSBN, Pere Ubu, Talking Heads, Fascination & the Participator, Gruppo 99, Unrequited Loves, Flat Stanley, Yes, Crash Mitchell, D.o.H., Surreal & Balance, Funkghost, the Basiqs, the Villanz, Mega, Tanner, Soul Purpose, Sandman, Spam Allstars, the Streets, BSP, Slick Rick, Fugees, Sergent Garcia, K.C. & the Sunshine Band, Christina, Pink, Peeping Tom, DJ's Deacon & Colonic, Tears for Fears, DJ Shadow, Mudd Buddha, McCoy Tyner, Brian Eno, the Cardigans, Handsome Boy Modeling School, the Zombies, Gorillaz, Danger Mouse, MF Doom, Lee Morgan, Allman Brothers, Lily Allen, Stephen Marley and Junior Gong.

Sounds Like: ...Like nothing you've ever heard before and like everything else.
Record Label: Gwan Massive
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ella Rules

There has simply never been a vocalist as good as her, male or female. Period. Here she is at 44 y/o. Sadly, Amy Winehouse's version of this song has 4 times the views. Warning, don't listen to her ve...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:16:00 GMT

Fake Tits

Biggest red flag ever in my book. (Run away! Run away!) You might as well have a tattoo on your forehead that reads "I don't like myself."
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:29:00 GMT

Desire

Wanting someone is more fun and less work than actually having them.  After the initial infatuation wears off and their lofty pedestal is deteriorated by reality, its pretty much all work from th...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:42:00 GMT

I Dont Mind

Reality's a dream A game in which I seem To never find out just what I am I don't know if I'm an actor or ham A shamen or sham But if you don't mind I don't mind I'm lost without a clue So how can I u...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:17:00 GMT

Funky President


Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:59:00 GMT

Monday


Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:55:00 GMT

Carnation

In general, I think Oasis, or the Gallaghers, are total self-absorbed c&*ts, but there wasn't a proper Jam version available on video.  I guess if Weller himself can play with them, I can sto...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:30:00 GMT

To All The Ladies......

One of my friends was giving me shit saying I was slagging women cuz I called Amy Winehouse a junkie whore...ok well so is Perry Farrell; if anything, maybe I'm being a little insensitive towards junk...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:59:00 GMT

The Animals Are After Me


Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Nazi Punks F%k Off

Punk ain't no religious cultPunk means thinking for yourselfYou ain't hardcore cos you spike your hairWhen a jock still lives inside your headCHORUS:Nazi punksNazi punksNazi punks - Fuck Off!Nazi punk...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:32:00 GMT