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Barrett Johnson

About Me



"In Case I Went Missing" Reviews

Every track here is a beautifully wrapped, heartfelt ode to the crestfallen. “South of Where You Want to Be” is a one-man masterpiece..." -OC WEEKLY,

"In Case I Went Missing" is a showcase for his talent for creating quietly beautiful songs. -Groupee.com

..His demure stage presence belied the fact that he was obviously in command of every aspect of his music.. -TheNeave.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/10/2005
Band Members: Dallas plays hammond, accordion, P.J. plays upright bass, Johnny plays guitar, Jorgen plays drums.
Influences: John Fante, Knut Hamsun, Ernest Hemingway, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet, etc etc.
Sounds Like:

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Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Pre production

I tis' mon be starting pre-production on a 5 song E.P. with Dallas Kruse and John Hanson at Zion studios. I almost have enough songs ready for another album as well....p.s. brand spanking new song tha...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:49:00 GMT

Ryan Callis Artist Extraordinaire

Ryan Callis is my amigo. He paints. All the time. He did my album artwork. Me likey. I also like his paintings. If you get a chance, check out his blog and some artwork at: http://ryancallisart.blogsp...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:39:00 GMT

Boo

Having a different name can suck. I call Taco Mesa and leave my name. Usually it's "Eric?" "Derrick?" "Barry?" I also realized that somehow over the years I have acquired more nicknames than should be...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:37:00 GMT

funtime with roommates

Chapter One. So, here's how it starts. A friend's daughter leaves a pair of little red shoes when they move to another country. My roommate so cleverly puts them in my pillowcase. I return them in his...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Zion Studios

So I've been assisting Dallas on some projects. If you don't know him and you're looking to record, I have some good news. In addition to having awesome vintage studio gear and instruments (Hammond B3...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:58:00 GMT

What do you have that you did not receive?

Feeling very thankful. To Jon Rinella, Dave Colvin, Dallas Kruse, John Hanson, PJ Wyderka, Joy and the other players that made recording so interesting. Especially to Jon, Dave, and Dallas who spent s...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:56:00 GMT