Karl Johnson

Well what can I say about myself? I picked up music at the age of eight and have never looked back. I began playing the euphonium and then played in various brass bands.While at school I learnt the piano and guitar and developed an interest in rock music - particulary the great rock bands of the 1970's - Queen,Aerosmith. After completing a music degree at the world famous Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester I began to take songwriting more seriously and had my now best friend Greg Morton (a damn fine and talented fellow!) helped me build my confidence as a writer and now much further down the line, a singer. Nine years on (my god is it that long!), I have built a studio and have a large quantity of original quality material in many styles, although my main love is still the sound of loud guitars!! In June 2006 I had the amazing pleasure of supporting Bon Jovi at Milton Keynes Bowl over two nights. 2007 has been a year of great tragedy so far. My partner Stacey was killed in an horrific car accident in March. She was my best friend and the love of my life. R.I.P - you will never be forgotten. July 2007 - A new start and time to go out there and see what I can do in the musical world - check out my band 'The Shades' and look out for some solo tracks appearing on this site! KJ X