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Artist Biography For Jack Johnson

Jack Hody Johnson Born May 18 1975 In North Shore Oahu Hawaii Is A Singer Professional Surfer Composer And Filmmaker Who Has Achieved Critical And Commercial Success And A Dedicated Following Since He First Appeared On G. Love & Special Sauce's Album Philadelphonic. The Release Of His 2001 Debut Album Brushfire Fairytales Further Cemented His Popularity And He Has Since Released Four More Successful Albums Including 2003's On And On 2005's In Between Dreams 2008's Sleep Through The Static And 2010's To The Sea. He Has Also Released A Live Concert Album And DVD En Concert And Recorded The Soundtrack To The Film Curious George. Jack Learned To Play The Guitar At Age 14 But Was A Professional Surfer Until An Accident At Pipeline In Which His Front Teeth Were Knocked Out And He Received More Than 150 Stitches. While He Was Recovering In Bed He Spent His Time Writing Songs And Playing Guitar. However Jack Didn't Seriously Pursue A Career In The Arts Until His College Years At The University Of California Santa Barbara. Jack Johnson Also Played Rhythm Guitar For The Party Band "Soil" In 1999 And Graduated With A Degree In Film. He Has Written Recorded And Released The Albums Brushfire Fairytales 2001 On And On 2003 In Between Dreams 2005 Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George 2006 Sleep Through The Static 2008 And To The Sea 2010 He Has Also Been On 3 Soundtracks "September Sessions" From The Film The September Sessions "Thicker Than Water" From The Film Thicker Than Water "Sprout" "A Broke Down Melody" Ep And "Some Live Songs EP". Several Of His Songs Are Also Featured In The Movie "Out Cold". His Latest Album - Sleep Through The Static - Reached The Top 10 Of The US Charts. In 2009 A Live Album And DVD Of Jack's 2008 World Tour To Promote The Release Of Sleep Through The Static Album. The DVD Entitled En Concert Was Released On October 27 2009. The DVD Was Directed By Emmett Malloy. On June 1 2010 Johnson Released His Fifth Studio Album To The Sea On Brushfire Records/Universal Republic Which Was Recorded Using Solar Powered Energy At His Mango Tree Studio In Hawaii And The Plastic Plant In LA . To The Sea Was Co Produced By Robert Carranza Jack Johnson And His Bandmates Merlo Podlewski Zach Gill And Adam Topol And Features Guest Appearances From G. Love And Paula Fuga. Jack Johnson Is Currently On A World Tour Promoting To The Sea While Continually Encouraging His Concert Attendees To Pay Greater Respect For Our Planet. An Active Promoter Of Environmental Causes Like Explore.Org And One Percent For The Planet Johnson's 2010 World Tour Will Continue To Collaborate With Local Non-Profit Groups Around The World According To His Website. He Will Once Again Donate 100% Of His Tour Profits To Support Environmental Art And Music Education. Learn More About Jack Johnson's Current Environmental Commitments To Our Planet At Www.AllAtOnce.Org. Jack Just Cancelled The Remaining Balance Of His Japanese Tour On March 12 2011 In Sympathy Of The Victims Of Tohoku Earthquake. Join Jack In Supporting This Disaster Relief By Donating To Global Giving Japan And He Encourages Others To Join This Effort. Johnson's Ohana Charitable Foundation Has Also Supported Little Kids Rock A National Nonprofit That Works To Restore And Revitalize Music Education In Disadvantaged U.S. Public Schools. He Also Decorated A Guitar For Little Kids Rock To Auction To Raise Funds For Its Program. On September 22 2012 He Donated His Time To Play A Few Songs At Farm Aid 2012 In Hershey PA. Later In 2012 Jack Donated $50 000 For Hurricane Sandy Relief And Added Links On His Website For Others To Donate "After Years Of Touring And Surfing Along The East Coast I Have Made So Many Great Friends. It Is Heartbreaking To See The Images And Hear Their Stories. I Just Made Donations To Help Recover And Relief Efforts For Hurricane Sandy. Below Is A List Of Groups You Can Support. If You Can't Donate Money You Can Donate Food Supplies Or Your Time. Our East Coast Family Friends And Neighbors Need Our Help. Aloha" Johnson Released From Here To Now To You With His Band On September 17 2013. On June 15 2013 Jack And The Band Performed As Headliners At The 2013 Bonnaroo In Tennessee. He Also Played Two Acoustic Concerts One At London's Tabernacle In Notting Hill And The Other At New York City's Allen Room At Lincoln Center Overlooking Central Park Featuring Songs From His Upcoming Album. The From Here To Now To You Tour Ran From March Through September 2014. In February 2017 Johnson Announced A U.S. Tour Beginning In Chicago At The Huntington Bank Pavilion On Northerly Island On June 1 And Ending With Two Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation Benefit Concerts At The Waikiki Shell On August 4 & 5. Also He Revealed Plans To Release An Album In The Summer Of 2017. Later He Added A September 10 Concert For The 2017 Ohana Fest At Doheny State Beach Dana Point California. On September 8 2017 Jack Released His Seventh Studio Album All The Light Above It Too And Peaked At Number 13 On The Billboard Chart's "Artist 100." In July 2018 Johnson Released His Greatest Hits Album "Jack Johnson The Essentials" In Japan Only. In Late 2019 Johnson Released A Single "New Axe" Which Was Featured In The This Warm December Vol. 3 Album. He Then Did A "Together At Home" Instagram Live Stream Concert On March 28 2020. His Concert Was The Third Most Watched On The Global Citizen YouTube. He Then Also Performed At The "One World Together At Home" Special And A Live Version Of "Better Together" Was Featured On The One World Together At Home Album. On May 1 2020 He Was Featured On Milky Chance's New Single "Don't Let Me Down". On September 26 2020 Johnson Performed The Opening Set At Farm Aid On The Road. On December 4 2020 Johnson Released A New Single Titled "The Captain Is Drunk". On April 16 2021 Johnson Released A Song Titled "If Ever" With Paula Fuga And Ben Harper. The Song Appeared On Fuga's New Album Rain On Sunday Which Will Be Featured On Johnson's Record Label. On June 24 2022 Johnson Released His Eighth Studio Album Meet The Moonlight His First Full-Length Record In Five Years. It Was Produced By Blake Mills Engineered By Joseph Lorge And Recorded Both In Los Angeles At Sound City Studios And EastWest Studios And At The Mango Tree Johnson's Home Studio In Hawaii. The Album's Lead Single Is Titled "One Step Ahead". To Coincide With His New Album Release Johnson Embarked On The Meet The Moonlight Tour With 35 Stops At Major Venues Across The United States Including Hawaii And Canada. He Was Accompanied By Various Artists Including Grammy-Award Winner And Personal Friend Ziggy Marley. In November Johnson Will Tour The Album In Australia And New Zealand His First Overseas Concerts Since 2019. On July 22 2000 Johnson Married His College Girlfriend Kim Baker. They Have Three Children Two Boys And A Girl. Johnson Lives On The North Shore Of The Island Of Oahu In Hawaii. In An Interview With Johnson Ann Donahue From Billboard Described Johnson's Family Life By Saying "There Is Often Trouble In Balancing The Life Of An Artist Environmentalist And Family Man But Johnson Seems To Have The Niche For Such A Challenge. This Time Around He's Found A Pace That Agrees With Him...Bringing His Family Along So He Can Spend Mornings With Them Sightseeing." Both Johnson And His Wife Declined To Talk About Or Release Any Intimate Information Concerning Their Children.

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