Growing up in San Antonio and Austin, TX, JJ Johnson has built a tremendous reputation as a masterful drummer with his polyrhythmic grooves and pin-dropping dynamics coupled with his thunderous power and intensity.
He has backed some of music’s most talented artists such as Tedeschi-Trucks Band, John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Sugarland, Doyle Bramhall II, Boz Scaggs and many others.
JJ is endorsed by Gretsch Drums, Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Remo drumheads and DW Hardware.
DISCOGRAPHY
DOYLE BRAMHALL & SMOKESTACK: “Welcome”
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: “Revelator”, “Made Up Mind”, “Let me get by”, “Signs” “Live: Everybody’s Talking”, “Live from the Fox Oakland”, “Layla (Live at LOKN)
GARY CLARK JR.: “Blak & Blu”, “The story of Sunny Boy Slim”, “This Land”, “JPEG RAW”
JOHN MAYER: “Heavier Things”, “Where the light is”
NEIL FINN: “One All”
CHARLIE SEXTON: “Cruel & Gentle things”
DAVID RYAN HARRIS: “The Bittersweet”, “Lightyears”
EDIE BRICKELL: “Edie Brickell”
ELIAS HASLANGER: “Dream Story”
JEFF KLEIN: "The Hustler", "Everybody loves a winner"
COLBIE CAILLAT: “Breakthrough”
AIMEE MANN: “The Charmer”
COURTYARD HOUNDS: “Courtyard Hounds”
SUGARLAND: “Enjoy the Ride”
BLACK PUMAS: “Black Pumas”
NIKKA COSTA: “Pebble to a Pearl”
MATTHEW RYAN: “Regret over Wire”
CHASE BRYANT: “Upbringing”
WHOSE HAT IS THIS?: “Everything’s OK”, “Ponyboy”
BETTY LEVETTE: “Thoughtful & Thankful”
RYAN BINGHAM: “American Lovesong”
ARIEL POSEN: “Headway”, “Reasons Why”
DARDEN SMITH: “Everything”
GUY SEBASTIAN: “E.P”, “Like it like that”
BOB SCHNEIDER: “A Perfect Day”
CHARLIE MARS: “Blackberry Light”, “Like a bird, like a plane”, “The money”
TOM PETTY TRIBUTE: “Petty Country: A country music celebration of Tom Petty”
JASON BLUM: "Invisible Words"
KAT EDMONSON: "Take To the Sky"
IAN MOORE: "And all the colors", "The Noble Art"
BILLY WHITE: "Illusionation"