Will Johnson (musician)
Will Johnson is the leader of Texas indie rock band Centro-matic. He also fronts South San Gabriel and releases albums and tours as a solo artist.[1] He was also a founding member of the Undertow Orchestra and Baboon and joined Monsters of Folk in 2010.
Johnson was born in Kennett, MO. He moved to Denton, TX in the early 90's where he attended University of North Texas and was a founding member of the band Funland. After Funland dissolved he formed Centro-matic as a solo project that eventually grew into a full band. Johnson now resides near Austin, TX.
Discography
LPs:
EPs:
- Centro-matic: Most Everyone Will Find (Munich 2000)
- Centro-matic: Opportunity Split EP with Vermont (Quality Park 2001)
- Centro-matic: Flashes and Cables EP (Misra 2004)
- South San Gabriel: I Am Six Pounds Of Dynamite (Munich 2005)
- Will Johnson: CDEP (Sixgunlover 2005)
- Centro-matic: Triggers and Trash Heaps EP (Misra 2006)
- Centro-matic: Operation Motorcide (Houston Party 2007)
7" Records:
- Centro-matic: Transistor EP (Automatic 1996)
- Centro-matic: Forget The Sixth Step (Steve 1996)
- Centro-matic: Tympanum (Transcontinental Recording Company)
- Centro-matic: Split w/ Tripping Daisy (Good 1999)
- South San Gabriel: Split w/ Okkervil River (Tight Spot 2002)
- Will Johnson: Split w/ The pAperchAse (Idol 2004)
- Will Johnson: Blackest Sparrow/Darkest Night 8" Lathe (People In a Position To Know 2007)
Cassettes:
- Centro-matic: Non-Directional Jetpack Race (1995)
- Centro-matic: Line Connection Aim (1997)
Soundtracks:
- Will Johnson: Greater Southbridge (2003)
- Centro-matic: "Fall To Grace" (Green Room Pictures 2005)
- Will Johnson: Score for "Hill Country" Documentary (University of Texas 2007)
- South San Gabriel: "Troubadours" (Downstate Productions 2007)
- South San Gabriel: "Salt Creek County" (Downstate Productions 2008)
Compilation Appearances:
- Centro-matic: Dallas Observer Scene/Heard (1995)
- Centro-matic: Band-Kits (Quality Park 2000)
- Centro-matic: Oorgasm #4 (Oor Magazine Holland 2000)
- Centro-matic: Awesome (Munich 2000)
- Centro-matic: Electric Ornaments (Idol 2000)
- Centro-matic: Esto No Es Un Cactus (Sinedin 2001)
- Centro-matic: New Voices (Rolling Stone Germany 2001)
- Centro-matic: Oorgasm #7 (Oor Magazine Holland 2001)
- Centro-matic: Best of Americana (Uncut Magazine 2002)
- Centro-matic: Just For Fun (Loretta Records 2002)
- Centro-matic: Vital Idol - Idol Records Sampler (Idol 2003)
- Centro-matic: De Avonden Christmas 2003 (VPRO Holland)
- South San Gabriel: All Areas 41 (Visions Magazine)
- Will Johnson: Lost Notes From Forgotten Songs (Suicide Squeeze 2003)
- Centro-matic: New Noises 60 (Rolling Stone Germany 2003)
- Centro-matic: Sounds-Now! (Musikexpress 2003)
- Centro-matic: Already Gone - A Compilation of Texas Bands (2004)
- Will Johnson: Songs For Another Place (Awful Bliss 2005)
- South San Gabriel: Gimme Danger (Uncut Magazine 2005)
- Will Johnson: Almost There Compilation (Almost There 2005)
- Will Johnson: Across The Great Divide: Music Inspired By The Band (Uncut Magazine 2005)
- South San Gabriel: Comes With A Smile 14 (2005)
- Centro-matic: Live At Austin City Limits Music Festival (2006)
- Will Johnson: Live at KDHX Vol. 4 (2006)
- Centro-matic: Do It Again: A Tribute To Pet Sounds (Houston Party 2006)
- Centro-matic: Great (Misra/Absolutely Kosher 2008)
- Centro-matic: A Splash Of Sunshine Vol. 2 (679 Recordings 2008)
- Will Johnson: Are You Still With Me? A Tribute To Huey Lewis And The News (2008)
- Will Johnson: Of Great And Mortal Men - 43 Songs For 43 Presidents (Standard Recording Company 2009)
Producer:
- Austin Collins: Roses Are Black (2008)
- Telegraph Canyon: The Tide And The Current (2009)
- Collin Herring: Ocho (2009)
Touring or Guest Musician:
- Funland: Drums, Vocals 1991-1996
- Varnaline: Guitar, Vocals Winter and Spring 2002
- Jay Bennett and Edward Burch: Drums, Vocals 2002
- Undertow Orchestra: Guitar, Vocals, Drums 2006
- Son Volt: Drums, October 2007
- Jandek: Drums Summer 2007 and Spring 2008
- Monahans: Guitar, Vocals Spring 2008
- The New Year: Guitar, Fall 2008
- Patterson Hood and The Screwtopians: Guitar, Vocals. Summer 2009
- Monsters Of Folk: Drums, Vocals Fall 2009
Guest Musician/Vocalist on:
- Little Grizzly: Please Let Me Go, It Wasn't Meant To Be (1999)
- Little Grizzly: I'd Be Lying If I Said I Wasn't Scared (2001)
- Deathray Davies: Return Of The Drunken Ventriloquist (2001)
- The pAperchAse: Hide The Kitchen Knives (2002)
- Drive-By Truckers : Brighter Than Creation's Dark (2008)
- Austin Collins: Roses Are Black (2008)
- Patterson Hood: Murdering Oscar And Other Love Songs (2009)
- Telegraph Canyon: The Tide And The Current (2009)
- Collin Herring: Ocho (2009)
- Monahans: Dim The Aurora (2009)
Film Appearances:
- Salt Creek County (Downstate Productions 2008)
Art Shows:
- Cactus Music/The Record Ranch (April 2009)
- Good Records (Joint Show with Matt Pence - August 2009)
References
External links
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