| Talented singer and songwriter, Jack Johnson, was born on May 18, 1975, in Hawaii. He started out, in his youth, as a professional surfer. However, fate had something else in store for him. He met with a gruesome accident, lost most of his front teeth, broke his wrist, and lacerated his face, requiring around 150 stitches. When he was recuperating in bed, he began playing the guitar and writing songs, a precursor of his future profession. His father’s best friend, Alex Conwell, had taught the young Jack how to play both the guitar and the flute. After acquiring a film degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, he co-directed a surfing movie, “Thicker than water”. Jack’s first foray into music was the recording of the single, “Rodeo Clowns” for G. Love & Special Sauce’s 1999 album, “Philadelphonic”. Established American singer Ben Harper spotted the potential in Jack, and guided him toward the launch of his first album, “Bushfire Fairytales”, in 2001. Jack then undertook promotional tours and two years later, released his second album, “On and On”. This was followed on March 1, 2005, by his third album, “In between dreams”, which crossed the million sales mark in the U.K., in May 2006. In addition to “Thicker than water”, Jack produced and created the soundtracks for other films, such as “September Sessions”, “Shelter” in which he appeared, and “Sprout” where he was a member of the Sprout House Band. Jack’s own company, Brushfire Records, controls the soundtracks of these films. Jack won the Brit Award for Best International Newcomer in February 2006. He combines fame with benevolence by co-founding the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, a non-profit organization providing environmental education in Hawaii. |
