Victor Johnson

A Unique Approach:

Total memorization. I believe that the only way to create music that evokes a true feeling - something real - is to internalize it. For that reason, I do not happen to use printed music; I will instead first learn the music by ear, then study the music theory behind it, and when it's time to play, sit at the piano and use the music to create a beautiful effect. And after the performance, that music I have memorized will stay with me forever. I take great joy in this process. It is a process that allows me to have a huge catalog of music that is ready to be played in less than a second. You can have everything from Pachelbel's Canon in D to the Beatles, to Wilco, to Norah Jones, Jeff Buckley, to Bon Iver, Sigur Ros, or music for films like Amelie (Yann Tiersen), or even television themes (Downton Abbey, Lost, etc.) and I would love to have the honor of playing at your awesome wedding.

Bio:

Victor Johnson has a passion for learning different styles of music and finding out how to get straight down to the feeling that gives a style or genre its personality. He actively plays classical, jazz, pop, salsa, blues, gospel, metal, Christmas, video game, music for film, folk, and Cuban classical music.

Victor has performed in many different groups including the Nachito Herrera Orchestra, Malamanya, The Big Strong Men, and Savanna and the Saviors. He has traveled the world to play concerts in Panama, Taiwan, Germany, the Czech Republic, and across the United States.