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Vater Artist // Matt Johnson
[ Matt Johnson ]
Matt Johnson
Group // Rufus Wainwright / Independent
Stick  // Session / 5A Wood / Poly Flex Brush
Drum Performance

Tours:
Jeff Buckley "Grace" tours '93-'96
Elysian Fields tours '97-'99
Duncan Sheik "Humming" tours '97-'99
Beth Orton "Central Reservation" and "Comfort of Strangers" tours '99-'06
John Mayer "Room for Squares" tour '01-'02
Josh Kelly "For the Ride Home" tour '03
Rickie Lee Jones tours '00-'01
Rufus Wainwright "Want I" and "Want II" '04-'05
Greg Laswell tour '06
Rufus Wainwright "Release the Stars" tour '07-'08
Martha Wainwright World Tour '08

Sample Recording Discography:
Jeff Buckley "Grace", "Mystery White Boy", "Live at the Bataclan" (Columbia Records)
Beth Orton "Daybreaker" (Roughtrade Records)
Rufus Wainwright "Want I", "Want II", "Release the Stars" (Dreamworks)
Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips "L'Aventura" and "Back Numbers" (Zoe Records)
Tristan Prettyman "Twentythree" (Virgin Records)
Duncan Sheik "Humming" and "Phantom Moon" (Atlantic Records)
Josh Kelly "For the Ride Home" (Hollywood Records)
Tom Freund "North American Long Weekend" (Red Ant Records)
Mandy Moore "Wild Hope" (2007)
Dave Matthews song "The Fly" (2007)
Chris Stills self titled debut studio record (2007)
Teddy Thompson "A Piece of What You Need" (2008)

Concert DVDs:
Jeff Buckley "Live in Chicago"
Rufus Wainwright "Live at the Fillmore"


Composition
Co-writer on song "Close My Eyes" for Markus Fagervall's Swedish platinum record. (RCA)
Co-writer on songs "Dream Brother", "Tongue", and "Vancouver" for the Jeff Buckley catalogue. (Columbia)
Matt Johnson "Dry Vein", nine song solo record

"The Vater product line has gradually increased my drumming vocabulary. I have come to rely on Vater's mallets, bass drum beaters, Monster Brushes, sticks, and standard brushes to create my music. I thank Vater for helping me to become a better drummer!"


www.drumsmattjohnson.com

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