Ace Von Johnson

Ace Von Johnson is an American musician, voice actor, and animal advocate

Von Johnson was previously a member of punk bands such as P.B.R., Cheap Sex, Madcap, the U.S. Bombs, the Generators, Unwritten Law, and Murphy's Law.

Von Johnson has also written music and been a guest musician, for numerous artists, across several different musical genres. He started his career playing in punk bands around San Diego and Hollywood. He joined Faster Pussycat in 2010. Also in 2010, he performed on an alternative version of the song "Hollywood Tonight" for the posthumous Michael Jackson album Michael. The track was produced by Jackson collaborator Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, but was ultimately not officially released.

Between 2012 and 2013 Von Johnson served as lead guitarist for Unwritten Law. From 2014 to 2017, he served as the Musical Director for the Rock and Shock horror and music convention, in Worcester, Massachusetts. The convention featured The Rocking Dead, a jam band that featured Von Johnson, as well as Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. In 2017, Von Johnson was part of The Throbs reunion tour and in 2018 he played with Jyrki 69 (The 69 Eyes) for an eight date tour of the West Coast.

In 2017, Von Johnson co-founded the alternative rock band Neon Coven. In 2018, he joined L.A. Guns, but, rejoined the band in 2026 , and left Neon Coven in 2021.

In addition to music, Von Johnson is an animal advocate/ shelter volunteer and a voice actor. L.A. Guns- Live From the Guild Theatre- [CD & DVD]- (2026)

As guest musician

The Bouncing Souls- The Gold Record [backing vocals] (2006) Jerry Montano's Down & Dirty- Self Titled [additional guitars] (2009) New Tales To Tell- A Tribute to Love and Rockets ["Sweet Love Hangover"- Charlie & The Valentine Killers] (2009) The Generators- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea [additional lead/rhythm guitars] (2009) Michael Jackson- Hollywood Tonight Sessions [lead/ rhythm guitars- unreleased] (2010) Butcher Babies- Welcome to the Meat Show [lead/ rhythm guitars, co-wrote "After the Machines"] (2010) The Rattlesnake Aces- Black Pegasus [additional lead/rhythm guitars on "Breaker, Breaker"] (2011) Diana Meyer- Wake Up [lead/rhythm guitars] (2013) Diana Meyer- A Place Where the Sun Never Goes Down [lead/rhythm guitars on "Wake Up"] (2013) Lola Stonecracker- Doomsday Breakdown [lead/rhythm guitars on "Using My Tricks"] (2015) Sparkle Party- Just Like Heaven (2019) The Relapse Symphony- Neat Neat Neat (2020) U.X. Bombs- Westworld Crisis (2020) Dayne Alexander & SHOCKTHEMONSTER- Losin' It (2020) Defiant- Viva La Revolution (2021) Empty Streets- Age of Regret (2021) The Last Drive-In- Joe Bob's Heartbreak Trailer Park Soundtrack [co-wrote & guitars on "Stick Shift Drive-In Love"] (2022) Tiffany- Shadows [guitar on "Keep on Swinging"] (2022) Black Widow Conspiracy- Comin' to Get Ya (2023) Kalamity Kills- Self Titled [guitar on "Hellfire Honey"] (2023) Agent 51- Mystifying (2024) John Brennan and the Bigfeet- Original Series Soundtrack Vol.2 (2024) The Undead- Act Your Rage Again [guitar on "We Don't Want the Poor in New York City"] (2025) Agent 51- Age of Validation [guitar on "We've Got X-Ray Vision"] (2025) He is also a Petco Love Partner helping to spotlight dogs in animal shelters across the U.S. He is also an advocate for Pitbull type dogs, who routinely donates to various non-profits.

Videos

Bad Boys For Life Tour DVD [with the Generators] (2005)

Corey Taylor- Samantha's Gone music video [featured in Rolling Stone article, January 13, 2021] (2021) The History of Metal and Horror Documentary DVD [appears in] (2021)

Netflix Series (Dubbing)

Money Heist, Season 3- Various voices (2019) Marianne, Season 1- Episode 1- Pierre (2019) The Woods, Season 1- Wojtek Malczak (2020) December 16, 2016- Von Johnson has a Gibson Les Paul guitar on display at the Rainbow Bar & Grill as well.