Deron Johnson

Deron Johnson is an American jazz keyboardist. Beginning at the age of sixteen, Johnson became hooked on jazz music and attended California State University, Long Beach where he continued his pursuit with private lessons from Billy Childs. In 1991, after touring with pop idol Paula Abdul, Johnson was discovered by the trumpeter Miles Davis. Johnson completed three European tours and two American tours with Davis before he died, and recorded the keyboards on his last CD Doo-Bop. Johnson then toured extensively and recorded with jazz bassist Stanley Clarke and alto saxophonist David Sanborn. In 1996, Johnson began to focus on original projects, along with more touring and more recordings with artists including Alanis Morissette, Boz Scaggs, and Seal.

Johnson has continued to write and record for television and began recording his first solo album Learning to Crawl. He has also composed music for several QCODE podcasts, eventually becoming its Head of Music in 2020.

Discography

Year Artist Album Credit 1992 Foley 7 Years Ago... Piano, Keyboards 1992 Karl Denson Blackened Red Snapper Piano 1992 George Howard (jazz) Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? Synthesizer, Bass, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer Bass, Keyboard Programming 1992 Miles Davis Doo Bop Keyboards 1992 Louis Verdieu Louis Piano 1993 Stanley Clarke East River Drive Keyboards 1993 Karl Denson Herbal Turkey Breast Piano 1993 Stanley Clarke Live at the Greek Keyboards, Performer 1993 George Howard (jazz) When Summer Comes Piano 1994 Gerald Alston First Class Only Piano 1994 George Howard (jazz) Home Far Away Piano, Organ, Keyboards 1995 Jimmy Earl Jimmy Earl Fender Rhodes 1996 Miles Davis Live Around the World Keyboards 1996 Various Artists New Spirits in Jazz Piano (electric) 1997 Various Artists Bass Talk, Vol. 4: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bass? Piano (electric), Fender Rhodes 1997 Monica Behan Behan/Johnson Arranger, Vocals (background), Multi Instruments, Producer, Orchestration, Drum Programming 1997 Various Artists Hotwired 1997 Michael White Side by Side Piano, Keyboards 1997 Pino Daniele Dimmi cosa succede sulla terra Piano, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond) 1998 Pino Daniele The Best of Pino Daniele: Yes I Know My Way 1998 Stanley Clarke This is Jazz, Vol. 41 Keyboards 1999 Alanis Morissette Alanis Unplugged Keyboards, Background Vocals 1999 Howard Shore Dogma (Original Soundtrack) Organ, Celeste, Cello, Harmonium 1999 Other Sisters Original Soundtrack Keyboards 1999 Jimmy Earl Stratosphere Piano 2000 Stanley Clarke Portrait Stanley Clarke Keyboards 2000 Miles Davis Tutu/Amandla/Doo-Bop 2001 Larry Carlton Deep Into It Organ 2001 Dean Brown Here Organ (Hammond), Fender Rhodes 2002 Carly Simon Christmas Is Almost Here Again [Bonus Tracks] Synthesizer 2002 Carly Simon Christmas Is Almost Here Synthesizer 2002 Miles Davis Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 Keyboards 2003 Gabriel Gordon Gypsy Living Synthesizer, Piano, Organ (Hammond), Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer 2003 Phil Roy Issues + Options Piano (electric) 2003 Rayford Griffin Rebirth of the Cool Keyboards 2004 Seal Best: 1991-2004 [2 Disc] Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord, Organ (Hammond), Vibraphone, Organ (Pump), Hammond B3 2004 Seal Best: 1991-2004 [3 Disc] Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord, Organ (Hammond), Vibraphone, Organ (Pump) 2004 Seal Best: 1991-2004 [DVD Audio] Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord, Organ (Hammond), Vibraphone, Organ (Pump), Musician 2004 Stanley Clarke Trios: East River Drive/Schooldays/Live at the Greek Keyboards 2005 Self Scientific Change Fender Rhodes 2005 Poptart Monkeys Happily Never After Keyboards 2005 Seal Live in Paris [DVD] Keyboards 2005 Seal Live in Paris Keyboards 2005 George Howard (jazz) Very Best of George Howard Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer Bass 2006 Stanley Clarke Bass Days Keyboards 2006 Alexi Murdoch Time Without Consequence Fender Rhodes 2007 Chris Pierce Walking on the Earth (Album) Hammond B3, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes 2007 Leni Stern Alu Mayé (Have You Heard) Fender Rhodes 2007 Miles Davis Very Best of the Warner Bros. Sessions 1985-1991 Keyboards 2008 Beth Hirsch Wholehearted Piano, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes 2008 Eric Hutchinson Sounds Like This Synthesizer, Piano, Wurlitzer, Soloist 2008 Alyssa Within Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Organ (Hammond), Programming, Producer, Wurlitzer 2009 Chris Pierce Chris Pierce Live at the Hotel Cafe Hammond B3, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes 2009 Hyperstory Hyperstory Piano, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes 2009 Chantelle Berry Simple Things Keyboards 2010 Stereofox Ice the Symphony Keyboards, Guitar, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Producer 2012 Joshua Listen EP Keyboards, Programming, Producer 2013 Joshua Joshua EP Keyboards, Programming 2021 Lady Blackbird Black Acid Soul Piano, Mellotron, Casio Synth 2023 Chris Pierce Let All Who Will Piano, Fender Rhodes