CHRIS JOHNSON
Chris Johnson is the songwriter and producer of the band Halo Blind. He has toured with The Frames, Dodgy, The Mutton Birds and Garth Hudson. He toured with Mostly Autumn in 2005 as their acoustic support act with Olivia Sparnenn. He joined Mostly Autumn full time as a keyboard player in 2006 but ended up playing guitar and singing as well, and he wrote four songs for the album Heart Full of Sky including Silver Glass and Blue Light. He joined Fish for the recording of 13th Star in April 2007 and was in the band for the subsequent 3 years touring. His production career includes recording albums for Halo Blind, The Yards, Odin Dragonfly, The Heather Findlay Band, and Peter Davies. The Halo Blind album won them Best New Band at the Classic Rock awards 2010.
COLLABORATION
Chris and I have shared a rich musical history. We were in a band called Wooden Horse in the late 90's that made several EP's and also a country band called 'Hazzard County' that became a staple of the York music scene for twelve years. We made an album together in 2004 called 'The Northern Country and I provided much of the lead guitar work on Halo Blind's 2009 album 'The Fabric'. Chris' stunning production work on 'The Fabric' made him an easy choice as engineer for the first layer of recording for the album. Many of the acoustic guitars and some of the vocals were recorded at his Nautical Studios. His engineering helped to lay the groundwork for the sonic landscape of 'The Structure'.
Chris Johnson
2010 - present
2010 - present