Thomas “TJ” Johnson (born November 27, 1957, in Thomasville, North Carolina) is an American audio engineer, producer, and musician. He is best known for his work with Porno for Pyros and Rancid.
Johnson has been an active professional in the industry since 1981, and trained at the Recording Workshop, an audio-engineering school in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Johnson's involvement with Porno for Pyros began during the recording of their second album, Good God's Urge, on which Johnson engineered, co-produced, and played. Following the album's release, Johnson toured with Porno for Pyros from 1995 until the spring of 1997, providing samples, playing keyboards, and singing backing vocals. During that time, Johnson also recorded new tracks for what should have been Porno for Pyros's third album, which were instead released on Perry Farrell’s solo effort Song Yet to Be Sung and Jane's Addiction’s Kettle Whistle.
Johnson has worked with an array of major and independent labels including Sony Music, Warner Bros. Records, Capitol Records, Mercury Records, Virgin Records, Geffen, and RCA. He also did work for Epitaph Records, and its offshoot, Hellcat Records.
In the spring of 1997, Johnson started a long relationship with Rancid, resulting in his recording Life Won't Wait and Rancid 2000 for the Bay Area punk band.
Although still active in the recording realm, Johnson now teaches in the Entertainment Technology Department at Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC).
2010 Band Album Details The Internationals Busted! Engineer
2007 Band Album Details Steve Lynch Network 23 Engineer
2006 Band Album Details Hellcat Records Presents: Give 'Em the Boot V (Hellcat) Engineer
2002 Band Album Details Hellcat Records Presents: Give 'Em the Boot III (Hellcat) Engineer That Darn Punk Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack (Kung Fu)Engineer
2001 Band Album Details Perry Farrell Song Yet To Be Sung (Virgin) Programming, Engineer Various Artists Punk-O-Rama, Vol. 6 (Epitaph) Engineer/Mix
2000 Band Album Details Rancid Rancid 2000 (#5) (Epitaph) Engineer/Mix The Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project (Forsaken Recordings) Engineer Various Artists Punk-O-Rama, Vol. 5 (Epitaph) Engineer/Mix Voodoo Glow Skulls Symbolic (Epitaph) Engineer The Distillers The Distillers (Hellcat/Epitaph) Produced, Engineered, & Mixed
1999 Band Album Details Various Artists Punk-O-Rama, Vol. 4 (Epitaph) Engineer/Mix Perry Farrell Rev (Warner Brothers) Produced, Engineered, Mixed, Performed Tiger Army Tiger Army (Hellcat/Epitaph) Mixed Hellcat Record Presents: Give 'Em the Boot II (Hellcat/Epitaph) Engineered, Mixed, Performed F-Minus F-Minus (Hellcat/Epitaph) Engineered & Mixed Dropkick Murphys The Gang's All Here (Hellcat/Epitaph) Mixed Rancid Clash Tribute LP (Sony) Mixed
1998 Band Album Details Lisa Simpson & George Clinton The Simpsons' Yellow Album (Geffen) Engineered Single Joe Strummer (It's a Rockin' World) Chef-Aid (Sony) Engineered Rancid (Brad Logan Single) Chef-Aid (Sony) Engineered Mike Watt Hempilation Vol. 2 (Capricorn) Engineered & Mixed The Specials Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent! (Grilled Cheese) Engineered Rancid Life Won't Wait (Epitaph) Engineered & Mixed Dr. Israel Inna City Pressure (Epitaph) Engineered F-Minus F-Minus (Hellcat/Epitaph) Engineered & Mixed
1997 Band Album Details Porno For Pyros Free Tibet EP Performed Jane's Addiction Kettle Whistle (Warner Bros) Engineered & Performed Banyan CyberOctave Engineered & Performed
1996 Band Album Details Porno For Pyros The Cable Guy Soundtrack (Sony) Engineered, Mixed, & Performed Porno For Pyros Good God's Urge (Warner Bros.) Produced, Engineered, Mixed, & Performed Yoko Ono & IMA Kurushii Remix (Capital) Engineered, Mixed, & Produced The Mighty Mighty Bosstones B-sides (Mercury) Engineered & Mixed
1995 Band Album Details Maids of Gravity Maids of Gravity (Vernon Yard/Virgin) Engineered & Mixed Edna Swap Edna Swap (East/West) Engineered & Mixed
1994 Band Album Details 700 Miles Dirtbomb (RCA) Engineered & Mixed April's Motel Room Black 14 (Immortal/Sony) Engineered & Mixed April's Motel Room EP (Immortal/Sony) Engineered & Mixed Porno For Pyros A Little Sadness (Warner Bros.) Engineered The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Detroit Rock City (Mercury) Engineered & Mixed July Alley Debut LP (Columbia) Engineered & Mixed Foley 7 Years Ago (Motown) Engineered & Mixed
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