Performance · Engineering
Calvin Johnson
US guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer & DJ
United States · b. 1962-11-01
Calvin Johnson is credited on 614 releases across 203 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1981–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
614
Credits
203
Albums
5
Decades active
371
In collections
Biography
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Calvin Johnson (born November 1, 1962) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and disc jockey born in Olympia, Washington, US. Known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice, Johnson was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System, The Go Team and The Halo Benders. Calvin Johnson is also the founder and owner of the influential indie label K Records and has been cited as a major player in the beginning of the modern independent music movement. As a prominent figure in the Olympia music scene, he was one of the major organizers of the seminal International Pop Underground Convention.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
614 releases · 203 albums · active 1981–2026
- Performance · 422
- Engineering · 329
- Production · 117
- Other credits · 106
Studios: Dub Narcotic Studio · Yo-Yo Studio · Avast! Recording Co. · Albright Productions
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Lonesome Crowded West
1997
This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About
1996
One Foot In The Grave
1994
Accelerate
2008
Building Nothing Out Of Something
2000
With The Lights Out
2004
Everything Will Change
2014
Sad Sappy Sucker
2001
Jamboree
1988
Sliver (The Best Of The Box)
2005
The Fruit That Ate Itself
1997
Black Candy
1989
Dreamy
1991
Mount Eerie
2003
Sub Pop 200
1988
A Single History 1991-2001
2024
Look Around
2015
Acme
1998
God Don't Make No Junk
1994
Kill Rock Stars
1991
It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water
2000
Distopian Dream Girl / Scarin
1995
These Are Not Fall Colors
1994
The Rebels Not In
1998
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