Biography - Victor Johnson

Kid music that grooves

Drawing from country blues, swing and traditional styles of music from around the world, Victor plays tunes that please the ear, soothe the heart, unite the tribes, reconnect the generations and get folks feeling good and having fun.

Raised by folk and blues revivalists of the 60's, Victor grew up listening to the music of Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, John Hurt and Rev. Gary Davis.

“our home was a music scene... all kinds of people would come over and make music in our living room. The music would go late into the night. I would sneak out of my room, make a bed in the hallway and listen to the music coming through the heating vent like radio. My shows are like it was when I was a kid. People getting together having fun making music, singing along, dancing or just enjoying being in the middle of it all.”

In 2003 Victor started focusing on music for kids that the whole family could enjoy and since has become a leading kids artist in the United States with a growing international reputation for making cool kid music.

Victor’s music has appeared on national television, NPR, Nick Jr and Parenting magazines as well as commercials in the U.S. and Europe. He has won several awards including 3 Parents’ Choice Silver Awards and NAPPA Honors. Victor has the lead off track on Putumayo Kids’ award winning Folk Playground CD with artists like Leon Redbone, Dan Zanes, Eric Bibb and Michelle Shocked.

Workshops

Victor is on faculty at the Americana Songwriting Academy and gives workshops and talks about music, philosophy and how to see life in musical ways to a variety of groups and individuals.

Victor performs primarily in the Pacific Northwest to be close to home and a good father but only lives an hour from the Portland Int. airport for musical or speaking hops.

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Victor Johnson- Kid music that grooves.

Victor Johnson from the Pacific Northwest plays kid music that grooves and the whole family can enjoy. Victor draws from country blues, swing and traditional styles of music from around the world. His music has appeared in national television, NPR and Nick Jr and Parenting magazines. He has 3 Parents’ Choice Awards and appears on Putumayo Kids’ CD Folk Playground.

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