Nick Johnston
Nick Johnston facing left of the camera, hands together holding an object, seemingly listening to someone speak
Johnston in 2017
Background information
Born (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987
Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
GenresInstrumental rock
Occupation(s)
  • Guitarist
  • recording artist
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active2011–present
Websitenickjohnstonmusic.com

Nick Johnston is a Canadian guitarist and songwriter who records as a solo artist.[1] As of 2019, he has released five solo records. His albums have featured the work of notable artists such as Paul Gilbert, Marco Minnemann, Guthrie Govan, and Bryan Beller. He has also played on songs by other artists including Intervals, Scale the Summit, Periphery, Polyphia, David Maxim Micic, and Mike Dawes. He has toured extensively with artists including Plini and David Maxim Micic. In May 2019 he went on a North American tour with Between the Buried and Me and The Contortionist.[2]

Johnston has cited musical influences such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Jeff Beck, saying "I sound nothing like those guys, but I’m massively influenced by them".[3] Another influence was Joe Satriani. "Before listening to Joe, I don't think I understood how important a role the melodies played in building compositions", Nick stated in a Total Guitar interview. "I realised he was the guy who'd really figured it out—the balance of technique, tone, melody, and production. While players were learning blues from Hendrix and Clapton, I was learning them from Satriani".[4]

The guitarist released his own signature guitar through Schecter in 2016.[5][6] Schecter has since released additional variants of his signature guitar, splitting them into the USA Signature Series and Traditional Series, with these being premium and affordable versions respectively.[7] He is also passionate about comics and has hired comics illustrators to create his album art.[8]

Discography

Solo

Albums

  • Public Display of Infection (2011)
  • In a Locked Room on the Moon (2013)[9]
  • Atomic Mind (2014)
  • Remarkably Human (2016)[10]
  • Wide Eyes in the Dark (2019)
  • Young Language (2021)

Singles

  • "Gemini" (2019)
  • "A Cure Promised" (2019)
  • "Young Language" (2021)
  • "Silver Moon Rising" (2021)

Archival

  • Fear and Fate (2021)
  • Your Kingdom (2022)

Osmanthus

  • "Becoming" (2022)
  • "My Heart is Slowly Burning Down" (2022)
  • "Diamond Tragedy" (2023)
  • "All the Things" (2023)
  • "Oceans Rise" (2023)

Contributions

  • "The Parade of Ashes" Clear (Periphery, 2014)
  • "Champagne" Muse (Polyphia, 2014)
  • "Disorder" Ego (David Maxim Micic, 2015)
  • "Slight of Hand" The Shape of Colour (Intervals, 2015)
  • "Goddess Gate" In a World of Fear (Scale the Summit, 2017)
  • "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" Era (Mike Dawes, 2017)
  • "This Is Living" (Afterwake, 2017)
  • "Sleep Walker" Ontology (Technopath, 2017)
  • "Ache" Divulgence (Organized Chaos, 2017)
  • "Ghost Town" (Zac Tiessen, 2019)
  • "Pythoness" Reading the Bones (Keith Merrow, 2019)

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Nick Johnston". gitarrebass.de (in German). December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Between the Buried and Me announce summer tour with The Contortionist and Nick Johnston". loudwire.com. May 15, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Q&A Scene: Guitarists' Special: Nick Johnston". whatsmyscene.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ Sharma, Amit (May 19, 2020). "Nick Johnston, Lari Basilio and Plini on the genius of Joe Satriani". Guitar World.com Total Guitar. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nick Johnston on Instagram: "My guitar is now available on the @schecterguitarsofficial site!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Me and my guitar: Nick Johnston". musicradar.com. December 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Nick Johnston - Independent". www.schecterguitars.com.
  8. ↑ "Skulls in Space: The Atomic Rock of Nick Johnston". terrorizer.com. December 12, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Interview with Nick Johnston; the Guitar Wiz Talks New Solo Album 'In A Locked Room On The Moon'". puregrainaudio.com. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Guitar Wizard Nick Johnston Drops New Single, "Remarkably Human"". guitarworld.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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