Wayne Wesley Johnson
Wayne Wesley Johnson
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About Wayne Wesley Johnson
"Wayne Wesley Johnson and I have been friends for about a million years...we've travelled all over the world together...Wayne's a fine guitarist and fine drummer, too" Guitar Legend, Les Paul at The Iridium, NYC 'WORLD CLASS GUITARIST'...Born in New Jersey...Internationally recognized, this award winning guitarist performs on acoustic, electric, nylon & steel string guitars and guitar synthesizer in a variety of musical styles and genres. A pioneer of the 'New Sound of Santa Fe' tm and 'Jazzamenco' tm., the New Mexico artist performs in thumbpicking, fingerstyle, and flatpicking styles...playing jazz, world, new age, latin & rumba flamenca and with classical techniques. Wayne is currently a guitar instructor and member of the faculty of the Santa Fe Community College. In addition to his concert, corporate and private performances, Wayne has also become known by many as New Mexico's Premier Wedding Guitarist, in high demand for both ceremonies and receptions, alike. This charismatic performer has shared the stage with some of the world's finest guitarists, too... Formerly a drummer and touring companion with legendary guitarist's Les Paul, and Nokie Edwards (The Ventures), Wayne has also shared the stage with Mason Williams, George Benson, Bucky Pizzarelli, BB King, Scotty Moore, Howard Roberts, Larry Carlton, Chet Atkins, Thom Bresh (Son of the legendary guitarist Merle Travis), Tom Doyle, Ruben Romero, Antonio Mendoza, Tommy Emmanuel, Seymour Duncan, Stephen Bennett, Stephen King, Richard Smith, Anthony Smith, Tim Farrell, Edgar Cruz, Lou Pallo *The Les Paul Trio), John 'Nightwolf' Nelson, Jon Paris, Roberto Gonzales and more. Wayne, is a regular annual performer at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS), Nokie Festival, Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists (AFG) and the Guitars for life (GFL) benefit concerts. Wayne has performed either as a soloist or with others in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Les Paul), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, England, China, Hong Kong, & nearly all 50 states. Wayne now spends his time touring, performing, songwriting, recording and producing music for his own artist owned Wannadu record label. This artist knows the importance of 'professionalism' in performance and appearance and how to provide for client satisfaction. The artist selects his gear, attire and tune selection to suit any size venue and any type of occasion. AWARDS AND/OR OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: -WWJ performs at the Genuine Jazz & Wine Festival, Copper Mountain, CO - 2010 - WWJ has performed and toured with Living Guitar Legend, Les Paul - WWJ has performed and recorded with Nokie Edwards (The Ventures) , Thom Bresh (Merle Travis' Son), Tom Doyle, Lou Pallo, Gao Hong, Tim Farrell, Anthony Smith, Edgar Cruz, Ruben Romero, Mario Reynolds, Matthew Vaughn, Jon Gagan, Josef Martinez, Ben Lucero, K.C. Morris and others. - WWJ has performed with Mason Williams (Composer of Classical Gas) - World Class Recording & Performing Artist...NAMM/BMI/NARAS - "Artist of the Month" New Mexico Music Commission - Twice nominated for the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award. - Guitar Instructor / Adjunct faculty Santa Fe Community College - Honorary Member AFG -- Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists - Annual Performer/Member CAAS -- Chet Atkins Appreciation Society - Soave, Italy Guitar Festival Award Winner - GFL -- Guitars for Life Award Winner - John Lennon Songwriter's Contest Winner - Grammy Award Contestant - WAYNE'S MUSIC ON TV/FILMS... MTV's "Made", Roswell, Malcolm in the Middle, Discovery Channel, Outward Bound, The Weather Channel. Wayne Wesley Johnson ranks #1 on the Jazz Charts in Santa Fe with Reverbnation.com http://www.reverbnation.com/waynewesleyjohnson Wayne Wesley Johnson joins other jazz artists and will perform at Genuine Jazz & Wine Festival, Copper Mountain, CO June 26th, 2010 http://www.genuinejazz.com/artists "Wayne Wesley Johnson is a Passionate, Melodic, Rhythmic, Romantic & Dynamic Fingerstyle Jazz/Nuevo Flamenco (Jazzamenco tm) Guitarist " Wayne Wesley Johnson dba Wannadu, LLC 7820 Enchanted Hills Blvd., NE Suite A-230 Rio Rancho, NM 87144 505-771-8701 Wjguitar@aol.com Hear WWJ's music on "The Jazz Laboratory" Hosted by L. Rutledge www.wgcr.us Hear WWJ's music in San Antonio on Internet Radio www.rhythmandjazz.viviti.com Hear WWJ's music in Colorado on Internet Radio www.ambiancejazzonline.com Hear WWJ's music in Las Vegas NV on Internet Radio www.jazzy100.com Guitar9.com Top 50 Most Popular Smooth Jazz Albums http://www.guitar9.com/cgi-local/orderstatus.pl?action=popular&list=smoothjazz&email=wjguitar@aol.com&cookie=70.59.109.85-1808 Guitar9.com 40 Top Seller Smooth Jazz Albums http://www.guitar9.com/cgi-local/orderstatus.pl?action=topsellers&list=smoothjazz&email=wjguitar@aol.com&cookie=70.59.109.85-1808 Official Wayne Wesley Johnson / Wannadu, LLC Website www.waynewesleyjohnson.com Booking www.gigmasters.com/jazz/waynewesleyjohnson Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaQ_qb6IzaI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZQaO9n9gzo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmMANtqBivs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NieEsSbyMQM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpiw2b2IZVM "New Mexico Notes" KBAC 98.1 WWJ Interview New Mexico Music Commission https://rcpt.yousendit.com/791399630/e63f7f2ed8bfef588a3268f297cfaf45 MySpace http://profile.myspace.com/wannadumusic Facebook http://www.facebook.com/waynewesleyjohnson Twitter http://twitter.com/Wjguitar Tagged http://www.tagged.com/waynewesleyjohnson LP33.TV http://www.lp33.tv/artists/waynewesleyjohnson/ MIDB http://www.themidb.com/waynewesleyjohnson Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/in/waynewesleyjohnson Music Licensing http://www.musicdealers.com/artist/waynewesleyjohnson WWJ on ReverbNation www.reverbnation.com/waynewesleyjohnson Showcase Your Music http://www.showcaseyourmusic.com/waynewesleyjohnson Jazz Network Worldwide http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson Jazz Guitar New York http://jazzguitarny.ning.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson SmoothJazzSpace http://smoothjazzspace.ning.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson JazzMatrix http://www.jazzmatrix.com/Wjguitar Jazz Guitar Forum http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/members/wjguitar.html Nasville Music Pros http://www.nashvillemusicpros.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson Blues Guitar News http://bluesguitarnews.ning.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson Zzaj Energy Channel http://zzajenergychannel.ning.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson Meeting Planners http://meetingplanners.ning.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson Black Planet http://www.blackplanet.com/Wjguitar/ http://music.blackplanet.com/waynewesleyjohnson/ WWJ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumba_Flamenca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Flamenco WWJ on Jazzy100.com Podcast Interview http://podcast.jazzy100.com WWJ on Jazzy100.ning.com http://jazzy100.ning.com/profile/WayneWesleyJohnson Guitar9.com Interview with WWJ http://www.guitar9.com/interview142.html Wes & Mito Guitar Duo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NieEsSbyMQM http://wesmitovirtuosoguitarduo.blogspot.com/2007/08/bio-wayne-wesley-johnson.html Online CD Purchases http://cdbaby.com/all/wjguitar http://www.guitar9.com/cancionesdelalma.html http://www.guitar9.com/hypnoticsafari.html WWJ Events / Performance Calendar http://suapi2.org/api/457/o/nv/options:p=c http://suapi2.org/api/457/o/PrinterFriendly http://suapi2.org/api/457/o/rss Genuine Jazz & Wine Festival - Copper Mtn., CO. June 26, 2010 http://www.genuinejazz.com/wayne-wesley-johnson WWJ performs annually at CAAS - Chet Atkins Appreciation Society http://www.chetsociety.com/
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