Alain Johannes
Chilean-American musician (born 1962)
Alain Johannes
Johannes in 2018
Birth name Alain Johannes Mociulski Born (1962-05-02 ) May 2, 1962 (age 62) Santiago , ChileGenres Alternative rock , blues rock , experimental rock , hard rock , electronic Occupation(s) Musician , songwriter , producer , recording engineer Instrument(s) Vocals , guitar , bass guitar , keyboards , saxophone Years active 1980s–present Labels MCA , Interscope , Rekords Rekords , Sire , Ipecac Website alainjohannes .com
Musical artist
Alain Johannes Mociulski (born May 2, 1962) is a Chilean-American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist , whose primary instruments are guitar and bass . He is a founding member of several bands, including the alternative rock group Eleven , and has been involved with acts such as hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age , Them Crooked Vultures , PJ Harvey , Chris Cornell , Arctic Monkeys , Mark Lanegan and The Desert Sessions , both as a musician and as a producer .
Alain Johannes is nephew of Chilean nueva ola musician Peter Rock .[1] He was born in Santiago de Chile .[2] He was married to Natasha Shneider from 1987 until her death in 2008.
Career
In his teen years, Johannes formed the band Chain Reaction (later Anthym) with Hillel Slovak , Todd Strassman , and Jack Irons .[3]
This band was later renamed What Is This . Todd Strassman was replaced by Flea , who was replaced, upon leaving the band, by Chris Hutchinson.
In 1987, Johannes and Natasha Shneider released the album Walk the Moon under the MCA label . Reportedly, Chris Hutchinson and Jack Irons played on some of its tracks.
Eleven was formed in 1990 and released their debut album Awake in a Dream in 1991, which included the pop based singles "Rainbows End" and "All Together". They followed this with regular releases Eleven in 1993, Thunk! in 1995, Avantgardedog in 2000, and Howling Book in 2003.
Johannes was the only other contributor on the 1996 debut album by Jason Falkner , Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown . He was also a significant contributor to Chris Cornell 's 1999 solo album, Euphoria Morning as a guitarist, writer and producer. He also toured as part of Chris Cornell's band in support of this album. He mixed and played on Jack Irons ' first solo record, Attention Dimension , released in 2004, and he co-wrote on Danish stoner rock outfit The Royal Highness.[4]
In 2005, he joined Queens of the Stone Age to play guitar as well as bass on Lullabies to Paralyze . He had previously guested on Lullabies' predecessor, Songs for the Deaf , having also co-written the track "Hanging Tree" during one of The Desert Sessions . He would participate in the tour for the album and appears on the live DVD, Over the Years and Through the Woods in the main concert. Johannes once again contributed a main role to Lullabies' follow up, Era Vulgaris , but he opted to concentrate on Eleven with Natasha Shneider, and the pair bowed out of touring before the album's promotion started.
In 2007, Johannes became a part of Brody Dalle 's post-Distillers effort, Spinnerette .[5]
In August 2009, he joined Them Crooked Vultures , with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl , Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme and former Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones . Johannes contributed guitar, bass, keyboards, and backing vocals on their 2009–2010 tour, often playing his own solo guitar section during the set.
In late 2008, a song he co-wrote with Shneider, Time for Miracles , was recorded by Adam Lambert and used in the movie 2012 .
On October 5, 2010, he released his solo debut album Spark , a tribute to the late Natasha Shneider.
On September 5, 2012, Jimmy Eat World announced that he would be a producer/engineer on their 8th studio album.[6]
In 2013, he became a player in Dave Grohl's Sound City Players project, writing and recording a song for the album, and playing a major role in the live performances.
On November 11, 2014, he released his second solo album, Fragments and Wholes Vol. 1 , drawing inspiration from the death of his parents as well as that of Natasha Shneider.[7]
Johannes began working with PJ Harvey in 2014. From 2016 to 2017, Johannes was a part of PJ Harvey's touring ensemble for her world tour in support of her album The Hope Six Demolition Project . He also played on the album itself.
In 2015, he was the producer of K's Choice album The Phantom Cowboy , [8] and Edith Crash 's Partir .[9]
In 2016, he composed and performed the soundtrack for the Ubisoft game, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands .[10]
In 2020, his third solo record Hum was released on Ipecac Records to favorable critical reviews [11]
On September 3, 2022, Them Crooked Vultures reunited for a performance at Wembley Stadium in honour of Foo Fighters ' late drummer Taylor Hawkins and again on September 27, 2022 at the Kia Forum for the second tribute show.
In May 2024, Alain was playing with Masters of Reality. He was also their support act, solo on stage with his 'cigar box' guitar.
Selected discography
Throughout his career Johannes has worked with a wide range of artists and bands in various genres as a musician, record engineer and producer.[12]
Band or artist
Album
Year
Credits
Addie Brik
Wattsland (EP)
1984
Vocals, guitar, production
What Is This?
Squeezed (EP)
Vocals, guitar
What Is This?
What Is This?
1985
Vocals, guitar
What Is This?
3 Out of 5 Live (EP)
Thelonious Monster
Baby, You're Bummin' My Life Out in a Supreme Fashion
1986
Flute, saxophone
Walk the Moon
Walk the Moon
1987
Vocals, guitar, saxophone, programming, percussion, e-bow
Eleven
Awake In A Dream
1991
Guitar
Sun 60
Only
1993
Melissa Ferrick
Massive Blur
Eleven
Eleven
Guitar, vocals
Eleven
Thunk
1995
Guitar, percussion, horn, sitar
Jason Falkner
Presents Author Unknown
1996
Guitar
Gouds Thumb
Gouds Thumb
Dalbello
Whore
Chris Cornell
Euphoria Morning
1999
Guitar, bass, backing vocals, theremin, mandolin, clarinet, tabla, production, mixing
Queens of the Stone Age
Rated R
2000
Mixing
Eleven
Avantgardedog
Guitar, vocals, producer, engineer
No Doubt
Return of Saturn
Recording
The Desert Sessions
Volume 7 & 8
2001
Guitar, fiddle, harmonium, saxophone, vocals, clavinet, udu, mixing
Live
V
Sitar, production
No Doubt
Rock Steady
2002
Additional engineer
Queens of the Stone Age
Songs for the Deaf
Organ, piano, guitar, theremin, lap steel guitar
UNKLE
Never, Never, Land
2003
Remixing
Matt Costa
Matt Costa (EP)
Mastering
The Desert Sessions
Volume 9 & 10
Guitar, bass, flute, vocals, mandolin, e-bow, keyboard
Mondo Generator
A Drug Problem That Never Existed
Engineer, mixing, mastering
Eleven
Howling Book
Guitar, vocals
Mark Lanegan Band
Bubblegum
2004
Guitar, bass, drums, organ, keyboards, vocals, mixing, production
Sugarcult
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Additional guitar
Jack Irons
Attention Dimension
Banjo, flute, guitar, saxophone, vocals, sarod, engineer, mixing, marxophone, santoor
Janubia[13]
Mother Tongue
Mixing, mastering, additional instrumentation
Masters of Reality
Give Us Barabbas
Editing
Eagles of Death Metal
Peace Love Death Metal
Piano, vocals, engineering, mastering, mixing
Queens of the Stone Age
Lullabies to Paralyze
2005
Bass, guitar, flute, marxophone
Queens of the Stone Age
Over the Years and Through the Woods
Bass, guitar, backing vocals
Millionaire
Paradisiac
Mixing, recording
Eagles of Death Metal
Death by Sexy
2006
Mixing
Wires on Fire
Wires on Fire
Saxophone, mixing, mastering, engineering
Queens of the Stone Age
Era Vulgaris
2007
Bass, guitar, fiddle, marxophone, mixing
Silverchair
Young Modern
Slide guitar
Hilary Duff
Dignity
Mixing
Puscifer
V is for Vagina
Guitar
Spinnerette
Ghetto Love (EP)
2008
Bass
Eagles of Death Metal
Heart On
Horn, engineer
The Gutter Twins
Saturnalia
Recording
Kelly Clarkson
All I Ever Wanted
2009
Guitar
Nosfell
Nosfell
Producing, mixing, guitar, marxophone, bass, cigfiddle
Spinnerette
Spinnerette
Production, mixing, engineer, bass, guitar, cigfiddle
Arctic Monkeys
Humbug
Engineering
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
Recording, backing vocals
Alain Johannes
Spark
2010
Recording, producing, mixing, guitars, vocals, bass
Manna
Shackles
2011
Producer
Mark Lanegan
Blues Funeral
2012
Producing, engineering, mixing, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Sound City
Reel to Real (soundtrack)
2013
Bass, vocals on "Your Wife is Calling"; guitar on "Centipede"; vocals, guitars on "A Trick With No Sleeve"
Loading Data
Double Disco Animal Style
Producer, backing vocals, drums, keyboards, bass, guitars
Jimmy Eat World
Damage
Producer
Brody Dalle
Diploid Love
2014
Co-producer, guitars, bass, piano, trumpet, mellotron, slide guitars
Alain Johannes
Fragments & Wholes, Vol. 1
Recording, producing, mixing, guitars, vocals, bass
K's Choice
The Phantom Cowboy
2015
Producer
Kazuya Yoshii
"Chōzetsu Dynamic! "
Guitar
Edith Crash
Partir
Producer
Kensico
White Sage
2015
Guitars, e-bow, cigar box, percussions, recording
PJ Harvey
The Hope Six Demolition Project
2016
Guitar, handclapping, keyboards, percussion, saxophone, vocals (background)
Alain Johannes
Ghost Recon Wildlands OST
itaru
Mark Lanegan Band
Gargoyle
2017
Producer, co-writer, keyboards, guitar, bass, mellotron, synthesizer, percussion, e-bow, vocals (background)
Garry Pitcairn
The Gospel
2019
Mixing, mastering
Aurelia
Sharp Words
2019
Producer, mixer, guitar, bass, cigar box guitar, keyboards, percussion, e-bow
Big Scenic Nowhere
Vision Beyond Horizon
2020
Co-writer, guitar, vocals
Patrón
Patrón
2020
Producer, engineer, mixer, keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals (background)
Alain Johannes
Hum
2020
Composer, engineer, mixing, primary artist.
Des Rocs
Dream Machine
2023
Producer
References
^ "Alain Johannes - Emol.com" . Buscador Emol. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Featured Content on Myspace" . Profile.myspace.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
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Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion . San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 718. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6 .
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^ "Brody Dalle announces new band | News" . Nme.com . March 27, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Twitter / jimmyeatworld: Today we begin our 1st full ..." Twitter.com . Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012 .
^ "Heartbreak leads Alain Johannes to 'Fragments and Wholes' | News" . latimes.com . January 13, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ "K's Choice - The Phantom Cowboy" . Kschoice.be . Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015 .
^ "Edith Crash - Partir" . Coachellavalleyweekly.com . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
^ "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: The Music Of The Wildlands - Alain Johannes" . Youtube.com . Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
^ "Critic Reviews for Hum - Alain Johannes" . Metacritic.com . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ "Alain Johannes | Credits" . AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
^ "Janubia,Mother Tongue,Official Website,world music, cd" . Janubia.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014 .
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