Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975 in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii) is a singer, professional surfer, composer, and filmmaker who has achieved critical and commercial success and a dedicated following since he first appeared on G Love & Special Sauce's album Philadelphonic The release of his 2001 debut album, Brushfire Fairytales, further cemented his popularity and he has since released four more successful albums including 2003's On and On, 2005's In Between Dreams, 2008's Sleep Through the Static and 2010's To The Sea He has also released a live concert album and DVD, En Concert and recorded the soundtrack to the film Curious GeorgeJack learned to play the guitar at age 14, but was a professional surfer until an accident at Pipeline in which his front teeth were knocked out and he received more than 150 stitches While he was recovering in bed, he spent his time writing songs and playing guitar However, Jack didn't seriously pursue a career in the arts until his college years at the University of California, Santa Barbara Jack Johnson also played rhythm guitar for the party band "Soil" in 1999, and graduated with a degree in filmHe has written, recorded, and released the albums Brushfire Fairytales (2001), On And On (2003), In Between Dreams (2005), Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George (2006), Sleep Through the Static (2008) and To The Sea (2010), he has also been on 3 soundtracks "September Sessions" from the film The September Sessions, "Thicker Than Water" from the film Thicker Than Water, "Sprout", "A Broke Down Melody" Ep and "Some Live Songs EP" Several of his songs are also featured in the movie "Out Cold"
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