Mike Johnson

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From his early days in the Pacific Northwest punk outfit Snakepit, his longtime collaborations with Mark Lanegan, his stint in Dinosaur Jr., to his most recent outing with Caustic Resin, Mike Johnson has cemented himself as venerable player in the field of rock music.

Mike Johnson was born in Grants Pass, Oregon in 1965. After taking the ubiquitous “student loan to University” way out of small-town hell, he joined the Eugene band Snakepit in 1984. Two self-released cassettes, two 45s, and countless shows later the college rockers threw in the decidedly stinky towel in 1989.

In 1990, Johnson moved to Seattle at the behest of Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan to begin work on Lanegan’s second solo album. Johnson had commuted between Eugene and Seattle the previous year to co-produce, co-write, and play guitar on The Winding Sheet, Lanegan’s maiden solo effort. This effort would prove fruitful to the duo, as it launched a long, multi album collaboration between the two that would last over a decade. In addition to Winding… He would collaborate with Lanegan on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, Scraps at Midnight, I’ll Take Care of You, and Field Songs, as well as guesting on Here Comes That Weird Chill.

From 1991 to 1998, Mike played bass for Dinosaur Jr. He played with the band for three long players - Where You Been, Without a Sound, and Hand it Over, in addition to a slew of singles and compilations that would have the band’s name.
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