Johnny j Rivera
Johnny j. Rivera is a Guitarist/Songwriter, multi instrumentalist, and vocalist originally from Southern California. Some of his influences include Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Heatwave, Steely Dan, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, & Paul Jackson Jr,. A songwriter of instinct , Johnny draws from personal experiences, and lessons from the past and present to create catchy, memorable melodies, and lyrics that audiences can relate too. I love to play music,from the soul,that's what I strive for. A self taught guitar player, until he enrolled at Musicians Institute of Technology in Hollywood California. Johnny found his love for Jazz, and Blues, while attending Musicians Institute of Technology (GIT),taking instruction along side of legends, Joe Pass, Ron Eschete, Frank Gambale, Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson, and Tommy Tedesco to name a few. Johnny says, I grew up there musically, I had no reservations about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life after going to school at GIT. After Musicians Institute, Johnny played keyboards and sang with world renowned jazz guitarist Norman Brown. Currently, Johnny continues to write original music and has released his first album for EGR Recordings entitled "TRYING TO CATCH RAIN" a mixture of Blues/POP/with jazz changes and currently available on iTunes and amazon.com Johnny has performed with Norman Brown (Guitarist) Tim Bogert (Bassist Vanilla Fudge) Frank Gambale (Fusion Guitarist) Luis Conte (Percussionist) Chet Mc Craken (Doobie Brothers) Peter Radd (Angela Bofil) Jeff Gibson (Gruve Nitro) Scott Kay (Commodores)