Dennis Keith Johnson

Brief Bio:Dennis Keith Johnson, musician, Performance/recordings: Chase (Epic Records), Survivor (Scotti Brothers Records), Software (Head First Records), Dennis DeYoung (A & M Records), Jerry Butler (Motown Records), Jim Peterik (Epic Records), Rick Danko (Breeze Hill), Paul Wertico, etc. Venues/shows: Tonight Show, Newport Jazz Festival, Carneod Bowl, Budokan (Tokyo), Chicagofest, Summerfest (Milwaukee), Door Community Auditorium, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Radio City Musigie Hall, Hollywoc. etc. In Door County: Cool Bay Jazz, db-fusions, Guitarola, Terry Murphy, Cathy Grier, etc. Can be heard on TV/radio jingles: Sears, State Farm, United Airlines, McDonald's, 7-11, Miller Beer, Busch Beer, Old Style Beer (composer), Red Lobster, and more.  At Northern Sky Theater performances, orchestrations, & live CD productions:  Something In The Water, No Bones About It, Girls on Sand, Reality Trip,  Love Stings, Sunflowered, Dad’s Season Tickets, etc. Founder of the Dennis Keith Experience (dkexp.com) national/international clients: ABC-TV, Abbott, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cellular One, Citibank, CNA, Kraft, Merck, Miller Brewing, Motorola, etc.

‍ ‍https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/dennis-keith-johnson

‍ ‍https://knowyourbassplayer.com/2019/11/04/2019-11-4-dennis-keith-johnson/

‍ ‍https://www.rblandmark.com/2014/08/26/local-musician-will-get-it-on-one-last-time/

‍ https://www.triplegevents.com/bands/survivor/

‍ ‍https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCHaprW7ffCDHWxzg1CSkMTw

‍ ‍https://www.discogs.com/artist/464736-Dennis-Johnson-2

‍ ‍https://www.discogs.com/release/5346407-Survivor-Survivor

‍ ‍https://knowyourbassplayer.com/tag/bass-player-with-survivor/

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‍ ‍DISCOGRAPHY & RECORDING CREDITS (Selected) RECORDING MUSICIAN CREDITS: (ELECTRIC BASS), ALBUMS & SINGLES* ·        

CHASE Chase      Epic Records-KE30472 ·        

ENNEA Chase      Epic Records-KE31097 ·        

DON'T FIGHT THE FEELING Jim Peterik Epic Records-34196 ·        

SURVIVOR Survivor Scottie Bros./Atlantic-         SB‑7107 ·        

SOFTWARE Software    Headfirst Records-        HF‑9707 ·        

WATCH CLOSELY NOW Chase                       Churchill Records                  CR67240 ·        

MOURNING TO DANCING James Ward              Music A.D. Records              001 ·        

HEINSIGHTDanny Heins   Churchill Records                  67233 ·        

IT ALL COMES OUT IN MY SONGJerry Butler              Motown Records                   M6 89251 ·        

GOT TO SHARE THIS FEELING John Gary                 Churchill Records ·        

DESERT MOONDennis DeYoung     A&M Records                       Sp 05006 ·        

JUSTICEJustice               Cleveland Intl. ·        

BRAKE LIGHT SYMPHONY      Bruce Bolin              Ocean Records                      BB8889 ·        

FORETASTE                                              Russ Daughtry         Russong Records                   39871 ·        

GUITAR ON THE EDGE  Bill Ruppert             On the Edge Records            Vol 1 No 1 ·        

BRIGHT & BEAUTIFULBill Pearce                Nightsounds Records            0DO03 ·        

WATERMELON SUGARWatermelon Sugar   Tin Mad Dog Records           WS0001 ·        

BRIGHT SIDE OF THE SUNJess Halpern             Zap/Pow Records                  ZP‑79426 ·        

LOVE FOUND ME* Josie Falbo               CRA                                      CDI2526 ·        

REBEL GIRL* Survivor                   Scottie Brothers/Atlantic       SB 38541 ·        

SUBWAY*  Samona Cook           Epic Records                         ZSS163700 ·        

FEELS LIKE GOLD/BLACK WIDOWHorace Monster       Monster Records ·        

SUNGLASSES*Amy Lowe      July Records                          25672 ·        

FRICTION/UNDER GROUND*Gary Jones               Tyfilm Records                      201080 ·        

ALL WE HOPED FOR*Software                  Headfirst Records                 HF 97003 ·        

SOME WHERE IN AMERICA* Survivor                   Scottie Bro./Atlantic             STSB37850        

THE FEELING DOESN'T GO AWAY*   Maurice Spiccia     Master Source Records     MSP 814501 ‍ ‍SELECTED LIVE PERFORMANCES as BASS PLAYER : Survivor, Chase, Paul Wertico, Jim Peterik, Kofi Baker, Arbors, BB King, Steve Dahl, Dino & Sembello, Software, Bruce Bolin, Shy Rhythm, Toni Rami, Lee Mesa, Buddy Rich, George Burns, Bob Hope, Bobby Gentry, X, Maximus, Cottonwood South, Julie Budd, Essence, Sweetening, Larry Carlton, BB King

SELECTED STUDIO RECORDINGS AS PRODUCER & CO‑PRODUCER: Dennis Keith Band, Guitarola, Cherryl Fonfara, Horace Monster, Amy Lowe. Software, Survivor, Josie Falbo, Kraft "Source", Pontiac "Made to Move", Old Style Beer "Do It In Style" campaign, Sarra Gallager.  

Plus hundreds of jingle/commercial music tv/radio ad spots, including: Sears, State Farm Insurance, United Airlines, McDonald's, 7‑11, Miller Beer, Busch Beer, Old Style Beer, Nintendo, Sonic, Cheerios, Red Lobster, Kraft, International Harvester, Schlitz Beer, Firestone, Revlon, Dad's Root Beer, Gillette, Milk Duds, Montgomery Wards, Pizza Hut, RCA, Kellogg's, Northern Trust, Firestone, etc.  

INCLUDING SELECTED LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES: Newport Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Liberty Hall (Philadelphia), Johnny Carson Show‑NBC, Hollywood Bowl, Santa Monica Auditorium, WBBW‑Channel Special (Chase), Budukon @ Tokyo Japan, Poplar Creek, Auditorium Theatre, Summerfest (Milwaukee & Chicago), Holiday Star Theatre‑Merriville, Door County Auditorium.  

AS WRITER/CO‑WRITER/ARRANGER: ·        

SURVIVOR: FREELANCE, AS SOON AS LOVE FINDS ME, YOUNG BLOOD, WHOLE TOWNS TALKING, 20/20, WHATEVER IT TAKES ·        

SOFTWARE: UP TIL NOW, GOOD MORNING LADIES ·        

with JOSIE FALBO: MAKE ME A WOMAN, LOVE FOUND ME (won 2nd place Billboard 2nd Annual Songwriter contest) ·        

CHASE: LOVE, DEAD, THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL ·

COTTONWOOD SOUTH & "X": LOVE ·        

With SARRA GALLAGER: WORKING AS A WAITRESS, THAT'S COLD, ·        

COMMERCIALS: DO IT IN STYLE (CORE SONG OLD STYLE BEER AD CAMPAIGN); SOURCE (KRAFT); MADE TO MOVE (PONTIAC); A PART OF ME (HALL‑MARK); TAKE IT TO THE "K" (SPECIAL K) ‍ ‍

Other Writing Credits Include: THEME (CHICAGO SONGWRITER'S RADIO SHOW); TUESDAY'S CHILD 10th ANNIVERSARY (POST‑SCORED TO VIDEO WITH ROB BERRY)  

Northern Sky Theater Credits: As pit musician: Love Stings, Boxcar, Muskie Love, Windjammers, Dad’s Season Tickets, Fisherman’s Daughters, We Like It Where? Something In The Water, No Bones About It,, When Butter Churns To Gold

As orchestrater/arranger: Girls on Sand, Reality Trip,  Love Stings, Sunflowered, ‍Dad’s Season Tickets, Fisherman’s Daughters, The Fish Whisperer, and We Like It Where?

As CD Mixer:Something In The Water, No Bones About It, Girls on Sand, Reality Trip, The Fish Whisperer,  Love Stings, Sunflowered,

As Band Leader, CLIENTS include:  Georgia Pacific ("Bringing the Best Together"); Ray Bloch/Atlanta; Allstate; Shell Oil Co.; Tuesday's Child; Andersen Consulting; Boston Consulting; Toyota; BASF; University of Chicago Hospitals; Illinois Conservation Parks & Recreation Foundation; Children’s' Home & Aid  Society; Altheimer & Grey (law firm); Norwegian American Hospital; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; American Society On Aging; Harris Bank; Ace Publishing; Jam Productions; Todd Street Productions (New York, Philadelphia); Prestige Productions; Designed Events; Ivan Carlson & Associates; ABC-TV; AEIOU; Alliance Health; American Culinary Association; American Management Systems; Ameritech; Architectural Iron Workers; Blue Cross/Blue Shield; British Air; Cellular One; Central DuPage Health Systems; Chicago Board of Tourism; Chicago is....Inc.; Chicagoland Sheetmetal Contractors; Christopher House; Citibank; CNA; Cushman & Wakefield; Edison Institute, DC; Empress Casino; Grant Thorton Accounting; John Buck Management; Kraft; Lake Bluff Learning Disabilities Association; Landmarks Preservation of Illinois; Miller Brewing; Motorola; Ogilvy & Mather; PeopleSoft; PGI Production Group International; Phillip Morris; Plexus Creative Premier Group; Radio Shack; Swiss Bank Corporation; Town & Country Homes; University of Notre Dame; Xerox Corporation; Rockwell International; Levy Events; Northwestern Hospitals; State Farm Insurance Co; United Airlines; Young Presidents' Club; Total Event Resources; Sears; Abbott Labs; Keller School of Management; Bloomingdale's; Museum of Contemporary Art; University of Chicago Graduate School of Business; Events by Ha-Lo; Sprint; Black & Veach; Credicorp Inc; MidAmerica Club; Neiman Marcus; Meeting Professionals International; Forsythe Technology; WEFTEC; House Republican Campaign Committee; National Democratic Party; American Institute of CPAs; Trustmark Insurance Company; First Chicago NBD, GE Capital Railcar, A.G. Edwards.‍ ‍