Alain Johannes (born 1963 in Chile[1]) is a guitarist and, along with his partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Natasha Shneider ( May 22 1956 - July 2 2008) was a Russian musician born in Moscow, Russia, USSR. Jack Steven Irons (born July 18 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Drummer. Eleven is an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1990 by Alain Johannes (vocals guitar sitar horns Natasha Shneider As well as his work with Eleven, he has also collaborated with many other bands and artists, both as a musician and as a producer. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing
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Anthym, Eleven and solo work
As a teenager Johannes formed the band Anthym with Jack Irons, Michael Balzary (Flea) and Hillel Slovak; this band was later renamed What Is This? In 1987 Alain Johannes with Natasha Shneider released an album as 'Walk the Moon' under the MCA label. What Is This? (known prior to 1980 as Anthym) was a Rock band that originated in Fairfax High School in California and would play numerous shows along Jack Steven Irons (born July 18 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Drummer. Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Hillel Slovak (הלל סלובק 13 April, 1962 &ndash June 25, 1988 What Is This? (known prior to 1980 as Anthym) was a Rock band that originated in Fairfax High School in California and would play numerous shows along Natasha Shneider ( May 22 1956 - July 2 2008) was a Russian musician born in Moscow, Russia, USSR. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc
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. Jason Falkner (born June 2, 1968) is an American pop and rock musician He was also a significant contributor to Chris Cornell's 1999 solo album, Euphoria Morning, both as a guitarist and producer. Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer Euphoria Morning is the first solo album released by Chris Cornell. He also toured as part of Chris Cornell's band in support of this album. He mixed and played in Jack Irons' first solo record, Attention Dimension, released in 2004, and he co-wrote on Danish stonerrock outfit The Royal Highness. Jack Steven Irons (born July 18 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Drummer. Attention Dimension is the first solo album by drummer Jack Irons, released on September 7, 2004. [2]
Queens of the Stone Age and Spinnerette
In 2005, he joined Queens of the Stone Age to play guitar as well as bass on Lullabies to Paralyze. Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Lullabies to Paralyze is the fourth Studio album by Hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age and was released on March 21 2005 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. Songs for the Deaf is the third Studio album by American Hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series "that cannot be defined" founded by Josh Homme in 1997. 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. Over the Years and Through the Woods is the title of a live album and video by Queens of the Stone Age. Johannes once again contributed a main role to Lullabies' follow up, Era Vulgaris, but he opted to concentrate on Eleven with Natasha and the pair bowed out of touring before the album's promotion started. Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length Studio album by American Hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age.
He is currently a member of Brody Dalle's post-Distillers effort, Spinnerette. Brody Dalle (born Bree Leslie Pucilowski on January 1, 1979 in Melbourne Australia) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist The Distillers were an American Punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998 Spinnerette is an American band consisting of Brody Dalle, Tony Bevilacqua (both former members of The Distillers) Jack Irons ( Red [3] He also recently did mixing on "Gypsy Woman" from Hilary Duff's new album Dignity. Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 is an American Actress, pop Singer-songwriter
Alain Johannes appeared as Kaiser Kellar in the Soundgarden live performance video "Kaiser Kellar's Cellar" in 1996.
Johannes is endorsed by Line 6 Amplifiers, and is listed as a user of the Flextone series of amps. Line 6 is a manufacturer of Digital modelling Electric guitars Acoustic guitars, amplifiers and
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