Johnny Schaefer

Johnny is an award-winning LA-based eclectic singer-songwriter. He has a BA in Music (Voice and Composition) from Cal State University, Fullerton. He won the special Music Aid &#34;Best Original Song&#34; category in the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest for his duet with Grammy® Award-Winner <a href="spotify:artist:78udmCDNaDu5jqfVnBqwia" data-name="Melissa Manchester">Melissa Manchester</a>, <a href="spotify:album:01baluWLAaEWItT7PdIKhj" data-name="You Can&#39;t Hide the Light">You Can&#39;t Hide the Light</a> and was an Official USA Nominee in the 2021/2022 International Songwriting Awards &#34;Best Solo Songwriter&#34; category. His latest release, Find a Place, features 9-time Grammy® nominted saxophonist <a href="spotify:artist:3bhckpkRmz8mqONUceSutp" data-name="Gerald Albright">Gerald Albright</a>. He has sung backup for <a href="spotify:artist:6cXMpsP9x0SH4kFfMyVezF" data-name="Josh Groban">Josh Groban</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7Ead768rc4ShGxnqtqccU5" data-name="Sarah Brightman">Sarah Brightman</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7lzordPuZEXxwt9aoVZYmG" data-name="Billy Idol">Billy Idol</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:24Wa5wIZIo1sPkzVGP0B5p" data-name="Pete Townshend">Pete Townshend</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8" data-name="Sarah Vaughan">Sarah Vaughan</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1xUs1QVa416s6LPsHRcRxx" data-name="Diahann Carroll">Diahann Carroll</a>. Others who have played/produced/sung on his albums are <a href="spotify:artist:3IpWr0MLWO028vWJqgq2fV" data-name="Stephan Oberhoff">Stephan Oberhoff</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7JDKt9oT4CVA5RanUp9f1Z" data-name="Geoff Levin">Geoff Levin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1KczxsmYuT4c4sEZUvXkEF" data-name="Christoph Bull">Christoph Bull</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6obSmFXNsWf9btm3knQzWG" data-name="Paul the Trombonist">Paul the Trombonist</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3ubBLtq6B8zdmMACO9Bkd2" data-name="Carol Robbins">Carol Robbins</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:549zXuqjR7lJ8BHlNPFloU" data-name="Hope Easton">Hope Easton</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4SVRpCPe6lqOZRO1bLyiqW" data-name="Sara Shakliyan">Sara Shakliyan</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:60xS2OkXARGZycjyBB6Qcf" data-name="Lynn Kowal">Lynn Kowal</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4WFo5Hqv8u1lXCPxcmWy6X" data-name="Kevin Barber">Kevin Barber</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4oczzMPVadMQqSKrVk1ZRz" data-name="Darek Oles">Darek Oles</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5nQUFcyJR27tPcJJtoadwG" data-name="Tim Pleasant">Tim Pleasant</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2zh4vHLn18hYepQm3kTUR7" data-name="Jill Knight">Jill Knight</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7jFjg94WxoOL4GEVzRBTwK" data-name="Kimaya Seward">Kimaya Seward</a>, Sam Madoo of LGBTQ Archive, Sue Holder, Rodger Guerrero, <a href="spotify:artist:1UWgIOP6yxVUboT1ds8GBi" data-name="Chad Ellis">Chad Ellis</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4rPMYzCFXxqqd8Lz2b6XNR" data-name="Gary Stockdale">Gary Stockdale</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:0VImbo1Jjeuus2rRQN4Ghe" data-name="Paula Hochhalter">Paula Hochhalter</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:61vsVHih5WXZKTvcqu84be" data-name="Bolton Hill">Bolton Hill</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0TkKh9fEUgDJjJzUbIYjYr" data-name="Wenndy MacKenzie">Wenndy MacKenzie</a>. Best-selling author <a href="spotify:artist:4BRHbf0LFfsUR5Lmv6l8AM" data-name="Marianne Williamson">Marianne Williamson</a> lecture soundbytes appear on three songs on his <a href="spotify:album:2LI4i8IOZGdkZDlvQ1n54U" data-name="Acoustic Remedy">Acoustic Remedy</a> album. He sings on the <a href="spotify:artist:2TN1psDELj2Pi1d5cNgOQQ" data-name="Sammy Rabbit">Sammy Rabbit</a> kid&#39;s financial literacy album, and composed Gayla Turner&#39;s <a href="spotify:track:3Ggx1oUSExaTQQ6PzHeb7d" data-name="Don&#39;t You Dare (Theme Song from the Audiobook)">Don&#39;t You Dare (Theme Song from the Audiobook)</a> sung by <a href="spotify:artist:2zh4vHLn18hYepQm3kTUR7" data-name="Jill Knight">Jill Knight</a>. Many of his music videos have won international film festivals. You can see them at hearjohnny.com Thanks for supporting indie music!