As a teen, he was inspired by the adrenalline of classic rock and early 80's alternative rock but aspired to the lyrical storytelling of the piano-man himself, Billy Joel. As songwriter, bass player and pianist for the sucessful Portland bases rock band, Camaro Hair, Johnson garnered praise from the press for his energetic stage presence and delivered three commercially sucessful studio albums over the course of a decade.

After disbanding in 2005, Johnson took stock of his vault of unfinished material and with a fellow Camaro Hair drummer Christain Cochran and local producer Stephan Hawks on guitar; together they crafted what would become the ambitious debut album of his new band, Flurries.

Writing songs about loving madly, driving gladly and letting go; with a style that is reminiscent of progressive rock supergroups Rush, Yes and Asia, and 80's new wave icons Roxy Music and A-Ha; the album's big sound is layered with heavy guitars, light harmonies and Harold Faltermeyer-esques keyboards that come together with a weightless, almost ethereal feel.

Johnson's emphasis on song craft is ever present, blending these elements of classic rock, 80's new wave and moderen guitars into something musically diverse and unusual, yet strangely familiar.

Flurries' self titled debut is grittier than pop but peppered with hook that will keep you humming along.

My Darling, The Glass Was Always Half Empty

(instrumental) My Darling, The Glass Was Always Half Empty