The Fractals are: Kevin Hanson, Jim Stager and Erik Johnson.
The tunes posted on my page are my original compositions.
Kevin writes the tunes for The Fractals.
Influences
Steely Dan, The Beatles, Leonard Murphy, Carl Mottola, Kevin Hanson, Jim Stager, Craig Elkins, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith, Dimitri Shostakovich, Glenn Gould, Tim Russert, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Gustav Holst, Dexter Gordon, Keith Jarrett, Tony Williams, Miles Davis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Glen Campbell, Led Zeppelin, Bonnie Raitt, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, James Brown, Rush, Jeff Buckley, Herbie Hancock, Anthony Jackson, James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Donny Hathaway, Willie Nelson, XTC, John Swana, Ben Schachter, Iron Maiden, Meshuggah, Prince, Elvin Jones, Billy Higgins, Emily Dickinson, Sid Simmons, Byron Landham, Ari Hoenig, Wallace Stevens, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Gargano and Martorano, Mark Eckel, John Madden, William Safire's "New Political Dictionary" (brilliant etymology from a pretty conservative bloke--I like him anyway), Bob Costas, Adam Arkin (especially as Adam on Northern Exposure), Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Alan Watts, Joe Bastardi, Theodore Fujita, Don DeLillo, fractals, Steven Johnson's book "Emergence," Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point," Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Bertrand Russell, The Philadelphia Eagles, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Andre Waters (RIP), Steven Hawking, Sarah Silverman, Bill Hicks, Steve Martin, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Zen Buddhism, A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, Rhode Island, many others...
Erik Johnson is a drummer/composer/multi-instrumentalist from Philadelphia, PA. He is a member of The Fractals, a Philly based power trio. The intersection of their Venn diagram of influences contains The Police, Steely Dan, Todd Rundgren, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Iron Maiden and Stevie Wonder. The Fractals include three of the four members of the former Interscope Records juggernaut "Huffamoose."
Erik has performed or recorded with countless artists in myriad styles. His credits include:
Ben Schachter's Trio of Many, George Garzone, Tim Hagans, Jack Walrath, Gary Bartz, John Swana, Jef Lee Johnson, Ralph Bowen, Larry McKenna, Jim Ridl, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kurt Elling, Gerald Veasley, Schooly D, Huffamoose, Jim Boggia, Susan Werner, Karan Casey, Mutlu, Joseph Parsons, 4 Way Street, Ben Arnold, Phyllis Heitjan, Lelia Broussard, Liz Longley, Matt Parrish, Tyrone Brown, Dave Posmontier, Tony Marino, Chico Huff, Amber DeLaurentis, Scott and Brian Bricklin, and countless others.
Erik has recorded many jingles and has performed and/or written music for films including "Here Comes Huffamoose," Abel Ferrara's "RX Mas," "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" (with The Fractals) and others.
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To all my jazz folks, check out this cat playing trumpet!!! (If you don't like aebersolds, oh well get used to it lol: for exposure purposes only...) Enjoy! B)
Hello Erik, I hope you are having a beautiful day. I am doing a 90 minute show in Wildwood, NJ on Saturday July 25, 2009. I need two beautiful, talented female singers who can harmonize as well as sing lead. But most of all they must be able to dance and work out choreography for each song and have a POSITIVE ATTITUDE!! I can teach them the music but I can't teach them to be charming and gracious, so they have to bring that! lol The show and rehearsals are PAID and it wiil be a fun, family event . If you know of anyone interested and capable please let me know. Thank you!
