# Deron Johnson (musician)

Deron Johnson is an American jazz keyboardist. Beginning at the age of sixteen, Johnson became hooked on jazz music and attended California State University, Long Beach where he continued his pursuit with private lessons from Billy Childs. In 1991, after touring with pop idol Paula Abdul, Johnson was discovered by the trumpeter Miles Davis. Johnson completed three European tours and two American tours with Davis before he died, and recorded the keyboards on his last CD Doo-Bop (1992). Johnson then toured extensively and recorded with jazz bassist Stanley Clarke and alto saxophonist David Sanborn. In 1996, Johnson began to focus on original projects, along with more touring and more recordings with artists including Alanis Morissette, Boz Scaggs, and Seal.
Johnson has continued to write and record for television and began recording his first solo album Learning to Crawl. He has also composed music for several QCODE podcasts, eventually becoming its Head of Music in 2020.

## Discography

| Year | Artist | Album | Credit |
| 1992 | Foley | 7 Years Ago... | Piano, Keyboards |
| 1992 | Karl Denson | Blackened Red Snapper | Piano |
| 1992 | George Howard (jazz) | Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? | Synthesizer, Bass, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer Bass, Keyboard Programming |
| 1992 | Miles Davis | Doo Bop | Keyboards |
| 1992 | Louis Verdieu | Louis | Piano |
| 1993 | Stanley Clarke | East River Drive | Keyboards |
| 1993 | Karl Denson | Herbal Turkey Breast | Piano |
| 1993 | Stanley Clarke | Live at the Greek | Keyboards, Performer |
| 1993 | George Howard (jazz) | When Summer Comes | Piano |
| 1994 | Gerald Alston | First Class Only | Piano |
| 1994 | George Howard (jazz) | Home Far Away | Piano, Organ, Keyboards |
| 1995 | Jimmy Earl | Jimmy Earl | Fender Rhodes |
| 1996 | Miles Davis | Live Around the World | Keyboards |
| 1996 | Various Artists | New Spirits in Jazz | Piano (electric) |
| 1997 | Various Artists | Bass Talk, Vol. 4: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bass? | Piano (electric), Fender Rhodes |
| 1997 | Monica Behan | Behan/Johnson | Arranger, Vocals (background), Multi Instruments, Producer, Orchestration, Drum Programming |
| 1997 | Various Artists | Hotwired | |
| 1997 | Michael White | Side by Side | Piano, Keyboards |
| 1997 | Pino Daniele | Dimmi cosa succede sulla terra | Piano, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond) |
| 1998 | Pino Daniele | The Best of Pino Daniele: Yes I Know My Way | |
| 1998 | Stanley Clarke | This is Jazz, Vol. 41 | Keyboards |
| 1999 | Alanis Morissette | Alanis Unplugged | Keyboards, Background Vocals |
| 1999 | Howard Shore | Dogma (Original Soundtrack) | Organ, Celeste, Cello, Harmonium |
| 1999 | Other Sisters | Original Soundtrack | Keyboards |
| 1999 | Jimmy Earl | Stratosphere | Piano |
| 2000 | Stanley Clarke | Portrait Stanley Clarke | Keyboards |
| 2000 | Miles Davis | Tutu/Amandla/Doo-Bop | |
| 2001 | Larry Carlton | Deep Into It | Organ |
| 2001 | Dean Brown | Here | Organ (Hammond), Fender Rhodes |
| 2002 | Carly Simon | Christmas Is Almost Here Again [Bonus Tracks] | Synthesizer |
| 2002 | Carly Simon | Christmas Is Almost Here | Synthesizer |
| 2002 | Miles Davis | Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 | Keyboards |
| 2003 | Gabriel Gordon | Gypsy Living | Synthesizer, Piano, Organ (Hammond), Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer |
| 2003 | Phil Roy | Issues + Options | Piano (electric) |
| 2003 | Rayford Griffin | Rebirth of the Cool | Keyboards |
| 2004 | Seal | Best: 1991-2004 [2 Disc] | Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord, Organ (Hammond), Vibraphone, Organ (Pump), Hammond B3 |
| 2004 | Seal | Best: 1991-2004 [3 Disc] | Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord, Organ (Hammond), Vibraphone, Organ (Pump) |
| 2004 | Seal | Best: 1991-2004 [DVD Audio] | Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord, Organ (Hammond), Vibraphone, Organ (Pump), Musician |
| 2004 | Stanley Clarke | Trios: East River Drive/Schooldays/Live at the Greek | Keyboards |
| 2005 | Self Scientific | Change | Fender Rhodes |
| 2005 | Poptart Monkeys | Happily Never After | Keyboards |
| 2005 | Seal | Live in Paris [DVD] | Keyboards |
| 2005 | Seal | Live in Paris | Keyboards |
| 2005 | George Howard (jazz) | Very Best of George Howard | Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer Bass |
| 2006 | Stanley Clarke | Bass Days | Keyboards |
| 2006 | Alexi Murdoch | Time Without Consequence | Fender Rhodes |
| 2007 | Chris Pierce | Walking on the Earth (Album) | Hammond B3, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes |
| 2007 | Leni Stern | Alu Mayé (Have You Heard) | Fender Rhodes |
| 2007 | Miles Davis | Very Best of the Warner Bros. Sessions 1985-1991 | Keyboards |
| 2008 | Beth Hirsch | Wholehearted | Piano, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes |
| 2008 | Eric Hutchinson | Sounds Like This | Synthesizer, Piano, Wurlitzer, Soloist |
| 2008 | Alyssa | Within | Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Organ (Hammond), Programming, Producer, Wurlitzer |
| 2009 | Chris Pierce | Chris Pierce Live at the Hotel Cafe | Hammond B3, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes |
| 2009 | Hyperstory | Hyperstory | Piano, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes |
| 2009 | Chantelle Berry | Simple Things | Keyboards |
| 2010 | Stereofox | Ice the Symphony | Keyboards, Guitar, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Producer |
| 2012 | Joshua | Listen EP | Keyboards, Programming, Producer |
| 2013 | Joshua | Joshua EP | Keyboards, Programming |
| 2021 | Lady Blackbird | Black Acid Soul | Piano, Mellotron, Casio Synth |
| 2023 | Chris Pierce | Let All Who Will | Piano, Fender Rhodes |