Johnny Goudie
From rock and roll front man and band leader to guitar/keyboard playing sideman (for which he won "best keyboard player" in the 2004 Austin chronicle music awards for his work with indie rock band Endochine), to studio musician playi [+]Johnny Goudie
From rock and roll front man and band leader to guitar/keyboard playing sideman (for which he won "best keyboard player" in the 2004 Austin chronicle music awards for his work with indie rock band Endochine), to studio musician playing on such albums as Eliza Gilkyson's Lost and Found and Jeff Klein's Everybody Loves a Winner, to songwriter's songwriter, writing with the likes of Jane Wiedlin & Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's and the ever-celebrated Patty Griffin to name a few, Johnny Goudie has earned and maintained the title musician's musician.
As former front man/leader of the band Goudie, he gained national attention when the band was signed to Lars Ulrich's Elektra records subsidiary, The Music Company (after the band had been together a mere 9 months). The band released one album on The Music Company label, the critically acclaimed, Peep Show (2000). The album was produced by Goudie, Mike McCarthy (spoon, ... and You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead) and Dan Maccarrol (The Grays, Aimee Mann) and mixed by Jack Joseph Puig (No Doubt, John Mayer, Remy Zero). The band spent over a year on tour of America in support of the album. Lost in the shuffle after the AOL merger and dissatisfied with his "100% creative freedom" deal, Johnny decided to take his band and leave the multinational conglomerate label and join forces with some friends in a cooperative independent label out of Austin called India Records. After a celebrated second album, Effects of Madness (2002) and another year on the road, Johnny decided to disband the group that bore his name.
After his time in Goudie, Johnny returned to his biggest passion, sitting in his home studio writing and recording songs, something he's done since he was 16 years old. During his time in the studio Johnny continued to perform as a sideman in several different bands, including God Drives a Galaxy and Lowery 66, before joining Endochine after the release of their critically acclaimed album Day Two. It was while he was on tour with Endochine, and as he was going through the break-up of his marriage, that Johnny wrote and recorded the songs for Boy in a Box. The record showcases Johnny's masterful songwriting abilities, his unique and beautiful voice and his versatility as a musician.
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