Sam Johnson Playing BottleRock 2020 in Napa!

San Francisco singer/songwriter Sam Johnson is playing BottleRock Napa! Sam won a spot on the Sail Across The Sun music festival at sea that features Train and Matt Nathanson and has been gaining more and more traction with all the singles he’s been releasing over the past six months.

Sam is playing on Saturday May 23rd, the same day that Stevie Nicks, Khalid, Janelle Monae, Blondie, Of Monsters And Men, Empire of the Sun, Tegan and Sara, and many more. So proud to see Sam getting the recognition he deserves!

The festival sold out in record time, so hopefully you got your tickets already!

UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, BottleRock has been postponed to October 2-4, 2020. Be sure to watch their website for any further announcements.

BreakFEST 2019 Announced September 19-22 At Amnesia

Balanced Breakfast presents BreakFEST, the second annual SF music festival in the Mission September 19, 20, 21, and 22, featuring a variety of local and touring bands, it will be the ultimate example of community in the music industry.

Great to see my roster well-represented at BBFEST with The Go Ahead, Life Size Models, Sam Johnson, and Martay!

LINE-UP:

9/19 THURSDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Dillingers (duo) San Francisco, CA
Manos Lindas (solo) San Francisco, CA
Esha K. (solo) San Jose, CA

7PM Leon Rosen (solo) San Francisco, CA
The Minnesota Child (solo) Oakland, CA
MAAYAN (solo) San Francisco, CA

8PM Ellisa Sun San Francisco, CA

THURSDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Adam Brookes San Francisco, CA
10PM Kingsley Music Portland, OR
11PM Sam Johnson San Francisco, CA

THURSDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

9/20 FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Samantha Margret (solo)San Francisco, CA
frinj (DUO) San Francisco, CA
Byron Mayhew (solo) San Francisco, CA

7PM Justin Seagrave (solo) San Francisco, CA
Lisa Azzolino (solo) San Francisco, CA
Shaynie Rhoads (solo) San Francisco, CA

8PM California State Flower San Francisco, CA

FRIDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Fellow Vessel Pittsburg, CA
10PM HATE DRUGS Bakersfield, CA
11PM Your Fearless Leader San Francisco, CA

FRIDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

9/21 SATURDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Eve Fleishman Music (solo) San Francisco
Michael Bang (solo) Oakland, CA
Lauren Hulbert (solo) Oakland, CA

7PM Clementine Darling (solo)Santa Rosa, CA
Werwisp (solo) Santa Cruz, CA
Martay (solo) Kansas City, MO

8PM Scruffy Pup San Francisco, CA

SATURDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Great Highway San Francisco, CA
10PM Life Size Models Oakland, CA
11PM The Go Ahead San Francisco, CA

SATURDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

9/22 SUNDAY HAPPY HOUR ($5)
6PM Adrian West Band (DUO)Oakland, CA
Aliza Hava Music (solo) Santa Cruz, CA
Ken Newman (solo) San Francisco, CA

7PM Shelby Ann (solo) Napa, CA
Seth Lael (solo) San Francisco, CA
Little Spiral (solo) Pittsburg CA

8PM Trace Repeat Oakland,CA

SUNDAY HEADLINE ($10)
9PM Californicorns San Francisco, CA
10PM The Urban Renewal Project Los Angeles, CA
11PM Night Animals San Francisco

SUNDAY AFTER PARTY
DJ Set by Reed Fox & Bun Bun Denver, CO

TICKETS:
Available at the door on the day of the show.
Or 4-Day All-Access Wristband $25-$35
https://bbfest2019.eventbrite.com/

Thanks to The Bay Bridged, Broke-Ass Stuart, and Bartable for the press!

Sam Johnson Wins Spot On Sail Across The Sun Cruise Opening For Train

San Francisco singer/songwriter Sam Johnson is one of the three winners in the Sail Across The Sun competition to perform at special music festival at sea that features Train, Matt Nathanson, Ezra Ray Hart, Allen Stone, The Original Wailers, The Rembrandts, and many others! The cruise sets sail February 14-18, 2020, from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas and Great Stirrup Cay. The Sixthman competition started with ten finalist which the public voted on, then down to five finalists that those on the cruise voted on, with the final three performing on the boat.

The cruise is full, but you can get on the waitlist!

I’m really proud of Sam and his dedicated fanbase for getting him to the top with their guerrilla style promotional efforts and am stoked to be part of Sam’s industry team. I can’t wait to see what the future brings!

Sam Johnson Selected As Semi-Finalist For Sail Across The Sun Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Berklee Online Student Sam Johnson selected as a semi-finalist for the Sail Across the Sun Music Cruise Competition

June 27, 2019 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Sam Johnson, a Berklee-affiliated singer/songwriter from San Francisco, has been selected as a top 10 semi-finalist for the Sail Across The Sun music festival at sea. The cruise sets sail from Miami on February 14-18, 2020 and features Train, Matt Nathanson, and many other popular artists. Sam was a student in the Berklee Online Writing Hit Songs course in 2016.

This competition, called Sixthman Soundcheck, gives up-and-coming acts a chance to perform on the cruise. Three finalists will be selected via an online voting process.

The first round of voting is open to the general public beginning on Thursday, June 27 at 12PM ET and ending on Wednesday, July 3 at 6PM ET. The top 5 artists will then move on to the final round of voting, which will be open to guests booked on Sail Across the Sun only. The top 3 artists to emerge from that round will perform on-board the cruise.

Sam previously opened for top 40 artist Andy Grammer on dates for his 2016 “Honey I’m Good” tour and he has also shared stages with pop and reggae artists including Shwayze, Collie Buddz, Flipsyde, Common Kings, The Holdup, and Mike Love.  

Sam’s original music is also frequently featured in TV shows on MTV, FOX, NBC, BRAVO, and SPIKE. Macy’s used Sam’s version of “In The Midnight Hour” for their popular nationwide Black Friday ad campaign for 2 years in a row. He has also written songs for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) that they keep in regular rotation. 

Sam signed with start-up label Text Me Records in 2018, and has since released half a dozen singles, with hundreds of thousands of Spotify plays, and his song “Faded” debuted at #3 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts. A new full-length album is on the way in 2019.

Find Sam online, and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, plus you can check out his EPK with press/reviews, full bio, videos, photos, and more. For inquiries, please contact Cheryl Butner.

Sam Johnson Releases New Single "Fuego"

I’m excited to announce that I’m working with the ever-so-talented singer/songwriter Sam Johnson and he released a new single today named “Fuego”! The single already landed on Spotify‘s official New Music Friday playlist in Germany! Listen on Spotify and download the new tune via your favorite outlet!

Sam fully funded his third EP “The City” through Kickstarter raising nearly $10,000. The album’s lead single “The City” received airplay on San Francisco’s Live 105 FM for several weeks.

Sam’s previous single “Faded” debuted at #3 on the iTunes singer-songwriter charts and his original music is frequently featured in TV shows on MTV, FOX, NBC, BRAVO, and SPIKE. Sam will be releasing a new full length album in 2019, so stay tuned for more!

Sam recently played one of my One Roof Sessions house show, so check out his awesome version of “Uptown Funk” from that evening.