Musical Biography:

As a Bassist, Composer/Arranger, Music Instructor, Independent Promotions/Marketing Coordinator and Disc Jockey, Johnee truly lives for the music.

He has spent almost 30 years developing his trademark style while recording and touring with national original acts 1000 Pleasures (a 1994 MN Music Academy Rock Album of the Year nominee), Rainmaker and Sugarslide. Having spent many weeks on the CMJ (College Music Journal) national radio charts and racking up impressive worldwide independent album sales plus a string of Top 10 internet MP3 downloads qualifies him as no stranger to the music industry.
Johnee has been inspired musically by classic melodic progressive rock acts like Journey, Led Zeppelin, ElectricBoys, Yes and Rush ('anything with groove') and yet an avid follower in the turning of the musical tides of modern music have helped him develop and deliver the means to give the perfect shape and color to his unique style of writing and live performance.
As an artist, Johnee is currently a Spector Bass endorsee and ASCAP member with ZaZa MusicWorks publishing.
When not writing, recording or playing live, he owns Johnee D’Shea Entertainment, an independent mobile Disc Jockey entertainment company: est. 2006.