Peter Lee Johnson is a Violinist, String Arranger, Producer, and Composer.
Peter was born in Seattle and started playing violin at the age of four. By the time he was 10 years old he was sitting in on and performing at his dad’s blues band performances, which gave him an outlet for improvisation. Peter played the violin in the Seattle Youth Symphony for many years, and he also played the violin for his High School Jazz Band. These experiences helped him win the”Most Outstanding Violin Solo” award at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival 2 years in a row.
Currently Peter is attending college at the University of Southern California where he is earning a degree in Popular Music Performance. Some of Peter’s hobbies include producing beats, scoring compositions and playing electric violin with a looping pedal. Peter Lee Johnson also works as a studio violinist often hired to improvise string parts at the drop of a hat. He is also well known for his violin covers of famous Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock, and Pop songs, which he posts on www.youtube.com such as this one…
Peter covering Lupe Fiasco’s “The Show Goes On” on his Violin
Peter has had the opportunity to work with many talented individuals including: Alan White who is the drummer for Yes, Steve Miller, Christina Perri, Theron Feemster, Paul Jackson Jr, and Mark Salling of Glee.
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