Luke Johnson (musician)

Luke Johnson
Johnson performing at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in August 2009
Johnson performing at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in August 2009
Background information
Birth nameLuke Anthony Johnson
Born (1981-03-11) 11 March 1981 (age 43)
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
GenresAlternative rock, hard rock, post-hardcore
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, drummer
Instrument(s)Drums, guitar, bass guitar
Years active2002–present
LabelsScience Records, Warner Bros. Records, Sony, Columbia
WebsiteTwitter

Luke Anthony "Jocko" Johnson (born 11 March 1981)[1] is an English rock musician, drummer and songwriter.[2] He is most commonly known as 'Jocko'. Johnson began his music career in the late 1990s drumming for a spree of small local West Midlands- punk and metal bands. In early 2003 Johnson was approached by California punk band Amen to join the ranks.[3] After his departure from Amen in 2005, Johnson formed Beat Union as drummer and songwriter with Dave Warsop, Dean Ashton and Mark Andrews. Johnson joined the Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets in 2009 until their disbanding in 2013. Johnson has also been involved in other musical projects, including working alongside Producer John Feldmann (Good Charlotte, The Used, Kelly Clarkson) and has performed session work for a variety of bands, including The Wonder Stuff[4] and Foxy Shazam.[5]

In 2016 Luke started the band Lowlives along with Lee Downer (the former frontman of the Defiled). Lowlives released their first EP Burn Forever in August 2018 and released their first full-length album, Freaking Out, on May 31, 2024

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  2. ^ "Zildjian News". MusicRadar.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Luke Johnson biography". MusicRadar.com. 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  4. ^ "The Wonder Stuff, Back with a Vengeance". Drowned in Sound. 2004. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Modern Drummer News". Modern Drummer. 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.