Thanks for joining me in my little corner of the music world.
You've found the official page of award-winning eclectic singer/songwriter Johnny Schaefer. I've been singing my whole life and wrote my first song at the age of four. I have a BA in voice and composition from Cal State University, Fullerton. In 2022 I was honored to accept an invitation to join the Recording Academy as a Grammy® voter. A 2021 release fulfills a lifelong dream of singing with GRAMMY® Award-Winning singer-songwriter and American Songbook Hall of Fame New Standard Award Winner, Melissa Manchester. The song, You Can't Hide the Light was a Finalist in three categories in the prestigious 2021 UK Songwriting Contest, winning the "Best Original Song" category in a special partnership with Music Aid International, whose judges weighed in as well. The Music Video won "Best Music Video in the 2023 Pasadena International Film Festival. I was also an official finalist nominee representing the USA in the International Songwriting Awards in the "Best Solo Songwriter" category. I have sung backup for Ms. Manchester, Josh Groban, Sarah Brightman, Pete Townshend, Billy Idol, Diahann Carroll and others. I was a Semi-Finalist in four categories in the UK Songwriting Contest in 2020 and a Semi-Finalist in six categories in 2021 for two different songs each year. I don't try to sound like anyone else and I let each song tell me the style it wants to be, so you will hear me using a full palette of musical colors. On this site you can listen to, and purchase my music, read lyrics and stories behind the songs, watch videos, sign up for info on new releases, and comment. My Christmas album From Here to Nativity was funded, in part, by wonderful fans and is available worldwide on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, Deezer, and many other online retailers and streaming services. CDs are also available. My singles are digital releases, only. My newest collaboration, “Theme Music the from ”Don't You Dare" Audiobook features Award-Winning Singer and Guitarist Jill Knight performing music I wrote for the Audiobook Gayla Turner's beautiful"Don't You Dare." The Audiobook is available now on Audible and other Audiobook sites and the music hits streaming and downloading sites on June 23, 2023. You can pre-save it on Spotify here and pre-order the song right here on my website.
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Join us for the premiere of the music video for "Don't You Dare" Wednesday, July 12 at 6:00 pm