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Welcome to the entertainment website of
Johnee D’Shea
Professional Bassist > Disc Jockey > Songwriter
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952.913.8331
email: johnee@johneedshea.com
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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.
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Going Off the Rails...
Johnee was destined to be a bassist at 12 years old...by mistake.
After hearing the song "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz in 1980, Johnee asked his cousin (who was a guitarist) who was playing on that song. Johnee misunderstood the reply and thought the bass lines were being played by a musical mastermind named Randy Rhoads, not knowing that Randy was, in fact, the lead guitarist of the group. It was Bob Daisley's bass lines that captured his musical senses and set him on course to follow his dreams in music.
He still holds Randy's energy, character and showmanship as his standard in performance and is in close contact with the Rhoads' family to this day.
Bob Daisley is his main influence on bass. They stay in touch as well via email.
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Johnee D'Shea uses:
Spector Basses, USA Made Ampeg Amp & Cabinets, GHS Strings, Korg Tuner, InTune Picks, HipShot Bass Extenders, Furman Power Supply, Shaller Strap Locks, Shure Wireless Systems, AF Designs Straps, Monkey Dream Cabinet Lighting Effects, Custom Foxtail Cowboy hat and Doc Martin Boots.
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