The undersigned, Jan T. Johannessen, alias JT, was brutally brought to life in 1960 at an "Old Peoples home" (?!?)....

...and I admit being a continuous pain to the environment, causing rhythmical stunts since 1968. (How time flies....)

Played with:
Janissary, choir, "dance bands", various rock bands, big band, jazz band

Playing with:
Prog-rock band (No-name yet)
Eye II Eye

Live experience:
Tons of......comprising a gig with the norwegian "King of piano-blues" Reidar Larsen

Studio experience:
A few pounds

Improvising on:
Keyboard and guitar

Percussion:
Congas, Bongo (Evil Eyes head.....)

Peripheral:
Vibraphone and vocals

Other useful inputs:
Classical music theory, music reading and snare drum technics

Experience from;
Janissary, jazz, blues, pop, latin, country, gospel, funk, rock, prog

I practise to, listen to, being inspired by and enjoy:
Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Santana, Toto, Earth Wind & Fire, Gary Moore, Saga, 10CC, Level 42, Koinonia, Supertramp, Michael Jackson, Chicago, Queen, Al Jareau, Stevie Wonder, Billy Cobham, Abba, Beatles, Frank Zappa, Tower of Power, Dream Theatre, Transatlantic, David Bowie, Chich Corea, Al di Meola, Andrew Loyd Webbers productions  + various Jazz (quite universal....)

Favourite drummers:
Ian Paice, Mike Portnoy, Jeff Porcaro, Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Ginger Baker, Pål Thowsen

The gear:
Drums: Pearl Export Select, Roland TD8-KV
Cymbals: Paiste, Sabian
Drumsticks: Vick Firth 5B
Bass drum pedal: DW 5000, Pearl P-100
Throne: Pearl Roadster

Further details regarding history and experience to be found among related articles below, along with some old recordings in Mp3.

Feedback? Feel free to send an e-mail to: jant@eyeiieye.net