Eclectic, award-winning singer/songwriter. "Dreams can come true at any age."
Johnny Schaefer is an eclectic, Award-Winning Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter and an example that dreams can come true at any age. He has a BA in Music (Composition and Voice) from California State University, Fullerton. He is a member of the Recording Academy Class of '22 as a Grammy® voting member. He is the winner of the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest/Music Aid International Award for "Best Original Song" for his release, You can't Hide the Light. The song was also chosen as "Best Music in a Short Film" for the music video in the Paris International Short Film Festival. He has sung backup for Melissa Manchester, Josh Groban, Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Brightman, Pete Townsend, Billy Idol, Diahann Carroll, and others.. He has been a Semi-Finalist in 10 categories in the 2020 and 2021 UK Songwriting Contest. He has collaborated with Producer Stephan Oberhoff (Heartbeat Brazil), Kimaya Seward, Bram Stoker Award-winning author and lyricist Elizabeth Massie, Grammy®-nominated jazz harpist Carol Robbins, Christoph Bull, Paul the Trombonist, Steven Cagan, best-selling author Marianne Williamson, composer Michael J Lewis, Gary Stockdale, Chad Ellis, children's author Sam Renick, and composer Lynn Kowal. | He has sung on projects as diverse as children’s records, musical theater, and opera. He was a cantor and soloist at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood, CA for decades. Johnny has two albums. Acoustic Remedy is an eclectic mix of mostly original tunes and the other is From Here to Nativity, a Christmas album taking the listener on a journey from Advent through Epiphany. Seven of the songs are original and seven are classics. Johnny's award-winning single, You Can’t Hide the Light, was written just after being a caregiver for his cancer-stricken mother during the COVID lockdown. He is joined on the song by GRAMMY® Award-Winner and Great American Songbook Hall of Fame inductee Melissa Manchester, fulfilling a decades-long dream. Manchester calls the song “Wildly listenable.” Producer Stephan Oberhoff an affiliate of Quincy Jones, produced the track with Johnny. Johnny is married to Videographer Paco Silva and has been active in the LGBTQ arts community. Official Website: hearjohnny.com Instagram: @hearjohnny Facebook: Johnny.Schaefer.Music/info |
"When It's Your Kid"
"What moving music from @hearjohnny and @TrevorProject! If you can, take a moment of your day to give this powerful song a listen."
- George Takei
"When It's Your Kid" is produced in support of The Trevor Project.
"When It's Your Kid" Trailer
Johnny Schaefer's "When It's Your Kid" deals with the topics of teen suicide due to homophobia and school shottings as examples of the frustration younger generations feel about the world we are leaving them.
The Story Behind "When It's Your Kid"
Pastor Sharon Richter, Trinity Lutheran Church, Pasadena, California
"Don't You Dare" Trailer
Theme Song from the Audiobook ft. Jill Knight
"Don't You Dare" Audiobook / JILL KNIGHT Theme Song Amazing Vintage Photos-Forbidden Love Story. Lesbian author Gayla Turner found mind-blowing vintage photos and letters in her mother’s closet. The heartwarming photos uncovered an incredible history between her grandmother and another woman in a hidden LGBTQ community in rural Wisconsin 100 years ago. She researched the rare historical photos and wrote an autobiographical tale and a vintage queer love story book for the ages. Singer-Songwriter Johnny Schaefer was so moved but the amazing pictures in “Don’t You Dare” that he wrote a romantic love song based on the incredible history. Gayla loved the ballad and they persuaded Jill Knight to provide powerful guitar/vocals for the audiobook. Paco Silva painstakingly restored many of the old photos and created a timeless LGBTQ music video. | At a time when American fascism threatens the LGBTQIA+ community and those who love them, historical queer photos can show that we have always been here and we have a right to life, love, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We should fight the banning of books like Gayla’s and amplify the stories of all minorities. Love will win. Please subscribe, like, comment, share, and visit our websites below. Gayla’s book/audiobook “Don’t You Dare” has the amazing rare photos you'll see in this queer music video. Thank you for supporting indie and LGBTQIA+ creators. |
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