Chris Johnson EPK NPA Management May 2026

EPK updated, created and uploaded 8th May

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1. [ INSERT ARTIST PHOTO ] CHRIS JOHNSON Musician · Producer · Songwriter
2. BIOGRAPHY [ INSERT ARTIST PHOTO ] Chris Johnson, drummer, producer, songwriter and author, is one of the world's most recognisable musicians, described by Live Nation Ones to Watch as "Quite possibly one of the greatest and most in-demand international drummers on earth". Hailing originally from the South Central gospel community, and now regularly seen by audiences of millions, he works with icons such as Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Madonna, Camila Cabello, Seal and J-Lo. His extraordinary credits include now legendary tours including Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life and Madonna's Rebel Heart, and more recently for the new pantheon of superstars, Lady Gaga's Enigma Las Vegas Residency and Sabrina Carpenter supporting Taylor Swift on her generation-defining Eras tour. Currently performing on Sabrina's extensive Short n' Sweet tour, particular highlights being the 2025 & 2026 GRAMMYs, where she scooped two awards in 2025, and headlining both weekends at Coachella in 2026 where Madonna made a surprise appearance with Sabrina on stage. His work with Lady Gaga included featuring extensively on her GRAMMY and Oscar-winning A Star is Born soundtrack, which went straight to No. 1 in the Billboard 200 and UK Official Charts, and has since passed 6 billion streams on Spotify. In 2022, he featured again on her GRAMMY nominated track, 'Hold My Hand', for the Top Gun: Maverick film.
3. BIOGRAPHY [ INSERT ARTIST PHOTO ] Global songwriting and production success has also been a feature of Chris's career with multiple tracks on Snoop Dogg's critically acclaimed gospel album, Bible of Love, which entered at no. 1 on the Billboard Gospel charts. In 2025 he featured on Snoop's 2025 compilation album, Altar Call, notably appearing on 'Grandma's Hands' with the superstar Jamie Foxx. In addition to his phenomenal live and recording credits, Chris has multiple film and TV credits from the just released and critically acclaimed Gaga Chromatica Ball to performances on The Voice, The Four and That's My Jam presented by Jimmy Fallon. Chris also released his debut book in 2021 entitled 'Pop, R&B, and Gospel Drumming', featuring as a special guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers show to promote it. Chris has also recently launched LA Vocal Sessions, a ground-breaking events and experiences brand which curates and delivers programmes featuring some of the most revered music industry exemplars in a range of corporate and music industry settings.
4. LIVE CREDITS & TV APPEARANCES 3x Spotify Streams for ‘Always Remember Us This Way’ from the ‘A Star is Born’ Soundtrack 1x Superbowl Half-time Show MAJOR LIVE ARTISTS LADY GAGA STEVIE WONDER MADONNA RIHANNA JENNIFER LOPEZ SELECTED PRODUCTION/ SONGWRITING/ RECORDING CREDITS SELECTED TV APPEARANCES GRAMMYs 2019-2026 A Star is Born Soundtrack Performer Oscar- and GRAMMY winning soundtrack 2x Billboard No. 1s Mary Mary Survive Late Night with Seth Myers Snoop Dogg Bible of Love Oscars 2023 Super Bowl LI No. 1 Billboard Top Gospel Album Songwriter / Producer GRAMMY-nominated Song writer 8x GRAMMYs Performer 1.8bn+ Coachella Performances SNL 2017 Sabrina Carpenter (2025) Snoop Dogg Altar Call No. 20 Billboard 200 debut Performer 2025 2019 VMAs 2020 CAMILA CABELLO SABRINA CARPENTER
5. SELECTED RELEASES [ art ] A Star is Born Soundtrack [ art ] Lady Gaga Hold My Hand [ art ] Gaga Chromatica Ball Concert Film 2022 [ art ] Snoop Dogg Bible of Love co-producer, co-writer, performer [ art ] Snoop Dogg Altar Call [ art ] Mary Mary Something Big co-writer, performer [ art ] Jonny Goood Bass Hop [ art ] Earnest Pugh Survive
6. RELEASES / PUBLICATIONS / FEATURES LA Vocal Sessions Co-Founder, Creative Director lavocalsessions.com [ art ] Dorinda Clark-Cole The Rose of Gospel [ art ] Chrisette Michele I Am [ art ] Norman Hutchins Emmanuel [ art ] Hired Gun Film Documentary Featured , 2017 [ art ] Modern Drummer Featured / Cover Artist 2020 / 2023 [ art ] Pop, R&B & Gospel Drumming Author Hal Leonard, 2021 Legally Blynd You
7. MAJOR PERFORMANCES & APPEARANCES LIVE Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Tour Eras Tour (supporting Taylor Swift) Emails I Can’t Send Tour Coachella 2024 Radio 1 Big Weekend / Capital Ball BST Hyde Park (headline) 2025 Primavera Sound (headline) 2025 Lollapalooza (headline) 2025 (USA) & 2026 (LatAm) Coachella (headline) 2026 Lady Gaga Chromatica Ball Tour 'Enigma' Las Vegas Residency Joanne World Tour Super Bowl LI / Apple HQ Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life Wonders Summer/Autumn Night Diamond Jubilee Concert Madonna Rebel Heart Tour Rihanna Rated R / Loud / 777 / Diamonds Camila Cabello Never Be the Same / Romance / iHeartRADIO Jennifer Lopez All I Have – Las Vegas Residency TV Saturday Night Live (2025) Sabrina Carpenter NPR Tiny Desk (2024) Sabrina Carpenter The Voice (2023) Live house band That's My Jam (2022) Live house band The Tonight Show (2021) Lil Tjay ft 6LACK Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2021) Belly NPR Tiny Desk (2021) Camila Cabello Late Night w/ Seth Meyers (2019) 8g Band Sit-In Fox's 'The Four' (2018) ft Diddy, DJ Khalid, Meghan Trainor Super Bowl LI (2017) Lady Gaga Hired Gun (2017) Featured as himself AWARDS CEREMONIES GRAMMYs (2019-2026) Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Alicia Keys, Nas, Aretha Franklin tribute, Tina Turner tribute BRIT Awards (2025) Sabrina Carpenter Oscars (2023) Lady Gaga Billboard Music Awards (2021) Alicia Keys MTV VMAs (2020) Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande BET Soul Train Awards (2020) Smokey Robinson, Ceelo Green, Charlie Wilson
8. ENDORSEMENTS & INFLUENCER ENDORSEMENTS YAMAHA Drums SABIAN Cymbals REMO Drumheads VATER Drumsticks INFLUENCER META RAY-BAN Smart Glasses ORIS Watches
9. Chris Johnson is represented worldwide by NPA Management Ltd. enquiries@npamanagement.co.uk npamanagement.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7692 8242 NPA Management Ltd Berkeley Suite, 35 Berkeley Square Mayfair, London W1J 5BF United Kingdom