Since she was a kid, Hillary Johnson has been fascinated with sound and music. For over 15 years, she has spent much of her time as a recording engineer in the studio twiddling knobs for many bands from New York, as well as across the country and abroad. INDEPENDENT/MAJOR RELEASES and COMMERCIAL WORK:
In addition to local up-and-comers you may or may not have heard of, she has also worked with established artists, such as Jeff Buckley, Jennifer Kimball, Rufus Wainwright, The Ramones, The Prids, Bell Hollow, Bishop Allen, The Misfits, Project Jenny, Project Jan, and Michael Gira (Swans, Angels Of Light). Hillary has also worked with producers such as Lenny Kaye, Henry Rollins, Genya Ravan, and Daniel Rey. Hillary has also recorded and mixed original music by composers for Volkswagon, Olay, Bridgestone, and many more.
WORKSHOPS/PUBLIC SPEAKER:
Panelist, Moderator for annual TapeOpCon conferences (2002-2007)
Instructor for Manhattan Recording Workshop (1999-2000)
Panelist for Indie Music Forum with Mark Mothersbaugh, Larry Crane (2000)
WRITER:
Contributing writer for Tape Op Magazine including interviews with Interpol, Wharton Tiers, Michael Gira, and Gordon Raphael.
TECHNICIAN:
Wired studios for Sound On Sound, Legacy Recording Studios, The Mars Volta, Future Shock (Alex Newport) and various others.
DJ:
Hi-Fi Hillary plays DJ at various underground NYC clubs including Contempt, The BlackSun Festival, various dark parties and shows, and other now-defunct parties such as Muffler and Diatribe.
PERFORMER:
Live keyboards/percussion with Bell Hollow (2006-2008)
Keyboards/theremin/percussion with Crowns On 45 (2000-2002)