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Johnny Gioeli ( ; born October 5, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter and composer, known as the vocalist of the
hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
Crush 40 Crush 40 is a Japanese-American hard rock band. The group consists of guitarist and composer Jun Senoue and vocalist Johnny Gioeli, although Senoue has featured other lead vocalists on a Crush 40 album. Crush 40 is best known for their contribu ...
. He is also the original lead singer of the band
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and a member of German guitarist
Axel Rudi Pell Axel Rudi Pell (born 27 June 1960) is a German heavy metal guitarist. Career Pell commenced his musical career with Steeler (1984–88) before leaving in 1988 for a solo career. During this time, he has played with such drummers as Jörg Micha ...
's band. He is most well known in pop culture for his contributions to the ''
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'' games during the 2000s.


Biography

Gioeli's musical career began in the early 1980s after forming the band Phaze with his older brother, Joey. The band underwent reform and he started drumming with the band Killerhit in 1983 at the age of 16. Sharing vocal duties with Joey. The four-piece act hit the East Coast club circuit with an enormous amount of success, earning enough by 1987 to purchase their own lighting rig, truck and tour bus (purchased from
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's guitar player in Memphis). Re-locating to Hollywood, Killerhit hooked up with bandmate and guitarist Christopher Paul's friend Poison's
Bret Michaels Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He gained fame as the frontman of rock band Poison who has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the U ...
. The singer gave them his former publicist Debra Rosner's number who instantly became the band's manager. Realizing the need for a front man, Gioeli vacated the drum stool for center stage, Las Vegas native Darek Thomas Cava taking his place behind the drum kit. Soon after, the band realized there was not a single blonde among them, and changed their name to the more appropriate Brunette. The band broke The Doors and Van Halen's single-weekend attendance records on the
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in Hollywood, California. Their sensation soon brought attention and admiration to the recording industry. They were courted by top record executives for months. The band had built a loyal worldwide fan base. Differences began to develop in the Brunette camp before a recording deal could be secured, and the band decided to call it quits in 1991. Gioeli then started working with his brother Joey on songs for an album they were going to call Brothers. However,
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,
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's guitarist (who was dating their sister at the time) met with them and asked if he could play with them, and they agreed. Then, in 1992, they released their first effort, entitled ''
Double Eclipse ''Double Eclipse'' is the debut studio album released by the American hard rock band Hardline (band), Hardline in 1992. The first single released from the album was "Takin' Me Down", written by Johnny and Joey Gioeli with Neal Schon. "Takin' Me ...
'', and called themselves
Hardline In politics, hardline (or hard-line) is an adjective describing a stance on an issue that is inflexible and not subject to compromise. A hardliner is a person holding such views. The stance is usually far from the centrist view. People, policies, ...
, which was moderately successful but not enough to get into the mainstream, especially considering its post-Nirvana release. After this they began writing songs for a second album but once again called it quits while recording the songs due to troubles with their manager and Neal Schon. Gioeli had all but disappeared from the music scene until, in 1998, German guitarist
Axel Rudi Pell Axel Rudi Pell (born 27 June 1960) is a German heavy metal guitarist. Career Pell commenced his musical career with Steeler (1984–88) before leaving in 1988 for a solo career. During this time, he has played with such drummers as Jörg Micha ...
found himself in need of a vocalist after the departure of
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. Pell had admired Gioeli for a long time, stating he always thought Gioeli's vocals would go well with his music. Pell eventually found means of contacting Gioeli and flew him to Germany to record vocals for his '' Oceans of Time'' CD, which up to date has been considered as one of the best Pell albums. He is now the permanent lead vocalist of the band and shows no signs of leaving. He also participated in Michael Voss's compilation album titled ''Voices Of Rock - MMVII'', released on July 20, 2007, on which he performed the song "Phoenix Rising". In 1994, Gioeli also collaborated with musician
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, who had performed live as a guest guitarist for Brunette, and performed the vocals for the song "Face Down" featured on Aldrich's ''Highcentered'' album, later included again on Aldrich's 2002 album ''Alter Ego''. Gioeli released his first solo album, entitled '' One Voice'', which was released through
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on December 7, 2018.


Hardline's returning album

After considerable success of their debut CD, ''
Double Eclipse ''Double Eclipse'' is the debut studio album released by the American hard rock band Hardline (band), Hardline in 1992. The first single released from the album was "Takin' Me Down", written by Johnny and Joey Gioeli with Neal Schon. "Takin' Me ...
'', the band was dissolved for ten years during which Gioeli and his brother followed a career in internet business. After he met with further success in Axel Rudi Pell's band, Gioeli and his band Hardline returned with a new lineup to release their second album entitled '' II'', released in 2002, followed by the live CD/DVD in 2003, named ''
Live at the Gods Festival 2002 Live at the Gods is a live album by Hardline which was released on DVD and CD in 2003. It was recorded at the Gods Festival in Bradford, England on 2 June 2002, where Hardline was the headliner for this festival. The concert was an all day festi ...
''. Their third album, ''
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'', was released April 17, 2009. On December 22, 2011, Gioeli confirmed, via Frontiers Records official site, that he and Italian producer and keyboard player Alessandro Del Vecchio would release Hardline's fourth studio album '' Danger Zone'' on May 18, 2012, yet again with a new lineup. On October 14, 2016, Hardline's fifth studio album, ''
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'', was released. In 2019, Gioeli officially announced Hardline's sixth album, ''Life'', which will be released in April. This will be the first Hardline album featuring a cover song since the debut album's track "Hot Cherie". This time, the cover is
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's "
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", a personal favorite of Gioeli's.


Crush 40

In addition to being a vocalist for two bands, he has also been working with
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and musician
Jun Senoue is a Japanese composer and guitarist who works for Sega, known for his various contributions in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. He is also the songwriter for the band Crush 40, which has also contributed to many ''Sonic'' games. B ...
and has delivered his vocals in the Sons of Angels CD; '' Thrill of the Feel'', released in 2000. The band has since changed their name to Crush 40. They have written and performed several songs from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series produced by
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and
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, such as the theme tune "Sonic Heroes" from the game of the same name, a bright,
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song and in contrast to "What I'm Made Of...", a distinctly dark, energetic
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song for the final battle against
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Overlord. He was also the vocalist for the songs "Open Your Heart", the main theme of ''
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'', "Live and Learn", the main theme of ''
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'', "I Am... All of Me", the main theme of ''
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'', the ending theme "Never Turn Back", a cover of the band Magna-Fi's "All Hail Shadow", for the ending theme of Shadow's story in '' Sonic the Hedgehog 2006'', and "Knight of the Wind", the main theme of ''
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'' as well as the ending theme "Live Life". Additionally, Gioeli has worked with Senoue to produce a cover of
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's "Seven Rings in Hand", which was featured exclusively on the Japan-only release '' True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog''. He also wrote the chorus for the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' theme song "
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" and recorded a version of the song with Crush 40 (featured as a bonus track on the game's official soundtrack). Gioeli provided his vocals on the soundtrack to the game ''Sonic and the Black Knight'' on the tracks "Fight the Knight" and "Through the Fire". In October 2008, Gioeli and Senoue took the stage at the
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to perform some of their most popular ''Sonic''-based songs in front of a live audience for the first time. Gioeli and Senoue have since created a YouTube account and uploaded video footage of the event. In 2009, a new Crush 40 album was released entitled ''
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''. This
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contains most of the band's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' releases as well as a mixture of old tracks from the ''
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'' game and some brand new songs including a cover of "Un-Gravitify", the main theme of '' Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity'', a cover of the Cult's "
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", and an original ballad entitled "Is It You". The album also contains remixed tracks of "Open Your Heart", "I Am...All of Me", "His World", and "Knight of the Wind". In 2010, Gioeli performed with Senoue as Crush 40 at the 2010
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convention in
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on August 7, 2010. It was Crush 40's first full-length performance and their first performance outside Japan. In that same year, they recorded a cover of "Free", the main theme of ''
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'', as a bonus track in the game's official soundtrack. In 2011, the band performed at Sonic Boom to celebrate Sonic's 20th anniversary. In addition to this, they also performed in Tokyo at Guilty stage, of which many concert videos were produced In 2012, the band performed at two conventions. The first one is at the Summer of Sonic in
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and at the Sonic Boom in
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during the
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. The band has released their first live album on October 3, 2012, entitled ''Live!'', which featured songs from their concerts in
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back in March. In 2013, the band performed in
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for the Sonic Boom 2013 event. In 2015, the band released ''2 Nights 2 Remember'' featuring four brand new songs and thirteen songs from their 2N2R live tour in 2014. They appeared in 2016 at the
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in San Diego to play several tracks for the 25th anniversary of the ''Sonic'' series. In 2017 and 2018, Gioeli performed solo at TooManyGames. In 2018, Sega announced a new ''Sonic'' racing game titled ''
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'' which features a new Crush 40 song called "Green Light Ride", which serves as the game's main theme. The game was released on May 21, 2019. In a recent interview, Gioeli has stated that a second Crush 40 "Best of" album is currently in the works and will be known as ''Driving Through Forever: The Ultimate Crush 40 Collection'', which was released on July 24, 2019. The album contains a brand new song called "Call Me Crazy". To honor 30 years of the ''Sonic'' franchise, a special Sonic Symphony concert took place on June 23, 2021, with Crush 40 as one of the special guests, performing their latest hits from the series. Gioeli provided his vocals for the song "Crushing Thirties" by The Chalkeaters, a three man music group out of
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. The song is also themed to Sonic's 30th anniversary, however, in a much more realistic scenario.


Discography


Guest / feature performances

* ''High Centered with Doug Aldrich'' (2002) * ''She's On Fire'' (2006) * ''Voice of Rock'' (2007) * ''Herman Rarebell'' (2014) * ''Set the World on Fire'' (2018) * ''Restless Spirits'' (2019) * ''Jeff Scot Soto and Friends'' (2021) * ''Circus of Rock'' (2021) * ''Crushing Thirties'' (2022) * ''Jitsu Squad'' (2022)


Axel Rudi Pell

* '' Oceans of Time'' (1998) * ''The Ballads II'' (1999) * ''
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'' (2000) * ''
The Wizard's Chosen Few Axel Rudi Pell (born 27 June 1960) is a German heavy metal guitarist. Career Pell commenced his musical career with Steeler (1984–88) before leaving in 1988 for a solo career. During this time, he has played with such drummers as Jörg Micha ...
(Compilation)'' (2000) * ''
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'' (2002) * ''
Knights Live Axel Rudi Pell (born 27 June 1960) is a German heavy metal guitarist. Career Pell commenced his musical career with Steeler (1984–88) before leaving in 1988 for a solo career. During this time, he has played with such drummers as Jörg Micha ...
'' (Live CD) (2002) * '' Knight Treasures (Live and More)'' DVD (2002) * '' Kings And Queens'' (2004) * ''The Ballads III'' (2004) * '' Mystica'' (2006) * ''
Diamonds Unlocked ''Diamonds Unlocked'' is the twelfth album by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. It is a cover album released in September/October 2007. The album consists of 10 cover tracks and 1 self-written introduction track. Axel Rudi Pell attempted to make co ...
'' (2007) * '' Live Over Europe 2008'' DVD (2008) * ''
Tales of the Crown ''Tales of the Crown'' is the thirteenth album by German speed/power metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. It released on 24 October 2008 by Steamhammer/SPV records. The album was #56 on the Sweden charts and #81 on the Switzerland charts. Track list ...
'' (2008) * '' The Best of Axel Rudi Pell: Anniversary Edition'' (2009) * ''
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'' DVD (2010) * '' The Crest'' (2010) * ''The Ballads IV'' (2011) * ''
Circle of the Oath Axel Rudi Pell (born 27 June 1960) is a German heavy metal guitarist. Career Pell commenced his musical career with Steeler (1984–88) before leaving in 1988 for a solo career. During this time, he has played with such drummers as Jörg Micha ...
'' (2012) * ''
Live on Fire ''Live On Fire'' is the third live album by the German guitar-player Axel Rudi Pell. Track listing CD Version: Disc 1 (Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany (October 18, 2012)) # "The Guillotine Suite (Intro)" (from '' Circle of the Oath'') # "Ghost I ...
'' (Live CD/Live DVD) (2013) * '' Into the Storm'' (2014) * ''
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'' (Live CD/Live DVD) (2015) * '' Game of Sins'' (2016) * ''The Ballads V'' (2017) * '' Knights Call'' (2018) * '' Sign of the Times'' (2020) * '' Lost XXIII''(2022)


Hardline

* ''
Double Eclipse ''Double Eclipse'' is the debut studio album released by the American hard rock band Hardline (band), Hardline in 1992. The first single released from the album was "Takin' Me Down", written by Johnny and Joey Gioeli with Neal Schon. "Takin' Me ...
'' (1992) * '' II'' (2002) * ''
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(Live CD/DVD)'' (2003) * ''
Leaving the End Open ''Leaving the End Open'' is the third studio album by the American rock group Hardline. This is their first album since 2002's '' II''. The new line up for the album features two new band members, Jamie Brown on bass guitar and Atma Anur on drums ...
'' (2009) * '' Danger Zone'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2016) * ''
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'' (2019) * ''Life Live'' (2020) * ''Heart, Mind and Soul'' (2021)


Crush 40

* ''Sonic Team «PowerPlay» — Best Songs from Sonic Team'' (1998) * '' Sonic Adventure: Songs With Attitude Vocal Mini-Album'' (1998) * ''Sonic Adventure REMIX'' (1998) * '' Sonic Adventure Original Soundtrack'' (1999) * ''Thrill of the Feel'' (as ''Sons of Angels'') - (2000) * '' Sonic Adventure 2 Multi-Dimensional Original Soundtrack'' (2001) * '' Sonic Adventure 2 Vocal Collections: Cuts Unleashed'' (2001) * '' Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack'' (2002) * ''Rock on Bones'' (2003) * ''
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'' (European release of ''Thrill of the Feel'') - (2003) * ''
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'' (2003) * '' Triple Threat: Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax'' (2003) * '' Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrack'' (2005) * '' Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax'' (2005) * '' Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track'' (2007) * '' Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills'' (2007) * ''
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'' (2008) * '' True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2008) * '' Face to Faith: Sonic and the Black Knight Vocal Trax'' (2009) * '' True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2'' (2009) * ''
The Best of Crush 40 – Super Sonic Songs is a Japanese composer and guitarist who works for Sega, known for his various contributions in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. He is also the songwriter for the band Crush 40, which has also contributed to many ''Sonic'' games. B ...
'' (2009) * '' Tales of Knighthood: Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrax'' (2009) * '' Face to Faith: Sonic and the Black Knight Vocal Trax'' (2009) * ''
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'' (2009) * '' Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack: Break Free'' (2010) * '' Sonic Adventure Original Soundtrack - 20th Anniversary Edition'' (2011) * '' Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack - 20th Anniversary Edition'' (2011) * '' Sonic Heroes Original Soundtrack - 20th Anniversary Edition'' (2011) * '' Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack - 20th Anniversary Edition'' (2011) * '' History of Sonic Music 20th Anniversary Edition'' (2011) * '' Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur'' (2011) * ''
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a 2011 fictional crossover, crossover sports game, sports and party game developed by Sega Japan. It was published by Nintendo in Japan and Korea and by Sega elsewhere. As the third instalment in the ''Mario & Sonic'' series, it was released ...
'' (2011) * ''Rise Again'' (2012) * ''Live!'' (2012) * '' Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'' (2013) * ''
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and (colloquially and collectively referred to as ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' or ''Smash 4'') is a group of two 2014 crossover fighting video games developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS a ...
'' (2014) * ''2 Nights 2 Remember'' (2015) * ''
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is a crossover sports and party game in the ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series, released for the Nintendo 3DS in February 2016 in Japan, March 2016 in North America, and in April 2016 for Europe and Australia, and for the Wii U world ...
'' (2016) * ''
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is a 2018 crossover fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, succeeding ...
'' (2018) * '' Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack - Maximum Overdrive'' (2019) * ''Driving Through Forever: The Ultimate Crush 40 Collection'' (2019) * '' Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'' (2019)


Solo

* '' One Voice'' (2018)


References


External links


Axel Rudi Pell - Official homepage

Hardline - Official homepage

Jun Senoue - Official homepage

Brunette - Tribute
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