Robert Arthur Johnson (born November 20, 1971 in

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, and also known under various pseudonyms, including Freshbread) is a Canadian musician currently based in

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. He played bass guitar in the

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and

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bands

SNFU SNFU was a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in Edmonton in 1981, relocated to Vancouver in 1992, and disbanded in 2018. They released eight albums, two live records, and one compilation amid many lineup changes and several temporary breakups. ...

and the

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, in addition to recording his own hip hop and

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music in various incarnations.

Career

After playing in several small-scale local bands like Disco Graveyard and Dimestore Hoods, Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp.135 Johnson joined the Wheat Chiefs in 1992, a new project featuring members of the influential skate punk band SNFU. Later that year, he also joined the reconstituted SNFU, who soon signed to

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and toured the world extensively. He served as the group's bassist and harmony vocalist, adding numerous songwriting contributions and a lead vocal performance on "Gaggle of Friends" from the 1996 ''

FYULABA ''FYULABA'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU. The album was released in 1996 by Epitaph Records. Its name is an acronym for ''Fuck You Up Like a Bad Accident''. Chris Walter. ''What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vanco ...

'' album. He opted to continue with the band in 1998 despite the loss of founding member

Brent Belke Brent Belke (born February 1, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian guitarist and composer. After playing in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs between 1981 and 1998, Belke began a career composing music for film a ...

and longtime drummer

Dave Rees David Rees (born June 15, 1969 in Seattle, Washington) is an American-Canadian musician and television editor currently based in Montreal, Quebec. Rees played drums in the punk rock band SNFU and the alternative rock band Wheat Chiefs, and se ...

. Johnson ultimately left SNFU in 2001 after nine years, shortly before the band began an extended hiatus.Walter 210 In 1999, Johnson began his hip-hop career under the Freshbread moniker. He released the ''Big Boss Battle'' album in 2002. Later, he also formed the hard rock band Air Raid Siren with former SNFU drummer

Sean Stubbs Sean R. Stubbs is a Canadians, Canadian musician. He has served as the drummer in the industrial rock bands Numb (band), Numb and Jakalope, and the punk rock band SNFU. He has also been a member of alternative rock singer-songwriter Bif Naked's ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Rob 1971 births Living people Canadian hip hop musicians Canadian punk rock guitarists Musicians from Edmonton 21st-century Canadian guitarists Wheat Chiefs members SNFU members