ADAM JOHNSTON AS JOHN BONHAM BIO Zepplin has always been core to my musical background, but only over the last five years have I realized how it has become so much more. I grew up playing drums on ice cream cartons and a "Magic Shot Shooting Gallery" for a snare, to bands like, KISS, Ted Nugent, Foghat, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Trower and a bunch of fusion bands AND of course, LED ZEPPELIN. Little did I know that 20 years later as I joined heavy hitting blues bands like, "The Momma's Boy's, did the influence come full circle. I found myself pounding out these heavy BONHAM-like grooves which are now the backbone of how I play. I started playing the drums when I was 12, first real set at 13, and by the 7th grade was playing backyard parties in 70's rock cover bands. In high-school that grew into original projects which were heavily influenced by Travers & Rush. Follow this with 10 years of fusion jamming and lots of listening to the likes of the Yellow Jackets, Jean Luc Ponty, Billy Cobham, Dave Weckl and the Dixie Dregs. These days I really dig getting back to my roots by playing in this very challenging and totally fun Zep tribute. Working with a talented group of guys in THE LED makes playing music like this effortless and exciting. I know it's easy to ruin a Zeppelin tune if you don't have the Bonham-like groove and honestly, who can replace that madman? So hitting hard and playing from my gut helps to put me in the Bonham drivers seat. HARD ROCK HOTEL, LAS VEGAS - SEPT. 2002 ROXY - MAY 2002