Colleen Johnson
Oakland, CA


The Evergreen State College- Bachelor of Arts 2009 (Olympia, WA)
Music/Ethnomusicology
I graduated from TESC, where I pursued studies in ethnomusicology as well as digital and analog recording. 

Threshold Choir (Oakland, CA)
Singer/Participant
2012-2019
I have participated for many years in the Oakland branch of the Threshold Choir, a national organization of women’s choirs that sing at the bedsides of people that are dying.  We offer our services for free, and practice weekly to hone our skills. 

Polka Dot Dot Dot (Olympia, WA)
Musician/Manager
2006-2012
Folk trio, Polka Dot Dot Dot, toured extensively in the United States and three times in New Zealand.  We produced two studio albums on Bicycle Records and one EP. Our music has been entered into the New Zealand National Archives because of our involvement in the music scene there. 

Silver Shadows (Oakland, CA)
Musician/Manager
2013-2018
I started and managed the band, Silver Shadows, based in my current home of Oakland, CA.  We released two LPs, one on Gilgongo Records and another on Volar Records.  We toured the western United States several times. 

Flying Circles (Oakland, CA)
Songwriter/Manager
2015-present
Flying Circles is my current project, a collaboration with my partner, Preston Bryant (AJJ, Spirit Adrift). We have released our first studio album in 2017 on Antiquated Future, and toured the US twice.  Our music has a strong social justice lens.  We are currently recording our second studio album to be released at the end of 2019.