Jay-Jay Johanson still gloomy but embracing music’s change

Category: Music

Email This |

Digg This |

Leave A Comment

When Jay-Jay Johanson's gloomy voice first seduced fans, CDs were king. Hailing from the streaming industry's epicenter of Sweden, Johanson has watched the music business transform firsthand — and he likes what he sees. Johanson — whose quickly recognizable sound couples his plaintive, high-pitched voice with dark electronic soundscapes and sparse but intense beats — tours to make a living, with album sales no longer what they were when he started in the 1990s.