Johnnyswim is an American folk, soul, blues, pop music duo, consisting of singer-songwriters Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez.[1] The duo formed in 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[1]

Contents 1 Origin 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links Origin

Ramirez trained as a musician at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in his native Jacksonville, Florida.[2]

Ramirez and Sudano first met after Sunday service at a church in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Four years later in 2005 Sudano attended a songwriting workshop held by Ramirez and became interested in writing songs with him.[1][3]

Career

Johnnyswim independently released their first self-titled EP on June 30, 2008.[4]

In 2009, the duo collaborated with Bruce Sudano on the track "Morning Song" which appeared on his record Life and the Romantic.[5]

In 2010, they released their second EP, 5-8 and toured around the country.[3]

In 2011, they released the single "Bonsoir".[4] In September that year, the duo traveled to India with VisitingOrphans.org.[6] Inspired by their experiences there, they wrote the track "Hallelujah" featuring Tulsi. It was released in December 2011 with all profits going to the efforts of the charity.[7]

April 24, 2012 saw the release of their third album Home, Vol. 1, a new collection of songs as well as the release of the single "Annie".[8] The unsigned duo hit their stride and received support from major brands like Apple, Louis Vuitton and Tommy Hilfiger.[3]

Johnnyswim were guests on the November 17, 2012 broadcast of the live radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion.[9] They also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 15, 2013.[10] Johnnyswim performed "Don't Let It Get You Down" from their album Heart Beats on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday, September 13, 2013.[3]

The duo signed a recording contract with Big Picnic Records.[11] In 2014, Johnnyswim released their first full-length record, Diamonds.[3][11] Diamonds held the number one spot on the Singer/Songwriter chart for several weeks.[3]

In December 2014 Joanna Gaines announced on Twitter that their song "Home" would become the theme song for the soon to be hit HGTV show Fixer Upper.[12]

Johnnyswim were guests on February 13, 2014, episode 65 of the program Live From Daryl's House, joining Daryl Hall and the house band in performing seven songs.[13] In April the same year, Johnnyswim performed a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR's All Songs Considered.[14]

In 2016, they released the studio album Georgica Pond and the live album Live At Rockwood Music Hall.[3]

Personal life

Amanda is the daughter of Bruce Sudano & the late singer Donna Summer. In 2009, she and Abner married.[3] At a concert in Portland, Oregon, on November 5, 2014, the pair announced they are expecting their first child. Their son, Joaquin Emmanuel Ramirez, was born in February 2015. Their daughter, Luna Bird Ramirez, was born in April 2018. They reside in Los Angeles, California.

Discography

Studio albums

Diamonds (2014) Georgica Pond (2016)

Live albums

Johnnyswim Live at Rockwood Music Hall (2016)

Holiday albums

A Johnnyswim Christmas (2014)

EPs

Johnnyswim (2008) Home, Vol. 1 (2012) Heart Beats (2013)

Singles[4]

"You're Not Gonna Leave Me Here" (2008) "Letting Go" (2008) "Why'd You Do It" (2008) "Away I Go" (2008) "Good News" (2008) "Morning Song" (2009) with Bruce Sudano "Bonsoir" (2011) "Hallelujah" (featuring Tulsi) (charity song for fundraising efforts for Visiting Orphans, 2011) "Heart Beats" (2012) "Adelina" (2012) "Home" (2012) "Annie" (2012) References ^ a b c d "Johnnyswim: The Duo You Need In Your Life". Interview. Globalgrind.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.  ^ Wilbur, Shae (June 23, 2011). "JOHNNYSWIM on FOX30 Action News". FOX30 Action News. Retrieved May 28, 2012.  ^ a b c d e f g h "We Are Johnnyswim". johnnyswim.com. johnnyswim.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.  ^ a b c Abner Ramirez, Amanda Sudano. "Johnnyswim iTunes". Johnnyswim. Retrieved May 29, 2012.  ^ Tennessean Music Team. "Bruce Sudano's 'Wedding Day' rings bells with listeners". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.  ^ "Johnnyswim". Visiting Orphans. Visitingorphans.org. Retrieved May 27, 2012.  ^ Abner Ramirez, Amanda Sudano. "We are so proud to present our new single..." Johnnyswim Blog. johnnyswim.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012. [permanent dead link] ^ Sanfiorenzo, Dimas. "Johnnyswim "Annie" (New Video)". Global Grind. globalgrind.com. Retrieved May 31, 2012.  ^ "November 17, 2012". Prairiehome.org. 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2016-02-01.  ^ "Search for johnnyswim". Nbc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.  ^ a b "Johnnyswim". bigpicnicrecords.com. Big Picnic Records. Retrieved 9 June 2016.  ^ https://twitter.com/joannagaines/status/545807674466512897 ^ "Episode 65: JOHNNYSWIM :: Live From Daryl's House with Daryl Hall :: Current Episode". Livefromdarylshouse.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.  ^ Thompson, Stephen. "Johnnyswim: Tiny Desk Concert". Npr.org. Retrieved 2016-02-01.  External links Official site Authority control MusicBrainz: f73fb555-9bce-4c67-b101-311efd2e9f79