Johnny Mathis

SCOTT LAVENDER

John’s gifted pianist-conductor is John Scott Lavender. Before Johnny, he’s worked with Glenn Yarbrough and Toni; he’s conducted orchestras throughout the Canada, Great Britain, and the US, including the National Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles...

JOE LIZAMA

Joseph Lizama is Johnny’s accomplished percussionist. When he was in the eighth grade, he purchased the largest drum set pictured in the Ludwig Drum Catalog, paid for it with his own savings. That same drum set would later be used for his first few years touring with...

KERRY MARX

Kerry is a Nashville guitarist and studio musician, best known for his work with the Grand Ole Opry, where he has been staff guitarist since 2000 and Music Director since 2018. He has played with many notable musicians including Natalie Cole, Taylor Swift, John...

KEN WILD

Ken began playing bass in a trio with Dave Wild around 1966. Attended the University of Hawaii 1970 – 1972, studying bass with Armand Russell, but left before graduating to go on the road as a founding member of the band Seawind. Seawind moved to LA in 1976 and began...

GARY MULE DEER

Gary Mule Deer’s unique comedy and music have set him apart as one-of-a-kind. He has performed on every major concert stage in the country and made over 350 television appearances, including many on both The Tonight Show and The Late Show With David Letterman. Gary...

Brad Upton

Back in high school, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson was the only place for Brad Upton to watch comedians. It was also where Brad became a huge fan of Johnny Mathis. He is a past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and has headlined comedy clubs from Anchorage...

STACEY WESTBROOK

Stacey has worked in the lighting industry for 25+years. Since starting with the Mathis Band in January 2013, she says that working for Johnny Mathis is the equivalent of winning the Lotto. “It’s a rare thing to truly like your job as well as all the...

ERIC HATCHER

Eric has worked in many creative technical production jobs from sound, lighting & video engineering. He is Johnny’s current Sound Engineer, and joined the Rojon touring crew in 2015.  Johnny has said that having wonderful sound at his concert is the very...

RICKY ROBINSON

Ricky has worked with Johnny for several years, and is one of his most enthusiastic staff members.​Ask Ricky what he enjoys most about his job, and his reply is, “I work for Johnny Mathis. That’s the best part. He’s an icon.” His position with Johnny as...
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