John Fedevich has performed with Automatic Taxi Star, "Almost Famous" film role, Drawing Boxes, Franky Perez, and Vinyl Clouds among others. He has recorded in plenty of LA Studios.
Johnny Fedevich is one of America's premier drummers, having worked in every conceivable environment – including a Hollywood movie set. See, Johnny played Ed Vallencourt, drummer for the fictional (yet very real) band Stillwater in Cameron Crowe's hit film 'Almost Famous'. Along with
working with Crowe and his wife, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, to get the tunes just right, he was given one of the most anticipated (and humorous) lines in the film.
Johnny has been a drummer since he was a kid. “It all started with my grandma giving me a toy snare drum for Christmas,” says Johnny. “I’d set up the cushions and pillows from the couch to replicate a drum kit, then emulate my drumming heroes like Ringo, Peter Criss, Clem Burke, Stan Lynch, Bonham …”
After confirming that his son’s desire to be a drummer was sincere, Johnny’s father purchased a beautiful set of Rogers drums, which Johnny still has today.
Gigging in a church, watching MTV, jamming with friends (and yes, taking lessons) all played a part in his development. A stop at Berklee College of Music for a few years after high school trimmed the fat from his playing style and set him on a path to becoming a career musician.
Johnny Fedevich has since performed and recorded with L.A.-based Mercury Records UK band Orson as well as Vegas bands Automatic Taxi Star, Drawing Boxes, Vinyl Clouds, The Szuters (magni-fi), and Industry.
He currently performs with Franky Perez (solo artist and Scars on Broadway member), and he’s part of the Michael Cavanaugh Band (Broadway's “Movin' Out” star). With Michael's band, Johnny has been performing with symphony orchestras around the country, rocking out
the music of Billy Joel and Elton John. One notable tour highlight was
a performance with the Boston Pops.
When not touring, Johnny performs with Vegas cover acts Boogie Knights, Rock Star Karaoke, Metal Shop and The Spazmatics. His recording credits include heavy metal act Nitro, Mr. Big/guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert (Flying Dog, Raw Blues Power) and the Szuters (self-titled and American Pop on JVC Victor).
His film credits as an actor include the aforementioned Almost Famous, the Tom Cruise drama Vanilla Sky and Steve Martin's Shopgirl.