Ballistic Pig Productions - The Creative Nonsense of Geoff Johnson
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Friday, 18 February 2022

New UkeeTube Surf Video! Pros and Joes Session 1

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 I produced a surf video for UkeeTube that was released today. Featuring local talent from Tofino and Ucluelet. Have a look! Thanks to Ukee ...
Tuesday, 8 February 2022

UkeeTube!

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Lately production energy has been focused on a project called UkeeTube. Sort of digital multimedia love-letter to my home through output to ...
Friday, 1 October 2021

Ukee Kids Videos

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 Lately there have been some great community events in Ucluelet featuring the local youth. Given the whole COVID thing the local glee club w...

New Lance LaPointe Music Video

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I made a music video with our friend and sometimes collaborator Lance LaPointe recently for his new tune "June Buzz" Check it out!
Saturday, 14 August 2021

Trust Me? Series 2 Director's Cut

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 During COVID I started a Zoom based comedy series taking advantage of my assortment of somewhat famous friends' downtime. We haven'...
Monday, 9 August 2021

Lothar Myck - Journey of the Slug Music Video

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Lothar Myck in a 15 year old progressive rock and synthwave musician in Ucluelet. Recently we worked together to produce this music video. H...

UkeeTube!

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 I've set up a social media brand called Ukee Tube to highlight the community I live in and as a vehicle to share my portfolio and exper...
Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Squids, Panel Discussion and Music

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 With COVID restrictions lifting, gigs are back and I suspect more of my personal creative time will be shifting back to music. I've inv...
Thursday, 6 May 2021

PRAS Meet a Member Video Series

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 Recently I've been working on a project featuring the artist-members of the Pacific Rim Arts Society. They're celebrating 50 years ...
Monday, 25 January 2021

New Uncle Geoffsky Surf Video - Long Beach January 23, 2021

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Shot some surf action the other day and some guys from a new shaping company wanted to sponsor it! Check out West Coast Shapes Ucluelet on y...
Tuesday, 12 January 2021

Virtual Chesterman Beach Vacation

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Spent the afternoon on Chesterman Beach, yesterday. Was hoping to shoot some surf footage but there weren't a lot of people in the water...
Thursday, 7 January 2021

Storm Chasing Video Trilogy

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I pur together 3 videos over the last few days documenting the massive low pressure system that hit near Tofino and Ucluelet during the firs...
Monday, 21 December 2020

Tofino Locals Surf Video

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 I've been trying my hand at shooting surfers lately and caught a lot of talented folks out on Chesterman Beach in Tofino yesterday. I q...
Thursday, 10 December 2020

Another Ucluelet Sunset

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 I live a block from one of the best places in the world to watch the sunset. I can't help but want to share. Here's last night'...
Friday, 4 December 2020

Ucluelet Sunset

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Shot the sunset this evening in 4K, thought I would share In other news, Trust Me? Series 2 will start on Monday.  Thanks, Geoff
Thursday, 12 November 2020

shIft Introduction

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I've been planning to add interviews to my output for a while. I was the morning host of a commercial radio station for 6 years or so an...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Trust Me? Series 1 Director's Cut

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 Tonight at 8:15PT on YouTube we premier the director's cut of series one of Trust Me? Hope you can check it out. It will be available t...
Saturday, 31 October 2020

Trust Me Hallowe'en Special?

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 My web-media petri dish program Trust Me? is premiering an 82 minute cut of their Hallowe'en Special tonight at 7pm on Facebook and 7:1...
Monday, 12 October 2020

Heard Amid The Guns video series

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 I recently began working with author Jacqueline Carmichael to produce a series of videos featuring various writers, actors and other intere...
Monday, 5 October 2020

Liminality

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It's a time of change, and this website is no different. In response to the changing world and the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on th...
Sunday, 8 March 2020

Revival, Renewal & Other Needlessly Dramatic Laguage

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The Ballistic Pig website hasn't gotten much attention lately, perhaps that will change. For now I've cleaned it up a bit and intend...
Thursday, 8 March 2018

New Ballistic Pig/ Tofino Wedding Band Demo!

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Hi Team! We've got a great new.... the current Ballistic Pig/ Tofino Wedding Band Lineup recorded one of our gigs at The Duncan Showroom...
Thursday, 8 February 2018

Ballistic Pig Febrary 24, 2018 at The Tofino Legion

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Hi Team, just a quick update. We'll be playing our first public, full band gig with our new drummer Lexie Miller on February 24th at The...
Monday, 23 October 2017

Fall Update!

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Hi friends, guess it's been awhile since we updated the old website. Summer has passed and we had a great time playing events of all sor...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017

We're playing Otalith!

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It's true, we're more about the private parties and weddings but this year we've been asked to play a set at Ucluelet's wond...
Thursday, 11 May 2017

Full band May 27th at ANAF Hall in Ucluelet

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Coming up on May 27 we're playing a rare public show at the ANAF in Ucluelet. We don't break the full band out for "bar gigs...
Monday, 2 January 2017

Hippy New Year from Ballistic Piggyland

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Happy New Year everyone. We spent New Year's Eve playing for the good folks at The Wickaninnish Inn. Thanks to Charles and the team for ...
Thursday, 11 August 2016

Opening for The Steadies August 18th at The ANAF in Ucluelet

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Hi folks, sorry we haven't posted for a while. Wedding gig season and moving to a new house have eaten up quite a bit of internetting ti...
Saturday, 23 April 2016

For The Purple One

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We played Jack's last night and pulled out a half dozen Prince songs. We set the stage lights to purple and I rested my copy of the Purp...
Thursday, 31 March 2016

Geoff Johnson's Solo Album Women & Losin' Nominated For A Vanouver Island Music Award!

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Geoff's self produced album Women & Losin' has been nominated for a Vancouver Island Music Award! Look a half-dozen names down o...
Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Ballistic Pig Full Band Videos

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Hi folks. We've got some exciting news. After lolly-gagging forever we've finally got some decent video of the band playing. Last Ne...
Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Happy New Year!

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Hi folks, here's a way overdue update from Ballistic Pig land! As the December parties have wound down and a number of the local venues ...
Monday, 10 August 2015

New Weddings Website

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We've just launched a new website to focus on the wedding and corporate events side of our adventure. Please visit it here: www.tofinowe...
Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Busy busy!

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Hi folks, haven't need very diligent with the blog lately.... so much stuff going on; First off, my solo album Women and Losin' is...
Thursday, 11 June 2015

Advance Edition of Geoff's New Album, Women & Losin' now available!

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Well folks, here it is; Geoff's Adult-Contemporary album Women & Losin' is now available to stream and download! You'll also...
Thursday, 14 May 2015

Album Update!

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Hi folks. I'm sure you're all wondering how my DIY ego-project album, Women & Losin' is coming. It probably keeps you up at ...
Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Ballistic Pig Rock Band Returns! Acoustic Pig at Jamie's on April 28th

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Great News! We've secured a new rhythm section for the Ballistic Pig Rock Band and will be unveiling it with an Acoustic Pig gig at Jami...
Friday, 10 April 2015

The Zeppelin Has Launched, The Rock Band is Reviving!

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Thanks to everyone in the "standing room only" crowd at Jamie's last week for the launch of Gef Zeppelin. The turn out and res...
Friday, 3 April 2015

Gef Zeppelin Tuesday April 7th at Jamie's Rainforest Inn

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This coming Tuesday will mark the first "real" gig of the new acoustic Led Zeppelin tribute project dubbed Gef Zeppelin. We...
Friday, 27 March 2015

First Track of Geoff Johnson's Upcoming Album Women & Losin'

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Well folks, here's what might well be the first finished track off of my upcoming album Women & Losin. I've putting off completi...
Monday, 23 March 2015

Trio Demos!!

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We recorded some demos of the trio today... sort of. Geoff plays both bass and guitar on these track so they're a little different when ...
Thursday, 19 March 2015

It's The Website's Birthday

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Happy Birthday www.ballisticpig.com . It's been a fun couple years. We've got an exciting summer coming up with plenty of weddings, ...
Saturday, 21 February 2015

Website Being Updated

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Hi Folks, we're doing some work on the website to make it a little easier to navigate and such.. Until it's done it might be a bit o...
Saturday, 14 February 2015

Tofino Saltwater Classic Theme Song

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I've been the MC, sound guy and some other stuff for a local charity fishing derby for a few years now and I thought I might as well wri...
Friday, 13 February 2015

Happy Valentines Day!!

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Tara and I had a lovely evening playing unplugged to a splendid audience last night at The Wickaninnish Inn, we're back there on April 1...
Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Happy New Year (Better Late Than Never)

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Happy New Year, all. Sorry for the gap in blog posts but I've been a busy boy, recording tracks for the upcoming album, playing some fun...
Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Merry Christmas From The Coast

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I had an hour or so this afternoon while Tara was at work so I wrote a Christmas song. Happy Holidays to West Coasters everywhere!
Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Merry Christmas

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Tara and I are playing a Jamie's Rainforest Inn tonight and the swing-jazz-country-soul trio is a Black Rock on New Year's Eve (al...
Monday, 15 December 2014

Late December Gigs

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Well, 2014 is wrapping up and we're staying busy in Ballistic Pig land. Last Saturday's gig playing Christmas tunes at Ucluelet'...
Friday, 12 December 2014

Classy Christmas Party at ANAF in Ucluelet Saturday December 13th

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Looking forward to bringing the "Jazz" trio to Ucluelet's ANAF hall to play their Classy Christmas Party tomorrow! The folks a...
Sunday, 7 December 2014

Live Music Around The Holidays in Tofino and Ucluelet

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Well folks, it's early December and Christmas parties are starting to become pretty common. I played the Son Bird party last night, than...
Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Soundtrack Fun

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A couple months ago I got a call from a local film-maker who was looking for an affordable way to get a soundtrack for a film she was workin...
Monday, 17 November 2014

Early Solo Gig at Jack's November 21, 22

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So due to some booking errors I get to share the stage at Jack's this weekend with a some talented folks. Here's an updated version ...
Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Solo Acoustic Gigs in November, Jazz Trio Christmas Gigs in December?

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Hi folks, the beat goes on in Ballistic Pig land. I'm back to my solo, acoustic Thursday night spot at The Black Rock in Ucluelet every ...
Friday, 7 November 2014

Rock Band af ANAF in Ucluelet Tonight

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We're playing at Ucluelet's ANAF tonight with guest Misty Reid, formerly of Vancouver indie rockers The Yoko Casionos, here are the ...
Sunday, 2 November 2014

Jazz Trio Set Thursday November 6th at The Wickaninnish Inn

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Hi friends, with Halloween behind us things are probably going to get a little quieter in Ballistic Pig Land for a while. We've got gigs...
Friday, 24 October 2014

Hallowe'en in Tofino at Jack's with Ballistic Pig and Jagermeister

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One of our favourite nights of the year at one of our favourite venues surrounded by the "medicinal" beverage that has led to many...
Thursday, 23 October 2014

The Pig Rig: Geoff's Full-Size 5-string Upright Bass

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When the jazz-country-soul trio idea was first coming together a few months ago I thought it would be great to do it with an upright bass. A...
Monday, 20 October 2014

Busy October!

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At the time of this post the Ballistic Pig family of musical adventures had 22 gigs booked in October. This coming week is a nice sampling o...
Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Thanksgiving Sunday in Tofino it's Turkey v Pig

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I'm playing a solo set at Jack's this Sunday night so if you've got a big dinner planned and you're wondering what to do aft...
Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Somewhere Over The Rainbow and Christmas Parties

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For a wedding next summer a couple wanted this one for the processional. Here's a little (poor audio quality) version of Somewhere Over ...
Thursday, 25 September 2014

October Gigs. Your Parties? An Album!

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While the West Coast Slows down into "off-season" mode here in Ballistic Pig land we're still going hard. At this point we hav...
Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Down By Law

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The Jazz/ Old-School Country  Trio has now been named. We've opted for Down By Law, a slang term from the jazz world that sort of means ...
Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Weddings, Corporate Events, Golf Tournamnents, Charity Dinners, Staff Parties and More

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Summer, at least the peak of the tourist season may be behind us in Tofino and Ucluelet but in Ballistic Pig land there's still lots to ...
Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Jazz Band Coming Soon

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Geoff and Tara have been working with local jazz guitar and piano player Andrew Giesbrecht lately to put together a set of jazzy tunes great...
Thursday, 7 August 2014

Tara Lightnin' and Ballistic Pig Friday August 15 at Ucluelet's ANAF

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We're pleased to be playing a new (to us) venue next Friday, Ucluelet's insanely charming Army, Navy, Air Force Veteran's Club. ...
Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Tin Wis Gig on Hiatus

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Just a "heads up" that my solo Sunday night gig at Tin Wis is on hiatus until further notice. Hopefully live music will be back, b...
Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Ukee Days After Party at Official's in Ucluelet

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Been a while since the last update. We've been playing a lot and summer on the west coast is usually a busy time. Anyway, we're real...
Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Happy Canada Day

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Hey kids, we're in Ucluelet playing The Canadian Princess Resort on the deck of the boat this evening from 6:30 to 8:30... Hope you can ...
Monday, 16 June 2014

Firday June 20 Tara Lightnin' and Ballistic Pig at Jack's

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Just a quick post letting you know we're playing a full night of rock fun at Jack's Pub in Tofino this Friday. Hope you can make it!...
Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Geoff Solo Thursdays at Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet

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Starting tomorrow I'll be playing my solo acoustic set at Ucluelet's The Black Rock most Thursdays starting at 7:30. It's a lo...
Friday, 6 June 2014

Guest Entertainer This Sunday at The Tin Wis: Candace Dawne Bastien

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Hi Folks, on June 8 I've got my usual Sunday acoustic show at The Best Western Tin Wis resort and I'll have a guest drop in for the ...
Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Gettin' Lucky, Goin' To Ukee!!

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We've added a bit more current Top 40 stuff to our set recently and we're looking forward to busting it out on May 31st at Official...
Friday, 16 May 2014

Quick Update

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Not a lot of posts lately, sorry Pig Fans. I've been busy with solo acoustic gigs these last few weeks. Sunday's at Tin Wis, last Th...
Monday, 21 April 2014

Upcoming Gigs For Late April, Early May 2014

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Well, Tara's got some day job commitments coming up that will take her away from the band for a week or so. As a result our next few gig...
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