About

Sebastian Johnson graduated from St. Petersburg College with an Associates Degree in Music, studying classical guitar with Joe Braccio. He later graduated from The University of Tampa with a Bachelors Degree in Music studying classical guitar with John Demas and Jazz guitar with Tom Jemmot. Sebastian spent over 7 years performing at Busch Gardens in Tampa, playing guitar for many different shows/ acts including; Kinetix, Lets Get Loud, Christmas From The Heart, Burn The Floor, Dreamwork’s Madagascar, and other various solo performances around the park. Sebastian was the Band Captain for the show Burn The Floor where he had to teach other professional guitarists the techniques for Classical, Flamenco, and Jazz Guitar. Sebastian also has performed many gigs for weddings, cocktail hours, private parties, churches, and gatherings.

Shortly after graduating from The University of Tampa, Sebastian started teaching at Don Banks Music in South Tampa. He worked there for 7 years teaching hundreds of students guitar, bass, and ukulele from ages 5 to 75 years old. The owner of Don Banks Music retired in 2021. Sebastian now teaches guitar at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg and also teaches students online.

Since 2022, Sebastian has been the guitarist for the Award Winning “Wedding Wire People’s Choice” band called Phase 5. He has been doing over 75 weddings a year with Phase 5 performing guitar for ceremonies, cocktail hours, and receptions.