Orion Johanning started playing guitar at age 9. He quickly picked up the banjo soon after at age 10 and has been playing almost a year. He is quickly becoming known as a fine young banjo picker (Red Haired Boy) around the Southern CA bluegrass scene at the festivals and jams where he has managed to catch the ear of banjo pickers like John Hickman, Doug Dillard, and Master Chief Keith Arneson.

He recently competed in the Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest placing 4th in his very first stage appearance. Orion is home schooled and is the top student in his classJ. Orion enjoys church, camping, and playing with friends and looks forward to starting a bluegrass band.

You can contact his father at: jeffrey.r.johanning@saic.com