Mike Johnson (born August 27, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and fronted Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984 until their break up in 1989. [1] He joined Dinosaur Jr. as bass player in 1991 [1] [2] and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998.[3] He was briefly married to Juned's Leslie Hardy in 1994, [4] and contributed to both the band's studio albums.