John-Anthony Webb (September 12, 1993), better known by his stage name Johnny Rain, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer, and the leader of collective OD. He was raised in Oceanside, California, the northern most city of San Diego County. Rain was raised by his mother and father who always encouraged him and provided opportunities for him to pursue his passion for music. At 3 years old, his parents bought him a full drum set and by the time he was 6, Johnny had a keyboard and guitar. Johnny's first performances were singing in the children's choir at Faith Temple Christian Center but it was in Junior High when his stage became the lunchtime schoolyard and he was dubbed the name "J.Nyce", due to his remarkable ability to freestyle. Johnny built a reputation for being the best rapper on campus.
Unbeknownst to his peers, Johnny secretly began ghost writing for several local artist, all the while perfecting his own craft. In the summer of 2009 Johnny met music producer, Emerson Windy and the two quickly began writing, producing, and pulling all-nighters in the studio. On November 16, 2010 Johnny released his highly anticipated mixtape, “Somewhere Else", under the reputable name of J.Nyce. To everyone's surprise, Johnny pulled a switcheroo and returned to his roots by singing his way into the hearts of his fans. While "Somewhere Else" created major buzz, Johnny admits being hard-pressed to satisfy the demands of his fans requests to put out an album.
To date Johnny has two mixtapes under his belt starting with "Somewhere Else"[Nov. 2010] and "WOUNDEDdrug, silentHIGH" [Dec. 2011]. Both projects gave him the exposure needed to showcase and introduce his talent to the world.
"LLWH", was his first release along with a visual, for "Lullaby Of Machine". The video was shot by renowned director, Tishaun Dawson and was released September 17, 2012. Rain premiered his second release "Mulholland Drive, My Abyss" (or in short, MDMA) for digital download on January 22, 2013. The song, which serves as the lead single off of his forthcoming project. Though Rain was recently signed with multi-platinum grammy award winning producer Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, it is unknown if Tricky will be apart of "L.O.M.". Johnny Rain is scheduled to digitally release his debut entitled "Lullaby of Machine", February 12, 2013.