Interview with Second Life Blues Artist Von Johin

Blues artist Von Johin is the alter-ego of musician Mike Lawson, the entity that he uses to perform his own unique brand of country blues music in the virtual world of Second Life. Although Lawson has unassailable musical credentials in the "real world," which include performing and recording with such legendary musicians as Jorma Kaukonen, Merl Saunders, and Joe Louis Walker, his sold-out performances in the world of Second Life as Von Johin have earned him a worldwide audience and, surprisingly, the first real world record deal offered to an avatar. Read our interview with virtual blues artist Von Johin....

Photo courtesy Von Johin