Madison Johnson has been playing the piano since she was 10  years old.  She wanted to learn the instrument in order to become a songwriter.  Madison learned to read music from her dad and when she became too advanced for him to continue teaching her, she started taking lessons from a professional jazz pianist named Arlette McCoy Budwig.  As a result, Madison grew fond of jazz piano; she studied with Arlette for 5 years.  She then moved on to study for 3 years at Pasadena City College under the direction of David Arnay, who as also a professional jazz pianist and instructor at USC.  She was a part of the jazz band and big band and performed several shows with them while attending PCC.
Madison has been teaching private piano lessons for several years and is an active performer herself.