Todd Johnson joined the CSUSB Music Department as chair in 2006. He previously served as chair of the Music Department at McMurry University and taught percussion and music history at McMurry, James Madison University, Washington and Lee University, and Eastern Mennonite University.
As a soloist, Dr. Johnson's premieres include David Maslanka's Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble and Michael Colgrass's Deja Vu for Percussion Quartet and Wind Ensemble, and he has recorded for Albany Records and for broadcasts on radio stations WQRS and WBLV. Johnson's orchestral background includes positions with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, and numerous regional orchestras in Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia. He has also performed with the internationally recognized Millar Brass Ensemble of Chicago and the Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble.

Dr. Johnson is an active researcher and guest lecturer on the subjects of muscle activity in snare drumming and four-mallet marimba transcriptions. He has lectured extensively in Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia, at venues including universities, the Texas Music Educators Association convention, and the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy.