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Justin originally began DJing in 1985 on his high school radio station (KSRH 88.1 FM). DJ and producer Justin Johnson has been rocking the dance floors of North America for over twenty-five years, and his eclectic mix of Funky Breaks blended with House Music has made him a favorite at countless raves, clubs, radio shows, and special events. His influences come from all aspects of music, and he always brings the funk with him.

In the early 90s the rave and club scene in San Francisco was exploding with parties from promoters like Funky Tekno Tribe, Stompy, and the Wicked Crew, and he would find himself at events like “Boogie Buffet” at 1015 Folsom on Sunday Mornings grooving out to the sounds of Mark Farina, Spun, and good friend John Howard.

After several years of sharpening his mixing and crowd-rocking skills at full moon parties, one-offs, and house parties, he decided it was time to break out, and so he made a move to New York City to see if he could conquer the Big Apple.  Within a year of being in the north east, his shoulder was tapped by Scotty Marz, the founding father of Kingsize USA promotions, to become part of the crew and a resident DJ at the weekly Bounce parties as well as at their one-off events.  One year later he had built up such a solid reputation that he was recruited by Scott Richmond and Jonathan Kadish (aka Mr. Kleen) to work at the world famous Satellite Records in New York City.  Justin quickly made a massive impact in the store and became the Breaks buyer and the stock manager for all three stores (Boston, NYC, Atlanta).

In 1999 he started up his own Breakbeat label called Barely Legal Records and the first release featured the A-side track “All the Ho’s” by Scotty Marz, while the B-side had a collaboration of Justin Johnson and KMH called “Dai-Lo”.  This would be the first in a series of ongoing Breakbeat hits that continues today.

In 2001, Justin and Satellite coworker DJ 3PO launched a brand new label from the depths of the lower east side called Cable Recordings. At the time, Chris and Justin were the two most senior employees at Satellite Records and were roommates in a Brooklyn loft near Bushwick. Their mission was to connect all the sounds that they loved into their own sound. Their first offering “Stolen” was influenced by their surroundings, their peers, their DJ gigs, and their love for bangin' house music. They took the dirtiness of the subways, the grime of the sidewalks, and the magnificence of the skyscrapers and turned them into a menacing Tribal House stormer, which embodied the sound of the dance floors of New York City at that time. The B-Side featured an amazing remix from long time friend and collaborator John Selway whose progressive Tribal Techno sound had already taken the world by storm. Indeed, it was Selway's remix that helped bring the spotlight to Cable by the track being licensed to mix compilations on Fabric (Slam), Ultra (Taylor), and Moonshine (Dave Aude), as well as being featured in an episode of Showtime's 'Queer As Folk'.

1. Tammy Andre “Set Me Free”
2. Victor Lou “Ping Pong”
3. GOOD GRiEF “Come Down”
4. Aleksey Kraft “Magnetic”
5. BARILAN “Destruction”
6. Brohug “Face Melt”
7. Nenor “Gotta Show Me”
8. DYSLOYAL “Move Back”
9. Mea, Tom Franke “Scream”
10. Mike Cervello, Curbi “Rewind Revse”
11. Sölus-Sun “Ladies”
12. Mayo “Stutter”
13. Lesgo “Down to the Left”
14. DJ Glen, Öwnboss “Come Together”
15. Kastra “Keep on Falling”

RADIO LOCO EP.24 - Justin Johnson (USA)

This week, The Toast & Jam-Cast is proud to welcome our friend and San Francisco Bay area neighbor DJ Justin Johnson to the podcast.  His resume is extensive (you can read more about his 25+ year career here: https://www.facebook.com/deejayjustinjohnson/info?tab=page_info ) but aside from all his successes in the industry, he's also one of the most genuine, down-to-earth guy's we've met since moving to the bay.  He hosts Faultline, an all breaks monthly event in Oakland, CA and works tirelessly in promoting and furthering our breakbeat genre and culture through his label Barely Legal Records.  We hope you enjoy this mix!

Tracklisting:
1. Adrenalinez "Wet Me"
2. Kulman "Retropiam"
3. Deibeat "In Your Face"
4. UFO Project "Run tha Trap"
5. KL2, Steppa Style "Mash It Up (feat. Steppa Style)"
6. Old School Pick Of The Week
7. BumpR StickR "Don't Stop The Robot"
8. UFO Project "InterGroove"
9. Under This "Attraction"
10. Wardian "Cartuline"
11. EvilBeat "On My Beat"
12. Optobot "Do Not Adjust Your Set (Dinamik Rmx)"
13. Access Denied "Epic Warriors"

www.djjustinjohnson.com
www.barelylegalrecords.net
soundcloud.com/djjustinjohnson



The Toast & Jam-Cast Ep 09 - DJ Justin Johnson

This is a live set recorded by DJ LORYN (www.djloryn.com) at The Rock Steady in Oakland, CA on April 11th, 2015 using two CDJ1000's and a mixer.  This is an exclusive mix for FAULTLINE, a homegrown bay area breaks collective.  https://www.facebook.com/faultlinebreaks


TRACK LIST:

1.) Go on Girl (Original Mix) by Feadz
2.) Hannah Wants(Original Mix) by Chris Lorenzo, Rhymes
3.) Test Dem (Original Mix) by Submo
4.) The Riot (Baby Anne Remix) by Heavygrinder
5.) Bring The Beat Back (Original Mix) by The Flea
6.) InterGroove(Original Mix) by UFO Project
7.) Undrgrnd (Original Mix) by DJ Fixx, Keith Mackenzie
8.) Everybody Git Down (Original Mix) by Wes Smith, White Boy Awesome
9.) We Run This (Original Mix) by DJ Fixx
10.) Birds (Original Mix) by Bombo Rosa
11.) It Began in Detroit (Original Mix) by Mafia Kiss
12.) Funk Delirium (Original Mix) by Xtreme Project	
13.) Them Girlz (Original Mix) by Beatslappaz
14.) Dark Bridges (DJ Icey Remix) by Worthy
15.) Bass Shaker (Original Mix) by Defkline
16.) Night Visions (Original Mix) by Sinden, Pilo
17.) Sex Tape (Original Mix) by Mutantbreakz, Knox	
18.) Sediments (Original Mix) by Colombo
19.) Lick The Spoon (Jason Laidback Remix) by Foxy Cheex, feat. Jem Stone

For bookings, questions or specific comments on the mix: info@djloryn.com
https://www.DJLORYN.com
https://www.facebook.com/DJLORYN

I hope you will enjoy!  Happy Springtime!



LorynLIVE@Faultline 4.11.15

Justin Johnson no new jack and is one of the hardest working people in the business. He runs four labels including the Breaks label Barely Legal Records. While Johnson is a thirty year veteran DJ in his own right, he is also respected by artists, labels, and industry heads around the globe.
His eclectic mix of Funky Breaks blended with House Music has made him a favorite at countless raves, clubs, radio shows, and special events. His influences come from all aspects of music, and he always brings the funk with him.

You can catch him in the Bay Area at "Faultline" - his monthly Beaks party with DJ 138 and Eric Riggsbee.

This mix includes unreleased tracks from Justin's forthcoming EP called "The Discos of Tron", which includes four original tracks and remixes from Wes Smith, discObeta, Loryn, and Fire-Beat.

http://www.djjustinjohnson.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/djjustinjohnson
http://www.barelylegalrecords.net
http://www.faultlinebreaks.com

Justin Johnson on the RIPEcast

Live Car Crash radio Bad Barbie style Starring very Special Guest Mildly Curious. https://soundcloud.com/mildly-curious
https://www.facebook.com/Mildly.Curious?fref=ts

Bad Barbie Beats  - Mildly Curious Special- Kane Fm- 2015 - 07 - 09

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Justin Johnson's mix dedicated to the late, great, Jon Horvath.

Tracklist :

1. Fort Knox Five "Keep It Poppin" (Wes Smith Remix)
2. UFO Project "I Believe"
3. K4DJ "The Dance" (Comandbass Remix)
4. DJ Justin Johnson "Love Bone" (Justin's Faultline Disco Breaks Remix) (coming soon on BLR025: Breakbeat Summer Sampler 2015)
5. DJ Justin Johnson "Master Control Funk Program" (coming soon on BLR026: "The Discos of Tron EP")
6. ARklove "Lens" (Headset Heroes Remix)
7. Colombo & BBK "Found My Peace"
8. Josh Chambers "Arp Sauce" (Juxtapose Remix)
9. EvilBeat "Machota"
10. EvilBeat "On My Beat" (DJ Justin Johnson Remix) (coming soon on BLR025: Breakbeat Summer Sampler 2015)
11. Adrenalinez "Wet Me (Gulf Gate Project Remix) (coming soon on BLR025: Breakbeat Summer Sampler 2015)
12. DJ Justin Johnson "Body Movin" (Justin's Faultline Breaks Remix) OUT NOW!
13. DJ Justin Johnson "AWOL in Cocomo" FREE DOWNLOAD at http://www.soundcloud.com/djjustinjohnson
14. Colombo "Vibrate"
15. Deekline & Bad Zuka "My Desire"

LSM Exclusive : Justin Johnson Mix Dedicated To Jon Horvath

This week on The Armory we welcome Ardrenalinez of Huelva, Spain. Be on the look out for his new album entitled "Robotic Forces" available everywhere on October 16th. 

For more information on Adrenalinez visit:
 
https://m.soundcloud.com/adrenalinez1
https://m.facebook.com/pages/Adrenalinez/669086076445798

Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com


Adrenalinez - Episode 106

01 Adrenalinez - Robotic Force MSTR01

"Funky Breaks from the Left Coast"

Owned and operated by veteran DJ Justin Johnson, Barely Legal Records was formed in 1999 while Justin was the manager of the world famous Satellite Records. The label's artist roster boasts original tracks and remixes from Dom Almond, Beatslappaz, Wardian, discObeta, EvilBeat, Adrenalinez, and more. Upcoming releases will include Wes Smith, RuN RiOT, Geon, B-Phreak, Gulf Gate Project, and Sychosis. Stand out classics releases feature stunning Funky Breaks  from Scotty Marz, as well as tracks and collaborations with John Selway, Johnny Dangerously, 3PO, KMH, DJ Icon, Johan Afterglow, and more. 