SRJ is the artist name for electronic dance music producer Steven Richard Jones.  After falling in love with this genre and the many sub-genres of this style of music when clubbing along to the likes of The Freemasons, Syke ‘n’ Sugastarr, Seamus Haji and Simmons and Christopher at the legendary Beyond club in London, SRJ just knew instinctively that he had to make use of his musical background (A’Level Music and Grade 8 piano) and started his own independent dance label SRJ Productions around eight years ago.

The group was formed in April 1998 by Lucky Maphosa, Siphamandla Maphala and Thato Letsholonyane, the group consists of ten members, but has 6 performing members.
This is an a cappella singing group which was inspired by groups like Accapella, Take 6,
Heritage, Ladysmith Black Mambazo to name but a few, we were inspired by their a cappella music that we thought we should continue with the craft but …also add more African feel to it as we are Africans who are proud of being Africans.

The groups has been involved in fundraising projects for different organizations and have encouraged many young up and coming musos in giving them courage and to believe in themselves as we could see so much untapped potential within themselves.

The group has performed at weddings, funerals, Birthday Parties and different Denominations around the Country, We’ve shared stage with other Gospel groups like No – Limits, Emmanuel Ministry Group, Victor Masondo, Gail Hamilton Masondo (Former manager of Take 6 From Choice Management USA), Prince Lengoase, Mokale Koapeng, Concord Nkabinde, Sylvester Mazinyane and have participated in Music Conventions Adjudicated by Mr. M. Masote.

The Music of the Group is a cappella but musical instruments are also used as sweeteners, the music of the group is mainly Gospel but it also includes African Jazz elements, Isicathamiya and some good old a cappella voices.

The Beginning Verse 1 is the group’s first Album and as the title suggest, this is our first offering on our music Anthology, Accapella 4:1 “The last angels to send the word through music”

With our most recent Corporate performance being at Nedbank for their Deep Green Day.

The groups CD The begining – Verse 1 got good review from Sowetan’s TimeOut date 13th June 2008, the CD got 4 Stars.


THE MANY WHO KNOW HIM  JOHN BERNARD ZACHARY  A.K.A  ( JOZAC ) ,
KNOW THAT HE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE WORD MUSIC.  INSPIRED BY
HIS FATHER ALSO A MUSICIAN AND ENCOURAGED BY HIS MOTHER FOR
HER LOVE OF MUSIC, A GREAT MUSICIAN HE IS !

BORN IN BROOKLYN NY  UNDER THE ZODIAC SIGN OF LEO,  JOZAC BEGAN
DRUMMING AT  THE AGE OF FOUR AND ENGINEERING AT EIGHT.  HIS
MUSICAL CAREER HAS SPANED FOUR AND A HALF DECADES.  AMONG 
MANY OTHER TALENTS HE HAS MASTERED THE ART OF DRUMMING WITH 
PASSION.  HE ALSO PLAYS ELECTRONIC DRUMS, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER 
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS, BASS & LEAD GUITARS, PIANO, HARMONICA, 
MELODICA, SYNTHESIZER AND MIDI KEYBOARDS.

A MAN OF MANY TITLES ;  COMPOSER, PRODUCER , ARRANGER , ENGINEER,
( TO NAME A FEW )  IS FAMILIAR WITH MOST DAWS  (DIGITAL AUDIO WORK-
STATIONS)  SUCH AS PROTOOLS AND DIGITAL PERFORMER.  HOWEVER,
TO PRODUCE ELECTRONICALLY AS WELL AS ORGANICALLY HIS SUPERB
UNIQUE QUALITY AND STYLE OF MUSIC HE PREFERS, HAS MASTERED AND 
IS A CERTIFIED USER OF LOGIC PRO. WHILE WORKING AT SAMASH IN THE 
HEART OF NEW YORK CITY SELLING DRUMS HE WAS GIVEN THE TITLE  
(THE NEW YORK GURU).

JOZAC'S AWESOME TALENTS' AND GIFTS' HAVE AFFORDED HIM MANY
PLEASURABLE   OPPORTUNITIES. ONE THAT SPARKLES HIS EYE IS
THE LUXURY TO LITERALLY BE A "ONE MAN BAND" IN THE MAKING OF HIS
RECORDINGS.  IT IS  WHAT IT IS JOZACMUSIC .  ANOTHER HE ENJOYS IS THE
ABILITY  TO GIVE BACK.  HE'S DONE THIS THROUGH TEACHING, INSTRUCT-
ING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CLINICIAN, TOURING AND PERFORMING.

JOZAC THE FIRST 2 LETTERS OF HIS FIRST NAME AND THE LAST 3 OF HIS
SURNAME HE GAVE HIMSELF AS A YOUNGSTER WHICH BECAME HIS NICK-
NAME, AND NOW ULTIMATELY HIS PSEUDONYM.

LISTENING TO ARTISTS STEVIE WONDER ( IDOL), TONY WILLIAMS, BUDDY 
RICH AND BABY DODDS (ICONS), WORKING ONE ON ONE  WITH THE LATE 
MONTEGO JOE (MENTOR), INFLUENCED BY JAZZ, ORCHESTRAL, LATIN, 
POLKA AND SO MUCH MORE HE HAS DEVELOPED A STYLE OF HIS OWN.  WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT YOU BE THE JUDGE.

CURRENTLY JOZAC IS FOCUSED ON HIS OWN MUSIC AND PREPARING FOR 
THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM TITLED DIVERSITY !

A PEEK AT HIS REPERTOIRE:  

TOURING WITH THE EDDIE TIGNER'S INK SPOTS REVUE  1983-1990
RECORDING WITH ARTIST  EUGENE TOON  1976
RECORDING WITH ARTIST RICKY McKINNIE 1985
PRODUCES GOSPEL LP WITH ALFRED CHRISTIAN  1995
RICK MCLEMORE    PRODUCTION ENGINEER  JUST LET ME PLAY  2001
TOURED PARIS WITH PLUNKY AND ONENESS  2008
JOZAC'S DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE  2011


I'M  DA SQRUGGLE BEEN THRO IT ALL Haitian born but still n da same a st.louis nigga I'M IN DIFFERENT SPEAK THE REAL don't do no FAKEN TO BE CONTINUE....

Followers of JOZAC