Paul Johnson (producer)

Paul Johnson is a house DJ and producer from Chicago, Illinois.

He first began DJing in Chicago in 1985, and started working as a producer in 1990, doing tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody. [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:avfwxqrjldje~T1 Biography] , Allmusic.com] His tune "Get Get Down" became an international house hit, sustaining airplay for several years in clubs. The song reached #1 on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1999 and remained on the survey for 18 weeks. [Whitburn, Joel (2004). "Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003", (Record Research Inc.)] Johnson started the Chicago house label Dust Traxx, and has worked with Robert Armani under the name Traxmen and with Gant Garrard as Brother 2 Brother. His 2004 track, "Follow This Beat", hit #8 on the US Dance charts. [ [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:avfwxqrjldje~T5 Billboard Singles] , Allmusic.com]

Johnson is unable to walk and DJs in a wheelchair.

Discography

*"Second Coming" (ACV, 1996)
*"Feel the Music" (Peacefrog, 1996)
*"The Groove I Have" (Moody, 1999)
*"In Motion, Vol. 3" (Distance, 1999)
*"Mix Connection, Vol. 1" (Wagram, 2004)
*"Liquid Blues" (Heyday)

References

ee also

*Number-one dance hits of 1999 (USA)
*List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart