DJ JOHNNY JUICE
Johnny Juice has worked on projects featuring a staggering list of iconic artists, producers, directors, musicians, actors, and other legends. Juice has also worked with many undiscovered talents and helped to develop them through his decades of experience.
TESTIMONIALS
“Johnny "Juice" Rosado, believes deeply in the relationship between context, art, and sound. Juice has operated at the convergence of specific technological and historical events, most significantly the advent of digital sound. More than most artists, he has adapted and excelled in the creation and recording of digital music.” - Chuck D and Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson
“DJ Johnny Juice takes the concept of turntablism to a new refreshing space in the new video for the song Incantation from his new project Oddysy. Subtle, atmospheric, & unexpected are the adjectives that came immediately to mind hearing this beautiful & haunting song of lost love. Very impressive.” - Vernon Reid, Living Colour
Projects
The famous "rhythm scratch" that started it all. The first album from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Public Enemy help to launch the career of Johnny Juice.
The scratches on the "Terminator X Getaway Version" of You're Gonna Get Yours established Johnny Juice as a certified scratch legend and innovator.
Arguably the greatest rap album of all time. Johnny Juice's contributions on the cut as well as production with the soon to named Bomb Squad are legendary.
A Rick Rubin production. Johnny Juice's scratch work was featured here but working with Rick Rubin proved invaluable as Juice expanded his talents to production.
Johnny Juice's cuts and production gave Slick Rick a harder sound as the Bomb Squad was tasked with production duties on half of the album.
Johnny Juice's former crew mates and good friends Leaders of the New School asked Juice to lay down some cuts. Juice provided the cuts on "Transformers" and was shouted out on a couple songs as well!
Johnny Juice developed his production skills as well as scratch techniques working on Bomb Squad produced songs by artists in the camp including True Mathematics.
Johnny Juice's first published song is Armed and Dangerous by his group The Kings of Pressure. The version on this album is actually the 4 track demo version recorded at the Bomb Squad's demo studio in Hempstead, NY.
The first single from the Kings of Pressure was Give Me The Mic/You Know How To Reach Us. Juice earned a spot on the roster after winning a DJ contest held by Spectrum City (the original name for Public Enemy). The song features a beeper sound as a hihat and Juice even raps on Give Me The Mic!
C Boogie Brown (aka Charlie Brown from L.O.N.S.) release this solo work from his own Brown Wax imprint. Johnny Juice provided the cuts as long time friends and crew mates.
After meeting Rob Swift at Loud Records, a friendship started that would lead to Johnny Juice doing a scratch remix of Musica Negra.
Johnny Juice reunites with PE and Eric Sadler to work on some joints on the soundtrack to the Spike Lee movie He Got Game featuring Denzel Washington. Juice does also engineers some of the mixes as well showing his diversity on the boards.
Originally slated to produce one song on the album, Johnny Juice found some acapella vocals of Chuck D on CD laying around the studio and 4 hours later the single Gotta Give The Peeps What They Need was completed. This song ushered in a new type of sound for PE.
Essentially a compilation of songs we did in the moment that weren't necessarily for any album. Half of the songs produced by Johnny Juice.
Remix project by PE. Juice remixes Moby's version of MKLVFWR.
Johnny Juice produces 7 of the 12 songs on this solo album that has Chuck speaking on some topics that are outside of the PE realm.
PE continues to release music annually. Johnny Juice contributes a few tracks including "Preachin' To The Quiet" which has a New Orleans soul to it.
Johnny Juice lays down an old school, 808 type banger featuring DMC of Run DMC.
One of 2 albums released simultaneously. Juice contributes a couple of tracks.
When James Brown passed away on Christmas 2006, Chuck D asked Johnny Juice to produce a James Brown Tribute album. Mission accomplished.
When the massive earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, Chuck D contacted Johnny Juice and asked if an album could be created and released in 7 days to raise funds for recovery efforts. The result was Kombit Pou Haiti.
Son of Bazerk last released Bazerk, Bazerk, Bazerk in 1991. Johnny Juice brought the group back from retirement to produce Well Thawed Out. Listed as one of the best Hip Hop albums of 2010 by none other than DJ Premier.
After the successful resurrection of Son of Bazerk with 2010's "Well Thawed Out" Johnny Juice follows up by producing On The Verge of an Ass Whippin. SOB at it's finest.
I Am Troy Davis by Almighty Jahwel from Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is a very clear statement of what the state of Georgia followed through on its execution of a man who many considered innocent. Yes rap music can speak out powerfully with words and music, and Jahwel does it sharply here. Produced, Arranged, Recorded, and Mixed by DJ Johnny Juice at the Terrordome
Real rebelutionary Hip Hop made to move the masses!!! Boricua Bad asses Johnny Juice and Not4Prophet bring it hard.
X-Vandals is back with their sophomore effort produced, arranged, recorded, and mixed by DJ Johnny Juice.
Public Enemy's backing band...the baNNed brings revolutionary messages and unorthodox music to your brain. Produced by Johnny Juice and Hardgroove.
Palestinian mega-talent Shadia Mansour explains her pride in the Arabic Scarf known as el Kofeyye Arabeyye. Featuring M-1 of Dead Prez. Produced, Recorded, Mixed, and Arranged by DJ Johnny Juice.
The latest project from Jersey City's finest. Produced by legendary hip hop producer Johnny "Juice" Rosado, B.O.B. is HiCoup's resurgence into the rap game with fresh "boom bap" beats and a slick vernacular.
The first collaboration between Johnny Juice and Hicoup recorded for the Kombit Pou Haiti album.
Phenomenal soul talent Kyle Jason and Johnny Juice combine to usher in a unique sound.
Ct based rapper and illustrator Illus is a talented, underground, independent MC who self-releases great musical works. Here Juice provides scratches and mixing duties.
Johnny Juice loved Illus "Feel Good Music" album so much...he remixed the whole album! Great topics and vocals by Illus and stellar production by Johnny Juice makes it a perfect compliment to the original album.
Family First by ILLUS features some of the best emcees in the business. Each emcee also produces the track they are featured on, making this a one of a kind musical experience.
Johnny Juice takes to the turntable to make an actual Mix Tape of Illus' catalog expertly scratched and mixed the way it was meant to be.
ILLUS is an independent HIPHOP artist and professional illustrator who makes positive, uplifting, thought-provoking, boom-bap HIPHOP for the people. This album is completely produce by Johnny Juice.
Johnny Juice travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy) to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip hop musicians.
Johnny Juice produced "Get Used to Me" with Chuck D on vocals as the theme to ALI RAP for ESPN. Juice also provided the score as well resulting in an 2007 Sports Emmy Awards Nomination for Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics.
On the Shoulders of Giants tells the story of the Harlem Renaissance Big Five, more commonly known as the The Harlem Rens - the greatest basketball team you've never heard of. Executive Producer and Writer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hired Johnny Juice to provide not only the theme "Harlem's Son" but also contribute music to the score resulting in multiple NAACP Image Award nominations including Best Album for the Soundtrack and Best Duo/Group/Collaboration.
Johnny Juice provides the cuts for West Coast underground heavyweight Mykill Miers.