Johnny is a Billboard chart topping producer, John Lennon award winning songwriter and artist. He's gained recognition working as a music producer for OWSLA/Atlantic, Nickelodeon, Fortnite, League Of Legends, Universal Pictures, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and more. Originally from New York, Johnny Smoke began his musical career as a rap artist in the 80’s. He went from performing at talent shows and public events at the age of 11, to sharing the stage with artists such as Ghostface & Raekwon (wu tang), Talib kweli, Mary J. blige, The Roots and more. At 19 he was briefly signed to Quincy Jones’ label Qwest/Warner records as “GAGE”. A name he would continue to use as a producer up until his first solo release as Johnny Smoke in 2020. Produced, written performed and engineered by Johnny Smoke (mix/master by Eric Racy) Johnny created a project that’s not quite an album and not quite an EP, but a raw emotionally charged ride. Johnny describes it as “...an 8 panel sonic painting”. The child of civil rights activists, Johnny is passionate about fighting for equal rights. As a member of the NAACP and ACLU he’s donating 100% of all record and streaming sales from his first release to the ACLU to help the fight for equality and an end to systemic police brutality.