Chicago House Music legend Paul Johnson passed away

After being recently hospitalised in an intensive care unit during the last weeks, Paul Johnson has tragically lost his battle against the virus Covid-19.

By Alexandre Trochut

-

August 4, 2021

-

0 Min. Read
0 Min. Read
Amercian DJ & Producer and house music legend Paul Johnson.
Amercian DJ & Producer and house music legend Paul Johnson.

Amercian DJ & Producer and house music legend Paul Johnson. 2020 - Credits : Marie Staggat

Chicago-born, Paul Johnson is best known for his self-taught DJ style of house music but mostly for his 1999 single “Get Get Down”, which became a worldwide hit.

A post published one hour ago on his official Facebook page has sadly confirm the news, the post include a very moving video - you can watch below - where we see the artist confiding in himself and his passion.

A true passionated legend

Paul Johnson first began DJing in Chicago in 1984 when he was 13, and started working as a producer in 1987, the same year he became paralysed from the waist down after being shot and forced to use a wheelchair, he made tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody.

In 1997, Johnson and his partner Radek started the Chicago house label Dust Traxx, and also worked with Robert Armani under the name Traxmen and with Gant Garrard as Brother 2 Brother. His 2004 track, “Follow This Beat”, hit No. 8 on the US Dance chart.

Paul Johnson - Get Get Down

in 1999, his song “Get Get Down” became an international hit, sustaining airplay for several years in clubs and was a Top 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart and a top 3 hit in Greece. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1999.

In 2003 he had his left leg amputated after being hospitalised in Chicago with severe pains in his lower extremities, and in 2010 he lost his right leg after a serious accident.

Johnson didn’t let his disability stop him from being an active club DJ and producer. He still toured the world to DJ in clubs, and his release schedule stayed regular from the start of his career through to 2021. recently, Paul Johnson used his Instagram account to tell his fans & friends that he had been hospitalized with COVID and was feeling weak.

In two subsequent posts, the last of which was on July 19th, he explained that his situation had taken a turn for the worst and was being put on a ventilator as he was unable to breathe anymore. While recovered in the ICU, the artist fought brave during two weeks, but today, friends and family confirmed he had passed away.

No doubt that this sad news left many people of the electronic music scene under shock. Thank you for your legacy Paul, you will live on forever in our hearts and on dance floors all over the world.

By Alexandre Trochut

Share

Alex Wann is BPM’s Artist of the Year
Alex Wann 2024 BPM Artist Of The Year
Ibiza legend & balearic beat father DJ Alfredo dies aged 71
Alfredo Fiorito aka DJ Alfredo.
Camelphat & Circus host Liverpool children hospital charity gig
British duo DJ & Producer CamelPhat
Jackmaster died at 38
Scottish DJ Jackmaster Dies at 38
FatboySlim releases artwork collection to support War Child UK
English DJ & producer Fatboy Slim. 2021 - Credits : Fatboy Slim
Chicago House Music legend Paul Johnson passed away
Amercian DJ & Producer and house music legend Paul Johnson.
First Ibiza COVID test pilot event is in project
Pacha Ibiza' main room, Ibiza - Spain.
Stockholm Ericsson Globe renamed AVICII ARENA
Stockholm Ericsson Globe now renamed AVICII ARENA.
Pierce Fulton died at 28
American producer Pierce Fulton.
Oliver Heldens revealed that he has bipolar disorder
Dutch DJ & producer Oliver Heldens

Chicago House Music legend Paul Johnson passed away

August 4, 2021

By Alexandre Trochut

0 min. Read

Chicago-born, Paul Johnson is best known for his self-taught DJ style of house music but mostly for his 1999 single “Get Get Down”, which became a worldwide hit.

A post published one hour ago on his official Facebook page has sadly confirm the news, the post include a very moving video - you can watch below - where we see the artist confiding in himself and his passion.

A true passionated legend

Paul Johnson first began DJing in Chicago in 1984 when he was 13, and started working as a producer in 1987, the same year he became paralysed from the waist down after being shot and forced to use a wheelchair, he made tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody.

In 1997, Johnson and his partner Radek started the Chicago house label Dust Traxx, and also worked with Robert Armani under the name Traxmen and with Gant Garrard as Brother 2 Brother. His 2004 track, “Follow This Beat”, hit No. 8 on the US Dance chart.

Paul Johnson - Get Get Down

in 1999, his song “Get Get Down” became an international hit, sustaining airplay for several years in clubs and was a Top 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart and a top 3 hit in Greece. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1999.

In 2003 he had his left leg amputated after being hospitalised in Chicago with severe pains in his lower extremities, and in 2010 he lost his right leg after a serious accident.

Johnson didn’t let his disability stop him from being an active club DJ and producer. He still toured the world to DJ in clubs, and his release schedule stayed regular from the start of his career through to 2021. recently, Paul Johnson used his Instagram account to tell his fans & friends that he had been hospitalized with COVID and was feeling weak.

In two subsequent posts, the last of which was on July 19th, he explained that his situation had taken a turn for the worst and was being put on a ventilator as he was unable to breathe anymore. While recovered in the ICU, the artist fought brave during two weeks, but today, friends and family confirmed he had passed away.

No doubt that this sad news left many people of the electronic music scene under shock. Thank you for your legacy Paul, you will live on forever in our hearts and on dance floors all over the world.

Take a closer look.

Buy Now

Chicago-born, Paul Johnson is best known for his self-taught DJ style of house music but mostly for his 1999 single “Get Get Down”, which became a worldwide hit.

A post published one hour ago on his official Facebook page has sadly confirm the news, the post include a very moving video - you can watch below - where we see the artist confiding in himself and his passion.

A true passionated legend

Paul Johnson first began DJing in Chicago in 1984 when he was 13, and started working as a producer in 1987, the same year he became paralysed from the waist down after being shot and forced to use a wheelchair, he made tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody.

In 1997, Johnson and his partner Radek started the Chicago house label Dust Traxx, and also worked with Robert Armani under the name Traxmen and with Gant Garrard as Brother 2 Brother. His 2004 track, “Follow This Beat”, hit No. 8 on the US Dance chart.

Paul Johnson - Get Get Down

in 1999, his song “Get Get Down” became an international hit, sustaining airplay for several years in clubs and was a Top 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart and a top 3 hit in Greece. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1999.

In 2003 he had his left leg amputated after being hospitalised in Chicago with severe pains in his lower extremities, and in 2010 he lost his right leg after a serious accident.

Johnson didn’t let his disability stop him from being an active club DJ and producer. He still toured the world to DJ in clubs, and his release schedule stayed regular from the start of his career through to 2021. recently, Paul Johnson used his Instagram account to tell his fans & friends that he had been hospitalized with COVID and was feeling weak.

In two subsequent posts, the last of which was on July 19th, he explained that his situation had taken a turn for the worst and was being put on a ventilator as he was unable to breathe anymore. While recovered in the ICU, the artist fought brave during two weeks, but today, friends and family confirmed he had passed away.

No doubt that this sad news left many people of the electronic music scene under shock. Thank you for your legacy Paul, you will live on forever in our hearts and on dance floors all over the world.

Paul Johnson - Get Get Down

in 1999, his song “Get Get Down” became an international hit, sustaining airplay for several years in clubs and was a Top 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart and a top 3 hit in Greece. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1999.

In 2003 he had his left leg amputated after being hospitalised in Chicago with severe pains in his lower extremities, and in 2010 he lost his right leg after a serious accident.

Johnson didn’t let his disability stop him from being an active club DJ and producer. He still toured the world to DJ in clubs, and his release schedule stayed regular from the start of his career through to 2021. recently, Paul Johnson used his Instagram account to tell his fans & friends that he had been hospitalized with COVID and was feeling weak.

In two subsequent posts, the last of which was on July 19th, he explained that his situation had taken a turn for the worst and was being put on a ventilator as he was unable to breathe anymore. While recovered in the ICU, the artist fought brave during two weeks, but today, friends and family confirmed he had passed away.

No doubt that this sad news left many people of the electronic music scene under shock. Thank you for your legacy Paul, you will live on forever in our hearts and on dance floors all over the world.

Aug 4, 2021

Alexandre Trochut

By Alexandre Trochut

August 4, 2021

-

0 Min. Read

Take a closer look.

After being recently hospitalised in an intensive care unit during the last weeks, Paul Johnson has tragically lost his battle against the virus Covid-19.

Chicago House Music legend Paul Johnson passed away

Features

Defected Malta 2025 drops massive lineup
Green Velvet live on Defected Malta stage at UNESCO heritage site The Ditch
Martin Garrix marks 10 years of Ushuaïa Ibiza Thursday residency
Dutch DJ & Producer Martin Garrix
Flower Power extends Pacha Ibiza Saturday residency
Flower Power live at Pacha Ibiza
Robin Schulz returns to Pacha Ibiza in May & September
German DJ & Producer Robin Schulz
Dom Dolla debuts Hï Ibiza Wednesday residency
Australian DJ & Producer Dom Dolla
Claptone The Masquerade moves to Chinois for Saturday residency
German DJ & Producer Claptone
Sonny Fodera take over Pacha Ibiza Monday residency
ANTS METALWORKS perpetuates Ushuaïa Ibiza Saturday residency
ANTS METALWORKS 2025 Ushuaïa Ibiza visual
UNTOLD Festival 2025 reveals 10th anniversary stellar lineup
UNTOLD Festival 2024 Main Stage
BLOND:ISH debuts ‘Abracadabra’ Pacha Ibiza Wednesdays residency
BLOND:ISH DJ & Producer
Defected Malta 2025 drops massive lineup
Green Velvet live on Defected Malta stage at UNESCO heritage site The Ditch
Martin Garrix marks 10 years of Ushuaïa Ibiza Thursday residency
Dutch DJ & Producer Martin Garrix
Flower Power extends Pacha Ibiza Saturday residency
Flower Power live at Pacha Ibiza
Robin Schulz returns to Pacha Ibiza in May & September
German DJ & Producer Robin Schulz
Dom Dolla debuts Hï Ibiza Wednesday residency
Australian DJ & Producer Dom Dolla
Claptone The Masquerade moves to Chinois for Saturday residency
German DJ & Producer Claptone
Sonny Fodera take over Pacha Ibiza Monday residency
ANTS METALWORKS perpetuates Ushuaïa Ibiza Saturday residency
ANTS METALWORKS 2025 Ushuaïa Ibiza visual
UNTOLD Festival 2025 reveals 10th anniversary stellar lineup
UNTOLD Festival 2024 Main Stage
BLOND:ISH debuts ‘Abracadabra’ Pacha Ibiza Wednesdays residency
BLOND:ISH DJ & Producer

By Alexandre Trochut

Share

Chicago House Music legend Paul Johnson passed away

Amercian DJ & Producer and house music legend Paul Johnson.
Amercian DJ & Producer and house music legend Paul Johnson.

Chicago House Music legend Paul Johnson passed away

Chicago House Music legend Paul Johnson passed away

Amercian DJ & Producer and house music legend Paul Johnson. 2020 - Credits : Marie Staggat