Shifty Johnson

Shifty Johnson is the adopted son of LaShonda Johnson, AKA Miss Evelyn a respected fortune teller on the northwestern Ohio carnival circuit. Miss Evelyn was not only a respected psychic; she was also an avid record collector. From the time he could walk until he began working at the age of eleven, Shifty spent his days immersed in his adopted mother's record collection. While other kids his age played with Transformers and GI Joes, Shifty learned about Roy Ayers, Herbie Handcock, Marvin Gaye, Willie Hutch and Rudy Rae Moore.Shifty wasn't his given name. He earned it as an accomplished pick pocket working the carnival goers on the midway in any given town. A bow legged carnie named Seth Vargo actually gave him the name after watching the young Shifty lift a wallet from an incredibly attractive woman's purse while grabbing her butt and casting blame for the feel up on the man walking behind her husband. A fight ensued and Shifty slipped away.Shifty's first DJ gig was blasting Def Leppard, Falco, Duran Duran and various other popular artists of the day on a ride called the Himalaya. During a particularly slammin' set Shifty was discovered by the owner of a chain of roller skating rinks. He quickly became a crowd favorite and traveled all over northwest Ohio and southern Michigan rocking a special blend of old school hip hop, electro, and funk.As roller skating declined in popularity Shifty struggled to adapt to the changing market. He fell head first into the little-known and seedy roller skating underground. These were Shifty's dark years. A heavy drug addiction, forays into the world of amateur porn, and a propensity for general shiftiness earned Shifty a sordid reputation. Nonetheless, the name Shifty Johnson still became synonymous with good parties and funky music throughout the tri-state area's (Ohio, Indiana and Michigan) underground roller circuit.In late 2004 Shifty finally came to terms with the fact that roller skating would never make the long awaited come back he desperately hoped for. He also knew that he needed to move to the big city if he was ever going to realize his dream of becoming a superstar DJ. On January of 2005 Shifty loaded his records onto a Greyhound bus and moved to Chicago.After arriving in Chicago, Shifty quickly realized that he needed to hustle for money if he was going to try to break into the cut-throat Chicago DJ market. He turned to what came natural. Shifty returned to porn. Chicago pornographer and self proclaimed international playboy, Terry Swank met Shifty during the filming of Paging Doctor Johnson and when Shifty wasn't breaking in a new starlet, Terry and Shifty would talk about music. Soon Shifty formed his own production company called Shifty Johnson Fuck Flixxx, and kept in touch with Terry Swank for the purpose of music production. Their first collaboration yielded the Revolutionary Music release "Her First Time."We met Shifty Johnson when one of his young starlets (over 21) introduced him to our private parties at the Safe House. We were impressed by his drive and natural talent. He is now one of our residents and is quickly becoming America's favorite degenerate DJ.