2017/05/26重庆SPACE CLUB | 百大DJ MAKJ 要在九街炸翻你们的小宇宙

  MackenzieJohnson，又名MAKJ，年仅15岁的时候就开始热衷于了DJ和混音工作，那时的他居住在中国，是一名职业赛车手。在他17岁的时候，Johnson带着他对音乐的独特视角和前所未有的雄心回到了美国。正是在这个年纪，MAKJ还获得了著名DJAM的亲自指导。

      2013和2014年他因在迈阿密Ultra Music Festivals上演出而备受瞩目，并在乔治亚2013Tomorrow World event的开幕式上获得了一席之地。2013年秋天，他第一次开启了与BingoPlayers 和 Bassjackers合作的全国巴士演出之旅，并在北美大获好评。

2014年，MAKJ分别举行了“Let’sGet Fucked Up Tour”欧洲巡演与“PeyoteTour”北美巡演，并大受追捧。2014年夏天，MAKJ又回到了欧洲，参加那里的音乐节和俱乐部演出。2015他也在亚洲开启自己的首次亚洲全面巡回演出。

  MAKJ的原创，编辑，私制唱片和混音作品都获得了著名音乐人，如Hardwell,Tiesto, Afrojack, Porter Robinson等的大力支持。在2013年，他发布了一系列的热门单曲，其中包括三首 Beatport Top 10的热门单曲，一首是与 Hardwell合作的 (“Countdown”) ，这首单曲荣获 Beatport排行榜第一名;在2014年，MAKJ先后与超级巨星MCLil Jon合作了“Let’s Get Fucked Up”中，与Bassjackers合作了“DERP”。

      Mackenzie Johnson, best known by his stage name MAKJ, is an American DJ. He has released a number of singles as a solo artist since 2012, as well as a large number of collaborative singles with artists such as Hardwell, Lil' Jon, and M35. Since 2013 MAKJ has performed at large festivals such as Electric Zoo, Voodoo Experience, Coachella, and a main stage slot at TomorrowWorld. In March 2014, Billboard named him one of the Top 10 Artists to Watch at Ultra Music Festival. Also in 2014 he was named No. 63 in the Top 100 DJs list put out by the DJ Magazine Awards. MAKJ is the host of the radio show Revolution Radio on Clear Channel’s Evolution channel.

      Mackenzie Johnson was born in 1990 in San Luis Obispo, California. By his teens he was living in China while pursuing a career as a professional race-car driver. At age fifteen he became interested in DJing, and he purchased a set of Technics 1200 Turntables. By age 17 he had returned to the United States, where he found himself invited to perform at local events in his hometown. He had a number of lessons with DJ AM, who trained MAKJ on scratching.

      Late 2013 saw his first major US tour, traveling the country with Bingo Players and Bassjackers.After a time playing small venues, he began to attend festivals as well. Since 2013 he has performed at festivals such as Electric Zoo Festival, Voodoo Experience, Coachella, a main stage slot at TomorrowWorld, Northern Lights Festival, Euphoria Festival, Webster Hall, and Ruby Skye.In March 2014, Billboard named him one of the Top 10 Artists to Watch at Ultra Music Festival. He toured Europe in 2014 with his "Let’s Get Fucked Up Tour," then traveled North America with his "Peyote Tour." Plans for an Asian tour were also announced.

He has released a number of singles as a solo artist since 2012, as well as a large number of collaborative singles. He has collaborated with artists such as Showtek, Lil Jon, and DJ Kura. In 2013 he released a collaborative single with Hardwell called 'Countdown' which peaked at No. 1 on Beatport within three days. He has also released music on Hysteria Records and Doorn Records, Diffused Records, and Juicy Music, among others.[1] In late 2014, he released his track "Generic," which had earlier debuted at the Ultra Festival in Miami.[3] He's had a number of his original songs chart in the Beatport Top 10.[3]

MAKJ has been a guest judge for the Campus DJ contest, and he is the host of a radio show on Clear Channel’s Evolution channel, with the show also streaming at iHeartRadio and 101.7 Boston.