DJ Godfather

DJ Godfather is the Detroit DJ and producer Brian Johnson, one of the central figures in ghettotech, the fast, explicit, party-minded style that grew out of the city's electro and Chicago ghetto house in the 1990s. He co-founded Databass Records, which became a home for much of that scene's output.

His sets lean on turntable technique: quick cuts, scratching and short blends that keep tracks changing every minute or so. He has also produced a large catalogue of his own ghettotech and electro tracks, many built around chanted vocal hooks over pounding 808 drums.