Patrick Johnson
Patrick "S. Fly" Johnson is a pioneering producer and hip hop activist, and was the chief founder of the rap group Red Light District, which released several recordings between 1996 and 2003.
S. Fly has formed many alliances within the Alabama music community, joining jazz/soul/funk band Mecca’s Groove in 2004 (horn section – trombone). He has performed with Mary J. Blige, Run-DMC, Outkast, and Goodie Mobb to name a few. He has also produced for and recorded with several of Alabama’s elite, including Thed Weller, Sam Addams, John Paul, Supreme, and Sharrif Simmons. In 2006, he was chosen by APTV to produce original music for the soundtrack and score to "Thornton Dial Has Something to Say", a documentary about visual artist Thornton Dial and the racism and rejection he’s faced in the art world. The film’s trailer won a regional Emmy in 2007, and the full length documentary was awarded four Emmys in 2008.
S. Fly is also a member of the board of directors for the Museum of Urban Art and the Hip Hop is Music Foundation (HHIM), both dedicated to the education and empowerment of our communities through the urban arts and the culture of hip hop music. S. Fly recently completed his well anticipated full length solo CD, “Where Did it Go Wrong – the Birth of Blaq Angel”, to be released in Winter of 2008.
Awards & honors
- Alabama Underground Music Awards – 2007 Alabama Hip Hop Pioneers Award
- 2008 Emmy awards (nomination)
- 2008 Museum of Urban Art’s Hip Hop Icon Award