“Lovechild of Chicago House”

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JUSTY is Justin Marcoviche-Garnett — Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and director. Chicago based, JUSTY is a true Lovechild of the Chicago House music movement: his parents met and fell in love within the walls of legendary House music venue ‘The Warehouse’ after one of his father’s (Brian J. Garnett of Porschealack) performances at the iconic space.

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While facing the tragic deaths of both his parents before age 3, Justy’s grandparents adopted and exposed him to music as a way of coping and connecting with his late parents. By 17 their musical training spanned 7 instruments, and their classical piano training especially flourished with a total of 6 awards at both national and international levels from The American College of Musicians.

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Following his more formal music education, Justy began to explore their own sound and identity as an artist and vocalist. Justy's early adulthood was spent developing this as they traveled across the U.S., Europe, and the Caribbean. While living in his mother’s homeland of Trinidad, he eventually made the decision to wholeheartedly pursue his own musical aspirations. Debuting his first single upon his return to Chicago in June 2014, the singer released his self-titled EP in December of that year.

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Justy has since been involved in collaborations and performances. In January 2019, the artist released his featured single ‘Blue Dreaming’, a feel-good, dance bop inspired by his Trinidadian heritage, with influences of House, Disco, and RnB. Partnering with Mindy Sherman, Justy released a cosmic-inspired music video to celebrate the record which premiered on YouTube in February 2019.

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Later that year, Justy assembled and released, ‘RESET’, an album inspired by classic Reggae and 90’s Pop featuring 6 original songs, an interlude featuring Reggae legend, Beres Hammond, and a cover of Major Lazer’s ‘Can’t Stop Now’. Written, recorded, and produced in just 2 months, Justy released the project, without promotion, on SoundCloud on August 28, 2019, the birthday of his late father. A month later following the album release concert, Justy released 'RESET' on Spotify and additional platforms. Justy finished out 2019 by headlining Hippy Holy Daze music festival at Elastic Arts.

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In 2020, Justy began working with Australian musician and producer Sean McKenzie on new material. Around this time, Justy embarked on social justice activism and worked with several political non-profits and grassroots organizations. They created and hosted the podcast 'Conversation Z' which was sponsored by NWSOFA-Indivisible. The show was aimed to elevate the voices of young voters to encourage participation in the 2020 Presidential Election. The podcast reached all corners of the world, spanning over 480 cities. Each episode featured a musical guest — all of whom were local Chicago artists.

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In January 2022, Justy was nominated for Best Pop Artist for the Chicago Reader's "Best of Chicago" and awarded their first Artist Residency by Dark Matter several months later. Though it would become a difficult year for Justy after losing his grandfather, he continued to power through and performed a set dedicated to him for Elastic Art's Afrofuturist Weekend. At the end of the set, Justy debuted the lead single Hands and announced an upcoming studio album. Hands was released on all platforms on December 16, 2022 followed by Hey You, a house music single co-produced by Hush Hush. With Justy, Hush Hush also released 3 remixes to Hands showcasing the song's versatility. Justy was also featured on Zambian artist Muso's debut, self-titled EP on the title song Ache(19). Their collaborations with other artists and producers will be featured throughout the album, which is confirmed for release in 2025.