We love this track by locals Justin&Johnson, but who the hell are they?

by | Aug 21, 2014 | MUSIC

We stumbled upon this track a few weeks back and it’s been heavy in our office rotation every since.

Sadly we can’t find much about them – check out the track “Atoms” below:


We stumbled upon this track a few weeks back and it’s been heavy in our office rotation every since.

Sadly we can’t find much about them – check out the track “Atoms” below:

We get some pretty serious Chance the rapper vibes, but Justin&Johnson’s minimal beats really make him/them stand out.

If you know these guys, please have them reach out to us – hello@rvamag.com

Here’s some more impressive beat-only tracks released under the same SoundCloud account:

I’ve also been playing a lot of Final Fantasy these days (7-9 specifically) so I’m in the mood for some midi-synth action in general.

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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