Michael Alexander Johnson otherwise called 'Daddy Screw' was born on March 29, 1968 and grew up in the Rollington Town area of Kingston. His mother and grandmother who were very strict insisted tha he attend two church services every Sunday at the Church of God of Prophecy Religion.
A past student of Vauxhall Comprehensive High School, during his years there he showed a lot of in music and was well known to everyone who was always eager to hear him deejay. His first release was 'Dimbo Bucket' in 1984 while he was still in school.
He then became a full time disc jockey for Black Stone Sound System. "i would flip the record and play the instrumental version, deejay to it and crowd would erupt," he said. As a result he was approached by Earl Messam who produced his first record on the Tuff Gong label entitled "Madda Mampie" which did fairly well. Eventually he met two brothers Tony and dave Kelley, who played a big role in moving forward his career. Tony did an x-rated song with Daddy Screw called "Gal Yuh Look Good," Dave Kelley heard it and liked it and told him that xrated records never get radio exposure so he should change his lyrics. He followed Dave's advice and began dedicating his toime to Penthouse Studios where he linked Terror Fabulous.
In 1990, he and Terror Fabulous along with Dave Kelley as producer formed the Madhouse Label. Stardom struck and hits after hits were released including "Body Good Like A Gold" and "Model Pon Yuh One Time Man" which topped the Jamaican and British reggae charts. International tours also became a part of his routine with trips to England, Sweden, Japan and the US.
When the industry became overcrowded with similar styles he made a change and did combinations with a singer, Donovan Steele and evolving from his change were classic inventions such as "Kerry" and "Big Tings A Gwaan." He returned to singing alone in 1995 when Steelie and Clevie produced "Remember The Days" from his album "Multiple Choice." Other songs which were released in the year after were "Jump and Say Bey" "Pretty Pretty" and "Matey Judgement." Daddy Screw now works out mainly at the 2000 Studio and his future seems to have bigger things in store.
