Howard Johnson is a professional Reggae artist with over 15 years experience in the Canadian and international stage. Since 1993, Howard has pursued his own artistic vision and is dedicated to the ongoing development of his musical practice. Throughout his career, both as a solo artist and as a member of a group, Howard Johnson has focused on original work including lyrics, music composition, and overall creative direction.

Born in Jamaica, Howard Johnson started singing in church from the age of 9 to 16. Between 1993 and 1994 he performed at the Sea Castle Hotel in Jamaica. To perfect his craft, Howard has pursued mentorships with well established Jamaican reggae artists such as Pinchers, Big Youth, and Everton Blender with whom he went on tour in Canada where he learned about live performance management. Later that year he moved to Toronto. In 1996 he joined the band High Energy under the stage name Little Buju and two years later, in 1998, Howard Johnson performed as the opener for Choices, a Montreal group. With them, Howard went on tour for a series of concerts in the Seychelles Islands with great success. The same year, Howard moved to Montreal and joined the band Full Vibes. Following the recording of their first album “Get Ready” in 2000, the band went on a tour in the Seychelles Islands where they performed 9 shows. In 2002, Full Vibes released their second album “United States of Africa” and later went on tour in South Africa.

In 2005, Howard, now know as King Shadrock, went solo with his first album “Moving Forward”.  The same year he won the Best Single Award at the Toronto International Reggae Music Awards, for his hit single “Shotta”. Together with his Mixtape, Mr. Untouchable, Howard has over 10 000 discs sales to-date. Since 2005, Howard Johnson has been touring throughout Canada (Hamilton, Toronto, Quebec, Montreal, and Calgary) and participated in various music events such as Jamaica Day in Toronto and Montreal and the Calgary Reggae Festival. As a solo artist he has collaborated with and was featured in other Reggae artists’ albums such as: Soké, Sonny & Théo, and Vagalam. In August 2009 he performed at the prestigious Festival des Journées d'Afrique. In September 2009, Howard has performed in the Coviq show in Lachine Park, Canadian Stars in Hamilton, MC Esso in Lasalle, and Roots, Reality and Culture at Club Balattou, Montreal. More recently he featured in the solo "Make That Body Rock" by artist Vagalam. The music video was launched on September 26, 2009.

Howard Johnson has used his influence to support local communities and causes. In 2005 he established the organization Artists Against Gun Violence to bring awareness to rising gun violence in Toronto. His dedication to peace has extended to his work in Montreal where he performed at the benefit concert for the Wagner Thermidor Movement in July 2009, and other City of Montreal sponsored benefit concerts.
The team behind Shadrock include: Lissa Dauphin, Manager & Booking Agent, TransforNations; Gidney Prinvile, Asst. Manager and Amadou Lafleur, Web content and Promotion.