Sid 'Uncle Jamz' Johnson is an American songwriter, producer and personal manager.

Career

He co-wrote Midnight Star's early 1980s ballad "Slow Jam", and

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Two Occasions "Two Occasions" is an contemporary R&B, R&B song written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Babyface, Darnell Bristol and Sidney DeWayne, Sid Johnson (who was the former manager for Babyface's early group, Manchild). It was produced by Babyface and L. ...

" (for which he received a BMI award) with

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. He received another BMI award for

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's " Sick of Being Lonely". He was also credited as a co-writer of

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

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We Belong Together "We Belong Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her tenth studio album, '' The Emancipation of Mimi'' (2005). The song was released on March 15, 2005, through Island Records, as the second single from the album. ...

," which took elements from "Two Occasions." He has co-written, produced or executive produced, Billboard charting singles for Manchild, The Boys,

Shalamar Shalamar () is an American R&B and soul music vocal group created by Dick Griffey and Don Cornelius in 1977 and active throughout the 1980s. Shalamar's classic lineup on the SOLAR label consisted of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey D ...

The Mac Band The Mac Band was an American R&B group from Flint, Michigan, formed by four brothers as the primary vocalists. They are best remembered for their 1988 hit " Roses Are Red". Overview The group's first album, ''The Mac Band featuring the McCampb ...

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, Renaizzance,

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, Field Mob and Suthern Klick, plus album tracks for Babyface, Midnight Star,

Ron Banks The Dramatics are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1964. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs " In the Rain" and " Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get", both of which were Top 10 Pop hits, as well as their late ...

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, Usher and Monica,

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and Field Mob, plus the ''

Soul Food (soundtrack) ''Soul Food'' is the soundtrack to the 1997 film of the same name. It was released on September 16, 1997, through LaFace Records and mainly consisted of R&B music with some hip hop music. The soundtrack was a success, peaking at number 4 on th ...

''. His works have appeared on seven

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gold albums, five platinum albums and four multi-platinum albums. He was inducted into the Soul Music Hall of Fame in 2019. Additionally he has two Grammy participation awards for Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". On August 30, 2006, at the BMI Urban Music Awards in the

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, Johnson received four awards as a writer and publisher on Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". Johnson now heads M.E.C.A.P., an entertainment company that handles songwriting, record production, entertainment consultation and management consultation. He manages: hip-hop acts: Twelve (of Indianapolis) and Starz Of Da Bizzare (of Portland, Oregon); R&B songstress Sasé (Florida); and singer/acoustic guitarist Damon Karl (Indianapolis); singers Kelsi Marie (Indianapolis); singer T.Hill (Sacramento); guitarist/singer Starm (Los Angeles); and r&b vocal group 4Cast (Indianapolis). Plus actor/models Greg Lismon, Jr. (Arizona) and Da'Rell (Indianapolis). He also does entertainment consultation for various acts and is aided by his assistant Charles Suttice. Additionally he partners with music producers DJGuyWes, E-Bo and Nut Bush. He has a YouTube Channel for his acts called MECAP Music.

External links

M.E.C.A.P. homepage
* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male songwriters American record producers {{US-songwriter-stub