JUSTY (Justin Marcoviche-Garnett) is a Chicago based, Trinidadian-American R&B/Soul Singer, Songwriter, and Model. Son of late House/Funk Musician and Producer Brian J. Garnett of Porchealack, JUSTY has been exposed to music culture since birth. JUSTY has played piano since the age of 3, and played competitively from the age of 9 until he was 15. He performed in Honor's Choirs throughout schooling, as well as Musical Theatre productions. JUSTY also appeared in commercials as a young child.

JUSTY began to write while spending in Paris and London in 2011. When JUSTY returned to the United States after living in Trinidad in 2014, He produced and released his debut, self-titled EP along side members of 80's Funk band, Porchealack, which was founded and led by JUSTY's father, Brian. The EP, which was released on SoundCloud in December of 2014, did not see tremendous success due to the lack of quality but was recognized locally. He also modeled in 2012 & 2013 for local Chicago based agencies.

Now 25 and re-branded, the Singer/Songwriter working on his first full project ‘Twenty-Two’ which is due to release in the summer of 2018. Twenty-Two is a comprehensive showcase of mediums including his first LP, a documentary film of mixed media format, and a booklet of unreleased poetry. JUSTY will also be collaborating with other local Musicians, Poets, Visual Artists, and Dancers to contribute to the piece. Twenty-Two will be a visual soundboard celebrating the journey of human emotions and experiences. The film will portray several stories connecting JUSTY is said to explore his own experiences such as the death of his young parents, Although 3 separate bodies of work, the album, film, and booklet will be released as a collection. While ‘Twenty-Two’ has been in production, JUSTY began performing again since his 2014 performance of ‘At Last’ in Los Angeles, which was tracked in JUSTY’s self-titled EP. The first performance was held in February of 2017, as the closing act of a Music College Concert Series. During the show, JUSTY paid tribute to Black History Month with an a capella rendition of ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ also more commonly known as the Black National Anthem. He also performed Alicia Keys’ ‘Fallin’’ and ‘What You Don’t Do’ by English Singer, Lianne La Havas. The show was streamed live on JUSTY’s official Facebook page and received over 1,000 views within a matter of days. JUSTY appeared with 2 supporting vocalists, Caitlyn Talmadge and Morlie Hunt. Both are said to be featured on the upcoming album along with vocalist and friend, Tori Mason.

JUSTY announced on twitter in April of 2017 that he would be releasing a EP by the end of the year which is inspired by a poem he wrote entitled ‘The Glass Doors’. The EP is said to be a fusion of R&B, Pop, House, and Calypso music. JUSTY has not announced who will be producing the album.

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