Electronic
He's one of the world's 100 biggest DJs, says DJ mag. An untouchable technical innovator, producer and DJ, he's one of the founders of Beatport, Final Scratch, and Plus8, and drove the careers of DJs from Richie Hawtin to Speedy J. But the last two years he's also focused on his own music, with six Beatport top tens with tracks like "Bungee/Ethanol," his collaboration with Tommie Sunshine and Maddox, "Running", and key remixes of new artists like Damon Gee and Greg Kobe/Robots Need Oil. And now? In 2008 his main project will be Electronic, a touring club and radio show that picks the best of the new European producers, from Olivier Giacomotto to the Catz, Karotte to the Fresco boys of Spain...
On June 11th, 2010...
John Acquaviva
"Collaboration" sounds boring and worthy, but watching sparks fly is where the best new work happens in music. Which is why one of the world's biggest DJs, John Acquaviva, plans to use 2008 to give up touring alone and return to his early days as the man who drove Plus8 and launched Ritchie Hawtin, Speedy J and Dan Bell; the guy behind Beatport, Final Scratch, Definitive Records, any number of Beatport #1s ...As well as a killer DJ who has played to more than 1m people across his 22-year career.
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