John B

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John B
John B at EVE Nightclub, Miami Florida. 25 March 2011..JPG
Background information
Birth nameJohn Bryn Williams
Born (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 43)
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active1997present
Website john-b.com

John B (born John Bryn Williams, 12 July 1977, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) is an English DJ and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised[ who? ] for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks.

Contents

John B ranked #76 in DJ Magazine 's 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. [1]

Career

Williams started producing music around the age of 14, [2] and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist [3] drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, [4] Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 DJMag's top 100. [5]

Style

While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His most recent concentration is a 1980s electroclash influenced fusion of electro and drum and bass, which was dubbed 'electrostep'. At first (around early 2002), this style seemed odd and comical to some in the drum and bass community. [6] However, this move has given John the ability to carry his style of drum and bass forward. He has dabbled in darkstep, jazzstep and various other styles in his time. When he DJs, he is known to spin both drum and bass and electro house, sometimes with other genres such as disco and rock, in the same sets.

Discography

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References

  1. "DJ Mag". DJ Mag. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. John B at AllMusic
  3. "Q&A: John B". Dogs On Acid. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Nu Electro". Beta Recordings. Retrieved 2 May 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. "DJ Mag". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. "Beta Recordings". Beta Recordings. Retrieved 2 May 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)