John Braine

JOHN BRAINE

DJ/Producer

Born:

14-11-1972

Location:

Shankill, Dublin

MUSIC:

Mainly Melodic Techno, Tech-House, Daddy-House (?) and Deep House.
Anything futuristic sounding yet oozing with soul is me all over. I also
like (and will play depending on venue etc) Electro, hip hop, leftfield
electronica, drum & bass, hard(ish) Techno, anything with a bit of depth,
originality and funk. I like to have a bit of fun with it all too. If
pushed for one favourite genre of music, I'd have to say GOOD music.

DJing STYLE:

I do my best to achieve smooth seamless mixing in a way that
doesn't disturb the flow of the music. Depends what I'm playing aswell,
I like to throw in tricks and crossfades, where possible without overdoing
it.

Favourite recording artists:

Morgan Geist, Dan Curtin, Envoy, Carl Craig,
Kenny Larkin, Jeremiah grow, Aubrey, Slam, Chris Gray, Plaid, Maas,
Funk D' Void, Steve Rachmad, Sean Deason, CiM, Dave Angel, Tom Churchill,
Underground Resistance, Juan Atkins, John Tejada, Redcell, Tom Middleton,
Darren Price, Red planet, Schtrax, B12, Stasis, Ian O'Brien, Sean Deason,
Link, Stacey Pullen, Chris Grey, Octave One, Speedy J, Jamie Subfunk, Jamie Reade, Titonton Duvante, Fila Brazilia, Plaid, Heiko Laux, Chameleon and…
... This list is getting way too long...many many more.

I also record for the Cardiff based label -Headspace recordings-
and hopefully other labels too some time in the future.
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An overview of John’s DJing and musical work:

If he had to pigeonhole himself he'd say he plays 'deep music'. A lot of
people say its fast hard rhythmic music that makes them dance. Emotion makes John dance.
Depends on the crowd, place, etc. but he usually plays a mixture of Deep Techno, Deep House, Tech-House and Electro. He plays hard sometimes but as long as it's got some feeling, or is mad funky, or just something special. Given the chance (i.e. a chill out/back room) he play's more laid back, experimental and ambient stuff, again, as long as its got feeling.

John likes to flow through styles in a gradual journey rather then just the
same thing for the whole night. In mixing he prefers to let the music do the
talking as much as possible. He like's DJ tricks but not if it imposes too much on the music itself.

Over the past 2-3 years he's built up a small studio in his garage and
records for the critically acclaimed Cardiff based label 'Headspace'. His
debut EP "A Shift Through The Shadows" which included a remix by Soma's Funk D' Void got good reviews in Muzik, Mixmag, Mixmag update, and a number 2 slot in (Legendary technosoulmeister) Steve Rachmad's chart.

His favourite artists include Morgan Geist, Dan Curtin, Envoy, Carl Craig,
Derrick may, Kenny Larkin, Jeremiah Grow, Aubrey, Slam, Chris Gray, Plaid
Maas, Funk D' Void, Steve Rachmad, Sean Deason, CiM, Dave Angel, Tom Churchill, Underground Resistance, Juan Atkins, John Tejada, Redcell, Tom Middleton and many many more.

John and Dean are hoping to work together and start a Techno offshoot sister label with Impulsive Records. His music is unique and after hearing one tape from John, Dean immediately called John up and got him on board. With Dean’s music more recently delving into Deep Techno John has provided a platform for Dean’s work as a DJ and producer plus has opened some doors for John. The rest is being created as you read this...