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Whether he's wreaking havoc in the DJ booth or in the studio, Johnny Vicious has made an indelible mark on the world's dance floors and is regarded as a turntable phenomenon as well as an invincible producer and remixer. He is without question lauded internationally as one of dance music's brightest stars. The particular style that he has perfected over the years has propelled him into a class of his own.
Prior to achieving worldwide notoriety Johnny's roots date back to New Jersey where he was born and raised. As a child he initially favored Rock music but began toying with a pair of turntables and became instantly enamored with dance music's sinuous energy. The underground sounds coming from Chicago based labels such as DJ International and Traxx continued to fuel his burning passion for the music. "It's Funny" Johnny laughs while recollecting his progression "one minute I was into Motley Crue and the next I was listening to Tony Humphries’ mix show on Kiss-FM. I started DJ’ing in my friend's basement, and I didn't know what I was doing. It sounded like trains crashing" Johnny's mixing skills quickly improved and in 1989 earned a slot spinning at Manhattan’s famed Palladium nightclub; his first Big Apple show DJing with the Legend Larry Levan live on Hot 97. From then on he never looked back.
Appearances at the most legendary clubs in N.Y.C. like Red Zone, Palladium, and Sound Factory followed and Johnny parlayed these gigs into a residency at the world renowned Roxy declaring that Johnny Vicious had finally arrived front and center.
Soon after, Johnny collaborated with Sound Factory Bar’s Jeffery Rodman and created Vicious Muzik. They both paved the way for Johnny's seminal Liquid Bass EP, showcasing his mélange of beats and samples that established him as one of the most promising rising artists in dance music and put him on the map worldwide.
Phone calls and faxes are rolling in for him to play at the world's best clubs from Europe to Japan and down under in Sydney, Vicious was unstoppable
Johnny Vicious has been one to simply let his music do the talking, but if he were adamant about one thing it would be his forward-looking vision of dance music, which rails against stagnation and thrives on pushing the envelope. His relentless production touch has been felt by pop notables such as Whitney Houston, React, Chicane, Amber, Filter, Simply Red, Aretha Franklin, Deborah Cox, Jimmy Sommerville and Kristine W as well as underground legends such as First Choice, Lolleta Haloway, Karen Finley and Shades of Love.
His unique combination of house, trance and eclectic vocals provided a recipe for success producing chart-topping hits such as "Ecstasy" Featuring Lula, and "Moments" Featuring Myndy K. This contributed to him securing his own mix show on New York City’s biggest radio dance station WKTU where he was heard breaking his newest remix and productions on Saturday Nights. That soon led him to residencies at Sound Factory, Tunnel, and Exit from which he started one of the most successful parties in NYC on Friday nights... "Sexy At The Roxy" with local star promoters A-luv and Bobby Goodrich.
2000**SEXY AT THE ROXY NYC FRI NIGHTS**2000
As if his schedule wasn't busy enough. He opened up a record label simply named VISH Records for the more commercial sounds and Warehouse records. The labels include his own productions and also the sounds of Masi and Mello "Bang-04" and DJ Exacta’s LXC "Like You", the VISH label also highlights further productions from unreleased material and fresh new sounds
Johnny was also a big part of the Ultra Records family where he mixed four of Ultra's top selling CD's Ultra Dance 01, 03, Ultra Trance 03, Ministry of sounds "Club Nation", and “Clubbers Guide”.
selling over a million CD's Aside from the Ultra releases the first installment of the “Deeper And Harder" compilations was also released on Dee Vee.
He is currently working with Thrive Music as a Dj mixing the latest dance sounds from house and trance to his latest passion that is sweeping the world, electro. Johnny has been with Thrive for one year and has already mixed four CD's Thrive Trance Anthems 1 & 2,Thrive Electro and Thrive Dance Anthems.
Realizing Johnny's knowledge of the dance industry as well as his worldwide connections, Thrive Records Owner Ricardo Vinas brought a new twist to the table and took on Johnny as a scout for new music finding singles for both licensing on compilations and for Thrive's growing music catalog. America is about to embark on a new Digital adventure and Johnny is leading the way.
Johnny is working on new material for a 12-track CD compiled of remixes and original work for Salsoul which includes "Jingo"- Candido, and the produced Vicious and Palumbo tracks ‘The Beast”(Love Sensation) and “M.O.A.B (Hit and Run). The CD will also feature vocal appearances by Judy Albanese plus many more Salsoul classics with up and coming producers.
A partial list of new productions and remixes from 11/06 to 6/07 include:
"Illegal" Shakira
"Jingo" Candido
"Nitro" Johnny Vicious
"whine up" Kat Deluna
"Speaker Problems" Johnny Vicious
"Love Never Dies" Yuhan
"People of the Sun" Ravi
"The Boss " Kristine W
"Animal" Three Days Grace
"Keep it a Secret" Jacinta
"love vibrations" Barbra Tucker
"Wet Acid Dreams" Johnny Vicious
"Ecstacy 2007" Johnny Vicious ft. Lula
"Believe in us" Joi Cardwell
"Ain't Nobody" Paula Cambell
"Rollercoaster" Erica Jayne
"Forces Of Nature" Sunshine Anderson
"The Real Thing" Rachael Panay
"By The Way" Jenna Drea
"While I'm doing major-label mixes, I still want to keep myself in the underground." affirms Johnny. "As a DJ, I always want to hear new records, and as a producer, I always want to make new sounds. I don't want to get away from this music. Dance music will always be around, and I'll always be a part of it."
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