Music
All the normal D&B people obviously, Madonna, Human League, Beethoven, Tangerine Dream, Jean Michelle Jarre, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Flock of Seagulls, Howard Jones, Ultravox, Throbbing Gristle, Nirvana, NiN, Thompson Twins, Soviet, Miss Kittin, Hell, Swayzak, Tiga, Wendy Carlos, Go West, Five Star, Chemical Brothers, Junkie XL, BT, Tiesto, Hybrid, A-HA, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Whitehouse, Morrissey, Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears, Dave Clarke, Luke Slater, Jeff Mills, Aphex Twin, FSOL, Orb, Lemonheads, Chromeo, Harold Faltermayer, Jan Hammer, Herbie Hancock. Bloc Party, AC/DC, Slayer, Smashing Pumpkins, Gary Newman, Kraftwerk, DAF, the Smiths, New Order, Bowie, Radiohead, Japan, Marilyn Manson, Fisherspooner, Georgio Moroder. The Editors, The Departure, The Strokes, Fad Gadget, The Bravery, VNV Nation, Neuroticfish, Apoptygma Bezerk, Shalamar, New Order, Bjork, Anthony Rother, Soulwax.
Books
Brett Easton-Ellis, John Wyndham, Chuck Plahunik, Anthony Burgess, Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, Will Self, Freud, Neil Strauss.
Film/TV (As if I have the time)
Ferris Bueller's Day off, The Goonies, Wierd Science, Breakfast Club, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf, Sixteen Candles, Top Gun, Blade Runner, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Coming to America, Trading Places, The Crow. Seinfelt, Curb Your Enthusiasm, CSI, The Daily Show, South Park, Family Guy, American Dad, Star Trek TNG (Geordie Laforge Robo-Glasses Please), FTV in hotels, American Psycho, Spinal Tap.
Other Good Stuff
Family & Friends, Jogging, Mountain Biking, Sunshine, Picnics, The Beach, BBQs, Good Wine (Premier Cru Chablis please), Cooking, Make-up (obviously), the 80s, Robots, Interesting Company, Miami, Vegas, Fresh Air, Being at home at the weekend, Palmistry, Handwriting Analysis, Sushi, Psychology, Jokes, Apple Macintoshes, good haircuts. Interesting Girls.
Sounds Like
A team of Robot Madonnas making Drum & Bass electro songs, mixed with monstrous D&B mashups and traces of trance - playing pointy guitars & drinking chocolate martinis and Premier Cru Chablis while squeezing boobies
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If you haven't come across John B in one of his many musical guises over the past decade, where have you been? Classically trained at a young age, this British superproducer has gone on to become one of the most eclectic and unique individuals working within electronic music today. Consistently escaping categorization, John's genre-defying catalogue spans the worlds of Electro, Trance and Drum & Bass, and a few other spaces across the bpm spectrum.
John's career began in illustrious style as the one and only Goldie picked up on this mild-mannered, blonde-locked science graduate and his distinctive drum and bass beat constructions, and he was signed to the legendary Metalheadz label. Tracks such as the euphoric Up All Night have become instant classics in the canon of drum and bass, and repeatedly smashed dancefloors worldwide. John B quickly became a headlining name on flyers across the globe, and his touring schedule has been non-stop ever since. Establishing his own stable of labels (Beta Recordings, Tangent, Chihuahua and Nu_Electro) to reflect his diverse tastes from liquid funk to Latin, provided the perfect platform for Johns groundbreaking sonic experimentation to develop.
From his studio and label HQ in Maidenhead, UK, John has since made major waves within the wider world of dance music. Having picked up on Johns early forays into trance production, Perfecto label boss and DJ superstar Paul Oakenfold commissioned tracks which ended up alongside the likes of Madonna and Justin Timberlake on the epic Great Wall compilation. John has also long worn his love of 80s electronica on his sleeve, way before the fashionistas jumped on the bandwagon, and he has been busy signing hot new electro-influenced tracks for his most recent label venture, Nu Electro. There is also rumoured to be a John B reworking of Toni Basil's classic Hey Mickey in the pipeline.
His new album, in:transit has received glowing reviews:
One of the most intriguing DnB albums in a long, long while& John B's willing to experiment where others merely imitate& Album of the Month! Knowledge Mag June 04
Definitely one of the most talented producers on the planet. DJ Mag June 04
A fantastic concoction of liquid funk, electro & trancey flavours... Dirty, heavyweight bombs that prove John B is still one of the top dogs of the dancefloor! Mixmag
John B delivers an album that can only be described as classic. With all styles covered he proves once again why he is one of the drum & bass scenes most original and adventurous artists. This is the bomb. Go get it now! Update Magazine June 04
Album of the Month M8 magazine.
Mighty Drum n Bass electro-shock therapy KlubKnowledge June 04
As far as drum n bass albums go you'll be hard pushed to find anything that crosses boundaries like in:transit does ATM June 04
Still just the tender age of 26, is there is much more to come from Mr B. Next up, godfather of soul James Brown's new tracks are due for the John B remix treatment, a real surprise for even this musical chameleon. He's also been busy Remixing Howard Jones, Heaven 17, Digital Nation, Robbie Craig and S'Express. True to form, it doesn't seem as if things will be becoming predictable any time soon...
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If you want to get in touch for any reason, booking info, want to find out where to send demos, what software I use, or where I get my hair cut, or if you want to teach me to rollerblade... try me - I do my best to be friendly and available for whatever! You can reach me at: jb@john-b.com or AIM at johnnbeee
hi john. last night i here for the first time your song mr freund... after i her this song i made my track "happy birthday to me". i thing, this song is one of the best songs i ever made. thank for the inspiration.
Hey should be coming to see you over the summer in London if I can convince anyone to come with me. :) Leanne (Martin Smiths Step-Daughter) xxx ..bandertron..
