Est 1988

which include the Blackburn & Revenge Warehouse Parties, Monroes, Zone, Bowlers, Legends, ARK, Wigan Pier, Angels, Up Front Parties, Insomnia and many, many more

It was a trip to Blackburn that put me on the map I heard that party’s were taking place all night in small lock ups and when I first attended made my way to the front to find the decks with my bag of tunes after some negotiations I got on the decks and did my set it went down a storm and I was asked to play again.

The following weekend I returned to Blackburn to play and noticed more people than the week before attended the party and soon over the course of weeks then months the people and venues grew into full scale warehouse party’s with convoys of cars reaching miles long and attended by thousands the atmosphere at the Blackburn warehouse partys was truly amazing and memories I will never forget.

My sets at these legendary warehouse party’s help spread my name all over the north west and when police pressure sadly ended the weekly party’s I was approached to launch my own night at MONROE’S in Blackburn .

The first few weeks was quiet due to a police road block around the club as it was a meeting point in the past for the warehouse party’s but after three weeks of the owners meetings with the police the block was lifted and soon the club was filled to the maximum ,over the next two years my residency established JOHN J on the underground house circuit playing a blend of uplifting house from around the globe . 

Monroe’s was a truly amazing night and soon John J Greenbins (Paulo Kearns) & Dread MC and later on DJ Welly became the team to have on at an event.

REVENGE warehouse party’s and UPFRONT events followed before we split to go our own ways due to demand.

Next I returned to my hometown where id been asked to become resident dj at a new night being launched called ZONE it was to be held in the former home of the famous 89-90 SHABOO club.

 The night was a instant success and its brand name is one still running today it has helped and launched the careers of many well known DJs Rob Tissera Matt Bell Chris Baker are to name a few .

 After four years I gave up my weekly residency to monthly to go play spots at other clubs. In the following years I was able to play at many major North West clubs & events on a regular basis ANGELS & LIFE @ Bowlers are just two excellent places that I have been able to play along side djs like Judge Jules, Sasha ,Paul Taylor & Rob Tissera , Welly & many more.. The crowds was always exceptional at these events.

Wigan pier is also a great venue where I hosted the Splash night in 1996-7, with DJ Craig Stocks The night was named after a dedicated dance radio station SPLASH FM that I had my own show on broadcasting live across the Fylde coast.

 After two years of traveling the road I returned to Blackpool to launch a new club and night called INSOMNIA The night took a bit to get going but over two months the word had spread this night was the banging place to be.

I had moved my sound to a more progressive house and trance style and the night went on to be recognised for being one of the first around for playing the big room sound that is popular today. Since then I have continued to take guest work at many venues around the UK playing a blend of various sounds of dance music.

 My career as a DJ inevitably has lead to me making the transition to the recording studio where again my skills of playing the keyboards has come to use working with various other artists to produce original tracks as well as remixes.