A member of the pioneering group of DJs who were part of the 1980’s rave revolution, John has gone on to have 10 mix compilations and 5 singles in the UK Top 40 charts on labels including Virgin, EMI and Warner Music. Most recently,
Subsequently, he plays for all the major corporate brands across the world and a wide variety of festivals, some underground, some world-famous.
John starts his career at 15 years old, taking up a residency at Sterns nightclub in his hometown of Worthing throughout the 80s. Here John shared the decks with luminaries including Carl Cox, Fabio and Grooverider. Following this he then filled a 7-year residency at Zap Club in Brighton from 1992 alongside Dave Clarke, Tall Paul and Eric Powell.
Testament to his work ethic John’s career has encompassed in excess of 4000 DJ appearances. He has played headline slots at clubs, festivals and events across the world from classic nights at Gatecrasher, Godskitchen and Ministry of Sound and the Global Gathering festival in the UK, to Holland’s Dance Valley, Exit Festival in Surbia, Brazil’s Exxxperience, Australia’s Stereosonic, Tomorrowland in Belgium and San Fran’s Love Festival. John has aslo hosted one of the most popular shows on Ministry of Sound radio and DI.fm network, ‘Global Trance Grooves’ for 5 years. It continues to be one of the most popular shows on the network and set up his own record label, JOOF Recordings in 1998. JOOF was the first label to embrace digital download sales a 7 years ago, so are at the top of their game with technology and digital infrastructure. THE MUSIC
John’s ability to transcend genres and seek out new, pioneering music has led his unique sound to be labeled the ‘J00F sound’. Incorporating elements of trance, progressive and psy-trance, John’s sonic appeal is far-reaching.
“I’m in a unique position where I play a whole range of clubs and festivals across the world covering all musical genres,” says John. “I’m simply a DJ that plays music I like, and this can take me across many musical boundaries. I prefer to have no rules or genre tags, because in the real world, rules don’t exist. I play to any situation that I’m presented with; my ‘musical tools’ allow me to take control of the dancefloor.”
2009 has already seen remixes for rock megastars Muse and Nine Inch Nails. John has had 10 mix compilations and 5 singles in the UK Top 40 charts on labels including Virgin, EMI and Warner Music. His 2009 ‘Psy-Trance Euphoria II’ album was the highest new entry in the UK album charts at number 28. John’s 2008 Euphoria album released on Ministry of Sound marked the first time in history a DJ has released a mix album and artist album together.
He enjoyed significant success with ‘Progressive Euphoria’ (Telstar) which sold 60,000 copies in its first two weeks. John’s ‘White Label Euphoria’ compilation became the second biggest seller in the Euphoria series. John has remixed for a bevy of artists across a range of genres from Moby, Erasure and Gloria Estefan to Mansun and ‘Belfast Trance’; a rework of Simple Minds’ ‘Belfast Child’ (with Jim Kerr’s blessing).
His quality of John’s work has led to invitations to remix two of the greatest dance tracks of all time, ‘Café del Mar’ and L.S.G. ‘Netherworld’.
Spotting good music-makers is another talent of John’s. This led him to set up his own successful independent trance label, Joof Recordings in 1998. “I come across great music all the time,” John explains. “Joof Recordings enables me to lend my support and give talented artists the full release that their tracks deserve.”
THE PRESENT
John 00 Fleming’s most recent album ’Heaven and Hell’ is a collaboration with celebrated producer Digital Blonde under the pseudonym 00.db. The album is currently enjoying Top 40 success and made it to No. 2 in the HMV sales chart with tracks also being supported by Radio 1.
With key artists including Wizzy Noise, Anton Chernikov, Oliver Prime, Vibrasphere and, of course, John 00 Fleming, JOOF Recordings is going strong.
John has also turned his hand to journalism, writing regular columns for Future Music, reviews and technical features for iDJ and music reviews for M8 Magazine.
THE FUTURE
John 00 Fleming’s first solo artist album is planned for release in Autumn / Winter 2009. Look out for further news!
John is quite simply a much-loved DJ. People enjoy the sets he plays, the music he makes and the tunes he releases on his label. John is consistently rewarded by the rock solid support he gets from his dedicated fan base who follow him around the world and line his wall with gold discs, earned by the sheer hard work John has put in over two decades. He simply has a passion for what he does. One of the dance music industry’s most revered personalities: a true legend.
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