08.22.09 | John O'Callaghan | Vision | Chicago

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Posted by visionchicago on Aug-19-2009 00:53:

08.22.09 | John O'Callaghan | Vision | Chicago

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Vision presents:

|JOHN O'CALLAGHAN|

Overview: It�s taken John O�Callaghan just 5 short years to outrun his �next big thing� tag and move over to the A-list fast-track. A masterful spinner, his unique blend of trance, coupled with an exacting, pin-point precise mixing style has seen him power up the DJ rankings. In the summer of 2008 the gifted 27 year old spun his first Radio 1 Essential Mix and, in the course of the year, was one of only 4 trance DJs to do so. In the 2007 Top 100 chart, John was marked out as the man to watch by no less than 5 DJs. 12 months later he duly delivered on their predictions, entering at No.60 on the 2008 countdown. Last year he picked up the �Best Producer� and �Best DJ� trophies at the Irish Dance Music Awards; decisively conquered the notoriously-competitive dance-testing ground of Ibiza and became the first Irishman to play Trance Energy. In 2009 he stands at the threshold of dance superstardom.

Production: Since making his first moves into music production just 5 years ago, John�s
notched-up over 20 releases on some of the most respected labels in the industry,
prompting Paul Van Dyk to mark him �one of the most exciting producers in the world today�. Club killers like �The Chamber�, �Exactly� & �Space & Time� have all become mainstays of DJs sets on many revered trance imprints. In 2007 he released both his first compilation �Live As Vol.2� and his debut artist album �Something to Live For� through Discover Records. Later the same year, in collaboration with vocalist Audrey Gallagher, John produced �Big Sky�... By virtue of a 4-month-long club & radio hammering from the big 5, it was voted the No.1 trance tune of 2007 on Armin�s A State of Trance. �Big Sky� has rapidly gained modern trance classic status, virtually taking on a life of its own. John also produces through a number of pseudonyms, including Joint Operations Centre and J.O.C. Under the latter he indulges his love of techno-fringed productions, releasing �Rotterdam� on Sander van Doorn�s own �Doorn Records�. In 2008 John was called upon by Godskitchen to mix their Australian 10th Anniversary Compilation, closely followed by �Trance World Vol. 4� which was released through industry giants Armada. John occasionally also collaborates with other select artists, most recently and significantly with trance-legend Giuseppe Ottaviani on the hugely-received VANDIT release �Our Dimension�. The spring of 2009 will see the release of John�s highly anticipated 2nd artist album on Armada Records.

DJ: John caught his first DJing break playing on national Irish radio station 2FM�s �Sessions Tour�, which was broadcast on New Years Eve, 2003. He has gone on to throw trance-fire onto the floors of some of the world�s highest-profile clubs and festivals. Counted amongst them are Ireland�s Planet Love, Global Gathering, Trance Energy, WMC Miami, South America Music Conference and Creamfields, amongst others. 2008 went down as John�s all-important DJ breakthrough year... One that saw him play 6 nights on the White Isle, including Judgement Sunday & Armada at Amnesia, before going on in October to conquer Australia as part of Godskitchen�s infamous yearly nationwide tour. Latterly, O�Callaghan has expanded his fan-bases in Poland, The States, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Slovakia and The Czech Republic � territories which he credits as being the deciding factor in entering the 2008 DJ Top 100 chart. In Utrecht in March of 2009 John will play the main-stage at Trance Energy � now widely regarded as the pinnacle apex of the trance calendar, a colossal accomplishment for the Irish virtuoso.

The Subculture Radio Show: For the last two years John has presented his take on the
trance scene, via his Subculture show on widely popular station, DI.FM. Subculture presents a crystal-clear monthly snapshot of John�s in and out of club sound, exploring the outer reaches of electronic music. The show goes out at 5pm UK time on the 2nd Monday of the month, noon US EST and 6pm CET.

Remixes: Although his studio career carries more of an original production bias, John has
lent his musical skill to many exceptional remixes. In 2005 his debut came in the form of the hugely-received rewiring of fellow countrymen Agnelli & Nelson�s �Shiver�. From there he went on to rework Dogzilla�s �Without You�, Ronski Speed's 'The Space We Are' & Filo & Peri's 'Anthem', amongst others. So taken was Armin by John�s 2008 remix of �If You Should Go� that he took the rare step of asking O�Callaghan to rework a second track from his �Imagine� album. John�s remix of The Doppler Effect�s �Beauty Hides in the Deep� last year became a cult hit within the trance fraternity and is regularly sited as his greatest remix to date. He is widely regarded as one of the most in-demand producers & remixers in electronic dance music today.

JOHN O'CALLAGHAN [johnocallaghan.net]
MARIO FLOREK [Vision, myspace.com/djmproject]
NICK STOYNOFF [Proton Music]

Presale Tickets: wantickets.com/vision

More info and RSVP: visionnightclub.com

VISION
632 N Dearborn
Chicago
10pm - 5pm
21 + Over

See you on the dancefloor!

Posted by apple country on Aug-19-2009 13:47:

this will be epic and bashing. he has so many killer bootlegs. should be amazing.

RSVP is only $10!

Posted by trenZcend on Aug-19-2009 21:26:

Say "PURE" at the door for free entrance before 12am...

Reduced price after 12am...

See you all there !!!

Posted by nick stoynoff on Aug-21-2009 04:50:

Hope to see some of you guys out this Saturday

Posted by rock_roll18 on Aug-21-2009 05:54:

Should be there probably ..
Hope the crowd is as good as last time

Posted by Rasidel Slika on Aug-21-2009 09:11:

this is gonna be a crazy party! a few birthdays, a few drinking contests, etc.

just what I have heard..

Posted by trance-ecj on Aug-21-2009 22:13:

quote:
Originally posted by nick stoynoff
Hope to see some of you guys out this Saturday

uhhhh YES!

Posted by Ben Brown on Aug-21-2009 22:40:

will be there early to see mr. stoynoff.

why an artist with nick's growing resume as a producer and travelling DJ is not the main opener boggles my mind. crazy times indeed

Posted by Trent Steele on Aug-22-2009 21:59:

Its gonna be bananas. No doubt.

Posted by DjRow on Aug-23-2009 10:44:

I dont know what ppl will say for JOC (he was pretty awesome banging and shit) but my highlight of the night was Nick Stoyonofs closing 45min set...HOLLY SHIT..whoever closes his set with Albion-Air is good in my books!!

Posted by apple country on Aug-24-2009 13:53:

quote:
Originally posted by DjRow
I dont know what ppl will say for JOC (he was pretty awesome banging and shit) but my highlight of the night was Nick Stoyonofs closing 45min set...HOLLY SHIT..whoever closes his set with Albion-Air is good in my books!!

was that the last song? cuz that was also a highlight of the night for me. It sounded oldschool.

the night was sooo cracked out and crazy. JOC killed, just killed and was really cool when we met him.

I was only able to pick out a few of his tracks that night due to being smashed.

JOC - Big Sky
JOC - Find Yourself

also heard Rene's Fall to Pieces and my fav,
Purple Haze - Bliksem

Dreamer, Tranzcend and my 2 friends got propositioned for some kind of sex show or something from this black guy after the show. He rolls up in his SUV and starts asked me this with a giant wad of cash in his hand. luckily he wasn't violent and left after I told him we were just chillin and that's how it was gonna be.

Then driving home, just on the freeway from downtown, somebody was driving the wrong way on the freeway coming right at me and traffic. luckily they seemed to be aware they were confused cuz they drove real slow. A few miles later on the Edens, there was some nasty accident with the most emergency veichles I've ever seen. This Jeep/SUV looked like a crushed tin can.
EDIT: here I think I found a blurb on the accident:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...0,5120082.story

Posted by trenZcend on Aug-24-2009 14:42:

IT was over all a good night...

Nice meeting Row and JOC

Apple Country... it was kool meeting you and your friends... that was funny as heck when the black guys rolled up... kinda scared your friends though... Looking forward to the next show !!!!

Posted by apple country on Aug-24-2009 15:09:

yeah, was wild.

So I got some familiar faces and of course JOC.

I think Blake wears that same baby blue shirt A LOT. lol.

Posted by drEamer on Aug-24-2009 15:28:

i was FAWKED up!

Posted by Trent Steele on Aug-24-2009 16:55:

One of my vids from the night
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php...41225155&ref=mf

Posted by nick stoynoff on Aug-24-2009 18:48:

Was a great night, thanks to everyone for coming out