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AMP Presents,
JOHN CURLEY [PURE, SOUND-BAR]
John Curley has been behind the scenes, and the turntables, of almost every major club event in Chicago since 1988. As the resident DJ of two of Chicago's most pioneering and legendary venues, Medusa and Shelter, John has been instrumental in shaping the mucical tastes of an entire generation of Chicago clubgoers. Alongside Derrick Carter and Mark Farina, John's reign as the primary programmer at Shelter Nightclub
spanned nearly a decade and was central to the life of the Chicago dance music community in the nineties. In his role as Music Director at Shelter, John was key in expanding the scope of Chicago's club scene as a place to see global DJ talent. Core to the evolution of the house sound in Chicago during this time, John has spun with many a DJ-legend, as one by one they came through the Windy City for the first time. Danny
Tennaglia, Louie Vega, David Morales, John Digweed, Deep Dish, Roger Sanchez... the list goes on. Along with PURE co-founders Charles Little and Chad Sommer, John's work on both sides of the decks has taken a central role in bringing the Chicago dance music scene into the new Millenium. Since the consolidation of PURE in 1998, John's efforts as resident DJ and Director of Events has been essential in giving the now legendary Karma and rednofive nightclubs their notable places in the global dance arena. He has both debuted and spun with almost all of dance music's heavyweights, from Basement Jaxx to Paul Oakenfold, Farly & Heller to Sasha & Digweed. To this day he continues to be among Chicago's leading club pioneers, making it difficult to overestimate his importance as taste-maker and driving force behind dance music in the Midwest. As both a Billboard and Mixer Magazine reporter, John's musical influence is not only felt in Chicago but the world over. His style as a DJ is versatile yet uncompromising, boasting a bold mix of thick and funky house to
deep and hard-hitting progressive house. He posseses an awesome plethora of vinyl and is capable of rocking virtually any dance floor from coast to coast. Indeed, John has spun the world over, from Release in San Francisco to St. Petersburg, Russia.
Given the never-ending nature of producing and promoting events, it is a wonder how John ever finds time to make it into the recording studio. Yet he does. Alongside Mark Picchiotti, one of Chicago's most prolific dance music producer/remixers, John has racked up remix credits on an impressive list of singles over the
past 5 years, from "I Like It" by Angel Moraes to M People's "Movin' On Up". John is currently collaborating with fellow PURE resident Chris Walsh on a single slated to come out soon on Picchiotti's Blue Plate Recordings.
RICH GRANT [M3-ENT.COM, CHICAGO]
BRIAN SMALLS [12" PLAYERS, MILWAUKEE]
Respect Fridays @ Aqua
1011 N Astor St
Milwaukee, USA
10pm - 2am |
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