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JOHN DALAGELIS (DIEB AUDIO)
AGE:29
From: Born in Philadelphia USA, raised in Greece, currently living in New York
LABELS:Dieb Audio,Audio Therapy,Downshift,Baroque,Plastic City,Global Underground,Swift/Klik...
Studio whiz kid, DJ extraordinaire and co-owner of record label "DIEB AUDIO",
John Dalagelis, has long been at his electronic musical passion, for more years than most DJs
who are 10 years his senior. At the age of 29, awarded with a diploma of sound
engineering and a Bachelor Honors of recording arts, Johnfs influences go way beyond the
scope of any of his contemporaries. Born in USA and raised in Greece, John has
meticulously honed his craft and is ready for his close-up.
John began collecting vinyl records of electronic music and started DJing at small
underground parties in 1993 at the age of 12, inspired by the big names of the time. In
1994 he started hosting his own radio show which would eventually stream to far out areas
of Greece on major FM stations. His eclectic & dynamic sound would bring him toward the
art of producing his own music in years to come.
In 1998 John decided to take the challenge further & entered the DMC DJ Championship in
Greece at the ripe age of 17. After winning the state championship he took place in the
finals. Against the odds he scratched and cut up 4th place, winning the accolades of the
Greek music press, naming him the star of the night & best young dj. The industry took
notice of this new wonderkid who would start touring Europe and continue building his
sound in his home country. Eventually, this would culminate in the gig of his life by being
invited to play the opening slot on Orbitalfs first ever tour to Greece in 2000, playing in
front of an audience of 3 thousand people.
In 2002 his brother gNickh joined forces with John and the duo started producing music
together after deciding to uproot and move to New York City. Quickly the Dalagelis
brothers self released their first EP gFat Oscar / God Is Greath, which gained praise from
their intended targets. From this release, they became sought after by their favorite labels,
which were after them for their remix touch. They did several remixes for labels owned by
Satoshi Tomiie, Dave Seaman & Chris Fortier among others. While having these great
remixing successes, John started working with Chris Fortier and his label (Fade records).
Besides assisting on running Fade records, John got busy with Chris in the studio and
produced, engineered, mixed, edited and recorded several kinds of projects. One of these
was Chris Fortierfs Balance 007 compilation.
In 2004 gBend Uph was released on Mo-do Recordings which gained never-ending DJ
support and successful chart rankings on several of the sales chart indicators in USA & UK.
Also the extended vocal remix on Micahfs gCome Fromh was exclusively featured on Hernan
Cattaneofs Renaissance Masters 2 album. In 2005 their original production gQuiet (Steve is
listening)h was one of the main features on Audio Therapyfs album gAcross Borders,h and
their alternative mix of it, entitled gQuiet (Stelios is watching),h was exclusively featured on
Dave Seamanfs compilation gThis is Audio Therapy.h
In 2006 "R2 Units Gone Wild" was released on Therapy Music (original mix was included on
Audio Therapyfs Spring/Summer Collection CD) as well as gUtapau,h on Swift Records
(original mix included on Gpalfs album Gpal 2). Also in their agenda was remixing Stelfs
and Phatjak's "I Like Porno,h released on Baroque records. John was also responsible for a
huge bulk of the production and engineering work on Stel's "This is Audiotherapy" CD mix
which was an accompaniment to Dave Seaman's already classic installment.
In 2007 gFeature musich was released by Presslab rec which raised up to Number 1 for 2
weeks and stayed on the top 50 chart of the Balance Promote Pool in North America for
over 8 weeks. Also in 2008 gFabriqueh was released by Omnis rec. In the beginning of
2009, gRectumh was released along with partner Stel on Dieb Audio. During the same year,
Johnfs much anticipated gAsioh track was also released on Dieb Audio and gained massive
support from Sasha, Carl Cox, Josh Wink, Laurent Garnier, Gabriel Ananda among others.
The remix on "Asio" by legendary Ananda Project, was eventually included on Carl Coxfs
Global Underground compilation (Black Rock Desert) in the beginning of 2010. During the
summer of 2009 John also recorded, edited and produced Dave Seamanfs gRenaissance
Master Seriesh compilation (released on September 29th 2009).
2010 finds John working on several remixes and original releases for his own "Dieb Audio"
and Sasse's record label "Mood Music", while hitting the international circuit with gigs in
North & Central America, Europe and Australia.
http://www.nickandjohndalagelis.com/
http://soundcloud.com/johndalagelis
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