JB

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JB has been part of a collective of likeminded individuals who share a common interest in music for 14 years. It all started for JB when he picked up his first CD in 1992, Moonshine Techno Truth Vol. 1. After hearing those driving and euphoric sounds he was hooked and determined to be part of the EDM culture. It is the collective that has been dubbed today by the majority as Electronica. A place that he calls home, where friendships and unity are part of the culture, and where the next chapter of his life is about to play out.
After hearing those initial sounds, JB spent the next 14 years traveling to endless open air festivals and massives plus many indoor clubs and warehouses to dance all night in a sea of color coded party goers. His travels and experiences were not done in vain or to be forgotten in sub-conscious memories. While at these events he did not just listen and dance, he watched and researched each event, noting in his mind how each performer would motivate the crowd to move.
It was not till 2004, when everything that JB had been part of and learned changed. He was motivated and pushed in a direction that was not that of a clubber. The venue was 1015 Folsom in San Francisco, and Paul Van Dyk took the reins for a four hour trip that still can be heard in JB’s inner ear. Missing in JB’s memories or travels was a DJ who would leave him with a new renowned experience, and out of body experience, pushing him to want more and wishing the experience would not end. After taking in those nights experiences, JB watched the crowd and he knew that he too wanted to be a DJ.
For the next 2 years JB’s aspirations were to transition from clubber to DJ. He was determined to succeed and to move or motivate others as countless other DJ’s had done for him over the years. He invested in the standard equipment that he had seen in his travels, 2 Technics SL1200MKII, 2 Pioneer CDJ-100 MKII, and a Vestax PCV-275. During this time, JB buried himself in his bedroom, staring at a white wall, learning the skills necessary to be a successful DJ. Versatility was necessary and outside of the mixer which seemed to change at any event, JB became comfortable with the tools of the trade.
In January 2006, JB began to make his move and break into the scene. But he was met with resistance; he was located in an area that was not quite a-tuned to the global trance sound. This minor setback did not detour him, and he began to network with others via Myspace. Come March of that year, he got his foot in the door by getting booked with Southern California promoter, One World One Dance. Plus he booked his weekly radio, Crush Online Sessions, with the online radio community, Orbital Grooves Radio (www.orbitalgrooves.com), where he continues to focus on Trance and Progressive House.
2006 was a great start for JB. But in 2007 he continued to make moves and network, booking a total of 75 shows at various clubs and events, was accepted as a resident with Northern California promoter, Till Dawn Productions, and played main room at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco. Now in 2008, he has just been accepted to feature his new show Audible Euphoria on Liquid FM (www.liquid.fm) where other global talents such as Matt Darey, Solarstone, and Menno De Jong, to name a few, feature their individual radio shows. Plus JB continues to get booked at local clubs on a weekly basis.
JB plans to push harder to continue to establish himself in the community as a DJ, plus plans on making his move into production. Although he is a determined individual, JB is quick to point out that he could not do it alone and recognizes that his wife of 12 years has been his biggest supporter, motivator, and strength in continuing to follow his dreams and succeed on level where one day he can travel the world.