"John is a major up and coming talent, and will definately breakthrough soon." - Paul van Dyk, DJ Mag 2005.
John O’Callaghan has fast earned the reputation of one of the most exciting talents to explode onto the scene; the rate of John's ascent has been nothing short of staggering. In 2005, John debuted a hefty cross section of the UK's biggest events - The Gallery, Gatecrasher, Slinky, Goodgreef, Passion, Escape, Inside Out, The Coach, GK Global Gathering Ireland - and has become a firm favourite at all of them.
Armed with an uncompromising style that was solely designed for dance floor destruction, John continues to win new legions of new fans with every gig he plays. It's fast, it's uplifting, and it’s feet-shuffling/ armwaving/ spine-tingling/ hands-in-the-air/ main room/ peak time music that demands the biggest reactions from the biggest arenas.
A Studio talent with skills beyond his years, John consistently has quality productions flowing from his fingertips. Fuelled by a relentless work rate he's quickly built up a fan base of the industries elite. Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Armin & many more have all hailed the Irish youngster as a star of the future. Top class track’s such as The Chamber/ Vendetta / Restricted Motion – on first class labels such as Armada/ Discover/ Dedicated - John's discography is already enough to turn many seasoned producers green with envy…
John's signature has come in the production of exclusive tracks & re-edits which he makes solely for exclusive use in his DJ sets making each performance 100% exclusive & unique to that event. Think "Murder was the Bass", A & N's "Everyday", Deepsky’s “Ghost” & U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name", they've all been given the O' Callaghan treatment and have achieved a cult-like status in the process!
Having already conquered New Zealand, Australia, France, Poland, Canada & China in the last 12 Months John is already firmly established on the international circuit. With his reputation spreading & interest building in the further reaches of the world, the young Celt is poised to become Ireland’s most exciting musical export of the 20th Century.
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DJ Quotes
>> "Everything that John O’Callaghan does works really well for me." - Armin van Buuren.
"John O'Callaghan is without doubt one of the hottest trance producers in the world. His production sound is as consistently fresh and exciting as his driving dj sets which are 100% unique as he fills them with one-off reworks and unofficial re-edits that will never be found in any other record box in the world. His attitude towards the electronic scene is totally in tune with my own and I am thrilled that, as well as being an artist on my labels, he is also a highly acomplished drinker and a fucking good mate." - John Askew.
"John O'Callaghan is a true rising star who has the consistency in his production that is not matched by anyone. I have seen him develop in the last two years and it has been a pleasure to experience." - Matt Hardwick.
"We first heard of John 2 years ago when he sent us a few of his tracks and knew right away this guy was special. His productions are quality which means everytime we play there is always at least 3 or more of his tunes in our set. We have never met anyone who works as fast as John & he will be a future worldwide star of trance." - Agnelli & Nelson.
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