My Biography

Whazup World Wide Web,

So what makes me tick?  ~  That's a good question & the best answer is simply music. I've been collection records since around 86-87, DJ'n under the name DJ Jon Doe since around '91 & whenever people ask me what type of music I play I tell'em "whatevasoundzgooood". I've also been producing music for a while now & am werkin on getting enough product together for 2 12"~3 tracks EP's & a full length release of 10 or so other tracks (and I'm getting close to being ready to come out swingin).

In both my DJ'n & music production I don't limit myself to a certain style or genre, rather I try to see what's goin on in as many aspects of music as I can get my hands on & then by having a lil bit of just about any/every style of dance orientated music out there I can incorporate certain aspects from each of'em in new & exciting ways so that hopefully I'll be able to entertain everyone I can as best I can. And it has been that approach to music that has helped-n-blessed me to be able to perform @ such functions as ambient gatherings w/both Andy Hughes & LX Patterson of the Orb (on separate occasions), funky break parties w/Robbie & Gavin Hardkiss, warehouse shindigs w/Brett Johnson, Boo Williams & Glenn Underground, record store throwdowns where TC Islam was freestylin ova my beats & D&B raves w/Dieselboy, AK1200 & most of the Junglesky crew (to throw around some names).

Why do I do what I do, you may ask?  ~  Well, my reply to that'd be (in no particular order of importance) - [1st] I LOVE music (in almost every form/fashion/genre it comes in) - [2nd)] I love the feeling I get when I see the people on the dance floor just oscillating - knowing that what I'm doin behind the decks is having a direct effect on everyone's good time (that's a truly addictive feeling) - & [3rd] I do this because music is meant to be given-n-shared with EVERYBODY!!!!

My Musical Influences

Wow, well I've got way tooo many people I look to for inspiration to give ya a full list here, but @ the top of my all time favorites artists/entertainers I'll always go & see everytime they come within a 200 mile radius from where I'm @ are; Derrick Carter, Mary J. Blige, TMS1 a.k.a. Prisoners of Technology, R.A.W., Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike, Robbie &/or Gavin Hardkiss, Paul Johnson, Metro Area & Raiders of the lost Arp.

On my list of people I still have to see live so I can check'em of the to-do list are; DJ Harvey, Idjut Boys, Tim 'Love' Lee, The Avalanches, Noisia, Akufen, Fort Knox Five, The All Good Funk Alliance, Kraftwerk, & Evol Intent

My Gear / Music Equipment

My 1st setup when I was just starting out included 2 Vestax PDT-5000 decks & a Jazzy Jeff Signature Series mixer (way back in the day). Currently I'm werkin it out on my 3 Vestax Decks (2 PDX-a1 + 1 PDX-a2) & a Vestax DSM-420 mixer (cause ya can't beat it's 7-band eq on both the left/right channels to allow ya to isolate certain freqs & sweep'em to give you a way better sound sphere quality over using just a simple pan [in my opinion]). I have all that running thru my sound system, digital recorder & computer.
For the production side I use Ableton 8.0.3, Reason 4, Acid 7, Sound Forge 10, Fruity Loops 9.0.3, Juno 1, Oxygen 49 keyboard controller, Akai MPD18 Pad Controller, a handful of rackmount effect processors/compressor/limiter/power conditioner, & way toooo many virual synths/drum machines/loops~sample cd's to list here, but my 2 Tb external HD + my 120Gb & 40Gb internal Hard drives are perty much packed full.
I also have but don't use on a regular enough basis to be proficiant wit'em; Logic 7, Protools 8 & Cubase 5.
What I still want to add to my arsenal; An Alesis Air FX, 2 Mackie HR824MK2 Studio Monitors & as many records as ya got.

Artists Record Bag

Right now I have a wide selection from several genres that include; some ol' skool hip hop like Eric B, Twin Hype & De La Soul - Disco/Rare Groove/Funk-n-Soul tracks like Breakestra, Flytronics & Urban Jazz Naturals - House Tunes from Funky Transport, Derrick Carter, Loopity Goofs & Roy Davis Jr. - Ol' Skool Breaks from Icey, Cybotron & Altern 8 - Nu Skool Breaks from Stanton Warriors, Future Funk Squad & Nubreed - D&B tunes from Roni Size, Dillinja, Spor & Aphrodite - As well as a few accapella's + @ least a handful of da secret weapons from deep in the vault.

I am currently available for booking

My personal promotional mix demos are available to stream or for downloads @ http://www.house-mixes.com/artists/DJ_Jon_Doe/ & I'm always more than happy to perform for any size crowd, pretty much anywhere that an opportunity presents itself. Any of you promoters out there who'd like to secure a date for me to join their line-ups & events - Please email me to enquiry about any date in the future. Also include your full name, e-mail, phone # & your company name, city where the event is taking place @, name of the venue, # of rooms @ the venue, the hours of operation for the venue, amount of the door charge, venue capacity, age limit allowed @ the venue (21+/18+/all ages), technical specs (type of turntables, mixer, ect.), other DJ's have you booked for the event, names of other DJ's not yet confirmed for this event, type(s) of promotion for the event (flyers, website e-vites, radio ads, ect.), the proposed time slot of my set & your offer for my services {in U.S. dollars} (or you may request for me to contact you allowing us to negotiate my fee) *[please note - the cost of flight, hotel & any other travel expenses will be covered by the promoter as a separate cost from the booking fee, Thank you]