Dj's
John O'Callaghan (Discover) UK (First time in Finland!)
http://www.myspace.com/johnocallaghan
John O'Callaghan's rapid rise to fame upwards through the ranks of world's DJ/producer elite has been nothing short of meteoric. He has stamped his authority on the global Trance community over the past 18 months: emerging on of the most prolific authorities in one of the most competitive scenes in industry. Having long since won favour with the scenes major players through a catalogue of ground breaking releases & exceptional DJ performances; John emerges in 2007 as one the Trance scenes leading talents & at the forefront of a new generation of artists pushing the genre into new dimensions.
After so many colossal releases & remixes for acclaimed labels such as Discover , Vandit, Armada, Euphonic & Galactive, there is no arguing that John O'Callaghan is one of the most in demand producers in the world right now. Through both his solo releases and production partnerships he has flexed his his production muscles on leading UK imprint Discover - delivering monster remixes and enormous singles such as "The Chamber", "Restricted Motion", and "Exactly"; which was one the biggest tracks of 2006 and has already achieved classic status within one year of its release. 2007 was the year when John released his eagerly anticipated debut album "Something To Live For". The album received critical acclaim from all corners of the globe and was described as "pure genius" by Discoverlabel boss John Askew.
Marcus Schössow (Armada) SE
http://www.myspace.com/marcusschossow
When Marcus was 15 years old he entered a local dj competition, completely crushing swedens no 1 dj, Marcus was hailed as THE biggest upcoming talents in Sweden. After that Marcus wanted to touch people with his own productions aswell. So he started producing his own tracks. Two years passed of learning the basics of music and in 2003 he signed with uk label 020 Records. After that bookings in Germany, Poland, Denmark and Sweden brought him out from his bedroom and made him a worldwide known Artist.
One year later the legendary Producer/Dj John "OO" Flemming recognized Marcus talents and signed his track "Metropolitan Behaviour" to his label. After that Marcus hooked up with Paul Moelands aka Re:Locate/Octagen to produce their coop called "First Horizon". ATCR sublabel Surface Recordings picked it up as their first release.
Through some friends, Marcus discovered the young talent Sebastian Brandt. Sebastian sent him some demos and they decided to produce a track together. The project "Under Sun" was born. Armin Van Buuren was convinced and signed it to Armada Music. The Under Sun project is nowdays one of the worlds most growing Trance Acts with bookings worldwide and performances at the biggest FM Radio Stations in Scandinavia.
Through the years, Marcus has grown into a fully professional music producer/dj and has collaborated with Producers including: Signum, Paul Moelands, Ozgur Can, Michael Parsberg, Andrew K, Sebastian Brandt, Ludvig Holm, Dominik Von Werdt, Michael Splint, Carl B and Joni Ljungqvist.
Loopy (Finity)
http://www.myspace.com/loopyfinity
One of the rising DJs in the Finnish trance scene, Ville Lope aka Loopy, began DJing in 1999 at the age of 18. Gaining skills and experience for a while and known for his sense of new talent and fresh sound, he joined the Finnish label Finity Recordings as an A&R manager. Being skillful in networking he has not only raised Finity to the playlists of various international artists but also earned the respect of various labels and artists nationally and internationally. Finity Essentials radio show was asked to join the ETN.fm Trance channel after being broadcasted exclusive on the ETN Variety Stream for a year. At the same time, interest was shown in a show with quality Finnish trance sound. The show is now syndicated on four different stations. Besides the label work, Loopy has started to learn the art of production and is also heavily engaged as a promoter. While residency is still awaiting, he has got his first productions signed to UK-based Neuroscience Recordings. Although Loopys roots lie in uplifting and progressive trance, his trademark sound is a blend of both with a fresh twist of gritty electronica.
Lights
Parker Kane (Monday Bar)
Timetable:
22.00 - 00.00 Loopy
00.00 - 01.30 Marcus Schössow
01.30 - 03.30 John O'Callaghan
John O'Callagahan PFAgency Promo Video
Marcus Schossow @ Sunrise Festival 2007
http://www.johnocallaghan.net
http://www.marcusschossow.com
http://www.djloopy.info
http://www.schulmanmanagement.com
http://www.myspace.com/schulmanmanagement
http://www.bianco.com
http://www.myspace.com/clubpinky
Date: 1.12.2007
Age: 18
Tickets: 8e (6e sk-member)
Place: Giggling Marlin, Humalistonkatu 6 Turku