John Askew is without doubt one of the hottest tech/trance producer/djs in the world. His record labels Discover and Discover Dark have given birth to some of the most exciting trance and techno records of the last 6 years  including numerous John Askew singles that have been seen ongoing support from the likes of Paul van Dyk, Eddie Halliwell and Armin van Buuren. After the huge successes of his singles Vellum, The Door and New Dimension and Chime, John has gone on to deliver release after release of consistently high quality club music. As a remixer John has worked for numerous high profile labels such as Euphonic, Afterglow Records, Duty Free, Ministry of Sound, Monster Records, Flux Delux, Moodmusic, Fenology and Paul van Dyks legendary Vandit Records on which Johns remix duties have been employed numerous times. His debut artist album Lower the Tone (released in 2006) received massive acclaim in the press and within 4 weeks of its release was completely sold out  a testament to Johns die hard fan base. Johns Discover and Discover Dark labels have now established themselves as one of the Worlds most cutting edge and influential outputs for high quality trance and techno. The labels have led to the birth of many of the hottest trance / techno talents  including John OCallaghan, Inertia, Alex Morph, Greg Downey, Sean Tyas, Neal Scarborough, Bryan Kearney, Thomas Datt, Tom Colontonio, Gate 42, Mekk, Aled Mann and of course John Askew himself. You only have to look in the record boxes of djs Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell etc to see how popular the Discover sound is. In 2006 John launched the Live As&. album series, which features recordings of live club performances from the in demand Discover djs. You only have to listen to Johns live albums from Passion, The Gallery, Turnmills, Beirut or Los Angeles to see why he is so in demand for live club appearances. For more info on the Live As& series please visit www.recoverworld.com From exclusive residencies at 2 of the Worlds most influential clubs (The Gallery and Ministry of Sound in London) to a constant stream of high profile guest slots at the coolest clubs around the world, John is also now enjoying the rewards of well over a decade of consistently hard work. In 2005 the worlds number one dj, Paul van Dyk, requested John to be the only guest at his legendary Birthday party in Berlin. In 2006 Armin van Buuren requested John as the headline guest dj to play along side him at his massive A State of Trance 250 party in The Netherlands. In the same year Tiesto specifically requested John to be the main guest along side him at one of his few UK dates  at Slinky, Bournemouth. At the end of 2004 Judge Jules picked up on the hype and signed John up to his reputable Serious Management Company. This year Pete Tong approached John to do an Essential mix for BBC Radio One. A rare honor and one that confirmed Johns status as a highly respected dj within the premier league of the international scene. From guest appearances on countless high profile radio shows around the world including several guest slots and an Essential mix on BBC Radio One, to hosting the flagship trance & techno show on Ministry of Sound radio and then later Londons prestigious Kiss 100 station John has always had a strong passion for Radio. In 2006 Paul van Dyk requested John to take up a weekly residency on his exciting broadcasting platform  Vonyc. John made 50 broadcasts for the station before taking a break in order to prepare for the arrival of his first child. Today John still continues his association with Vonyc by creating an exclusive series of epic 5 hour sets. To tune in to Vonyc log on at www.vonyc.com/radio Playlists from all of Johns radio shows can be found on my playlist page! Biography: Today John's highly anticipated second artist album "Z List Uber Star" is set for release on 29th September 2008. Early reactions from some of the material has been amazing - which Paul van Dyk hammering the title track in almost every set (including his recent Essential mix from Coloursfest) and Eddie Halliwell championing the massive "Fade to Black" which looks set to be a prime time anthem of the Summer. In September John will extensively tour Australia to support the release of his new album. And While he is there he will be recording a new "Live As..." album from the countries most famous club - Home in Sydney. July 2008 sees the release of "Discover 40" - a double CD album mixed and compiled by John Askew - featuring the best of the first 40 releases on the label. On the remix front John has also been busy. His remix of Paul Miller's "Call me Miller" on Discover has been play listed all over the world, as has his remix of "Into the Sun" on Conspiracy. John has also hooked up with his old friend John OCallaghan to form CARTEL. Their debut singles Buenos Aries" and "Moments on Armin's Captivating Sounds label have been thoroughly thrashed by everyone including Armin van Buuren and Eddie Halliwell. 2006 also saw John launch his new electronic band DRUM CULT with his old friend Zak Frost. The band incorporates a variety of new and exciting electronic influences. Their debut single Radio was released in September on Dirt Crew Recordings. The massive DRUM CULT remix of Its up to You by Sasse came out on Moodmusic. Since it's conception - DRUMCULT has now brought in drummer Mat Hayles and guitarist Dan Garret to complete the live line up - set to tour in 2009. As a dj, John continues his long standing residency at The Gallery where he can regularly be seen and heard rocking the dancefloor along side the likes of Paul van Dyk, Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong and just about every other credible dj from the international circuit. The last 18 months has seen John play prime time sets at some of the worlds coolest festivals including his banging set on the main stage at Nature One Festival in Germany  which was also broadcast live across the whole country on Sunshine Live Radio. In the past 3 years John has played on all the far corners of the globe including: North America, Canada, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Egypt, Germany, The Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, China, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Greece, Ukraine, Georgia, and of course all over the UK. In September of 2007 John joined the PFA agency, home to Eddie Halliwell and John OCallaghan. At the same time John also was signed to legendary management company AM Only in New York who now look after all of Johns bookings in North America and Canada. Biography: History After spending most of his teens playing guitar in a variety of local rock bands, John Askews musical alliance was suddenly disrupted when he attended an illegal rave in Cornwall in 1993. He immediately ditched both his band and his beloved Les Paul in exchange for a pair of decks. In 1994 John made his club debut at the notorious North London 80s Acid House venue  Woodys. A few months later he blagged himself a slot at a rave in Wiltshire which in turn led to a residency for the then infamous Wiltshire based sound system Code Red. This position gave John the opportunity to regularly play to thousands of underground revelers that would loyally make their way out into the countryside every weekend to party in the open air. His sound was influenced by a mixture of tough melodic German dance music that was fast putting Frankfurt (and djs like Sven Vath and Dj Dag) on the map as the epicenter of the global trance scene, and the hard, more percussive sounds that artists like CJ Bolland, Westbam and Jeff Mills were pioneering. At the end of 1995 overwhelming pressure from the police led the organisers of the Code Red parties to move their events from the fields into licensed clubs and venues. With this move John started warming up for a host of top international techno names such as Billy Nasty, Dave Angel and Dave Clarke. He quickly established a name for himself and was subsequently booked to play a number of other underground nights including Universe's legendary Final Frontier at Club UK where John rocked the decks along side a plethora of big names including Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox and johns biggest hero of the time Dj Dag. Over the next few years John found himself becoming a regular at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, traveling extensively across Europe to deliver his now trademark sound. A sound and style that one Scandinavian radio presenter summed up as &..like watching Jeff Mills mixing but using Paul van Dyks records!!. The next 5 years brought John residencies and guest slots at some of the hottest club nights in the South of England, including the infamous UFO Club which hosted debauched parties for thousands of party people every weekend on the picturesque Longleat Country Estate. In 1999 John teamed up with Bristol's most respected techno dj, Simmer, to form Shimmy Recordings. With highly acclaimed reviews from the national dance press and a huge underground following in the West Country, John began to gain a reputation for his unique writing and production skills which combined euphoric melodies with hard punchy drums and percussion. In time, as his sound developed, his productions became firm favourites with the likes of Armin van Buuren & Paul van Dyk. In 2000 John was asked to be the resident for Universes (of Tribal Gathering fame) Sorted tour. In one month John played 21 gigs across the country along side many of the worlds finest djs including Carl Cox, Orbital, Timo Maas, Danny Rampling, Danny Howells, Way Out West and John "00" Fleming. On NYE 2000 John rocked the main stage at Ministry of Sounds infamous Dome event. His technical wizardry on the decks in front of 26,000 clubbers led Ministry to offer him a residency at their world famous club  Ministry of Sound  London  where John was resident for 2 years. Johns end of the night 3 hour sets in Ministrys The Box main room were legendary and often had the capacity crowds rocking long past their official 8am closing time. In 2001 John released the massive single Vellum on Telica records. This led to the owners of that label recruiting John to develop and A&R a new label for this sound he was creating. The new label was called Discover Records. In 2003 Danny Newman (Tall Pauls brother and owner of Londons coolest electronic music venue Turnmills) heard John play and immediately asked John to become an exclusive resident for The Gallery  the flagship night for Fridays at Turnmills. Accepting the offer did not require much thought!