AboutMartinStJohn Expertise I can answer questions on dance music, classic alternative, 80s rock, 80s pop, vocal trance, house, industrial, and other forms of electronica. Im very knowledgable about dance music especially, remix services such as ultimix and import hi nrg cover songs. I also have a small working knowledge of manchester rock on such labels as 4ad, and a fan of bands such as Lush, Ride, CUrve.Im very familiar with Paul Oakenfold and the Perfecto label, and Djs such as Paul van dyk, Gatecrasher, BT, Danny Tenaglia, Junior, PEter Rauhofer, Masters at work(MAW),and others too numerous to mention, which is quite awesomely diverse i know. I like some drum n bass, however im not qualified to answer questions on it. I also have discovered that i need to leave the hip hop questions alone as i've been out of the hip hop arena for over 17 years.
Experience 17 years experience in the club and mobile dj arena. I've played top 40 gigs, house gigs, trance gigs, alternative dance gigs, old school funk, and freestyle dance music. I'm not limited to any one form of dance music to say the least.
Publications Hoping to be able to write a dance music column for billboard one day.
Education/Credentials 2 year college.
Awards and Honors Crack'd Belle award-Birmingham DJ of the year 2004.
Past/Present Clients Current clients include the Lakeview Yacht Club, of Birmingham, AL as well as various clients i've done mobile gigs for.
Past Clients include:
City Limit nightclub-anniston, al 1992-93
Dee FOrd's nightclub-anniston, al 1997-98
Legends's-anniston, al 1995
Nitro, Gadsden, al 1993-1998
Phoenix nightclub, Birmingham, al (1998-2006)
Otherside nightclub, atlanta, ga (1998)
and private clients include: The Goodyear Co., Talladega high school class of 68., The boys and girls ranch of Alabama,Sunshine skate center of Oxford, al, and various keg parties, weddings and tailgate parties since 1990.
Expert: MartinStJohn Date: 12/18/2007 Subject: i am trying to find a song
Question well i was at a club and i think it was 1999 or so and the dj shut off the music and put this intro on that started with "in the begining there was (silence)" something or other and then he played this song and it kept saying "we were in the dark" and it would be silent for that part and then the music would come on in between and I really loved it can you help me find it? thanks a bunch!
Answer Melissa, the song is "flibberty jib" by Lord Runningclam. It's on the Moonshine record label from 1997, but also was on the english remix service DMC #182 which i have. I answered wrong on the first reply so ignore that one. I love this track, it's the kind of club music i really get into..dark...underground..trancey..minimal vocals..and good buildups and breakdowns.
MartinStJohn
birmingham,al