John Acquaviva
Encyclopedia
John Acquaviva is an Italian-born Canadian second-wave techno artist and club DJ
from London, Ontario
. His friend Richie Hawtin
co-founded the Plus 8
record label with him in 1990.
In 2006, Acquaviva reached #22 on the DJ Mag 2006 list.
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
from London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
. His friend Richie Hawtin
Richie Hawtin
Richard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
co-founded the Plus 8
Plus 8
Plus 8 is a Canadian techno record label, based in Windsor, Ontario and founded in 1990 by DJs Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva. Initial releases were by the pair themselves and their friends using aliases such as States of Mind and Cybersonik, along with other Detroit-based musicians such as...
record label with him in 1990.
In 2006, Acquaviva reached #22 on the DJ Mag 2006 list.
External links
- www.john-acquaviva.com
- John Acquavia RBMA video lecture session
- Acquaviva on MySpace
- John Acquaviva on Discogs
- http://www.djshop.de/Searchresults-Downloads/ex/s~searchresults,u~mp3,p2~John+Acquaviva/xe/searchresultsDownload.htmlJohn Acquaviva on DjshopDjshopDjshop Records is a German-based online dance music retail store, selling vinyl records, CDs, music downloads and music accessories, founded by Armin Wirth.. The website was created in 1993. In 1998 the site changed into the European commercial franchise store Djshop, with locations in Poland,...
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