During the 90's John Osborn cut his techno teeth in his home city of London. He then moved to Berlin in
1999, and it was here that his DJ career started to intensify. John has now been DJ-ing for 20 years and
has crafted a deep dubby, house and techno style which has been turning heads and moving feet on the
international circuit. From his well documented sets at Berlin's Panorama Bar to exquisite podcasts for
Little White Earbuds, Clubberia, mmnmlssgs, Sound Of Thought and Modyfier: Process Series the dance world
has woken up to his unique sound. In a time when artists have relied heavily on studio productions to
steer their DJ careers, the power, groove and intensity of John's DJ sets have allowed him to win over
the masses without releasing a million mediocre records.
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In Berlin John curated successful TANSTAAFL nights at Tresor & Cookies between 2010-2013 with
dynamic, forward thinking line ups. He was also a resident at the SUB:STANCE Berghain events where he has
crafted many magical sets, such as the now infamous b2b sets with Scuba and nd_baumecker.
Through these residencies in Berlin John learnt quickly how to become a very good DJ. By making people
dance throughout his sets that often lasted the whole night long on a regular basis. His stylistic
choices, technical versatility, attitude, stamina and experience based on countless nights discovering
ways to direct a crowd on the dance floor at his command have been developed to an exceptional level.
Due to his increasingly hectic DJ gig schedule John now no longer runs the TANSTAAFL nights in Berlin
but is still a regular fixture in Panorama Bar.
John is also the owner of TANSTAAFL PLANETS, a label born out of his collaboration with October.
(TANSTAAFL is an acronym for There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch). His first ever release gave John
an underground hit with 'Epoch4' bouncing of the walls in clubs all over the world. The label TANSTAAFL
PLANETS is now five releases old, with sell out club tracks from KEL (Skudge), TALLMEN785, John Daly,
Bill Youngman and Joey Anderson. In 2015 the label will continue with such high standards with releases
coming from Lerosa, XDB, Henning Baer and more.
The year 2014 saw John break the international circuit with acclaimed gigs in North America and tours in
Asia including his debut gig at the worlds most highly regarded festival, The Labyrinth in Japan where
John proved his skills and finesse as a DJ to the most educated and advanced electronic music crowd in
the world.
John has also spent a lot of time refining his studio skills in 2014, so expect more releases from him
on England's Run Out Run and HotFlush record labels in the coming year. It really is an exciting time for
an artist with a deep and truly honest understanding of the dance floor and machine made dance music.
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