Biography

John Norman’s sound has been refined over many years of avid pursuit of that which is driving yet laid back, full yet minimalist. The result is a sound unlike any other, filling dancefloors whether under his DJ alias Khemlab, or with his productions as John Norman.

His first major label release Never Again gained support from international heavy hitters including Markus Schulz, M.I.K.E, Wally Lopez, Marcella, and Jesse Voorn, and he shows no signs of looking back.

His sound cultivated over years of throwing some of the most memorable events in the Canadian Prairies, bringing in artists such as Frankie Bones, Signum, Ronski Speed, Bryan Jones and Patrick DSP to name a few. Literally starting out as the kid hauling his huge record bag to open decks, John quickly gained reputation for impeccable tight mixing blending sounds together for a unique approach to techno, minimal and tech house, but knowing no bounds. With this, he began booking events throughout his hometown of Winnipeg and across central Canada, Toronto, Montreal, and the Northern US.

Over this time his sound caught the ear of radio stations such as puredj.com in Holland, the former CityBeat Radio in Scotland, Undergroundradio.tv (formally Miami Beatz Radio)), and Canadian Techno.fm, where he continues to syndicate radio shows. In addition, his mixes have been featured on stations from England, Brazil, Croatia, Chile, Bulgaria, and was one of the final featured guests on DJ Preach’s Transatlantic Radio show who stated that John’s “mix of tech house will take you to a place you’ve never been”. John has also garnered interest from the music news and promotions site Beatsmedia, bringing his sound to an even larger world audience with their regular posting of his monthly Original Language Global Session, putting him in an artist portfolio alongside industry names such as Arnej, Roger Shah, Lazy Rich, Robbie Rivera, and Leon Boiler.

With a move to London, UK scheduled for August 2011 you can expect John to push his productions and DJ sets to new heights as his obsession with sound continues, taking influence not only from electronic music history but from the everyday and spreading his brand of music the world over.