My real name is John Davies I've been a Promoter, DJ, Producer and Sound Engineer in Nottingham since 1996 and still going strong. I started my DJing career under the name of DJ JTT. The name JTT came about when I gave my first DJ Demo tape to a friend which happened to be full of Techno and Trance so he labelled the tape "John's Trance Techno" hence "JTT." I began DJing Nu Energy Techno (Baby Doc, Jon the Dentist, etc) then went swiftly onto Goa Trance and then most forms of Techno (mainly hard Techno) while forming the “hands on” club nights and even Happy Hardcore for a while!!! Then more recently I got involved in the EBM (Electronic Body Music) /Goth scene where I started introducing Techno to the Goths under the new name of “PsyTek!” I have DJed in lots of clubs in Nottingham, Marcus Garvey Centre (the Ballroom), Skyy Club (now BluePrint) to name but a few. I have also DJed further a field in places as far as the Docklands in London. The club nights I have DJed at are (at least these are the one I can remember!!!!):

Believe

Implant

Tribal Storm

Neurotrance meets Believe

Beyond the Final Frontier

Global International Techno

Stimulus

The Nottingham Carnival 96

I Doo

Hands on

Toasted

Udon

May Day in the Market Square (Nottingham)

Pure Filth

Chaos Theory

Carnival of Souls

Genotype

Collide-O-Scope

Sh!ts & G!ggles

Heresy 'n' Heelz

My Sound Engineering and Producing came about when I started doing my Music Production courses at NCN Clarendon Collage and the Square Centre recording Studio in Nottingham up to HND level. After finishing the courses I started working for a voluntary project based at the, Square Centre recording studio called, “Soundtracks,” which had other voluntary projects such as, “Fallen Angels,” and, “Include.” At Soundtracks I ran numerous recording and production sessions for young people to whom normally would not be able to afford studio time in a commercial recording studio.

I also have a Production Studio at home where I help friends and clients record, mix and master their own material.

Also through Soundtracks, I worked with producer/songwriter/vocalist, Del St Joseph who has had a long successful history in the music industry with several hits under his belt. One of which being, “Please Don’t Go,” by K.W.S, (UK number 1 for 6 weeks, number 4 US Billboard Chart 1990/1), as his Chief Engineer helping him start up his Production Company "Fourjayz". Over the years we collaborated with producer Mike Pela from London who has a long production history in the music industry with artists like, Sade, Savage Garden, Erasure, Boy George, Ace of Base, Maxwell and Everything but the Girl.

Currently, I am also running a PA hire company under the name of HOC Sound System as well as DJing Techno, which can provide PA for anything from a small pub gig up to 1,500 capacity venues, specialising in Bands and DJ set ups. So if you’re in need of PA or a Techno DJ get in touch? My email is: handsonrecordings@hotmail.com