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#157947 - 10th Jun 2007 1:22am
Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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I promised Kris and ckb180 (Pomp was there as well but I think he was asleep lmao) that I would put a link up for Johnny Rizk's website so they can download all his mixes etc, so here it is:
Website - http://www.johnnyrizk.com
At only 23 years old, Johnny Rizk is a rising talent from the heart of what was once called as the Paris of the Middle-East: Beirut - capital city of the fun loving country of Lebanon.
Johnny has had a great appreciation and love for music since he was a very young boy. From the early age of 5, he started listening to whatever music his hands could get hold of: from classical, oriental music to early 1990's pop. Soon old enough, Johnny began listening to dance music and as his teenage years passed one after another he explored artists such as The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Sash!, ATB, Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren and many others.
His growing taste and appreciation of music pushed him to start DJing by himself from his bedroom (as many famous DJs started) as early as the age of 11. He created a home made dj set that consisted of a sony discman, a tuner, a cassette deck and his home hi-fi stereo as his "mixer" or sound amplifier. Practicing over and over again with his simple yet effective equipment he soon knew how to beatmatch two songs without any pitch control, just by using his ears and selecting close songs with similar BPM.
In 2002, at the age of 18, Johnny joined the Middle East's biggest radio network MixFM Lebanon where he has worked as a shows producer and a DJ for over 5 years. It is there that he refined his skills and was given the chance to play in the biggest festivals and parties with huge audiences of over 4,000 people.
In November 2006, Johnny warmed up for Ferry Corsten in Beirut during a pre-party for a main concert. Clubbers from the event gave him great reviews all over internet forums.
In February 2007, Johnny was flown to Egypt by MTV Asia in association with Motorola for their Motoalert party. His set was described as "unforgettable" and "unique" thanks to his unmatched DJing Skills. Usually Egyptian clubs close at 2am, but with this party it stayed open until 4am!
In March 2007, Johnny Rizk produced the mashup called " Good To Love You More " a mix of two tracks by Armin Van Buuren and Above And Beyond. Unsigned to any label and without any promotion, it has reached thousands of online internet communities and received amazing reviews from clubbers and trance fans all over the world.
In May 2007, he submitted a remix to Andre Tanneberger of the forthcoming ATB single, Desperate Religion. Johnny is currently in discussions to start his first ever 2 hour worldwide online trance radio show to be broadcast via several online radio stations. The should will be entitled "Outbreak" and the show's broadcast times will be confirmed shortly.
In June 2007, Johnny will be lowering his radio producing schedule to concentrate more time and effort into his music production. He has been working in the studio since 2006 and will hopefully be revealing his first trance productions in Summer 2007.
Website - http://www.johnnyrizk.com
Enjoy! 
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#158094 - 10th Jun 2007 10:25pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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Mi_Craig
Racial Germ Hoop
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Registered: 16th Apr 2006
Posts: 3420
Loc: Spital
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Cheers matty..added him on myspace....his stuff is quality
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#158103 - 11th Jun 2007 12:11am
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: Mi_Craig]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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No problemo fella, he's AVB crazy like yourself.
He asked me who you were on MSN i told him lol, he said hes gonna leave a message on your MySpace.
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#158415 - 13th Jun 2007 9:42pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: krisGTi]
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MattLFC
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Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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No problemo matey, glad you like it, told ye he was good lol.
Ill keep ye's updated with any developments in his career.
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#158427 - 14th Jun 2007 12:05pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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CustomIce
The IceMan commeth
Wise One
Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 831
Loc: Wirral
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Going to have a listen to some of his mixes, if what's been said is true i'm looking forward to hearing the boy's skills.
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#158433 - 14th Jun 2007 2:02pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: CustomIce]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Hehe gdgd be sure to let us know what ye think
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#159052 - 18th Jun 2007 11:40pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: _Ste_]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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lol what for?
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#159081 - 19th Jun 2007 12:17pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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CustomIce
The IceMan commeth
Wise One
Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 831
Loc: Wirral
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I downloaded the lot and burt them al to 1 cd which is in my car ATM, so far really impressed! For the most part its really decent trance extremelt well mixed too, MP3s are good quality high bitrate so sound decent (for MP3s anyway)
Big thumbs up from me
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#159083 - 19th Jun 2007 12:24pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: CustomIce]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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I just wish he would split them so one could jump between tracks. Saying that, I always split them myself, but never Upload them, it does take away from the quality of the mixing slightly having breaks in the mixes (when burning MP3's, CUE files dont work).
Glad everyone is liking them, I thought ye might
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#159108 - 19th Jun 2007 3:52pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Ooooo ive just remembered, he finds out tomorrow if his remix of ATB - Desperate Religion will be on the forthcoming ATB single release.
He doesnt think it will, but theres always a chance. Ive got it and im not sure its a bit too weak, but he was ill when he was working on it.
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#159590 - 21st Jun 2007 4:33pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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CustomIce
The IceMan commeth
Wise One
Registered: 3rd Dec 2006
Posts: 831
Loc: Wirral
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Really enjoyed the mixes, i was a bit annoyed when i knocked my HU and skipped to the beginning of a mix i was almost at the end of! DOH!
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#159780 - 22nd Jun 2007 5:37pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: CustomIce]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Some news on him, his remix didnt make it onto the new ATB single, but he didnt think it would to be honest as he wasnt well when he did it and couldnt spend enough time on it. I think it was a bit too in-between Techno and Trance, as Andre always selects a Techno remix and a trance remix.
He has been invited to trial on Afterhours.FM, a major worldwide trance radio station and he will be on tonight at 11pm Beirut time, which is BST+2, so its 9pm here.
You can tune into the show here.
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#159815 - 22nd Jun 2007 8:19pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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He is on Afterhours.FM now, his debut show on there!
Ye can tune in here.
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#159820 - 22nd Jun 2007 10:34pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Lol, from whats being posted in the forums, its seems they loved the set.
Just had a look at the schedule and his set was placed in between two sets from two of the biggest names in trance, its like:
- 4 Strings
- Johnny Rizk
- Ronski Speed
Quality!
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#160048 - 23rd Jun 2007 6:05pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: jonah]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Lol, sweet, im sure ye will enjoy
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#182529 - 3rd Nov 2007 8:30pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: Mark]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Btw, he is still alive and well, he hasnt had a new mix out since June, because he has been very busy with life, notably the production of his debut album/single...
Hopefully, should have more news on this and maybe a preview of the first single in the next couple of weeks.
Also, he did promise me he would make a new mix before the year is out, so fingers crossed lol, he is just very very busy atm. Ill keep nagging him, he promised it for Xmas lmao!
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#182537 - 3rd Nov 2007 8:36pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: fordsteve]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Lol, I think Wirral must be his biggest market outside of the middle east... the power of the internet is amazing 
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#182544 - 3rd Nov 2007 8:39pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: fordsteve]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Lol yeah, who needs all this xfactor crap to be noticed when one has the internet... fook the music companies and managers, its the fans that matter, they like your stuff, and you go far (whether you make money or sell albums or not), a company/manager can only market an act so much.
With regards the Xfactor, most of em havnt got the drive, commitment or ambition to it themselves, so its an easy way out, thats why they all fade away after the record company has cashed in and dumped them lol. The saying "cant polish a turd" comes to mind!
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#183760 - 7th Nov 2007 10:39pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: fordsteve]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Sorry peeps no chance of a preview of his new single atm, for special reasons, cannot be shared to anyone else as yet... watch this space though 
He's working really hard atm on production side of things, but ive nagged him again for a new mix tonight, and he will deliver before Xmas 
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#191359 - 4th Jan 2008 12:36am
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Awsome Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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Right now this is a certainty... as I already have it. There will be a brand new mix, recorded just yesterday. It will be released to public on Monday next week!
Its a guestmix for a radio broadcast, so due to contractual reasons its must not be released yet.
But... for anyone wanting a newer mix, he has placed another guestmix online for download, one that he did for a radiostation back in July... so its his newer then all the other stuff as he has been busy working on his debut producer single and album over the past 6 months.
You can download it at http://www.johnnyrizk.com/johnny/discography.htm
Its the "July 2007 Flush! Guestmix".
Be patient for the new mix though, its well worth the wait!
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#191801 - 7th Jan 2008 6:07pm
Re: Johnny Rizk - An Upcoming Trance DJ
[Re: MattLFC]
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MattLFC
Wiki Master
Registered: 14th Aug 2004
Posts: 16427
Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile
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As promised, his new mix is now online:
- Website Download
- Direct Download
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