John 00 Fleming talks to Godskitchen ahead of NYE

[SteveArnold]

Few people can claim to have been at the pinnacle of their profession for a sustained period of time, having enjoyed so much success and still be leading the way forward. John 00 Fleming, one of the dance music industries most revered personalities, is amongst a small band of people who can say they were responsible for igniting the spark of the scene we all know and love today.

A DJ career spanning more than 20 years from the ripe old age of 15 has afforded John 00 the sort of experience that most other DJs can only dream of. Never afraid to push the boundaries in the projects that he turns his hand to, he is the owner of the hugely successful J00F recordings and hosts his own radio show on Ministry of Sound/DI.FM, the highly popular Global Trance Grooves.

A musical taste that transcends genres and his determination to seek out fresh, new, exciting music has resulted in John playing in almost every corner of the world and selling over 1 million CD compilations in his career.



Where are you at the moment?
Talking to you!

How has 2008 been for you?
I dream for a whole week where I can have a huge lie-in every morning and not worry about deadlines and having to get on a long-haul flight….as you can see it’s been very hectic!!

Your latest album (with Digital Blonde) has had it's release date put back into early next year, what can we expect from it?
Even more music! The release date got too close to my Ministry of Sound Euphoria album, so it made sense to delay it. This has bought us more time to dig into the 00.db hard drive and finish of even more gems. The album has now turned into a double CD with a gem of a single to support it.

You also have a 00.db tour of India coming up soon, any plans to do more live stuff over here in the New Year?
We’re keeping the 00.db live thing pretty exclusive, after all you don’t want to ruin a good thing. When we where asked to perform at Sunburn festival in Goa, we jumped at the chance!!!



You're returning to Godskitchen after a quite an absence, any particular tracks you are looking forward to digging out for your classics set?
People who know me will know that I don’t head for the obvious classics, after all we’ve heard them time and time again at various classics nights and on many compilations. I like to surprise people on the dancefloor, making that ‘wow’ moment bringing back memories of a track they haven’t heard for a long time…and those are often the best ones.

In the spirit of the NYE party being a classics night, can you name your top 5 all time tracks?
No, wait until the night…it’ll spoil my surprise!

What was the best night of your life?
Being told I had been cured of cancer, a precious moment that will stay with me forever

Any particular disaster stories you care to share with us?
A club in Dorset catching fire as I was playing. They was confusion at first with people not realizing what was going on then we all ran outside…only after a grabbed my record box of course!

What were the last 3 items you bought?
Onmisphere synth for my studio. Sports exhaust for me car and USB modem for my laptop…not very exciting I know!



What is the last text message in your inbox and who is it from?
A very poor joke for Ricky (Digital Blonde), cant be repeated here as its that bad.

You write alot of blogs on your myspace page, some of them quite controversial, what made you come up with the idea and have you ever written anything you wish you hadn't?
I’m simply passionate about the scene I’m in. It’s difficult seeing people abuse our club scene for the wrong reasons and know one seemed to be doing anything about it. I’m from a background and culture of music lovers, and this scene seems to be getting replaced by fame hungry greedy people, that are taking away the specialist clubs and clubbers. I figured if I don’t speak out, who will. After all many people are feeling the same.

Finally, what is your ultimate midnight NYE track?
Stop trying to get my secrets out of me!!

You can catch John performing at Godskitchen's huge NYE classics party at Air in Birmingham alongside Tall Paul, Guy Ornadel and more.

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Wednesday 31st December
Air Nightclub
Birmingham

Oxygen Room
TALL PAUL
GUY ORNADEL
JOHN 00 FLEMMING
JOHN KELLY
BIG AL

Nitrogen Room
ALISTAIR WHITEHEAD
K-KLASS
PAUL LUCAS
DEEP CITY SOUL

Carbon Lounge
Si Forestiero
J Roc

Early Birds - £20 + bf (SOLD OUT)
Advanced - £25 + bf

Joint Xmas + NYE ticket Ultra Early Bird - £27.50 + £2 bf (SOLD OUT)
Joint Xmas + NYE Early Bird - £35 + £2 bf
Joint Xmas + NYE Advanced - £40 + £2 bf