DJ Johnny Gleeson

Johnny Gleeson is an Australian DJ living in Sydney. The son of a jazz/dance pianist, he discovered House Music in 1989. Early plans to pursue a production career were temporarily put on standby after his audio studies finished to focus on a much talked about DJ career.

Gleeson's energy and musical knowledge made him a sought after act on the Sydney scene. His was selected as a Pacha resident (Ibiza), and member of the Pacha allstars, an elite remixing outfit, chosen by the superclub.

In 2007, Gleeson was commissioned to produce an album for one of China's favourite DJ's, Chozie, for local label PPC in Beijing, a city where Gleeson has regularly worked during the last decade.

He has had many singles released on labels Subliminal, Pacha, Toolroom Records and Hedkandi. "Right Before My Eyes" was his biggest track to date under the guise of The Southside Hustlers with Carl Kennedy. It was number five in the charts as well as earning essential new tune and four consecutive weeks of airplay from Pete Tong on his Essential Selection BBC Radio 1 program. This was however not the only production to taste success as Banta Boom was also featured as an essential new tune, and "Electric Pillowcase" became the top earner for Pacha's "Black label", featuring on 12 compilations worldwide, and the cover of DJ Magazine.

He has held residencies at every major club in Sydney since 95 and is a standout everywhere he plays across Australia.

Gleeson is affectionately known as "The Godfather of Australian House". His style of deejaying extends across all forms. From Main Room, tribal, NY based house, and progressive house, to tech house, minimal and electro, to jazzy, balaeric and deep funky house.

His association with Pacha has seen Gleeson be in the position of being offered a spot on Pacha Radio.

2009 saw the release of "Poindexta" and "Bitch" at Miami Winter Music Conference and received strong support from Roger Sanchez and Erick Morillo “Johnny Gleeson's one of my Aussie crew from Sydney and Ibiza. Without a doubt, one of the finest DJs and producers to come from Oz...... Good things to come" (Erick Morillo 2009) with Poindexta gracing the Subliminal Sessions CD.

He was nominated DJ/Artist of the year at the 2010 Ozmusic awards has been described on the www.inthemix.com.au website as, "consistently, tune for tune, one of the best dj's in the world"

2010 saw Gleeson team up with Swedish rising star Tomas Hedberg and also the creation of his new Label "Construct". New tracks from the Gleeson production house include "Chandelier", "Come Together", "Superdisco", "Do it", and "Recall".

This has led to a brief hiatus from touring which is set to change in 2011. Gleeson is now in production with new tracks and will be touring Australia and Europe.