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JOSH WINK<\/h5>\n

“Some people get pigeonholed as being into just one thing\u2019, Wink remarks, \u2018I hate that. When there are rules, it doesn’t become art, and it’s not fun. I’ve learned that you can’t please everybody, so I’d rather be concerned with making good art, and the people that like this art will stick with you.” <\/p>\n

Philadelphia born and based Josh Wink is one of the true pioneers of techno, house and allied styles – blurring the definitions. <\/p>\n

At 13, a young Josh Wink began his first job as an apprentice at Captain Jack\u2019s mobile DJ Company, three years later, he had started to DJ at local house parties. By 1988 \u2013 the year that \u2018rave\u2019 exploded into public conscious – Wink was already a main player on the underground music scene. <\/p>\n

\u201cThen I began to realize that I had ideas of songs. Instead of DJing other people\u2019s music, I wanted to translate these ideas into my own music that was in my head. House music and new wave electronic music really influenced me when I was a teenager. Plus, going to see Jazzy Jeff and Cash Money DJ in Philly made me want to get more into the ‘art’ of DJing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1990, just out of his teens, Wink released his first EP \u2018Tribal Confusion\u2019 on the infamous Strictly Rhythm imprint, under the moniker E-Culture (with King Britt), also releasing other EPs under various different guises. In 1994 he formed his own imprint \u2018Ovum Recordings\u2019 and released \u2018Liquid Summer\u2019 \u2013 a track which helped propel him onto the international circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say that Wink ‘Liquid Summer’ (Ovum), Wink \u2018Meditation Will Manifest’ (R & S Records), Winx \u2018How’s The Music\u2019 (Sorted) and \u2018Nervous Build Up\u2019 (Nervous) were some tracks that got me to start traveling around the world in the early 90’s.\u201d
\nIn 1995, Josh Wink became one of the first DJ\/producers to translate his music from the underground to above and to international success. He consecutively unleashed a string of classics including \u2018Don’t Laugh\u2019 (recorded as Winx on Nervous Records) and \u2018Higher State of Consciousness\u2019 \u2013 tracks that topped charts worldwide and that are still recognized and played today. He also remixed Moby and Firefly in the same year.<\/p>\n

In 1996, whilst gaining recognition from leading press including Rolling Stone magazine, Josh Wink released his debut album \u2018Left Above The Clouds\u2019 (under the name Winx) on Nervous Records.
\nIn 1998, he released his second LP \u2018HearHere\u2019 on his own Ovum imprint. With \u2018HereHear\u2019 Wink pushed boundaries even further, inviting fellow artists as diverse as Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Caroline Crawley (Shelleyann Orphan \/ This Mortal Coil), and Philly poet Ursula Rucker (Jazzanova \/ The Roots) to contribute to a far-reaching disc that ran the gamut of electronic music styles – from ambient and trip-hop to drum & bass, as well as the trademark mix of house and techno on which Wink has built his international reputation. \u201cI wanted to continue to push my envelope of making diverse electronic music and not have pressure to only make dance music.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1999, as well as remixing Steve Bug\u2019s \u2018Loverboy\u2019 on Poker Flat, Josh Wink began his highly respected \u2018Profound Sounds\u2019 Ovum compilation series with \u2018Profound Sounds Vol.1\u2019.
\nIn 2000, he sampled Chicago legend Lil Louis\u2019s \u2018French Kiss\u2019 to create \u2018How\u2019s Your Evening So Far\u2019, released on FFRR records, he also remixed The Utah Saints and Mood II Swing. <\/p>\n

In 2001 Josh Wink released \u2018Evil Acid\u2019 on Ovum and also teamed up with Carl Cox to release Wink Vs Carl Cox \u2018It\u2019s The Machines\u2019 on Cox\u2019s Intec imprint, as well as delivering highly coveted remix workings of Depeche Mode, Dave Clarke and Slam.
\nInto 2002 and Josh Wink delivered \u2018Superfreak\u2019 \u2013a release that again caught the ears of many and inspired many in the process. He also remixed Paul Oakenfold\u2019s \u2018Starry Eyed Surprise\u2019, FC Kahuna, Sebastien Leger and Range Of Motion for his own Ovum imprint. <\/p>\n

In 2003 Josh Wink delivered his third artist album \u201820 To 20\u2019 on Ovum \u2013 moreover a collection of his own work that he would class as his \u2018secret weapons\u2019 on the dancefloor; heavily 303 inspired releases that delved into Wink\u2019s Acidic House roots. He also delivered his masterful \u2018Profound Sounds Vol.2\u2019 mix CD and remixed artists including Sting, Masters At Work, Ladytron, Harry Romero and Icelandic band GusGus.<\/p>\n

In 2004 Josh Wink once again set dancefloors in motion with EPs \u2018516 Acid\u2019 and \u2018Oakish\u2019 \u2013 EPs which garnered support both from both the old-school and the new DJs and styles filtering into the scene. He also remixed DJ Minx for Richie Hawtin\u2019s M-nus imprint, Australian band Infusion, Steffan Goldmann\u2019s \u2018Shimmer\u2019 EP on Ovum and Alexkid\u2019s \u2018Don\u2019t Hide It\u2019 for FCommunications. <\/p>\n

In 2005, Josh Wink remixed artists including DJ Sneak and Alter Ego and, in 2006, he released \u2018Have To Get Back\u2019 (no vox version) on M-nus, under the moniker Dinky Dog, as part of M-nus\u2019s ‘MinimizeToMaximize’ \/ various artist compilation. He also released the third in the Profound Sounds series \u2013 \u2018Profound Sounds Vol.3\u2019 (coming out in the UK on Ministry of Sound entitled \u2018Sessions\u2019) \u2013 which exclusively included the remix he crafted for Radiohead\u2019s \u2018Everything In It\u2019s Right Place\u2019. His \u2018Have To Get Back\u2019 release came out as a double A-side on M-nus, backed with Loco Dice\u2019s \u2018Seeing Through Shadows\u2019. <\/p>\n

In 2007, Josh Wink released his EP \u2018Thick As Thieves\u2019 on Steve Bug\u2019s Poker Flat imprint \u2013 an exchange for a release Bug had given to Ovum \u2018Houze\/Summer Nights\u2019 (released in 2004) – he also released \u2018Swirl\u2019\/\u2019Have To Get Back\u2019 (Vox version) on Ovum and remixed Chicken Lips, Taho (for Ovum), Someone Else and Radio Slave\u2019s \u2018Screaming Hands\u2019 for Rekids. <\/p>\n

Into 2008 and Wink has once again switched styles, altered rules and initiated a change. With his influential EP \u2018Stay Out All Night\u2019, released on Ovum in May (a massive Miami track and an \u2018Essential New Tune\u2019 for Pete Tong on Radio 1), Wink went against the current musical grain and paired NYC 90’s house with Chicago jackin\u2019 beats and a bit of St. Germain. Wink also spent the first half of 2008 preparing his fourth artist album \u2013 \u2018When a Banana Was Just a Banana\u2019. <\/p>\n

Josh Wink\u2019s Ovum imprint, since its beginnings in 1994, has seen releases from Loco Dice, Shlomi Aber, Marc Romboy, DJ Pierre, Aaron Carl, King Britt, Steve Bug, D\u2019Julz and of course his own productions. It still continues to grow by both introducing new talents and releasing one-offs from some of the world\u2019s best known producers. \u201cOvum is about integrity to good music! We feel that we don\u2019t have to follow the music that is trendy or fad-like at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a DJ, since his 1988 \u2018rave\u2019 beginnings, Josh Wink extensively traveled the globe since 1995 \u2013 playing every festival that counts, through to the smallest and underground venues around the globe. \u201cThe Best DJ experience is being able to create an audio atmosphere where an audience can absorb from me, while I get absorbed from them.\u201d His only residency in the world is held in his hometown of Philadelphia at Fluid. <\/p>\n

Taking trends, making trends and breaking trends, Josh Wink\u2019s music (under its many monikers including Wink, Winc, Winks, Winx, The Crusher, E-Culture, and Size 9, Accent, Dinky Dog, J Dawg and The Crusher) has always experimented and influenced. The sound of Josh Wink today remains one of a man unafraid to walk the border between stylistic boundaries.
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