ROMEL JOHAN

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RANK	SCORE ?	GENRE	LOCATION
3072	85	Techno	Ampang, MY

Having started the art of dj'ing at the age of 15, his gone on to be voted one of the Top 10 most influential entertainers in Malaysia. Having first started dj'ing with the sounds of hip-hop & r&b at regular house parties, he got his first official DJ engagement in 2002 when he participated in the 1st Vestax Malaysian Extravaganza, where he made it to the finals. Immediately after his 1st Official DJ he knew that he wouldn’t be able to go far in his dj'ing career as a Hip-Hop & Turntablist DJ, thus deciding to give up with that sound and moving on to the electronic sound where he knew the potential growth music and he'd have a better chance in succeeding as a DJ.

He first started dance music by playing Deep House & Tribal House, and soon on he managed to work his way up to get booked to play Underground Parties around Kuala Lumpur and even being branded by local magazine Juice as the Finest Underground DJ in Malaysia & Singapore. As his exposure to dance music was fast expanding he got hooked onto the Sounds of Techno and changed his style towards Techno.

In September 2003 he entered the First Heineken Juice DJ Quest, as the youngest contestant to participate, where he successfully made it into to the finals and finishing as the 1st Runner Up. Permanently engraving his name into the industry and becoming a familiar face behind the decks of some of the finest clubs around Malaysia. In addition he was given a chance to host his own weekly radio show on 'Red 104.9' focusing on Techno & House.

In 2004 he became the youngest person at the age of 18 to have been offered a Major residency at one of Malaysia's most renowned super clubs, 'Atmosphere' where he fast build a reputation among local clubbers around Malaysia for his signature 3-turntable sets and having known to juggle an average of 35 - 50 records per hour.

His technical ability behind the decks has seen him support the likes of Christian Smith, Funk D? Void, John Creamer, Joris Voorn, Benny Bennasi, Kevin Saunderson, Tall Paul, Trevor Rockliffe, Deetron, Renato Cohen, DJ Misjah, Q-Hey, DJ Mayuri, Shin Nishimura, Technasia, John Askew, Judge Jules, The Warp Brothers, Adam Freeland, Felix Da Housecat, Eddie Halliwell, Simon Coyle & Simon Digby, to name a few.

Regionally Romel has played for Major events such as 'The Official Ferrari F1 Pit Party' at The Sepang International Circuit, The Loop at the infamous 2nd Floor in Taiwan, The Grand Opening of 'The Newstardust Club' in Jakarta, Indonesia & Touring Australia.

Recently his just been signed up to upcoming Labels "Soul Access", ''Flux Recordings'' & ‘Rerun Records’ in which his set to release 3 upcoming EP's. With these Labels having full support from Heavyweight DJs such as Umek, Valentino Kanzyani, Ben Sims & Carl Cox. He’s set to explode onto the European & North American scene late this year.