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Johnny Vicious

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Johnny Vicious
Birth nameJohn Coles
Also known asLiquid Bass, Noisemaker
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
GenresHouse, dance
Occupation(s)DJ, remixer, producer
Years active1989–present
LabelsVicious Muzik Records
Warehouse Records NYC
Vish Records
Subversive Records
Ultra Records
ThriveDance
Websitewww.johnnyvicious.club

Johnny Vicious (born John Coles) is an American house DJ, producer and remixer. He DJed in New York City clubs Mars and Paladium in the 1980s, and in the early 1990s started his own label, Vicious Muzik Records, with Jeffrey Rodman.[1]

Vicious became widely known for remixing the hits "Kiss You All Over" by No Mercy, "Let's Go All the Way" by React, and "It's Not Right but It's Okay" by Whitney Houston, as well as doing remixes for the compilations Webster Hall Presents: A Groovilicious Night and Ministry of Sound: Club Nation America.[2] He scored one major chart hit, 2005's "Can't Let Go" (featuring Judy Albanese), which hit No. 4 on the US Billboard Dance Chart. His remixes have appeared on the hit Ultra.Dance compilations, as well as on the ThriveMix Presents albums, many of which have hit the US Billboard albums charts.

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References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 173. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  2. ^ Biography, AllMusic
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