QUIVVER
(Aka John Graham & part of TILT)

• biography •

   Quivver tunes are a part of every top DJ's box and have been for some time now, from -the early days of 'Saxy Lady' and 'Twist & Shout' right up to date with the monstrous 'She Does', Quivver has been, and continues to be, one of dance's main attractions.

   Quivver was originally signed to A&M Records, where, along with writing partner Neil Barry, they released 2 tracks (as mentioned above), both tracks making huge dents on the dance-floors of the World and gathering a huge, ever growing following for Quivver along the way. The likes of Sasha, Oakenfold, Digweed and many, many more became huge fans and Quivver became a household name!! During this period John was also recording under the name of Skanna and had a label of the same name where he released around ten 12"'s that reached the hearts (and record boxes) of people like Fabio and Grooverider, Doc Scott etc…. The Skanna tunes were an outlet for John's darker side - drum and bass and deep beats - influenced by John's love of Hip - Hop, Electro and all that 'went off' in the breakbeat days of the 80's.

   A shake up at A&M left Quivver free to move onto pastures new and John at this time split with his recording partner, but continued to work under the same name. Paul Oakenfold was first off the mark in the Quivver chase, already a huge fan and seeing this extreme talent free for the taking, Paul snapped up John and signed him to his own Perfecto label. John released tunes on Perfecto, DJ'd as part of their massive tours and continued to blossom until the demise of the label and their split with East West in 98. Later in 98 John signed up a deal with Virgin records and changed his name for recording to Stoneproof. The release of his first single 'Everything's Not You' on Virgin came with much critical acclaim and huge support at club level with The Quivver Mix on the track being included on the Northern Exposure album, 'Resident - 2 Years of Oakenfold at Cream', Sasha's Global Underground and more!!


   2000 sees the Stoneproof name demise and John goes back to Quivver. It seems that it never quite gelled and Quivver is still well, erm …. Quivver!! John continues to remix and DJ also under the same name and he is also one third of Tilt (along with Mick Park and Mick Wilson). Remixes recently have included Karen Ramirez 'Lies', Jeff Wayne's 'Eve of The War' , Space Manoeuvres 'Stage One', Culture Club's 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me' and 'Time' and more recently on Libra 'Calling Your Name' and Danny Tenaglia 'Do You Feel My Love'. John is also working in the studio with Sasha as we write working on what promises to be a monster tune for Sasha's album.

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    Projects for 2000 has seen John release (at last) the massive 'She Does', which has also just been included in the soundtrack for 'Maybe Baby' tipped to be this years 'Notting Hill'. The year will also see some really, really special new material. We will see John taking a possible U.S. residency (bi-monthly @ Twilo N.Y.C), Quivver go live, more European dates as well as some work in the studio on a new album plus some new Tilt tracks.                                         

TILT - A STAIGHT UP VIEW (2000)

   Tilt - born late 1995 - are MICK PARK, MICK WILSON and JOHN GRAHAM, three dynamic personalities in their own right as well as three of the most talented producers to hit the streets in many years.
Parks and Wilson are known to anyone who has opened their eyes and ears in club-land over the last 8 years or so. They have worked under various guises in the recording field, keeping the name Parks and Wilson for their DJ'ing career and building that name up and up to where they are today. Playing residencies for the likes of Home, Renaissance and Perfecto Mick and Mick are busier than ever. John Graham is also know under the alias' of
Quivver, the act which he remixes under the name of and the name he is also signed to Virgin Record's V.C imprint as. John DJ's in all the usual spots around the country and overseas, holding a residency at New York's infamous Twilo Club and has excelled in producer/remixer mode with mixes on tracks for Simply Red, Kylie Minogue and Culture Club to name just 3.

   The trio used to hang out in the infamous Eclipse club in their hometown of Coventry. It was at said club that they all met up with a young man called Sasha who, over the years went on to influence and inspire them to make their own music as well as become skilful remixers and programmers themselves. Over the years Parks and Wilson and Quivver have both worked on their own projects but TILT has been a natural progression for all three of them. Something fresh for them to channel their energies into, somewhere for them to go and bounce their ideas off each other, somewhere for them to get excited.

   Tilt have had 3 monstrous tracks out on Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label, 'I Dream' 'My Spirit' and 'Places'. Perfecto parted company with East West and Tilt wandered to pastures new. Their massive remake of Robert Miles' 'Children' was released on De-Construction after being pioneered by DJ's such as Oakenfold, Sasha, Van Dyk and the likes.

   Aside from working on their own, the boys have been working on collaborations with players such as Paul Van Dyk and Dominique Atkins (she of Grace fame). They are also working with Japanese star Katalin, have just remixed the new Karen Ramirez track 'Lies' and are currently working on the remake of 'War of The Worlds' for Jeff Wayne/Sony.

   Their 'Invisible E.P' and more recently 'DARK SCIENCE E.P' both out on Hooj, have taken Tilt into the National Charts over the last 12 months and more of this is sure to come. The album is to be recorded before the end of the year and Tilt continue to grow and grow in their creativity day by day.

   Tilt have played their first live gigs at Club Class in Maidstone, Feel @ Preston University and Cream's infamous Courtyard in Liverpool last year, and this year we have secured several high profile gigs in the shape and form of, several universities, Home London, Rennaissance Live in Ibiza with many more requests coming through as we write.

  TILT have gone into 2000 with domination in mind and don't be surprised when they get it!

JOHN GRAHAM DISCOGRAPHY (Spring 2000) • ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS
Artist Title Label
Quivver Saxy Lady A&M Records
Quivver Twist & Shout A&M Records
Skanna Intimidator EP    Skanna Records
Skanna Untitled 2 Unreleased Skanna
Skanna The Night Stalker EP Skanna Records
Skanna Until The Night is Morning Skanna Records
Skanna Heaven E.P (feat This Way) Skanna Records
Skanna The Greatest Thing    Skanna Records
Skanna All You Wanted      Skanna Records
Skanna feat Neil Trix Skanna Records
Quivver Believe In Me Perfecto Records
Quivver Extra Time Perfecto Records
Freestyle Funk Boogie Manoevres Step 1 White
Freestyle Funk Boogie Manoevres Step 2 White
Freestyle Funk Boogie Manoevres Step 3 White
Space Manoeuvres Stage One    Red Parrot/Hooj
Stoneproof Everything's Not You Virgin/V.C
Quivver       She Does Virgin/V.C
REMIXES (QUIVVER)
Remix For : Title Label
Sounds of Blackness We Are the Drum    (un-released)
Plastic Sun Plastic Sun (un-released)
Zee Dreamtime Perfecto
Mozaic Sing Hallejuliah Perfecto
Judy Cheeks Reach Positiva
Amos Church of Freedom Positiva
Evolution Look Up To The Light De-Construction
Robert Miles/Maria Nayler One and One De-Construction
Led Zeppelin Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (un-released)
Simply Red Fairground East West
Kylie Minogue Some Kind Of Bliss De-Construction
Noriuki Makihara Secret Heaven East West Japan
Culture Club Do You Really Want to Virgin Records
Mike Koglin On My Way Multiply
Culture Club Time (Clock of the Heart) Virgin Records
Libra Anomaly Platipus
B.T. Mercury & Solace Pioneer
Maria Nayler Angry Skies De-Construction


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