John Gibbons (DJ)

John Gibbons
Background information
Born Dublin, Ireland
Origin Carlow, Ireland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • remixer
Years active 2005–present
Labels Good Soldier, Blindsided, Spinnin', Sony, Warner
Website http://www.djjohngibbons.com

John Gibbons is an Irish DJ, record producer, and remixer based in London. He is best known for his singles, "Would I Lie to You", which remixes the original song by Charles & Eddie and the follow-up, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", which remixes the original song by Michael Jackson.

Career

Having produced and toured internationally since 2005, John Gibbons first charted in 2008 with his track "Beautiful Filth", a collaboration with fellow Irishman Scimon Tist, which crossed over from underground clubs to peak at No. 22 on the Irish Singles Chart[1] and reached No.1 on the Irish Dance Chart. Gibbons then spent several years working on studio productions, after which followed the 2013 release of collaborative singles "All I Need",[2] and "Colder",[3] both of which were radio hits in his native Ireland, with the latter charting on the Official Irish Singles Chart.[4] In 2015, Gibbons signed a publishing deal with the London-based Good Soldier Songs[5] and that year released his first solo single, "Your Love".[6] The single received significant radio airplay in both the UK and Ireland, and was featured on the US TV drama Pretty Little Liars.[7]

For the 2016 follow-up, Gibbons sampled Charles & Eddie's 1992 pop-R&B hit "Would I Lie to You?", making an electro-house version of the song. It was mixed and mastered by Nick Bennett and Wez Clarke. It reached number 34 in his native Ireland and 53 in the UK,[8] achieving Certified Silver status in the UK.[9]

Gibbons' single, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", released in April 2017,[10] uses vocals from the Michael Jackson track of the same name, which originally appeared on Jackson's Thriller album. It charted at No. 48 in the UK (spending 12 weeks on the UK Singles Chart[11]) and No. 21 in Ireland, as well as No. 12 on the UK Dance Singles Chart, No. 1 on the UK Indie Singles Chart and No. 22 on the Scottish Singles Chart. The single also charted in Australia, where it gained Gibbons his first certified Gold record.[12]

Gibbons' single "Sunglasses in the Rain", featuring vocals from UK singer Ai, was released on 20 October 2017.[13]

Gibbons has also remixed the 2017 singles "Unpredictable" by Olly Murs and Louisa Johnson on Sony/RCA, "Hair Down" by Mollie King on Island/Universal, "Sucker for You" by Matt Terry on Sony/RCA, and Anne-Marie's single "Heavy" on Asylum/Warner. On 26 December 2017, it was announced that Gibbons was ranked at No. 2 and No. 16 on the most streamed Irish songs of the Year list with "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" and "Would I Lie to You?" respectively, and was among the top 10 most streamed Irish artists of the year on Spotify.[14]

The first release of 2018 for John Gibbons was an official remix of Gavin James' single "Hearts on Fire".[15] Released on 5 January on Warner Music,[16] the track constitutes part of the Hearts on Fire EP[17] and is the only official remix of the track.

Original single "My Reflection" was released on 19 January[18] by Warner Music. Written in LA with American singer-songwriter Mike City (Rihanna, Sunshine Anderson, Chris Brown, Brandy & Monica), the track takes a more down-tempo approach than Gibbons' previous singles. On the same day, Gibbons' remix of "You Are the Reason" by UK singer Calum Scott was released on Capitol Records.[19]

On 10 February 2018, "Don't Say",[20] a collaboration between Gibbons and US artist Kess Ross, featuring UK duo Phats & Small, was released on Warner Music's Dutch sub-label Spinnin' Records.

On 6 April 2018, Gibbons released a pop-dance version of Australian singer-singwriter Delta Goodrem's single "Think About You" on Sony Music. His remix of US songwriter Jared Dylan's single "Don't Stop"[21] was released on 18 May 2018.

Gibbons released a cover of the 1992 Inner Circle hit "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" on 1 June 2018. Premiered on electronic blog site "Discobelle", the track was described as "irresistible to dance to and a track that's bound to make the summer festivals explode", with Gibbons quoted as saying, "I'm extremely excited for this release. Every good summer needs a hot, sweaty soundtrack and with this single I've set out to encapsulate that feel-good vibe, which I believe will have people everywhere jumping, dancing and singing along."[22]

29 June 2018 saw the release of the up-tempo John Gibbons remix of Bastille's track "Quarter Past Midnight" on Virgin EMI, which was premiered on lead singer Dan Smith's Twitter account.[23]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[24]		 AUS
[25]		 SCO
[26]		 UK
[26]
"Beautiful Filth"
(with Scimon Tist)		 2008 22——— non-album singles
"Colder"
(with Scimon Tist, featuring Skilf)		 2013 62———
"Your Love" 2015 59——— TBA
"Would I Lie to You" 2016 34—4653
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" 2017 215522
[28]		48
"Sunglasses in the Rain"
(featuring Ai)		 ————
"My Reflection"
(featuring Mike City)		 2018 ————
"Don't Say"
(x Kess Ross, featuring Phats & Small)		 ————
"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" 51
[31]		———
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Title Year Original artist(s)
"Unpredictable" 2017 Olly Murs and Louisa Johnson
"Hair Down" Mollie King
"Heavy" Anne-Marie
"Sucker for You" Matt Terry
"Hearts on Fire" 2018 Gavin James
"You Are the Reason" Calum Scott
"Think About You" Delta Goodrem
"Can't Stop" Jared Dylan
"Quarter Past Midnight" Bastille

References

  1. ↑ "Irish Singles Chart". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "John Gibbons& Scimon Tist - All I Need". Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Colder". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Colder Irish singles chart".
  5. ↑ "John Gibbons | Good Soldier Songs". goodsoldiersongs.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Homegrown Hero on Dermot & Dave". Today FM. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Music from Pretty Little Liars S6E18". Tunefind. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "JOHN GIBBONS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "John Gibbons – Would I Lie To You (BPI Certification)".
  10. ↑ Kavanagh, Mark. "WATCH: New single from Irish DJ John Gibbons | Buzz.ie". Buzz.ie. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  11. ↑ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "PYT Gold Status (ARIA)".
  13. ↑ "John Gibbons – Sunglasses In The Rain release date". Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Most streamed Irish artists of 2017". Buzz.ie. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  15. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/track/727wn0B8vc3qKsL2hIalsi
  16. ↑ "Gavin James releases Hearts On Fire EP".
  17. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/1fElZfZEO6usx2K2dluJnT
  18. ↑ "My Reflection". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "You Are the Reason". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Don't Say". iTunes Store (IE). Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jared Dylan - Don't Stop (John Gibbons Remix)". Headstuff. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Discobelle quotes". Discobelle. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Bastille premiere Twitter". Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Twitter.
  24. ↑ "Discography John Gibbons". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #438". auspOp. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  26. 1 2 "John Gibbons | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  27. ↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "John Gibbons"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  28. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20170526/41/
  29. ↑ "ARIA Dance Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  30. ↑ "PYT Silver UK Certification". BPI. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  31. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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