DJ VIERRO-ARTIST OF THE MONTH OCTOBER

DJ Vierro grew up in Greece and to this day it remains his base of

operation. His mother had brief success as a vocalist in the 1980’s and

that, along with the music of the time, would go on to have a stro

ng

influence on his own musical career. He grew up listening to acts such

as Genesis, Simp

ly Red and Depeche Mode and felt himself being drawn

into the world of electronic music. His first exposure to house was

Kevin Saunderson and his Inner City project. The sound of Inner City was

to have a major impact on Vierro’s music personality and their musical

fusio

n founded the basis for his DJ career. In the early 90’s Vierro was

well established in his local scene with a residency at Fashion Club

and his talent was soon to be recognized outside of his native country. A

residency at Club Paradiso in Amsterdam showcased his passionate sets

and unique sound to a wider audience. It was during this time that

Vierro met Vincent de Moor and became a big supporter of his single

“Flowtation” which then resulted in a three year deal with Combined

Forces and Michael de Hey. Vierro’s first major single on the label was

“Natural High” with the 12 inch being released in 1999.

In the same year Dutch television channel TMF and the program “TMF The

DJ’s” gave him his first major broadcast with Marco V live in the “Dans

Salon” in Eindhoven. A year later he was again featured live on the

program with Marcello in “The O” in Den Haag. In 2002 Vierro made

another appearance but this time live in the Maas Theater in Rotterdam.

More than 14 million viewers went on to vote Vierro in as one of TMF’s

“new artists of the year” for the year 2002. Vierro was soon playing

alongside world class DJ’s such as Roger Sanchez, Carl Cox, Sven Vath,

K. Saunderson and Westbam at one of Europe’s biggest and most respected

events, Dance Valley in Amsterdam, where he played under the name Panos

V.



In 2002 disaster struck. Vierro was involved in a horrific accident that

threatened to end his music career. It was only his strong love of

music and his equally strong belief in God that saw him return in 2005.





Since his return Vierro has been busy touring and playing to crowds,

producing his own music, remixing the music of others and has also

produced his own radio show, “Elements”, which is aired on

Danceradioglobal.com and was one of the top 10 shows in 2008. Vierro’s



guest mix on DJ Tiesto’s show “Clublife” at the beginning of 2009 was

further proof of the success of his comeback.



Vierro has worked with some of the biggest vocalists in the business

including Tiff Lacey, Julie Thompson and Cari Golden. If asked, he would

tell you that his dream remains to work with the haunting vocals of

Emma Hewitt. Sied Van Riel and Cosmic Gate are also on his wish list for

collaborations.



The past year has seen Vierro’s productions and schedule go into

hyperdrive! His productions and remixes include:



“Storm” feat. Tiff Lacey (Receptive Recordings) which has had enormous

support from the dance music community and stayed for more than 10 days

in the Trackitdown’s Top 100 in the trance genre.



“Falling Down” feat. Julie Thompson (405 Recordings, Australia)



“Dream Puzzle”, (405 Recordings, Australia)



“He Reminds Me of You” feat. Cari Golden (Shah Music, Germany)



“Happiness Happening” by Lost Witness Vierro Remix (Spinnin Recordings,

Netherlands)



“Greece 2000” by the Dutch duo Ton TB & Eric who are well known as

‘Three drives on a vinyl’ also gets a remix by Vierro which will be out

soon.



“Shuttered Life” and “Memories” are two tracks still in the works as are

further collaborations with Tiff Lacey and Julie Thompson. The

legendary vocals of Jan Johnston combine with another of Vierro’s

productions and are sure to bring dance floors to life. Dutch beauty

Esmaye is also lending her vocals to two Vierro productions and the

vocals of Aminda, Claire Willis and Sarah Tyler on further productions

are guaranteeing Vierro a busy summer in the studio!







Vierro was voted “Artist of the Month” May/June 2010 by Dance Radio

Global (www.danceradioglobal.com)



In May 2010 Vierro was interviewed by one of Spain’s leading m

usic

magazines, YODJ,

(www.yodj.es)





A much anticipated artist’s album is also in the works and once

completed a tour will follow. Vierro is an artist that has much to bring

to the dance music scene and is definitely a name to watch!