- John Graham (producer)
Infobox musical artist
Name = John Graham
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Alias = Quivver, Space Manoeuvres
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Genre = House
Progressive tranceProgressive house Electronica
Breaks
Occupation =Disc jockey Record producer
Years_active = 1992-Present
Label = Boz Boz Recordings
Associated_acts = TiltJohn Graham is a British music producer who is also known under the pseudonyms "Quivver" and "Space Manoeuvres". He was a former member of music production team Tilt.
History
John Graham began music production in the early 1990s. Originally, he produced and released several singles under the name "Skanna". Under the alias of "Quivver", he released "Saxy Lady" and "Twist & Shout" on A&M Records Lt. UK. Again under the Quivver name he released "Believe in Me" on
Perfecto Records . Later, he joined Parks & Wilson as part of Tilt , who produced the top 20 hit "Invisible".In 1999, Graham left Tilt to pursue a solo career. As Space Manoeuvres with Lea Kenny, he released the popular "Stage One" on
Hooj Choons . Graham readopted his "Quivver" monicure to produce "One Last Time" and "She Does" onVC Recordings , a sublabel ofVirgin Records . In 2001, he became a resident DJ atTwilo and released "Transport 5 ", the fifth entry in theTranceport series onKinetic Records . The next year he produced the follow up to "Stage One" with "Pluto Disko" under the name Space Manoeuvres. He also founded his own record label, Boz Boz Recordings, in 2003 as part of parent labelTrust the DJ Records . In 2004, Boz Boz released Graham's single "Space Manoeuvres Part 3" under Quivver. The next year, Graham released his first album "Oid" onLost Language under the moniker Space Manoeuvres.Usage of other media
*The Space Manoeuvres track, "Part Three", contains dialogue from the movie Dark City, spoken by
Kiefer Sutherland .
*The Space Manoeuvres track, "Stage One", contains dialogue from the TV Series Star Trek Voyagerelected discography
*1994: "Saxy Lady" (UK #56) (as Quivver) (A&M Records Lt. UK)
*1995: "Believe in Me" (UK #56) (as Quivver) (Perfecto)
*1999: "Everything's Not You" (UK #68) (as Stoneproof) (VC Recordings )
*1999: "Stage One" (UK #25) (as Space Manoeuvres) (Hooj Choons )
*2005: "Factoid" [LOSTLP04XX] (as Space Manoeuvres) (Lost Language ) Limited 100 edition run of unreleased mixes fromDeeptone , Gardner and Southall, &Probspot . [ [http://www.spacemanoeuvres.com/factoid.html/ Space Manoeuvres Home page - Lost Language Records ] ]
*2005: "Oid" (as Space Manoeuvres) (Lost Language )
*2008: "Dirty Nails & Vapour Trails " (as Quivver) (Boz Boz)References
*http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:7at67ur020jd
* [http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj_view.asp?ID=175 Resident Advisor page]
* [http://www.progressive-sounds.com/Artists/John-Graham/John-Graham-interview-9-2002.asp Interview] withProgressive-Sounds
* [http://www.chartstats.com UK singles chart stats from Chartstats.com]
* [http://www.trancesound.net/news/2008/interview_with_quivver.html TranceSound.net Interview July 2008]External links
*Discogs artist|artist=Quivver|name = Quivver
*Discogs artist|artist=Space+Manoeuvres|name=Space Manoeuvres
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