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"Meet The DJ" -- Joe "V-Sound"
Vaccaro
Owner/DJ, Joe "V-Sound" Vaccaro has 26+
years experience in the music industry. Starting his career in
the music industry in 1985 at the age of 12, Joe started
remixing and performing at small birthday and house parties. His
business grew into doing all types of events offering a wide
range of DJ products and services.
From this came Powerhouse
Productions, a mobile entertainment company he started when he
was 17. Joe performed disc jockey services through Powerhouse
Productions as well as other companies. In 1990, he landed a job
as an intern doing public relations and advertising work for Mix
94.9 and Power 1490 Radio in Tucson, Arizona. During his nearly
2 years there, Joe worked as a radio DJ at Power 1490 with his
own Saturday morning radio show. He also worked as a production
assistant producing commercials in addition to his public
relations duties.
In 1995, Joe began focusing more of his efforts on composing and
producing his own music. In 1997, he closed Powerhouse
Productions to form the independent record label and DJ
entertainment company, V-Sound Productions. From this stemmed
the recording facility,
Syntopian Studios
and the musical entity,
Dream Factory.
He continued to work as a mobile DJ during this time.
Inspired by the British "New Wave" synth pop movement of the 80's and
the
ethereal "New Age" sounds of the 90s,
Joe started the music group Dream Factory. It was formed in January 1997 as a vehicle to express Joe's musical
creativity. Dream
Factory consists of Joe Vaccaro and numerous pieces
of electronic gear. See the
Syntopian Studios
Equipment List page for
details.
In 1998, Dream Factory released the debut CD release, "Beyond Reflection". The
songs on "Beyond Reflection" are an exquisite blend of techno, new age and pop
dance influences. The CD contained 14 tracks including two bonus remixes all
written and recorded between May 1997 and May 1998. All tracks were produced,
mixed and composed by Joe Vaccaro for his record label, V-Sound Productions.
"Beyond Reflection" was recorded and mastered at Syntopian Studios
(formerly Joeys Jam Central), Joe Vaccaros state-of-the-art recording
facility
in Tucson, Arizona. The cover artwork for
"Beyond Reflection"
was
done by renown 3D web artist, Michael J.
Bonnell. Bonnells cover
piece
entitled "Simplicity" eloquently conveys Dream Factorys simple,
memorable
melodies and lush, masterful music arrangements.
Following the success of the debut CD release “Beyond Reflection”,
Dream Factory released the follow up CD entitled “Electric Dreams” in 1999. Both
CD's went on to critical success. Music critic
for the Arizona Daily Star, Gene
Armstrong said this of Dream Factory,
"It's
music for mind-dreams. Let the movement take place in your
imagination". While Bev Stanton, award winning
Musician/DJ/Producer from Arthur Loves Plastic and CEO of MachineHeart Records
said
"The brilliant soundscapes on Beyond Reflection are reminiscent of
synth pop's glory days. But Dream Factory avoids sounding slavishly
retro -- complex arrangements, sophisticated production as well as the
tasteful use of house, breakbeat and jungle influences lend Vaccaros
compositions a unique futuristic sensibility. Dream Factory’s music is
simultaneously poignant and ethereal while not sounding cold or calculated. This
CD will remain in my CD rack long after the ‘drum and bass’ CD’s are hauled off
to the used CD shop".
In 2008, Joe began his work as a remixer and music
programmer for
Select Mix. Select Mix
is one of the
oldest and most respected
remix services
that provides music to
DJ's, Clubs & Radio Stations around
the world. Joe is
the producer and music
programmer
on their best-selling 80's music
series,
"The Edge",
the "Freestyle Tracks" series
as well as on their best-selling
current Top 40
hits "Select
Essentials" series.
Many of Joe's remixes
are used
by mobile,
radio and club DJ's around the world.
Click here for a list of current
remixes
by
Joe "V-Sound" Vaccaro. He currently releases remixes through
Select Mix.
Joe has
created remixes for dozens of major artists including: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Eminem, Rihanna, Britney
Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Ke$ha,
Usher, Jay-Z and many others.
Since 1985, Joe
has worked as a
Mobile, Radio
& Club DJ, Producer, Remixer,
Musician, Composer, Sound Engineer, Special Event Coordinator and Artist
Consultant. As the music artist, Dream Factory, Joe released two
CD's that went on to achieve internet chart success
and critical praise from the music industry.
As the former owner of Sonic Series Systems, Joe built custom
computer servers designed
specifically for DJ and audio/video production
uses. He has also done computer technical support for Microsoft
and Intuit.
Joe's vast professional experience and
talent at hundreds of events make
V-Sound Productions uniquely
qualified to make your event a SUCCESS!
This unique combination of knowledge,
talent and experience gives V-Sound Productions the ability to know
what songs to play, when to play them and
how to mix them together to keep your dancefloor going!
You’ll even hear
special “shout outs” from your favorite
artists!
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