John Truelove
John Truelove (born 06 December 1962) is an English record producer, DJ and music entrepreneur.
Music production career
Beginnings
Truelove's career as a record producer began with the 'Truelove' bootlegs which fused a cappella vocals with current instrumental dance tracks. The most successful of these, in collaboration with DJ Eren,
"You Got the Love" further versions and releases
"You Got the Love" (Now Voyager Mix), was released in February 1997 and reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. The Now Voyager mix was slower than the 1991 version and used breakbeats, orchestral strings, piano and a '
"You Got the Love" was re-released by
The Now Voyager Mix later provided the basis for
Further productions
"Rock the House", which sampled the vocals of Miami house artist Nicole, entered the Top 75 of the UK Singles Chart in 1991. Other notable The Source productions include 'Sanctuary of Love', released on Hooj Choons in 1993, and 'Clouds', a cover of the Chaka Khan track, sung by her sister Taka Boom, released on XL Recordings and which reached Number 38 in 1997. John has also released records as Lectrolux and under his own name.[5]
As DJ and performer
From 1997 onwards, Truelove had a couple overseas gigs where he with played records with no DJing skills to speak of, often with his partner of the time, former fashion designer turned DJ and record producer, Rachel Auburn.[6] He played clubs and events in South Africa, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. In 2003 he developed his electronic solo act 'Lectrolux' for live performance, creating a 60-minute film with filmmaker Dick Jewell, which was projected onto large screens during his set. Debuting at London's Brixton Academy in December 2003, Lectrolux then toured Australia in early 2004.
Business career
Beginnings
He established his own production company, Truelove Limited, followed by his publishing entity, Truelove Music, in 1991. In 1992 John was recruited by
Truelove Label Collective
The Truelove Label Collective began when John established the Magnetic North label with Dave Clarke in 1994. Signing artists such as Woody McBride and Cristian Vogel alongside Dave Clarke, Magnetic North released 14 12" EPs and the 'Demagnetized' compilation album until Dave's other DJ and recording commitments meant the label was dissolved in 1994.[11] John also set up a new label, Truelove Electronic Communications (TeC) during this period. Following the success of Magnetic North and TeC, John and business partner Steve Simmonds began to set up labels for other artists. This became the Truelove Label Collective,[12] which grew to encompass 18 different labels at its peak. Labels under the Truelove umbrella included Ferox run by Russ Gabriel, Boscaland run by Jon The Dentist and Torema run by Fumiya Tanaka. The Stay Up Forever label joined the Truelove Label Collective in 1995 and spawned its own offshoots such as Cluster, Hydraulix and RAW, and the successful "It's Not Intelligent, It's Not From Detroit, But It's Fuckin' Avin' It!" mix compilation series. When the Truelove Label Collective was dissolved in 1999, the Liberator DJs adapted the Truelove template and infrastructure to form the Stay Up Forever Collective.[13]
Truelove Music Publishing
Company structure and development
Since 2000, Truelove has concentrated his efforts on his music publishing company, Truelove Music. The Truelove Music catalogue currently stands at over 7000 songs, and now focuses primarily on developing music for film, TV and special projects. The roster includes composers like Gui Boratto, Woody McBride and John Graham, and notable films to feature Truelove Music Publishing music include Layer Cake, The Football Factory and The Spirit. TV synchs include music for Sky Sports UK, Damages and Sex and the City.[14]
Memberships and affiliations
He has sat on the panel of the
Campaigns
Truelove campaigned throughout the 1990s for the Performing Rights Society and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society to take dance music more seriously, arguing that procedures for collecting royalties at the time unfairly discriminated against dance music by focusing primarily on live performances rather than recorded music played in licensed premises. As a result, a market research company is now commissioned to conduct an ongoing survey of UK premises licensed by the PRS where copyright music may be played, whether from a radio, on a musical instrument or over a soundsystem, and be it in a pub, a hotel lobby, a hair salon or a club.[17] The data collected lists the music played and is used by PRS to pay royalties and ensure a more equitable distribution of income. John also took an active role in a campaign to abolish the Classical Music Subsidy, which subsidised classical music performances with a levy taken from performance income derived from pubs and clubs. He gave evidence to the UK Parliament's Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport on this issue in 1999.[18] In 2011 John chaired a panel at the International Music Summit in Ibiza.[19] John also chaired another IMS panel on publishing in Ibiza in May 2012.[20]
Tortured Artists
He established the artist management company, Tortured Artists Ltd with Steve Simmonds in 1996. Notable artists to have been managed by Tortured Artists include Mauro Picotto, DJ Rankin, D.A.V.E The Drummer, Micky Modelle, Chris Liberator and Kevin Saunderson alias Inner City.
References
- ^ Sam Richards. "You Got The Love … but have you got all the mixes? | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Jamie Principle – Your Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Steve Leggett. "The Source | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Awards 2014". Brits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "John Truelove Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Rose Rouse (9 April 2006). "The Ex Files | Life and style | The Observer". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ 'Hitmen's Home For Raveheads' Record Mirror 5/23/92
- ^ "It Records (UK) – CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Synthetic – CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ 'Truelove Hits Back As Legal Row Looms' Record Mirror 7/3/93
- ^ "Magnetic North – CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs.com. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Truelove". Truelove.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "stayupforever.com". Stayupforever.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Truelovemusic.com". Truelovemusic.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Truelove Music - Music Publishers Association (MPA) Online". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Williams, Paul (28 June 2012). "Truelove among new MPA board arrivals". Music Week. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "What is the Music Survey?". Prsformusic.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ The Committee Office, House of Commons. "House of Commons – Culture, Media and Sport – Fifth Report". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "RA: Events in London, United Kingdom". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "IMS Ibiza Video Digest Part 2". Pulse Radio. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.