DJ ECLIPSE
DJ Eclipse of Prizm & Eclipse has become one of the top break beat talents from Florida, he is best known for his tight production on over thirty successful 12-inch releases, explosive DJ sets and live performances with Prizm of electro-funk across the South-East US. He has 12" releases on Phattraxx, Funk lab, Funk Wax, Pure Music, Kaleidoscope, and on own his own two labels, Millennium Recordings and Bad Ass Shit, as well as remixes for Ravelab, Huda Hudia, and DJ Rob-E. With his production partner Prizm, they have done a remix for Florida's house legend, Andy Hughes, their song “Genesis” is featured on a Sony Playstation2 video game, as well as ABC Sports Speed Skating television broadcasts. DJ Eclipse and Prizm & Eclipse have many well known songs featured on compilations by some of the nations top DJ's, such as, DJ Keoki, Christopher Lawrence, Rick West, Rob-E, Huda Hudia, and DJ Sandy. He has been featured in URB Magazines “Hey DJ”, also countless 12-inch and CD reviews in URB, Mixer, BPM, D'vox and other local and international media.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Brian A Johnston, AKA DJ Eclipse first became interested in dance music at the early age of seven while attending the roller skating rink. His career began in 1990 at the age of sixteen DJ'ing at the local roller rink on weekend nights spinning late 70's and 80's electro, in 92' he began to DJ at late-night techno house parties. In 1994 DJ Eclipse began to produce his own electronic music while he was the resident at Club Moscow, West Palm's first late night techno event, this is where he teamed up with production partner, Prizm. Their first 12"release was is 98', entitled "Cyber Funk ep", Eclipse soon followed up with ten more releases. One year later, Prizm & Eclipse's debut album entitled, “Intelli-funk” was released on Max -Music (distributed by Universal ) which sold close to 5000 copies, their next CD release entitled “2020 AD” is due out summer of 2002.
Spinning for 12 years and producing music for 7 years, DJ Eclipse has sold over 50,00 records all over the world, packed hundreds of dance floors across the south east at huge events like, Ultra, Cyber-fest, The Zen Festival, and he continues to travel the U.S. to promote electronic music to packed dance floors everywhere.
Production and DJ Style
His music production style is very bold and diversified with upfront and in your face synths and electro lead lines mixed with progressive melodic arpeggios on top of thick electronic drums. Eclipse’s DJ’ing is a mirror image of his prodution style, a unique hybrid of dark intelligent electro, melodic trance, and dark, progressive breaks combined with flawless mixing and smooth programming that produces a DJ performance that takes your mind, body, and soul on an incredible explosive journey!
Discography
C.D. release
Prizm & Eclipse “Intelli-Funk”
12” Releases - Click on song for audio sample Prizm & Eclipse “Cyber funk” ep ( “Freedom” & “Funky Bassline” ) – Vinyl Junkie March 1998
Prizm & Eclipse “Scream” & “Flash” – Bad Ass Shit - May 1999
Prizm & Eclipse “Positive Energy” & “Kinetic” – D.B. - June 1999
Eclipse “This is the beat” – Bad Ass Shit
Eclipse “Horizon” – Funklab
Force of habit vs. DJ Eclipse “Patient 0” – D.B.
Prizm & Eclipse “Together” – Bad Ass Shit
Eclipse “Entrancement” (electro ) "Entrancement" (trance) Millennium
DJ Eclipse “Transformer” & “808 Style” – Bad Ass Shit
Prizm & Eclipse “Genesis” – Millennium
DJ Eclipse “Just feel it” & “Blind panic” – Subsonic/Bad Ass Shit
DJ Eclipse “Funky Beat” – Funky Wax
DJ Eclipse “Time To Jam” - KaleidoscopeDJ E-Funk "Oh Yeah"- Kaleidoscope Prizm & Eclipse “Rock The Nation” & “Expansion”– Bad Ass Shit E-Funk “Bust This” & “Make your Body Pump”– Bad Ass Shit (hear it soon)( Prizm & Eclipse “Alcatraz” & “Full Frequency”– Bad Ass Shit E-Funk “Just Do It baby” & “It's Got To Be Funky”– Bad Ass Shit May 2001 The Hit Men “Axel F” (electro mix)– Bad Ass Shit -June 2001 Prizm & Eclipse “Dont Stop” - Phattraxx / Millennium -July 2001 E-Funk "I Got The Funk" & "Feel The Vibe" - Bad Ass Sh#@ -Jan 2002 Prizm & Eclipse "Beat Non-Stop" AM Breaks Mix & PM Electro Mix - Bad Ass SH#@ -July 2002 DJ Eclipse - "Reach Out" & Feel The Music (Vocal mix) & "Feel The Music" (Dub) Bad Ass SH#@ Oct - 2002 DJ Eclipse Presents: Waveshaper "Another Chance" & "Dark Energy" - Millennium -Jan -2003 DJ Eclipse "Gonna Get U" & "Silencer" - Bad Ass Breaks June - 2003 DJ Eclipse "Another Trip To The Moon" - Pure Breaks - August - 2003 DJ Eclipse "Take It Higher" & "Dr Evil" - Bad Ass Breaks March - 2004 DJ Eclipse "Lose Control" & “One Two” - Bad Ass Breaks -July - 2004
12” Remixes
O.S.B. “Go Deeper” (DJ Eclipse remix) – Vinyl Junkie
Huda Hudia “Clap to this” (DJ Eclipse remix) – Kaleidoscope
Huda Hudia “Drop the bass now” (DJ Eclipse remix) – Kaleidoscope
Andy Huges “Rhythm on rye” (Prizm & Eclipse)Real Life“Send Me An Angel” (DJ Eclipse remix) – Pure Music (hear it soon) DJ Rob-E “Let The Beat Control Your Body” (DJ Eclipse remix) – USA Records
Songs on Compilations
Prizm & Eclipse “Funky bassline” on ”Overdose on the funk” DJ Storm
Prizm & Eclipse “Scream” on ”Overdose on the funk” DJ Storm
Prizm & Eclipse “Together” on ”Overdose on the funk” DJ Storm
Prizm & Eclispe “Scream” on “Meltdown” DJ c4 (Funklab)
Prizm & Eclipse “Kinetic” on “Orlando breakz 2” DJ Rob-e
Prizm & Eclipse “Together” on “Flavored beats 4” DJ Rick West
Prizm & Eclipse “Freedom” on “Who’s your daddy” DJ Sandy
DJ Eclipse “This is the Beat” on “Y2 Funk” DJ Huda Hudia
DJ Eclipse “Blind panic” on “Spellbound” DJ Merlyn
DJ Eclipse “Just Feel It” on “Flavored beats 5” DJ Rick West
Eclipse “Entrancement” (electro ) on djmix.com/keokiPrizm & Eclipse “Rock The Nation” on “Future Funk” DJ Rob-E (hear it soon)( Prizm & Eclipse “Genesis” on “Untited States of Trance” DJ Christopher Lawrence Prizm & Eclipse “Genesis” on “MP3 Dance Club" Nile Rogers Prizm & Eclipse “Together” on ”Dark Side Of The Boom” DJ Baby Ann Mix Tapes
Live @USUAYA 97
Live @ZEN FEST 97
Fusion
Cosmic
Intelli-Funk
DJ Mixes DJ Eclipse - on 92.7 FM - The Techno Beach party_-_January 12, 2002
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