John Acquaviva

John Acquaviva (born 1963) is an Italian Canadian DJ, producer, artist, and musical entrepreneur.
Acquaviva began his career in Detroit where he performed under the name of J'acquaviva+8. He met fellow DJ Richie Hawtin at The Shelter, (where Hawtin was mentored by Scott "Go-Go" Gordon) and the two tried unsuccessfully to catch the attention of labels like Transmat. In 1989, Acquaviva and Hawtin founded what would become one of the world's best known and influential techno labels, Plus 8 Records. The founding of Plus 8 Records put John Acquaviva and Richie Hawtin at the vanguard of the emerging international electronic music movement and DJ culture. In May 1990, they released the new label's first records, "Elements of Tone" and "We Shall Overcome".
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==Links to Peel==
John Acquaviva did a joint live DJ session set with Richie Hawtin at Maida Vale for Peel's show in 2000. However, Peel never played any of John Acquaviva's solo records on his radio programmes. 
==Sessions==
;thumb|220x220pxRichie Hawtin & John Acquaviva
1. Recorded live: 2000-11-07. Broadcast: 07 November 2000
*Live set
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists