John Callaghan (musician)

John Callaghan (born 2 September 1969) is a musician, Model (art) writer and performance artist. 
Formerly with Warp records., he is signed to independent music label Antigen Records. He is also part of the electronic act Eccentronic with Susi O'Neill AKA mistress of the theremin Miss Hypnotique and has released a number of transport-themed songs including a song parodying the Edinburgh Tram. 
He has worked as a producer and director for a number of musicians including Professor Elemental, Paul Vickers, Lee Ashcroft and Namtao. 
His 1998 track "I'm Not Comfortable Inside My Mind" aired during MTV's Chill Out Zone in 1999 , and also featured in a Guardian round-up of songs about gender in October 2015. The B-side "Give me some air" played on the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1. His 2010 single "Once More with Feeling" was released with a knitted cover.
He has contributed a number of Doctor Who-themed tracks to the Wife in Space podcast. He provided music for a limited edition EP 'The Raves of Androzani', including The Ballad of The Raston Warrior Robot which was played in a BBC Tees feature with Neil and Sue Perryman.
He regularly performs live and is sometimes known for his 'eccentric' and 'frenetic energy'.
He is a self-confessed Doctor Who fan, Asexuality and a Vegetarianism. 
== Writing ==
He has written a number of Doctor Who stories. In 2008 he contributed to Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life: How the Doctor Changed my Life, an anthology of Doctor Who stories compiled by Simon Guerrier. He contributed to the 2009 anthology Short Trips: Indefinable Magic edited by Neil Corry.
== Collaborations ==
He has worked with a variety of artists, as a co-performer, producer, illustrator and director.
Chap-hop artist Professor Elemental:
*The Nervous E.P. Producer with Tom Caruana
*Monster Director; produced by Ninjula and Tom Caruana
*You Remind me of the Hustle
Miss Hypnotique as part of electronic act Eccentronic:
*Transport-themed songs on the EP Electric Tracks
**The Croydon Tram Song
**Edinburgh Tram Song
*Brexit-themed tracks on Europe I Love You
*Neurovision (Brighton Fringe, 2013)
Yeah Yeah Noh: 
* Slipstream Dream (production)
* Let's Start a War (remix)
Mr Twonkey aka Paul Vickers:
* A Yarn from Twonkey's (animation and music)
* King Newt (animation and music)
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* Newsreal (1990)
* Oddments (1991)
* WarpVision (2000) Described as "one of the label's most obscure signings" he featured on a compilation album released by Warp (record label)|Warp records.
* Nesh (2001)
* Every Kiss Takes A Minute Off Your Life / Guidance (2004) (John Callaghan, Avrocar (band) Promo CD)
* Won't Lovers Revolt Now? (2005)
* Dance Music Extras (2005)
* It Might Never Happen (2005)
* John Callaghan's Cortical Charabanc (2019)
* Come On Bass, We've Got Work To Do (2020)
* If Every Day Were Like This One (2020)
=== EPs and Singles ===
* I'm Not Comfortable Inside My Mind (1998)
* You've Got Your Memories, I've Got My Dreams (2000)
* Every Kiss Takes A Minute Off Your Life 
* Thirty Years On The Dancefloor (2008)
* You Lack Discipline (John Callaghan and Miss Hypnotique) (2010)
* Once More With Feeling (2010)
* Little Things Go Wrong (2017)
== References ==
*Youtube channel
*Spotify
*Gaana
*Offcial Website
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Category:British male singers
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