The main focus of this project, as the name indicates, is on the groovy element by touring through various music cultures and blending smoothly styles like funk, blues, electronica, jazz, bossanova, trip hop , rock n roll and much more...

G.T. SOUNDCLOUD

Johnny Blue | Side Projects: Groovy Tourist

Groovy Tourism Vol. 1

Tracklist
1. Streamer - Zwing Ting
2. Thievery Corporation - Holographic Universe
3. Swamp Sauce - Hermitude
4. Hidden Chipsters - The Herb
5. Bronx River Parkway - Song For Ray 
6. The Bacao Rhythm and Steel Ban Look-Ka Py Py
7. Smoove - Big Balls
8. Jivin' Num-Num - The Bas Lexter Ensample
9. The Bongolian - Victoria Park
10. King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew
11. The Rebel - James Brown Soul Power
12. Badboe - What Is Hip
13. The Breakbeat Junkie - Bottle a Scotch
14. The Temptations - I Cant Get Next To You (Whiskey Barons edit)
15. Ninja Tunes - Chase Me
16. Mister T. - Cut and Run
17. Mocean Worker - Chick A Boom Boom Boom
18. Timewarp inc - Ghetto Drunk (Instrumental)
19. Jungle Fire - Tokuta
20. The Hygrades - Rough Rider

Playlists on Spotify

Groovy Tourist - Groovy Tourism Vol. 1

Groovy Tourism Vol. 2

Tracklist

1. Ryanosaurus - Shtab
2. Beatles - Come Together (Rhythm Scholar Remix)
3. Mr. Scruff  - Fix That Speaker!
4. Dj Food - Turtle Soup (Wagon Christ Mix)
5. Speedometer - Mo' Crunch
6. TM Juke & The Jack Baker Trio - Echo’s From The Surface
7. Renegades Of Jazz - To The Jive (Hugo Kant Remix)
8. Funky Destination - Soulbreak Joint
9. Smov & Dedy Dread - No Diggin
10. CAPTAIN - H2H
11. Fab Samperi - Alcoholic Drinks (The Captain Remix)
12. Marlena Shaw - Woman of the ghetto (Lego Refunk)
13. Big Boss Man - Sea Groove
14. Basement Freaks - Soul Men (Umbo Remix)
15. Skeewiff - Pokey Smokey
16. Black Joe Lewis & The HoneyBears - Black Snake
17. Fat Boy Slim - Weapon of choice
18. Flow Dynamics - Bossa For Bebo (Lack Of Afro mix)
19. King Hector & The Soul Dynamites - Broasted Or Fried

More Sessions

Groovy Tourist - Groovy Tourism Vol. 2

Groovy Tourism Vol. 3

Tracklist
1. Dave Brubeck Quartet feat Karl. Jon-Take Five Remix 
2. Ikebe Shakedown - No Answer
3. Thunderball - The Panther
4. Skeewiff & Syd Dale - Brass, beats and bongos
5. Speedometer - Slinky Boots 
6. Shawn Lee - Dirty Birdy
7. The Quantic Soul Orchestra-End Of The Road (feat. Alice Russell) 
8. The Bamboos-You Ain't No Good  
9. Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes
10. Speedometer - African Bushfire
11. Jungle Fire - Efori
12. Viba Sound - Oye Como Va (Victor Remix)
13. Monophonics-Lying Eyes 
14. J-Walk - Soul Vibration
15. Frenic & Nironic - Freedom
16. Kill Emil - Emptyness (Hugo Kant Remix)
17. Mr.Vagz - The Creeper
18. B.B. King • The Thrill Is Gone [The Reflex Revision]

Groovy Tourist - Groovy Tourism Vol. 3

Groovy Tourism Vol. 4

Tracklist

1. Daniel Pemberton - Brooklyn Necklace
2. Bobby Hughes Experience - Ore Twentyfore
3. Doctor Stereo - Hear The Difference
4. Mister T. - Cut and Run
5. Mocean Worker - Chick A Boom Boom Boom
6. Timewarp inc - Ghetto Drunk
7. The Qualitons - Margit (Savages y Suefo Remix)
8. Jungle Fire - Tokuta
9. The Hygrades - Rough Rider
10. Vaudou Game - Pas contente
11. Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra - Each One Teach One
12. The Bamboos feat Alice Russell - Bring it home
13. Katalyst - Active Fusion
14. Funky Destination - Make It Fuzz
15. Liberty Klaud - Valery
16. James Brown - Soul Power (DJ Rebel Remix)
17. Balboe - What Is Hip
18. The Temptations - I Cant Get Next To You (Whiskey Barons edit)
19. Hexstatic - Chase Me
20. Wonder Years - Never Give Up
21. mister T. - Mass Of Beats
22. Iyeoka - Broken Hearts Anthem (Walk Away)
23. Chop Juggler - Temper
24. DJ Rodriguez - 4 Steps

Groovy Tourist - Groovy Tourism Vol. 4

Groovy Tourism Vol. 5

Tracklist
1. Emapea - Timewarp
2. JK Soul - Get Over It
3. incontroL - Cali Cago Blues feat. Jurassic 5 & Muddy Waters
4. Hi-Fi Companions - The Livin' End
5. Fab Samperi -  Heaven Sent feat. John Turrell
6. Nick Waterhouse - This Is a Game
7. Bill Halley - Rock Around The Clock
8. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Going Up the Country
9. The Allergies - Gather Around
10. Club Des Belugas - Habana Twist
11. Raymon Lazer Trio - Lola 
12. Thievery Corporation - Liberation Front
13. Speedometer - Accra International Airport
14. Pimps of Joytime - Janxta Funk!
15. Pepe Deluxe - Bongo Up
16. Big Boss Man - Kelvin Stardust 
17. The Third Degree - Mercy
18. The Allergies - Love's Supposed to Be
19. Big Boss Man - Party 7

Groovy Tourist - Groovy Tourism Vol. 5

Groovy Tourism Vol. 6

Tracklist
1. Step Three – Dream
2. The Bongolian - Routemaster Ride
3. Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (Open Ground Bootleg) 
4. Ian Post – Duda
5. Smoove & Turrell - I Can't Give You Up
6. PM Warson - I Don't Need No Doctor
7. The Soul Session feat. Bajka - Struggles & Blessings (Mo Horizons  Remix)
8. S.Mos - Sham Time
9. Chris Joss – Shafro
10. Savages – Rollin'
11. Ancient Astronauts & Azeem – Halfway Through
12. Lack of Afro - One for the Trouble
13. The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
14. The Bamboos feat. Kylie Auldist - What I Know 
15. Martha High - No Man Worries
16. The New Mastersounds – MRG
17. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - I'm Broke
18. Eilen Jewell – Hooked
19. The Tibbs - Not a Beggar

Groovy Tourist - Groovy Tourism Vol. 6

Johnny Blue comes from Cyprus and he started dj-ing in the late 90's. His first influence was rock and especially psychedelic rock ( Pink Floyd , Ozric Tentacles etc ). In 2000 he got into the electronic scene with a main interest chill out and psychedelic trance music. 

Being influenced by several music cultures (rock, dub, reggae, electronica, psy-trance, chill out), he developed a unique style by by smoothly blending sounds in colourful and sensational music journeys.

Johnny is one of the senior representatives on the launch, establishment and uprising of Cyprus' psychedelic music scene. As a founder of Psylent Harmony and co-founder of the ChakradeliC project in early 2000 he had the opportunity to bring to the island and play along with artists like Master Margherita , Seamoon , Argaman , Yestegan chaY, Kukan dUb Lagan , Dymons , Organic Shapes , Flooting Grooves and many others.

In 2011 he joined Mikelabella Records where he works as A/R Manager. His first compilation titled "Planet Blue" was released in December 2012 and the second one under the title "Blue Moon" in April 2014. In the beginning of 2013, he became a Peak Records label dj. In January 2015 he entered Sofa Beats / Feel Life Music roster. His VA 'Selections' for Sofa Beats Records has been released in early 2017.

He was also resident dj from 2011 to 2018 in Digitally Imported Psychill with his monthly radio series "Psylent Harmony" which was broadcasted every third Sunday. 

Johnny Blue has various international appearances in the USA , Mexico , UK , Morocco , Israel , Russia and in most of the European countries , in parties and festivals like Boom , Ometeotl , Lost Theory , Antaris , Mo:Dem , Psy-Fi and other. Also he worked as a stage manager in Boom and Psy Fi Festival.


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Releases 
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* Sofa Beats Records | Selections by Johnny Blue
https://sofabeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/selections-by-johnny-blue

* Mikelabella Records | VA Planet Blue
http://mikelabellarecords.bandcamp.com/album/planet-blue-compiled-by-johnny-blue


* Mikelabella Records | VA Blue Moon
http://mikelabellarecords.bandcamp.com/album/va-blue-moon
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Communication
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E-mail : jonnyblue7@hotmail.com
Skype : johnny-blue1

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Bookings 
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https://app.detailsdetails.eu/request/sofabeats/ext_request.pl?action=hosted