From his work as Full Intention to Bodyrox, Jon epitomizes the meaning of the adaptable and versatile DJ and producer.
Jon Pearn is one of the world’s most respected and innovative producers. Over his long and distinguished career Jon has enjoyed widespread commercial success, initially as one half of Full Intention, and more recently with Bodyrox.
Working alongside Michael Gray as Full Intention, Jon first hit the UK charts with a mix on Duke’s So In Love With You. Under the Full Intention alias, along with a slew of other guises such as Hustler’s Convention, Deep Down and Disco-Tex, Jon and Michael went onto on to be one of the world’s most celebrated production duos.
Full Intention’s impressive discography includes anthems such as America (I Love America), Everybody Loves The Sunshine and I’ll Be Waiting, while their prolific remix schedule saw them remix artists such as Mariah Carey, Brandy, Jamiroquai, Ultra Nate, Jennifer Lopez and Frankie Knuckles. In 2004, Jon and Michael were nominated for a Grammy for their remix on George Michael’s Amazing.
Since mixing the acclaimed compilation Connected – 10 Years Of Full Intention’ for Defected in 2006 and releasing I Believe In You on Eye Industries in 2007, Jon has been focusing on his Bodyrox project. This project saw a collaboration with Nick Bridges and spawned the massive electro-house classic Yeah, Yeah, which took the world by storm in 2006 and received universal radio and club support. It received UK radio plays from the likes of Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Fergie, Dave Pearce, Zane Lowe, Jo Whiley, Annie Mac, Edith Bowman and Annie Nightingale. Once supplemented by a unique vocal from Luciana, it became the defining anthem to the ‘Nu Rave’ movement. Upon its official release in October 2006, Yeah, Yeah debuted at #2 in the UK charts and still receives regular plays on national radio.
Throughout 2007, Jon was nominated for a prestigious Ivor Novello Award (Best Contemporary Song) for Yeah, Yeah before achieving further widespread success with his Another Chance project, a second collaboration with Nick Bridges, and What Planet You On, the follow-up Bodyrox single. Everytime I See Her (Sound Of Eden), released under the Another Chance pseudonym, also received heavy support and hit the summit of the club charts.
Additionally, Jon launched his own Juki Records imprint in 2005 which has released a number of acclaimed releases such as $treet Price and Trippin. Interestingly enough, it was through Juki Records that Jon first collaborated with Nick Bridges as Pearn & Bridges on $treet Price. Since its inception, Juki releases have been supported by the likes of Deep Dish, Sander Kleinenberg, Nic Fanciulli and Mark Knight.
Jon had another stellar year in 2008 touring the world and DJ-ing with Full Intention and Bodyrox before getting back in the studio. Since the launch of Full Intention Records in 2009, Michael Gray & Jon Pearn have notched up several infectious club hits with Once In a Lifetime, I Will Follow, Forever, Play and new remixes of America – which is still spreading its sound across global dance floors. These releases have achieved multiple playlist status across all dance radio networks and have seen strong support from the likes of Eric Prydz, Carl Cox, Chris Lake, Funkagenda, ATFC, Tom Novy, Paul Harris, Jonathan Ulysses, Joe T Vannelli, Eddie Thoneick, David Morales, Seb Fontaine, Danny Rampling, Steve Smart, The Shapeshifters, Seamus Haji, Tony Humphries and many more.
As Bodyrox, Jon & Nick enjoyed another Top 10 with the release of We Dance On in June 2010 which debuted at #6 in the UK charts and was also the soundtrack to the #1 box office hit film “Streetdance 3D”. Moving forward, Jon has inked a deal with Transmission for a new, highly anticipated Bodyrox album, a new Full Intention release with I’ll Be Waiting and also an exciting new project on the way called Polluted Mindz. Keep your ears peeled folks because Jon Pearn has got some tricks up his sleeve!
