Ioannis (John) Assimakopoulos
Radio Producer and DJ in Athens, Greece
Ioannis (John) Assimakopoulos
Radio Producer and DJ in Athens, Greece
I'll never forget that experience, when I broke down my sister's turntable while trying my first scratch... I must have been about eleven years old. Already “selecting” songs at school parties and spending most of my free time listening to music, wandering around with my Walkman and my headphones. That was until I got my own turntables and mixer a few years later. Started scratching and mixing nonstop. No headphones this time. Madness! My first pay as a DJ at a small cafe bar also came around that time.
Music radio always kept me company. And it was a source of information on the music scene as well. As time went by, doing my own radio show became a secret desire. My first experience with the studio was in 2003. At PirateFM radio station on Chios Island. I was fascinated by the microphone, the interaction with people, the nonstop spoonerisms on air... Currently I’ve teamed up with Boem Radio and M-word Web Radio.
All these years I approached music mostly as an audiophile. It always had a profound influence in me during all phases of my life. Because music is life. A daily journey where every moment, every experience, every recollection and emotion are intertwined with it.