Employee Bio
DJ Johnny Valantasis
Johnny V gained interest in being a DJ while attending Ohio University, but his love of music started long before that. As early as he can remember music and dance was part of his life. As soon as he was able to put a record on a turntable he did with old Disney 78's on his family's big console stereo. In the late 70's and early 80's Johnny's taste in music turned to more underground sounds and what he couldn't find at the local record store he would mail order from either coast. His collection and tastes in music grew over the years and when he arrived in Athens in 1993 that passion for music soon found an outlet. Joining ACRN, one of the few student run commercial radio stations in the country, led him to become a DJ and learn how to effectively use the microphone. As Public Relations Director he was part of a team that earned being nominated Station of the Year four consecutive years. During his years at Ohio University Johnny studied the art of recording and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor in Science Audio Production. More importantly the friendships and community he became part of fueled his passion for dance music and soon he was performing and producing some of the most succesfull events through out Ohio. For the next 10 years he continuosly hosted a weekly dance night at various nightclubs and still continues to DJ full time 14 years after his first house party.