Berlin based Osborn is the founder and creative director of DRED and TANSTAAFL RECORDS. The latter a label founded (with October) in 2011, which also branched out in 2013 into sublabel TANSTAAFL PLANETS. Together the two imprints exist as home for 14 releases in total – whereof four bears Osborn’s name as producer. Excellently produced house EP’s of solo- and collaborative work. John’s impressive productions again are of a very distinguished sound; all diverse, whether bouncy or more warped, they still contain his signature dark, deep, metallic resonating, dubby sound. You definitely hear his UK roots in there too: nuances of jungle, bass and experimental electronic music soaked up at warehouse parties from his youth. John’s latest project is his own imprint DRED. Founded in 2017 and hinting to the industry that times have changed, a new chapter has started. Here Osborn is in sole creative control, calling all the shots without interference or compromise. John says himself that “’TANS’ and ‘TANSPLAN’ were always purely about the dance floor. DRED will be about music for thought and movement”, showing that DRED has another significance for him. The first three releases by S:VT, Tom Dicicco and Pablo Mateo came out last year. 2018 has more in store, with the first release being Reformed Society’s “Dimensions EP”. John will also appear on each record with his own interpretation of one of the original tracks, showcasing his talent as a remixer.