John Tejada
Illustration — Photography by Braulio Lam John Tejada (born 21 April 1974) is an Austrian-born American electronic music producer and composer. Tejada's output of music began in 1994, including four albums for Kompakt, plus releases on Pokerflat, Cocoon, Plug Research, Seventh City, Playhouse, Defected, and his own label of 22 years, Palette Recordings.
John Tejada

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- 1974 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- disc jockey · record producer · composer · singer · musician
- Fields
- electronic music
- Education
- Bishop Alemany High School
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Illustration — Photography by Braulio Lam John Tejada (born 21 April 1974) is an Austrian-born American electronic music producer and composer. Tejada's output of music began in 1994, including four albums for Kompakt, plus releases on Pokerflat, Cocoon, Plug Research, Seventh City, Playhouse, Defected, and his own label of 22 years, Palette Recordings.
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John Tejada (born 1974) is an Austrian composer, disc jockey and musician, among other activities. The composer was born in Vienna.
John Tejada studied at Bishop Alemany High School. The composer worked in Long Beach. Genres include electronic music.
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Early life
Early life
Tejada was born on 21 April 1974 in Vienna, Austria, and moved to Los Angeles, United States, in 1982 with his parents, both classically trained professional musicians. After learning the piano at the age of four and drums at the age of eight, Tejada was introduced to hip-hop music, and aged 12 received his first turntable and mixer. His first gig was that same year, when he began DJing the school dances. By 1991, he was already creating his own recordings, and in 1994 he released a single with Arian Leviste.
Disc jockey career
Disc jockey career
Tejada began traveling internationally in 1997 to showcase his DJing skills around the globe. He has traveled to more than 25 countries and performed live at clubs and festivals around the world, including the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (aka Movement), Sónar (in Spain and Tokyo), Decibel Festival (Seattle), Dance Valley (Netherlands), Sync Festival (Greece), Mutek (Montreal and Mexico), as well as internationally known spaces such as Berghain (Berlin), Fabric (London), Yellow (Tokyo), Rex Club (Paris), Output (NYC), Dekmantel (Amsterdam), Guggenheim (Bilbao), The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles), and twice at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Collaborations
Collaborations
Tejada has also been responsible for remixing dozens of acts including The Postal Service, Télépopmusic, The Field, Bomb the Bass, Way Out West, Kevin Saunderson, Darren Emerson, Gui Boratto, and Simian Mobile Disco. Tejada's latest venture is as Wajatta (with international star Reggie Watts) with their debut album being released on May 11, 2018.
Albums
Albums
• Little Green Lights and Four Inch Faders (1998) – A13 • The Matrix of Us (2000) – Defocus • Daydreams In Cold Weather (2002) – Plug Research • The Toiling of Idle Hands (2003) – Immigrant Records • Logic Memory Center (2004) – Plug Research • Cleaning Sound is a Filthy Business (2006) – Palette Recordings • Where (2008) – Palette Recordings • Parabolas (2011) – Kompakt • The Predicting Machine (2012) – Kompakt • Signs Under Test (2015) – Kompakt • Dead Start Program (2018) – Kompakt • Live Rytm Trax (2018) – Palette • Year of the Living Dead (2021) – Kompakt • Resound (2023) – Palette • The Watchline (2025) – Palette
EPs
EPs
• Ebonics (1997) – Palette Recordings • Genre (1998) – Palette Recordings • Sonic Life (1998) – Ferox Records • Song Forms & Freedom (2000) – Mosaic • The Cover Up (2000) – 1200 Music • Connection Remixes (2001) – Sheep Records • Mating Rhythm (2001) – Mosaic • The Toiling of Idle Hands (2004) – Immigrant • Voyager (2005) – Palette Recordings • Sweat (On the Walls) (2004) – Poker Flat Recordings • Not That, But This (2011) – Trapez • Acid Test 10 (2016) – Absurd Recordings • Therapy (2016) – Palette Recordings • Acid Test 12 (2017) – Absurd Recordings
Compilation albums
Compilation albums
• Fabric 44 – John Tejada (2009) – Fabric (London) • The 7th City Years (2012) – Palette Recordings
Wajatta
Wajatta
• Casual High Technology (2018) – Comedy Dynamics • Don't Let Get You Down (2020) – Brainfeeder
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Identity
John Tejada is recorded with the occupation record producer. Recorded with the occupation disc jockey. Classed in the genre electronic music. Tejada worked at Long Beach. Recorded as having studied at Bishop Alemany High School.
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John Tejada was born on 21 April 1974.
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- 1.Roberts, Randall. Reggie Watts and John Tejada announce release of “Casual High Technology,” their debut album as Wajatta. Los Angeles Times. 7 March 2018.
- 2.In pictures: John Tejada's gear-stuffed studio. Music Radar. 12 February 2015.
- 3.John Tejada. Decibel Festival.
- 4.Bein, Kat. Reggie Watts & John Tejada Share Their Favorite House Tracks: Exclusive. Billboard Magazine. 27 February 2019.
- 5.Brooks, Dave. First Listen: Reggie Watts and John Tejada's 'Runnin'. Billboard Magazine. 24 November 2017.
- 6.Matos, Michaelangelo. A Guide to All 20 Volumes of Kompakt’s "Total" Series. Bandcamp. 26 August 2020.
- 7.Tracks by Way Out West. Resident Advisor.
- 8.Orlov, Piotr. Reggie Watts' New Electro-Pop Album With John Tejada Is Wajatta Fun. NPR. 3 May 2018.
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