John Graham, aka Quivver, has been well known to a variety of fans (under a variety of names) within the electronic dance music scene over the last fifteen years. As a producer, he’s gone from operating mostly within the drum & bass and trance scenes through to techno, breaks and progressive house.

His latest album, Dirty Nails and Vapour Trails, reflected this diversity and pointed towards more change to come in his expansive repertoire. We caught up with Quivver while he was in L.A. preparing for his latest DJ tour around Australia, including the Rainbow Serpent festival.

Let me start by saying there are lots of excited people out here looking forward to your return to Australia. You’ve been very busy touring the world lately, from the US to Russia. Any highlights during this trip?
Actually the best gig I did recently was in Córdoba, Argentina at a big outdoor club called l’estacion. Three thousand people going nuts next to a mountain; that’s what it’s all about!

You recently played at Glastonbury 2010 between Hybrid and Sasha on the Glade stage to rave reviews. Was that as fantastic as it sounds?
Yes! They gave me a great set-time last year – it was just getting dark and my set went down really well. It was hot and sunny all weekend too; definitely the best Glastonbury experience I have ever had.

You’ve gone through several different aliases throughout your career, with Stoneproof and Space Manoeuvres remaining well recognised names. Would you ever go back to releasing tracks under names other than Quivver?
I really want to make a new Skanna record. Drum & bass is where I started in 1992 – back when it was still called jungle – and I still love to check out the latest stuff in that area from time to time. I started a new drum & bass track a few weeks back and intend to finish it as soon as I get some free time.

With such an extensive back catalogue do you ever get a chance and go back and play your earlier tracks at clubs?
Not really. I suppose that I should play more of my older stuff, but I only ever tend to play tracks that I have just finished working on. It feels fresher and I enjoy it more.

You have covered an amazing variety of genres within your production career as well. Your latest album, Dirty Nails and Vapour Trails, seemed to cover everything from breaks, to progressive house, with some chillout and drum & bass thrown in between. Is this a conscious decision you are making – to blur these lines between genres – or is it just the way in which you produce albums?
I really wanted the Dirty Nails and Vapour Trails album to have some variety to it. I didn’t think people would want to listen to an album of one very specific genre. It can get boring at times. Also, if I had spent all that time making ten tracks all at the same tempo in the same style I would probably have jumped out the studio window before it was finished…