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One of the highest ranking American artists in DJ MAGAZINE'S prestigious "TOP 100" DJs of 2000, Christopher Lawrence is recognized worldwide as one of the United States top DJs and producers. Named "AMERICA'S TOP TRANCE DJ" by England's influential MUZIK and a "A SUPERSTAR DJ" by the US's MIXER, Christopher has revolutionized American dance music and earned global popularity with his unique underground brand of powerful progressive and sleek techno trance. Nominated as "BEST TRANCE DJ" in the 1998 GLOBAL DJ AWARDS, Christopher has graced the cover of America's MIXER and XLR8R magazines, as well as Britain's WAX. An official resident at LA's legendary superclub GIANT, Christopher was the only American DJ invited to headline the inaugural American MINISTRY OF SOUND and GATECRASHER tours. Described by DJ MAGAZINE as "ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL DJS", Christopher's popularity continues to soar as he headlines at the world's top clubs and events playing his powerful peak hour sets throughout GREAT BRITAIN, EUROPE, JAPAN, MEXICO, CANADA, BRASIL, PERU, KOREA, SOUTH AMERICA, NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA.
Described by MUZIK magazine as the "AMERICAN PROGRESSIVE HOUSE PIONEER", Christopher became the first US artist to be signed to Scotland's cutting edge HOOK RECORDINGS in 1996. With a discography of groundbreaking tracksplayed by DJs from Paul Van Dyk to John Digweed,Christopher's critically acclaimed tracks such as 'NAVIGATOR', 'INTERCEPTOR', 'RENEGADE', 'RUSH HOUR' and 'CRUISE CONTROL' have taken the US and European charts by storm as well as earning numerous accolades including his massive track 'SHREDDER' being named MUZIK magazines "VITAL RELEASE" of the month. In 1999, the EGIL/PRIORITY compilation 'CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE PRESENTS HOOK RECORDINGS' again brought the sound of one of what MIXMAG described as "THE GREATEST TRANCE LABEL ON THE PLANET" to fans everywhere. In January 2000, 'RUSH HOUR' not only became Christopher's biggest tune to date, but also the fastest seller in the history of INTERGROOVE US. This global recognition, in addition to remixes for artist's such as F-111's ELECTROLAND and FRAGRANT'S PURE NOVA again guarantees Christopher a position amongst the world's top progressive trance DJs & producers.
In 1996, the US press dubbed Christopher the "TRANCE MESSIAH"
following the release of his best selling mixed CD 'RISE' on FRAGRANT
MUSIC. Released in 1999, Christopher's long awaited second mixed
CD 'TEMPTATION' smashed all CITY OF ANGELS sales records. In 2000,
Christopher's popularity continued to soar following the release
of "EMPIRE' for America's legendary MOONSHINE MUSIC. In January
2001, Christopher continued to smash sales records when his new
CD 'UNITED STATES OF TRANCE' debuted and remained in the TOP TEN
US DANCE CHARTS alongside MOBY and FATBOY SLIM - again establishing
Christopher as one of America's most popular and respected DJs.
Christopher's overwhelming success has been hailed by the international press with features in publications such as URB, MIXER, XLR8R, BILLBOARD, THOUSAND WORDS, SPIN, CMJ, D'VOX, MASSIVE, BPM, REVOLUTION, DMA, INDUSTRY INSIDER, MIXMAG, ALTERNATIVE PRESS, DJ MAGAZINE, WAX, MUZIK, 7, IDJ, PLAY, TEKNO RENEGADE , TRIBE and KLUBLIFE to name a few.
In the rising world of dance culture, there are DJs who are leaders and those who are followers. Christopher Lawrence is a leader.
