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.
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