Christopher Lawrence

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In the six months since smashing into the top five of the DJ Mag Top 100 2006 at #4, world renowned DJ Christopher Lawrence has been racking up the achievements. He was given the honour of mixing the first in a new series of albums from one of the worlds biggest clubbing brands, Gatecrasher. Recorded live at a huge gig in Moscow, it perfectly captures Lawrence at his best, rockin it behind the decks! He has also been selected to headline the Continental Stage at Amsterdams huge Dance Valley festival this summer and leads the charge in the Proactive Arena at the highly anticipated Antiworld 07/07/07 festival. Lawrence has been regarded as the number one US DJ for some years now and these new accomplishments prove he is respected on a global scale in a scene dominated by UK and European DJs this is some feat.

In the past few years Christopher has racked up numerous awards and accolades and has graced the covers of countless magazines, newspapers and publications worldwide. He clocks up over a quarter of a million frequent flyer miles a year travelling to gigs and his turbo-charged take on trance has rocked some of the biggest clubs on all four corners of the planet.

Back in the US, Christopher remains one of the most sought after DJs playing everywhere from San Franciscos Love Fest to Arnold Schwarzeneggers Terminator III party. He has played the famed Coachella festival more than any other DJ and was the only US DJ invited to headline all three of the inaugural Ministry Of Sound, Cream and Gatecrasher tours of America.

Described by Mixmag as a highly respected producer, Christopher Lawrence has an impressive discography of groundbreaking productions to his name, earning himself a preliminary Grammy nomination in 2002, and his records have been hammered by the top DJs such as Paul van Dyk, Tiesto and Paul Oakenfold. He featured on UK hard dance legend BKs album and recently teamed up with John 00 Fleming plus his productions have come out on labels as varied as Nucleuz and J00F.

His debut artist album All Or Nothing and his Un-Hooked album were released to widespread critical acclaim and both topped the iTunes dance charts. He has sound tracked films, TV programmes and computer games and his mix albums have sold over a quarter of a million copies worldwide. Not content with all that, his website was nominated in the Best Music Website categories of both the SXSW and Webby awards and has become a benchmark for other DJ sites to follow.

So its no wonder he is described as one of the most popular DJs on the global circuit by DJ Magazine and the biggest DJ in the USA by Radio 1. In the world of international dance culture, there are DJs who are leaders and those who are followers. Christopher Lawrence is a true leader.