02/08/10
FEBRUARY 2010 EPISODE RUSH HOUR FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS DIRTYLOUD
In the midst of a mini North American tour including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Portland, Salt Lake City, Dallas.. before heading to Dubai later this month, Christopher takes time out to bring you the episode of his radio show Rush Hour.
This month Christopher Lawrence presents a special guest mix from Brazilian production duo Dirtyloud.
Having crashed onto the dance scene with their psytrance infused progressive and electro, their first release in late 2009 reached 3 on beatport's Electro-House downloads with the track "Disco Recordz" (Charted by Dave AudÈ, Gary Caos and PANTyRAID). Right after the huge success, they were requested to work with Atlantic Records and are collaborating with labels like Spintwist Records, Big Fish Recordings and Savage Media.
On this set, Dirtyloud decided to mix the melodic progressive trance with a hard-rockin' electroish touch and a pinch of psychedelia.
For more information:
www.myspace.com/dirtyloudmusic
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Tuesday February 9th, 2010
1PM US PST / 4PM US EST / 9PM UK / 22:00 CET
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02/04/10
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAUNCHES REMIX COMPETITION IN CONJUNCTION WITH BILLY HYDE MUSIC IN AUSTRALIA
Christopher Lawrence has launched a remix competition in conjunction with Audacious Records and national music chain Billy Hyde in Australia.
The competition gives musicians the opportunity to remix Christopher Lawrence's smash hit single 'Lie to Ourselves', which was released on Audacious Records last year.
The track was a co-production with this year's Grammy nominee Dave Aude and features vocals by Jen Lasher. It received support from DJs including Matt Darey, Agnelli & Nelson, Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, Thrillseekers, M.I.K.E, Ronski Speed, Kuffdam, Dave Pearce, DJ Feel and David & Carr to name a few.
Now, thanks to Billy Hyde and Audacious Records, musicians across Australia have the opportunity to lend their own magic to this song, as well as the chance to win some fantastic prizes, including their remix receiving an official release on Audacious Records and sold at online record stores including Beatport.
01/05/10
JANUARY 2010 RUSH HOUR PODCAST NOW ON ITUNES!
Just back from two massive New Years Eve shows in Southern California and dates for Gatecrasher in Seoul and Crobar in Uruguay, Christopher hits the airwaves for the January episode of Rush Hour.
This month he presents two of the more recognizable producers in trance, Save The Robot (AKA Alien Project and Quadra).
Having topped in the last decade the global Trance scene, this restless duo has been hard at work in the studio and has entered new uncharted territories.
Save The Robot also produced music for Sony Computer Ent. Inc. - Grand Turismo 4. Their music was also featured on the successful Hollywood film - Man on Fire (20 Century Fox), Feat. Denzel Washington. Lufthansa flyers can find the Save The Robot sound on their music on demand channels.
Aside from independently releasing music under their successful, privately owned label: H2O Records, they have been collaborating with leading international labels, such as Pacha Multimedia SL/Pacha Recordings, Play Digital, Definitive, Iboga Records, & Universal.
In the pipeline, Save The Robot will play an integral role in Pacha Recordings "Adult Entertainment" project. It willl also include the release of a 76 minutes CD mix by Save The Robot, featuring only tracks & remixes by Save The Robot.
This is just an initial taste of what this dream team have been cooking... more pearl jams will be presented in the near future...
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11/25/09
FREE DOWNLOAD - CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE BOOTLEG REMIX OF U2'S 'I'LL GO CRAZY IF I DON'T GO CRAZY TONIGHT'
Christopher Lawrence has released a free bootleg remix of U2's massive single 'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight'.
The single is the fifth track from U2's new album 'No Line on the Horizon'. It was one of the highlights of U2's recent European leg of the tour.
'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight' was originally released in the UK on September 7th by Mercury. Other artists who have released remixes include Dirty South, Fish Out Of Water, and Redanka.
Christopher Lawrence kicks up the energy level a notch with this hot new bootleg remix built around a groovy acid bass line and syncopated percussion. Use of the original vocals create dancefloor tension in the build up out of the breakdown. Classic progressive house and trance sounds were used effectively but sparingly to give the track room to breathe.
Christopher says of the remix "being given the opportunity to remix one of U2's songs was a dream come true. Bono's voice is a such a signature sound to the band's identity, I felt it was important to use as much of the original vocals of the song as possible to maintain the integrity of the song".
U2 collaborated with will.i.am in the creation of the track. It was first developed by Brian Eno under the title "Diorama" during a break in the recording sessions. Several of the song's lyrics were influenced by Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Bono stated to Q magazine that the lyrics "[sound] like a T-shirt slogan to me", also noting that it was No Line on the Horizon's equivalent to "Beautiful Day".
'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight' was used in television commercials for a new Blackberry application, called the "U2 Mobile App", which was developed as part of Research in Motion's sponsorship of the U2 360° Tour. There are two music videos, one directed by David O'Reilly and one by Alex Courtes.
11/05/09
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE PLACES TOP 40 IN DJ MAG'S ANNUAL TOP 100 POLL!
The results for the DJ Mag Top 100 are in and the votes have come from all corners of the World! Over 300,000 of you had your say and pledged your votes. Thanks to the support of his fans, Christopher placed at 40. This is a fantastic result and we are very happy.
"Heard the results from DJ Mag and am blown away to be at 40 this year. I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted for me. I am so grateful for your votes and support.
Thank you.
Christopher
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11/04/09
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE - 'LIVE AT NOCTURNAL FESTIVAL' - FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!
The
legendary Nocturnal Festival is Southern California's longest running
and most successful electronic music festival. Drawing crowds in excess
of 50,000, the festival is famous for its diverse stages, amusements
and variety of music styles, from trance, house, drum & bass,
electro to techno and more.
Christopher Lawrence has
played the festival a record number of times, his tough trance sound
becoming a cornerstone of the popular festivals lineup.
This years set
proved to be one of his most acclaimed ever and for the first time
ever, we are making the first hour of his set available as part of his
“Live Series”.
Artists who also appeared at the Fifteenth Annual Nocturnal Festival
included Ferry Corsten, Laidback Luke, Paul Oakenfold, Dirty South,
Rabbit in the Moon (live), Switch, Rusko, Roni Size, Pendulum and many
others.
Alongside six stages stacked with dozens of amazing acts, Nocturnal
featured a host of festival extras creating a feast for all the senses
including carnival rides, pyrotechnic art, giant format sculptures,
multimedia works, theatrical performers, art installations and
sculpture, paint walls, themed environments, drummers, aerialists,
stilt walkers and carnival performers, fire twirlers and much more. For
more information, www.nocturnalfestival.com
Check out Christopher's to set to capture (or re-live) the energy of the massive Nocturnal Festival in 2009!
10/27/09
WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2010 DATES
"Winter Music Conference celebrates it's 25th year as one of the most anticipated and publicized global gatherings for pioneering artists, innovators and professionals at the bold new Eden Roc Beach Resort & Spa on Miami Beach, March 23 - 27, 2010.
Long regarded as an essential proving ground for new releases, artists and technological advances, WMC 2009 attracted over 70,000 event attendees, 503 accredited journalists and 3,228 industry delegates from 62 countries who participated in 52 industry panels, seminars and workshops as well as 1,910 artists and DJs who performed at a total of 506 events presented at 127 venues across 6 days in Miami Beach and Miami.
WMC's 25th anniversary industry program will convene at the Eden Roc resort which has just undergone a multi-year $200 million renovation. "It's a perfect fit for what we are doing" says WMC Co-founder, Louis Possenti, "The lobby bar has a great ambience for networking and the timing is just right with an impressive renovation. The rooms are some of the nicest I've seen on the beach." Special Convention Rates start at $219 per night.
Highlights of the 2010 program will include the IDMAs (International Dance Music Awards), also in its 25th consecutive year, where the music business converges to honor exceptional achievements of industry, artists and innovators in more than 50 categories. The IDMAs is one of the only longstanding industry events of its stature where the fans decide ˆ generating over a million votes from music fans in 183 countries last year. The online ballot will be posted in November.
WMC will also present the 3rd edition of South Beach Sessions, a bold new perspective on the traditional WMC panel program. Founded on the principles that make music compelling ˆ individual expression, empowerment, creative thinking and collaboration ˆ the program's mission is to create greater exposure for artists and ideas. Pioneers in music, art, fashion, technology, business, education, the environment participate in one of the most inspiring and epic programs of the week. SBS has featured some of the industry's most pioneering champions of positive change from Richie Hawtin to Public Enemy's Chuck D and Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am.
WMC 2010 will host the 4th edition of the Record Collector's Show - an international hub for buyers, sellers and traders of rare and collectible vinyl, tapes, and music memorabilia which assembles the best record dealers and features some of the rarest music in the world.
The WMC badge also includes entry to the 12th Annual Ultra Music Festival, the largest event of its kind in the US.
Currently the WMC industry badge is being offered at a promotional Early Registration rate of $235 until November 11th, which includes access to all official WMC events across the conference dates. Marketing opportunities are currently discounted by 40% through December 18, 2009.
Don't miss out on a legendary Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach.
10/16/09
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAUNCHES NEW DJ SIDE PROJECT - "MR & MRS SMITH" - MP3 DOWNLOAD
amous for his tough trance sound, Christopher Lawrence joins forces with his wife Sara for a new DJ side project 'Mr & Mrs Smith'.
The pair, who have worked together behind the scenes for fifteen years have brought their joint efforts into the public eye with this new DJ duo, which debuted at this years Burning Man festival.
Christopher laughs "I've been noticing there's a lot of DJs working in pairs lately. I've often thought it would be nice to have a wingman up there, although in this case, it's actually a wingwoman. I don't know of any other mixed sex DJ duos, let alone any husband and wife teams, so I think we're definitely breaking some new ground here".
Christopher continues "Mr & Mrs Smith' is an opportunity for me to play music that I couldn't normally incorporate into my trance sets. It's been inspiring for me to play a new sound and exciting to work with my wife, who is a dance music veteran in her own right. Our sound is on the electro house and techno tip, miles from what I play in my regular sets. But it's still tough, in fact Sara probably plays tougher than most male DJs out there. I've been telling people "if you are hoping to hear trance from Mr & Mrs Smith, you should probably stay at home".
Sara adds "We'll play any genre, we don't care what it is as long as it's tough and dirty, with a groove".
10/13/09
'RUSH HOUR' - OCTOBER 09 PODCAST AVAILABLE ON ITUNES & MP3 DOWNLOAD NOW!
Back from Burning Man and a three week tour of Asia, Christopher has a fantastic episode of Rush Hour lined up for October, including his hot new bootleg remix of U2's 'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight'.
Christopher is excited to present a guest mix from Psycoholic, whose tracks have featured prominently in Christopher's sets over the past year, in particular 'Acid Rain'.
Psychoholic (aka M.Pravda) is a project founded in Toronto Canada in 2004. Currently based in Moscow, Russia, Psycoholic became highly respected as producer and DJ through his unique style, determination and unforgettable live performance. He always trying to experiment with the sound and collaborate various styles of music in his production.
In his carrier regularly played alongside heavy hitters or headlined his own gigs all over the world: from Canada to Brazil, Russia and Europe. Guest of famous festivals such as: World Electronic Music Festival (WEMF) in Canada, "Kazantip" in Ukraine, "Kokum Koya" in Brazil and many others.
After his debut album "Trance World Order" released on Psy Spy Records in 2008, Psycoholic is known as one of the best year's producers in his genre, among clubbers and professionals.
At the moment Psycoholic is busy working on a new album "Parallel Universe" which will be released November 2009.
For more information:
http://www.Myspace.com/psycoholic_official
http://www.psycoholics.com
10/05/09
'RUSH HOUR' - SEPTEMBER 09 PODCAST AVAILABLE ON ITUNES & MP3 DOWNLOAD NOW!
September's episode of Rush Hour is now available for download and features some of the hottest tunes out of Christopher Lawrence's crate.
This month also features a guest mix by Kamil Kwiatkowski (AKA Carlos Calabro), whom Christopher recently played with at Poland's massive Electocity festival. Christopher was so impressed with Carlos that he immediately invited him to be a guest on Rush Hour.
Carlos Calabro was born in 1986 in southern Poland. When you ask his parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, friends and ex girlfriends a question “was there any indication Kamil would take up music?”, everyone will give you the same answer: “Nothing at all!”.
A producer?
In 2006, Carlo behan producing after accidentally discovering trance. With only six months experience under his belt, he was featured on Fektive Records, doing two remixes for Marcus Schossow and Glenn Morrison. In 2008, asingle „Heart of Stone” recorded with Tiff Lacey came to light. Apart from that: remixes, remixes, remixes... Not for any old guys though. Filo & Peri, Mr. Pit, Mac Zimms. Solid Sessions. During the same period, Carlo Calabro's releases landed twice on Beatport's Top10 chart. Year 2009 is devoted mainly to work on Carlo's own material. although he found time to remix Sied Van Riel („Darklight”), Leon Bolier („Selffullfilling Prophecy”)..
A DJ?
Yes, of course! Carlo was invited by Tiesto himself to “Club Life”. However, “15 Minutes of Fame” is still ahead! From March 2007 Carlo hosts a monthly “Pushing the Bar” in the most popular Internet radio - Digitally Imported (www.di.fm on each first Friday of a month. And if you would like to see Carlo playing in a club or during some huge event (he took part in Colors Of Sounds and Electrocity 4 among others), just have a look on his schedule!
09/25/09
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE RETURNS TO NOCTURNAL WONDERLAND - CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS!
Here's a couple of videos to get you in the mood for Nocturnal Wonderland this weekend.
Christopher is on from 11:30 pm – 1:00 am in The Labyrinth. For more information - www.nocturnalfestival.com/
Hope to see you all there.
09/10/09
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE COVER STORY IN DJW MAGAZINE ARGENTINA!
Christopher Lawrence is featured on the cover and in an exclusive seven page interview in this months DJW Magazine in Argentina. In this interview, Christopher talks about the evolution of his career, plus his new projects, including remixes for U2 and All American Rejects, plus his new DJ side project Mr & Mrs Smith. For more information, visit www.djwmagazine.com.ar.
CRISTOPHER LAWRENCE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Para DJW16 “100% SAMC” enviamos a los DJs internacionales “tres preguntas” algunos la respondieron inmediatamente otros no. CL fue unos de los primeros en responder, a partir de ese momento mantuvimos una comunicación fluida, los que nos permitió poder conocerlo un poco, en enero se charlo la posibilidad de un encuentro cuando visitara nuestro país, lo que culmino con esta entrevista exclusiva.
09/09/09
'RUSH HOUR' - AUG 09 PODCAST AVAILABLE ON ITUNES NOW!
Christopher returns with an amazing line up of of stellar trance releases for the newest installment of Rush Hour.
This months guest is Ben Gold. At just 24 years old he is one of the most multi talented names in the electronic dance scene. Ben combines a highly acclaimed career as a leading studio engineer with that of one of the brightest young stars in the trance scene, djing at some of the worlds leading clubs alongside world class dj's who all regularly fill their cd wallets with his latest work.
A versatile producer who has seen tracks featured on leading compilations such as Ministry Of Sound's Trance Nation Harder, Trance Nation Deeper and Europe's biggest dance compilation, Dream Dance. As well as regularly winning plaudits such as Armin Van Buuren's 'Tune Of The Week', Above and Beyond's 'Tune of the Week' and often featured in Mixmag as their 'Tune Of The Month', Ben’s productions are also consistently featured on leading radio stations such as Radio 1, Galaxy and on leading radio shows, including ASOT by Armin van Buuren, Club Life by Tiesto and TATW by Above and Beyond. Ben’s productions are played by djs as far reaching as Armin van Buuren to Sander Van Doorn, Paul van Dyk to Marco V, leading to plaudits such as "Ben Gold is a talented young producer and definitely one to watchout for in the future", by none other than Paul Oakenfold!
With a packed release schedule including new material under the 'Benjamin' and 'Be:Gold' guise's, as well as remixes for Spinnin, 2009 looks set to be the year that Ben Gold comes of age. For more information: Myspace.com/bengoldonline
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08/29/09
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE RETURNS TO BURNING MAN!
Christopher Lawrence will return to Burning Man this year, where he will appear at three very different events.
Christopher has described Burning Man as the “greatest experience of my life”. This unique one week festival, takes place in the Nevada desert in September and attracts crowds in excess of 50,000 people from around the world.
DJ Mag recently published a six page article on Burning Man, saying:
“Burning Man is like a parallel universe. It's from another time and place, another dimension. By day it's Mad Max under a scorching desert sun. As night falls and the temperature drops it's Close Encounters of The Third Kind meets Disneyland on acid scorched with Pagan undertones.” (Editor - Lesley Wright)
In big news, Christopher will appear at Root Society (Morpheus Dome) on Thursday for the debut set of his new DJ side project "Mr + Mrs Smith", which sees him teaming up with his wife Sara. Christopher says "Mr + Mrs Smith' is an opportunity for me to play music that I couldn't normally incorporate into my main room trance sets. There is a right place and a right time for any type of music and the sound we've been working on is perfect for something like Burning Man, where true music lovers can get their groove on. This is a sound which is influenced by the many hours we've spent partying at afterhours and in backrooms over the years and we are really looking forward to debuting it at Root Society".
Christopher will also play solo sets at the opening party for Root Society on Wednesday, as well as his much anticipated return to Opulent Temple on Friday.
Schedule:
Wed Sept 2nd - 9:45pm: Root Society - Opening Party
Thurs Sept 3rd - 11:-00pm: Mr & Mrs Smith - Root Society (Morpheus Dome)
Fri Sept 4th - 3:00am: Opulent Temple
08/01/09
MR + MRS SMITH DJ SIDE PROJECT PHOTO SHOOT - TAKE A SNEAK PEEK!
The first pics are in from the photo session for Christopher Lawrence's DJ side project Mr + Mrs Smith. Take a sneak peek at one of the first shots by clicking on the "View" button below.
