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I started listening to rave music in the early 90's. After spending the summer of 1995 in the Netherlands, I got heavily into Happy Hardcore. I started buying the mixtapes of local Happy Hardcore DJ's on my return home. I soon realised that I wanted to become a DJ. I sold my huge mixtape collection to fund buying records and soon got down to mixing. I then moved on to Trance in 1999 and by early 2001, I was smashing out Hard House sets. Things moved so fast that come 2005, I had journeyed from Hard House to Hard Trance and then to Funky House and finally Electro. I was picking up gigs here and there over the years and dabbled in production but I packed it all in to focus on my actual day job and life. After a 14 year hiatus, I returned to my position behind the decks in late 2018. Things had changed considerably in those 14 years. No longer had I to race to my local record stores to pick up the latest promo's and imports, gone were the days that carrying two record boxes to a gig was the norm and playing on a set of Technics 1200's or 1210's was seemingly a lost and ancient art. I carried my entire collection of tunes in my pocket on a USB pen to my first gig in 14 years and took to the new equipment like a duck to water. Blending a mixture of modern Melodic to Hard Techno that has influences from all the different genres I played before my 14 years in the wilderness. I've since appeared on podcasts and national radio in the UK and Canada. I also held a short residency with The Giants Organ. After a period of illness and series of medical procedures that stretched from 2019 into most of 2020, I'm coming back in 2021..! Banging out the finest techno I can find and produce myself. I'm hoping this is "third time lucky"!! 

The foundation of a good DJ is a passion for music and the ability to translate that passion to the masses.  Chris has always had a love of music and his style ranges from house, deep house, nu disco, disco.

Chris began Djing at an early age and played in many small local clubs.  His break came when he was approached to DJ in Kellys or Lush as it is now known.  Initially he played in a small part of the club.  At first it was a local crowd who attended, but as Chris’s reputation grew so did the crowd.  He was then asked to DJ in the main area of  Kellys which was used for live bands.  Within a space of 6months Chris was drawing crowds of 3000 upwards on a weekly basis, Djing for 6 hours by himself, Kellys at this stage was ranked no 8 in the top clubs in the UK. Chris had truly made his name as one of the main pioneers of dance music in Northern Ireland.  Chris was not only the resident DJ but was also responsible for promoting the nights.  He booked acts such as Ian Ossia, Fabi  Paras, Gordon Kaye, Richard (moonboots) Bithell, Neil Macey, Warren LeSueur, Lee Fisher, Aubrey Saei and D’ream.

After 4 years Chris decided it was time to move on and seek new challenges.  He moved to England and was a sought after DJ.  He had regular spots in Wobble in Birmingham,  The Garage in Nottingham, Leisure Lounge in London, The Fan Club in Leicester, Decadence in Birmingham, Joy for Life in Coalville,  Inn on the Park in Jersey.

He has performed with some of the top DJ’s such as Carl Cox, Ian Ossia, Dave Seamen, Nigel Dawson, Gordon Kaye, Tony De Vit, Tim Jefferies, Dj Dick, Neil Macey, Jon da Silva and Fabi Paras. 

During the years Chris has compiled many mixes and these have been picked up by a number of radio stations.   He is a regular contributor to Innervisions Radio.

Over the last year Chris has diversified into music production and has built up a portfolio of tracks.  Currently he has had his first EP released on Deep Focus Records in Amsterdam.

For DJ Bookings: chris@mishmashdesign.com

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