A re-recording of my set at Avalon warming up for Paul Taylor

Chris Ryan Warm Up Paul Taylor 11/11/23

Ever since I was 12 I always had a passion for dance music especially house music, people around at the time who got me into it were the likes of the legendary Jeremy Healy, Alistair Whitehead, Danny Rampling, Graeme Park etc.... 
Ever since then I wanted to give dj'ing a go, 2 years later I got my first pair of turntables when I was 14 and taught myself to mix, which wasn't easy!! It pretty much started out as a hobby, playing to friends in my garage, doing private parties, small functions etc....

It has continued to be a hobby of mine up until I started doing internet radio in 2009 where I had listeners /Other DJ's from across the globe tuning in for my shows, they praised me on my tune selection and ability which gave me the confidence to take my hobby to the next level. Since then I have had the pleasure of playing in some of the top northeast venues such as the empire, the arena In boro and digital in Newcastle to name a few!

I would definitely consider myself a multi genre DJ having turned my hands to many genres over the years, as far as dance music is concerned you name it I've played it! From drum n bass, trance, dubstep, hard-core, UK garage, hard house, hardstyle, but my all-time favourite genre remains to be house music.

A few years ago i had alot going on in my life and my passion for music began to fade until I secured a spot at a new bar Out Out hartlepool which has become a popular venue in the area and eventually became a resident DJ. Now that i have parted ways with my residency you can catch me at various venues across the north east almost every weekend. Since then my passion for DJing has been reignited, 2024 has turned out to be a good year for me with loads of stuff still in the pipeline and I've recently been booked for a few local events for 2025! Now weekly resident DJ at SKYY HARTLEPOOL you can catch me there every Saturday night from 11pm!





Chris has been DJ’ing for over 25 years, playing in bars and clubs around the country.
He specialises in house music of all genres, ranging from House Classics, Deep House, Funky House, Disco and Tech House. His vast experience see’s Chris playing at many different venues and nights and adapts to the crowd with ease. He’s booked as a warm up DJ or main slot DJ which proves his versatility in the DJ’ing world.
After winning the Evolve DJ competition at Digital in 2008, Chris won a slot to warm up in the main room at Digital, Newcastle, beating 8 other DJ’s in the final, playing his unique style of house music.
Chris’ vast experience has seen him play in various bars and clubs across the North East, including Tall Trees (Yarm) The Empire (Middlesbrough) Digital (Newcastle) and Gatecrasher (Leeds). Chris has also played in clubs in London and in Europe.
Chris held a residency for Retro, warming up for Paul Taylor and has also worked with Hed Kandi, KissDafunk and GoodGreef. 
He also co runs a night in Darlington at Avalon, called Terrace Sessions which has seen the likes of Darius Syrossian, Wade, Detlef, Flasmob, Denney, Danny Rampling, Raffa FL, Jacky and many more to grace the open air Terrace. Chris has also co-run a night called ‘Back in the Day’ oldskool events at Avalon too, with guests DJ Spen, Grant Nelson, Marshall Jefferson Jeremy Healy, Allister Whitehead and Graeme Park and lots more. The last few years has seen Chris play at a few festivals in the area and has been involved in organising a couple of events too
Chris also co-run conCept house events at Seen in Darlington, with stella guests such as Denney, Patrick Topping,  A Lister , Flashmob, Waze & Odyssey and Sonny Fodera
Chris has remixed and produced a couple of tracks a few years ago and they were played on radio stations U.K wide including tracks played out on the Hed Kandi Radio show.
You can catch Chris playing at Avalon most weeks where he's been a resident for 11 years now and their weekly Terrace parties bring people in from around the area and together with co-resident Paul Stoker the two have given many a new DJ a platform for them to start out in the DJ world

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Chris Ryan Warm Up Paul Taylor 11/11/23

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