From my teens I have been influenced and certainly inspired by a number of artists & DJs, it kind of pans out like this;
The Prodigy, The Doors, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Sugarhill Gang, The Verve, Stone Roses, Underworld, Seb Fontaine, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Craig Richards, Sasha, Mea Culpa, Tilt, Quivver, Oliver Lieb, Josh Wink, Sander Kleinenberg, Peace Division, Timo Maas, Atlantis, Mr G, Oliver Klein, James Holden, Mauro Picotto, DJ Taucher, Paul Van Dyk, Orbital, Layo & Bushwacka, Justin Robertson, Sharem Jey, Richie Hawtin, The Chemical Brothers, Jeff Mills, Trevor Rockcliffe, Slam, Dave Clarke, Umek, Valentino Kanzyani, Michel De Hey, Mr C, Paul Woolford, James Zabiela, Nathan Fake, Muzzaik, John Tejada, Cristian Paduraru, Jussi Pekka, Alex Under, Sven Vath, DJ T, James Flavour, Joris Voorn, Stacey Pullen, Terry Francis, Johnny D, Nick Curly, Soluman.
Not forgetting some excellent record labels over the years;
Hooj Choons, Neo, 4D, Deconstruction, Infusion, Platipus, Lost Language, Spot On, Tidy Trax, XTC, Deviant, Duty Free, Hook, Bush, Plastic Fantastic, Recycled Loops, FFRR, Code Blue, Tide, BXR, Nukleuz, Data, Additive, Junior, Boo, Stereo, Iberico, Get Physical, Exun, Slave, NRK, Kingsize, Intec, Saved, Electrix, Bassethound, Kinky Vinyl, Sex On Wax, Joia, PunchFunk, Bass For Breakfast, MINUS, Cocoon, Oslo, Ovum to name a few. ..
Chris Jones - Shades of 2008 - Part 3 (22nd June 2008)
1. Manuel Tur & DPlay - Deviate
2. Jimpster - Dangly Panther
3. Nick Curly - Deep Breath
4. Daclip - Vanity (Alex Douche Remix)
5. Two Armadillos - Hamlin (Sascha Diva's Secret Dub Mix)
6. Sven UK & Andomat 3000 - Sui Generis
7. Lars Behrenroth - Ice On The Sun
8. Motorcitysoul - Mango (Jimpster Remix)
9. Nick Curly - Tele-Vision
10. Will Saul & Tam Cooper - Tech Noir (Jamie Jones White Water Remix)
11. Argy - Cantstandlovegetaway
12. Minilogue - Carnival
13. Nick Curly & Reclick - If U Like
14. Jaxson - Hotspot (Piemont Remix)
15. Soluman - No Comment
16. KOS - Twist & Tango
17. Shlomi Aber - Efrat
18. Skylark - Blocked In (Funk D'Void Remix)
Chris Jones - Shades of 2008 - Part 2 (4th April 2008)
1. Marcus Sur - Askesian
2. Matthias Tanzmann - Redirected
3. Johnny D - Orbitalife
4. Dan Berkson & James Priestly - The Source
5. Kreon - Shake N Make (Reboot Remix)
6. Marcus Sur - Rejacked
7. Marco Carola - Weekend
8. Ambivalent - R U OK (4 Beats Remix)
9. Tiger Stripes & Jerome Sydenham - Elevation (Radio Slave Remix)
10. Gel Abril - Your Face Is A Mess (Mark Broom Remix)
11. Peace Division - Blacklight Sleaze (Radio Slave Dub Mix)
12. Technasia - Oxide (Remix 2)
13. Mastiksoul - Fix This 2008 Mix
14. Velkro - Prophecy (Pig & Dan Remix)
15. Mauro Picotto - Flashing
16. Andomat 3000 - BND2
17. Melvin Reese - Bad Boy
18. Joris Voorn - No Revolution (Technasia Remix 2)
Chris Jones - Shades of 2008 - Part 1 (26th February 2008)
1. Hearthrob - Baby Gate
2. Miro Pajic - Laserface
3. Barem - Ears
4. Marcus Sur - Monterey
5. Ahmet Sendil - Talk To Me
6. Kabale Und Liebe & Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah (Marco Carola Kick Mix)
7. Funkwerkstatt - Sputnik
8. Sebastien Roya - En Efectivo
9. Beckers & D Nox - Shanghigh (Minilogue Remix)
10. Billy Dalessandro - Soul Chaser
11. DJ F.E.X. - Tahiti
12. Donnacha Costello - Black Bag Job
13. Mauro Picotto - Flashing
14. Troy Pierce - Word
15. Martin Eyerer, Anthony Collins & Starsniff - Manifestation (Paul Ritch Remix)
16. Pig & Dan - Deliverance (Mini Mix)
17. Bjoern Bommersheim & Zellstoff - De3p
18. Mauro Picotto - Contaminato (Meganite Mix)
19. Arthur Oskan - Look Up
Chris Jones - Minimal/Techno Mix - 19th December 2007
1. Gaiser - Half Life (Minus)
2. Polder - Dirty 'Ol' Burt
3. Lucio Aquilina - Magic M
4. Guido Schneider & Jay Haze - Acai
5. Plastikman - Panic Attack (Second Attack Remix)
6. Troy Pierce - Word
7. Martin Eyerer - Ring Rang
8. Gaiser - Withdrawal
9. P.Toile - Tigre Della Stella (Dachschund Remix)
10. Dubfire - Emissions
11. LOD - Dataflow (Mikael Stavostrand Remix)
12. Dirty South - Minority (Dirty South Remix)
13. Jim Rivers - Dallas
14. Jereon Verheij - Chica Go
15. Phage & Daniel Dreier - Unseen
16. Slaaf - Black Russian
17. DJ Tocadisco - Morumbi
All Mixed using 2x Pioneer CDJ 800 MK 1s & DJM500 Mixer
Chris began DJing in 1998 after discovering a passion for dance music which could not be entirely fulfilled on the dance floor. After an experience in 1996 which almost took his life and a difficult two years Chris was able to put the past behind him, start a new life and express his emotion in dance music. He began playing Trance and in 1999 Chris was a resident for the House Of MissDemeanour which gave him the opportunity to play out on most Saturdays and to a crowd of 300 people on Millennium Eve, which at the time was his biggest audience and is still a memorable moment for him.
In 2000/01 Chris was intrigued by different genres of dance music and moved away from Trance to try and discover his own unique style by incorporating Progressive and Techy sounds inspired by productions from the likes of Mr G, Timo Maas and on a tougher note from Mauro Picotto and on Recycled Loops by Umek & Valentino Kanzyani. As well as being inspired by DJ sets from Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Christian Smith and Slam, he was in his element.
Late 2005 saw Chris style progress further into sub genres of House with the incorporation of Tribal as well as Minimal Techno. In early 2006 he joined forces with Stu Clark to play a string of back2back sets which included Futurism for Club Class. This collaboration of the two Tech House DJs was welcomed by many and they played back2back to open the PunchFunk stage at HI:FI South in May and again at Global Gathering 2006, which was an immense experience for them both.
Chris' 2nd mix dedicated to everything PunchFunk made the top 4 in a July '07 issue of DJ Mag, he was surprised and very pleased with the result as it was the first time he had posted in the DJ Mag forum. He has been Label Manager of PunchFunk Records since Spring 2007 and is also studying for a BA Hons degree in Digital Music at University in Southampton, UK, which he is due to complete in 2011.
Aside from this Chris has just secured a slot on the newly launched Tech House channel on DI FM where he hosts a 2 hour show between 4pm-6pm EST | 9pm-11pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month. His show, "Cadencia", will usually feature a 1 hour mix from Chris and a 1 hour mix from various guests.
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