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CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE

Winner of ‘America's Best DJ' (DJ Times, 2008) and “Best American DJ” at the IDMA's, Christopher Lawrence is recognized worldwide as one of the World's top DJs and producers. Dubbed "A Superstar DJ" by the US's URB and “One Of The Most Popular DJs On The Global Circuit” by DJ Magazine, Christopher Lawrence is one of the biggest, most respected and popular names in dance music today. Christopher holds the undisputed title of “America's top trance DJ” and is considered a key player in the global dance scene, playing his tough techno trance sets main stage at the world's biggest festivals and superclubs.

Over the past few years, Christopher has received numerous awards and accolades. Winner of "Best DJ" at both the Dancestar US Awards and Los Angeles Music Awards, Christopher has additionally been nominated in Dancestar UK Awards, DJ Awards, International Trance Awards and the Global DJ Mix Awards. Christopher has also topped dance music polls worldwide. He has graced the covers of countless magazines, newspapers and publications worldwide, and is the only DJ to make the cover of America's DJ Times magazine twice in one year.

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE PLACES TOP FORTY 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 all 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

Click here to read Christopher Lawrence's 'Top 100' interview in full.
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'LIVE AT NOCTURNAL FESTIVAL' - FREE MP3!

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!

Note: The original 'Live at Nocturnal' MP3 posted contained a corrupt edit from when the live set was cut down to 60 minutes. If you downloaded the first version (with the bad edit at 50ish minute mark), then please re-download using links below. Thanks!

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CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAUNCHES NEW DJ SIDE PROJECT - "MR & MRS SMITH" - MP3 DOWNLOAD!

Famous 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".

Download a copy of "Introducing Mr & Mrs Smith" MP3

For more information, visit www.djsmrandmrssmith.com

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE RELEASES BOOTLEG REMIX OF U2'S "I'LL GO CRAZY IF I DON'T GO CRAZY TONIGHT'

America's top trance DJ and producer, Christopher Lawrence has released a 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.

Christopher's bootleg has been promo'd out to DJs and radio.. and uploaded to his MySpace player... and will soon be made available as a free download via MySpace. Stay tuned.