Christian Smith

Born in Stockholm, Christian Smith, DJ and producer, he has spent the last decade working relentlessly to bring his amalgamation of funky house and tribal techno to a global audience.  Although Swedish by birth, Christian spent much of his youth in Frankfurt, Germany, where his father was stationed as a pilot, and this twist of fate played an unexpected role in determining his musical tastes. It was the early eighties and the music at the time was the first electro, soul, funk and disco last. Groups like The SOS Band, Newcleus, funk bands like Cameo and tracks like Fade To Grey Visage had a great influence on Christian. Your hemano and older sister brought home mixtapes DJs for the biggest clubs, with music from the days before the birth of the house. This was when it became Christian.

As a DJ and producer, Christian Smith has come to define the tech-house and funky techno sound more so than any other in his field. Highly respected, Christian counts Carl Cox, Junior Sanchez, John Selway and Angel Alanis as some of his biggest allies. The result, a man very much in demand on the worldwide DJ circuit.Lying at the heart of Christian’ popularity is his ability to combine a diverse mix of hard pumping house and tribal funky techno, all segued with a foundation that includes tight three turntable mixing and creative scratching and programming. Not to mention his amazing stage presence.

The last 10 years have seen Christian travel the length and breadth of the world. Headlining clubs and festivals every weekend throughout Europe and North America, Christian has performed in Countries as diverse as Australia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, New Zealand and in South America.On the production front, Christian’ name seems to be cropping up more and more on the finest labels on the planet. He has released more than 30 records on labels such as In-tec, Yoshitoshi, Primate, and his own label Tronic, as well as remixes on Hooj, Positiva, ffrr, etc. The future is looking very bright indeed. With a settled production, an extremely busy DJ career and a personal mantra that aims to produce and push challenging electronic music, Christian’ career is now moving at a bristling pace. Jump on board for a taste of future headfunk.