Sinopsis
A dance music legend with a career spanning twenty years, Christopher Lawrence is one of the world's most respected DJs and producers. Founder of the US's #1 underground trance label Pharmacy Music, his tough live sets and innovative productions have earned him the respect of industry and fans alike. An IDMAs Best American DJ winner, he has been described by DJ Mag as "One of America's most influential DJs.
Episodios
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Rush Hour 050 (May 2012)
17/05/2012 Duración: 01h59minGuest Mix: Jordan Stevens (Marquee / Las Vegas).This months episode comes to you from the Buenos Aires hotel room of Christopher Lawrence where he is in town for Ultra Music Festival in Argentina. This months guest mix is from Jordan Stevens from Las Vegas. Jordan Stevens has a cultivated devotion to reading the dance floor every time he takes control of the tables and invigorates a crowd. For the Georgia-born, Vegas-based DJ, his unbiased approach to electronic dance music insures everyone from the critical club kid to a visitor from middle America will be dancing from when the party starts until last call."I enjoy all forms of electronic dance music," Stevens says. "There's an element in each genre that I love and incorporate into my sets." With a perceptive connection and unbiased approach to what any given room craves, Stevens first honed his skills a decade ago in the Vegas underground scene as part of duo Shawn & Stevens with fellow DJ, Kevin Shawn. He earned solo recognition amongst the afterhours set
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Rush Hour 049 (Four Year Anniversary)
03/05/2012 Duración: 02h11sFresh from the Winter Music Conference, Christopher Lawrence returns for the Fourth Anniversary of Rush Hour. This promises to be a massive event with guests dropping by to say hi, loads of new tunes and a guest mix from none other than John 00 Fleming and Christopher Lawrence which was aired on Digitally Imported as part of their live broadcast of the Pharmacy and J00F Editions WMC event!
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Rush Hour 048 (March 2012)
08/04/2012 Duración: 02h17sWinter Music Conference Episode. Gearing up for this years Winter Music Conference, Christopher Lawrence delves into his record bag to find this months biggest new tunes. Tune in today for new tracks by Swanky Tunes and Matisse & Sadko, Paul van Dyk feat. Austin Leeds, Lisa Lashes, Arnej, John O'Callaghan, Streamline, Indecent Noise Feat. Ridgewalkers, David Forbes meets William Daniel, Chameleon, Nish and Fergie & Sadrian. With the four year anniversary of Rush Hour coming up next month, Christopher Lawrence looks back over the past year and hand picks his favorite tracks which air in the second hour of the show. Who makes the cut? Tune in and find out.
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Rush Hour 047 (February 2012)
23/02/2012 Duración: 02h02sGuest Mix: Mr & Mrs Smith [DJ Side Project].This month's episode of Rush Hour features two special hours of back to back sets from Christopher Lawrence. In the first hour, Christopher tears into February with a fast paced hour featuring new tracks from Quantum & E-Jekt, Exaile, Spectra Sonics & Space Vision, Phaxe, Audiomatic, Twina, Explosion, Tristan, 2012, Sean Tyas, Planet Perfecto Knights and Paul Oakenfold.Then in the second hour, 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 in 2010. Since then, the pair has released a series of hugely popular live mixes including "Live at Nikki Beach @ WMC" (2010) and "Live at Burning Man" (2011). The duo are kicking it up a notch in 2012 with the release of their first single, music video and podcast titled "Electric". There is also a series of tour dates in S
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Rush Hour 046 (January 2012)
25/01/2012 Duración: 02h00sGuest Mix: JB Vries (Opulent Temple / San Francisco).Crashing out of 2011 with shows in Las Vegas and Houston.. and into 2012 with sell out shows in San Diego and Denver, Christopher Lawrence has been working overtime to find the best underground tracks for this months Rush Hour with new tunes from Carlo Calabro, KloneZ, Lisa Lashes, Rene Ablaze & Tonerush, Rene Ablaze & Tonerush, Phunpark, Mory Kante vs Loverush UK!, Simon Patterson, Essex, Lamat & Han Solo and Creatrix. This months guest mix comes from JB Vries, whom Christopher discovered playing for Opulent Temple at last years Burning Man. Drawing influence from travels around the world, Asia to Africa, Europe and South America, JB Vries' motivations have always been based in rhythm and melody. Growing up in the Midwest United States he knew early on his life's direction would be a musical one and with this in mind he took his show on the road. While studying Audio Engineering in Florida, he began learning the art mixing in the studio as well as a DJ in
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Rush Hour 045 (December 2011)
02/01/2012 Duración: 02h03sGuest Mix: Seven Ways (Quebec/ Transition).With 2012 coming to an end, Christopher Lawrence has put together a banging episode for December to ring in the New Year. Featuring tracks by Neuroplasm, SilenT Hill, 2HI, 2012, PsyNina, Mervit, James Allan & Kevin Aitken plus a whopping three by Pharmacy star Sean J Morris as well as Christopher's own upcoming single Faith in the Future. This months guest mix is from Seven Ways, Quebec City's #1 trance DJ and the man behind Transition Productions since 2001. He's the one who produces the widely recognized and reputable BLACK LIGHT each Halloween, VISION on Easter week-ends, TRANSITION NIGHTS as well, in addition to collaborate with many productions including Flow Productions, Kanibalz Collective and Old School prods. He has invited and played alongside great artists such as John 00 Fleming, Christopher Lawrence, Dino Psaras, System Nipel, Nick Sentience, CPU,, Tiesto, ATB, DJ Dan, Magnus and Nicholas Benisson. His experience is largely a result of his work with Old
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Rush Hour 044 (November 2011)
01/12/2011 Duración: 02h01sGuest Mix: Damian Murillo (Runner up - Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest). Christopher Lawrence crashes into November as he gears up for Creamfields in Buenos Aires, a city which he describes as his "home away from home". Christopher's tough techno trance has found huge and loyal fan base in Argentina where he regularly plays events from SAMC to Pacha and of course, Creamfields. We will present the first hour of Christopher's set from Creamfields next month on Rush Hour.Also in November, Christopher returned to Medellin, Colombia as well as Washington DC where he played the cities largest indoor festival - Fall Massive!This months episode features some of the biggest and best tracks from Christopher Lawrence which rocked the dancefloor this month. Featuring new tracks and remixes by Insert Name, James Allan, The Digital Devil, G-Dub, Flash Brothers, Tolerance, Liam Wilson, The Technicians, E Clip, Endeavour, Interactive, Gary Maguire, Tempo Giusto, Ovnimoon plus Talla 2XLC & Robert Burian's remix of Christopher Lawre
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Rush Hour 043 (October 2011)
26/10/2011 Duración: 02h00sGuest Mix: Eric Allen (Gorg-O-Mish/Vancouver).This month started off with a bang for Christopher Lawrence with promos of his new single Tremor out to DJs with early support in from Aly & Fila, Dash Berlin, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Manuel Le Saux and Sean Tyas to name a few! Christopher is also recovering from a massive birthday weekend which included Wet Electric in Orange County and Avalon Hollywood, where he played back to back with label mate and touring partner John 00 Fleming.Now Christopher Lawrence returns to the airwaves for the October episode of Rush Hour. Christopher features new tracks from Andy Paterson & Outflow, John Askew, Paul Webster, Sideform, Saint X, Too Many Artists, Cosmic Station & Bunker Jack, plus a whopping five new tracks by Indecent Noise, one in conjunction with Des McMahon and one with Colin James. That must set a Rush Hour record for the highest number of tracks by a single artist!This months guest mix comes from Eric Allen, who Christopher recently played alongside at Vancouver's l
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Rush Hour 042 (September 2011)
26/09/2011 Duración: 02h04sGuest Mix: Jonathan Allyn (Pharmacy/USA).This month's episode of Rush Hour comes to you live from the United Kingdom where Christopher Lawrence played the Gallery at Ministry of Sound in London, then J00F Editions with label mate and production partner John 00 Fleming in Brighton. These dates follow Bolivia in South America and of course, the massive Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert where Christopher Lawrence rocked Opulent Temple's legendary White Party along with Infected Mushroom. This month's guest mix comes from Christopher's label Pharmacy Music. Jonathan Allyn is a name which needs no introduction to fans of quality underground trance. Jonathan's newest single on Pharmacy Music has just hit #4 on the Trackitdown trance Top 100 charts, and he also just played alongside Christopher at the sold out Pharmacy Music night at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles where he took the crowd by storm!As one of the nations fastest up and coming artists, Jonathan has been recognized in DJ Mag's 2009 prestigious T
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Rush Hour 041 (August 2011)
12/09/2011 Duración: 02h00sGuest Mix: DJ Unity (Runner up - Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest).With summer in full swing and Christopher Lawrence off to WEMF in Toronto, Crossfest in Bolivia and Burning Man Festival in the USA this month, things are getting hot on the dancefloor. Also in the studio, Christopher is close to completing his third artist album, plus fresh off a series of sell out Pharmacy Club nights on the West Coast, Christopher will mix the debut installment in the new Pharmacy Music mix compilation series.This months show features Christopher Lawrence's upcoming single Tremor on Pharmacy Music, plus new two new tracks from artists Pop Art and D Tek, plus Acid Lizard, Liam Shy, Two Faces, Ovnimoon, Psysun and JK Technikal.This month's guest mix comes from DJ Unity of Brazil. DJ Unity was the second runner up in the Rush Hour three year anniversary guest mix contest. Christopher Lawrence comments "I really like the way DJ Unity builds his mix. Good track selection and programming". Visit the podcast episode page to find out more
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Rush Hour 040 (July 2011)
09/08/2011 Duración: 01h59minGuest Mix: Fergie & Sadrian (Pharmacy / Argentina).July is hotting up as one of the biggest months of the summer as Christopher Lawrence hits the US festival and club circuit including the Boonstock Festival and Underground Sound 7, plus the inaugural Pharmacy Music night at Avalon Hollywood! On the production front, Christopher's remix of LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" has blown up, climbing to the top of the iTunes dance charts and with support in from some of the worlds top jocks and radio stations! This months guest mix comes from Fergie & Sadrian comprises Fernando Picciano and Adrian Sartore. These two producers are based in Buenos Aires and influenced by the Uplifting trance & tech trance sound of producers such as Simon Patterson, Christopher Lawrence, Bryan Kearney, John Askew, Activa and Reaky.The duo met in mid-2009 and produced their first release "Voyage". The track was released by Soviet Recording and supported by Suzy Solar, Christopher Lawrence, Bart Claessen and many more. Busy in the studio in
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Rush Hour 039 (June 2011)
07/07/2011 Duración: 02h09sGuest Mix: Sean J. Morris (Pharmacy / Los Angeles).Gearing up for huge summer of festival and club dates which kicks off with Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, Christopher Lawrence puts Rush Hour into overdrive this month with a massive show featuring new tracks from Fei-Fei, Nimos, Anna Lee, Mike Koglin & Corderoy, Ian Buff and Nathan Profitt.This month's episode of Rush Hour also features a guest mix from Pharmacy Music's Sean J Morris who has emerged as one of Los Angeles' hottest trance producers. Sean collaborated with Christopher Lawrence on "Rock It", the new single on Pharmacy Music out exclusively on Beatport which will feature on this month's episode of Rush Hour. Sean also recently played back to back with Christopher Lawrence at Posh Nightclub in Las Vegas at a Pharmacy Music label showcase.Sean's productions have been signed to top labels including Pharmacy, JOOF, 405, Nucleuz, Label Worx, Bonzai, Spaced Out Recordings, and Moist Music and his releases consistently make the charts on the lead
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Rush Hour 038 (May 2011)
17/06/2011 Duración: 59minGuest Mix: J. Michael Kober (First runner up - Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest).Having celebrated a massive three years of Rush Hour last month,we move forward into our fourth year with two hours of high energy trance. Christopher Lawrence has been busy in the studio finishing up remixes for LMFAO and Lords of Acid, but he's still found time to unearth some amazing new tracks by Hedflux, Nick Rowland, Switch, House of Tek and Fei Fei for this months show.This months guest mix comes from J. Michael Kober, who was the first runner up in our Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest last month. Montana is probably one of the last places you'd think of when it comes to a cutting-edge electronic music scene, and for good reason. With its empty plains, vast mountains, brutal winters and Old West authenticity, Montana is better suited for cattle ranching than trendy nightlife. Breaking away from the cowboy stereotype comes J. Michael Kober, a relative newcomer to the scene. Having grown frustrated with the overground, commercial Pop direct
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Rush Hour 037 (Three Year Anniversary)
10/05/2011 Duración: 01h59minThis month is a very special event... the Three Year Anniversary of Rush Hour featuring a special guest mix by the winner of our DJ Mix Contest which has run over the past few months. We received hundreds of entries and been wowed by the quality of talent out there. But there could only be one winner.. and that was Christopher Allen of Riverside CA, USA who turned in an outstanding mix which is featured on this months show! Contest runners up were J. Michael Kober (Billings MT, USA), DJ Unity from Portugal and Damian Murillo (Riverside CA, USA). Christopher will also feature their mixes on the show over the coming months.Also this month, Christopher Lawrence's "Live at Beyond Wonderland" mix which was recorded at the festival in Southern California in March. The event was sold out with attendance at 45,000 people and we can tell you that Christopher Lawrence truly rocked the trance stage! We also announce the winner of our listeners favorite guest mix from the past three years as voted for in our online pol
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Rush Hour 036 (March 2011)
04/04/2011 Duración: 02h10sSpecial Guest: Talla 2XLC (Tetsuo / Germany) Christopher Lawrence returns to the airwaves tomorrow for another massive installment of Rush Hour. "America's Top Trance DJ" has been production overdrive, taking almost two months off touring to complete his third artist album. He has five new singles including The Seeker and Rock It lined up ready to, as well as upcoming remixes for LMFAO, Lords of Acid, Reaky and Talla 2XLC, who is this months guest on Rush Hour.Christopher Lawrence and Talla recently toured Thailand together, including the Zoom Festival in Pattaya. They join together again for this special episode of Rush Hour. Having had well over 100 releases, collaborations and compilations to his name, Talla is and will forever be considered an icon in the electronic music community. He has held residencies all over the world, including some of the biggest music festivals, dance brands and venues. He is also recognized for starting one of the first ever all electronic music dance clubs in the world, "Techn
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Rush Hour 035 (February 2011)
07/03/2011 Duración: 02h11sSpecial Guest: Victor Dinaire (Pharmacy/San Diego).From his early beginnings in the music industry, Victor Dinaire has embraced hard work and dedication as the road to success. Immersing himself in every facet of the industry - from handing out flyers to packing mailers as a record label intern, Victor's humble roots have provided unique insight into what it takes to be successful both on the stage and off. Born Victor Krasniqi to an Albanian family, Victor was the youngest of five in the first generation in America. Growing into his role as a young DJ in New York City, Dinaire spent countless hours in the underground dance scene honing the craft and learning the art of programming from masters such as Junior Vasquez. Promoting and throwing events to showcase his own sound, Victor quickly began to build up momentum behind his name. The record executives at BMG / Logic Records took notice, and soon offered him the opportunity to mix a series of compilation CDs for the label. His first release "Logic Trance 4"
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Rush Hour 034 (January 2011)
05/02/2011 Duración: 02h11sSpecial Guest: Magnus (Pharmacy / Seattle).Back from an Asian tour in December 2010 which touched down in India, Thailand and Taiwan.. and a huge NYE in NYC at Hammerstein Ballroom with Infected Mushroom, Christopher Lawrence returns to the airwaves for his first installment of Rush Hour for 2011.This month's special guest is Magnus, a previous 'Rush Hour' guest and trance prodigy from Seattle who has several releases under his belt on Christopher Lawrence's label Pharmacy Music.A Maryland native, Magnus has called Seattle, Washington home for the past 9 years. He got his start in 2002 by playing out around the area at club events and parties under the DJ name of "Magnus". Magnus has had several releases on Pharmacy, JOOF, and Audacious in addition to tracks appearing on CD compilations by Ministry of Sound and Moist Music. Also producing frequently under his "Michael Lee" alias, he has seen releases on Discover with his tracks supported by Aly and Fila, Sean Tyas, and John Askew. Magnus has an upcoming Mich
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Rush Hour 033 (December 2010)
18/01/2011 Duración: 02h11sFeat. Live in Macedonia Set (2004) In the midst of a massive Asian tour which includes dates in Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Bangkok, Pattaya, Taipei and more.. Christopher Lawrence delivers a slamming back to back two hours of trance this month featuring new tracks by Michal_Poliak, Dark Electric, Brainchild, Solaris Vibe, Avalon feat. Mr Peculiar, Point Zero, Hopeku, Hyperion, Sascha Dolliver and Sherano_G along with Christopher's new single 'A Little Rush' feat. Suzie del Vecchio. Following the response to Christopher's April 2010 episode of Rush Hour which featured a live set from his private archives and which smashed our all time records for downloads, Christopher Lawrence has again opened up the vault and released a second live set from 2004. This months set is live from Macedonia, where Christopher played his first ever show in the country in April 2004. This show put his name firmly on the Macedonian dance map!It was an unforgettable night which Christopher brings to you as a special mix presentati
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Rush Hour 032 (November 2010)
21/12/2010 Duración: 02h13sSpecial Guest: Reaky (Discover / Slovenia).Continuing with his 'Rush Hour International Tour', Christopher Lawrence touched down in cities from Fort Lauderdale, Baltimore and San Diego to Portland and San DIego over the past few weeks, with Edmonton, Seattle, Las Vegas, Raleigh and more cities coming up this month. Christopher has a great show lined up this month with new tracks from Insert Name, Etic, Interactive Noise, Biotronic Project, Gordon Coutts, Ian_Booth, FeI_Fei, Nick Sentience and Diagnostic. His special guest this month is Reaky from Slovenia. Reaky began producing music at sixteen years of age. He began DJing in 2000 and by 2002 Reaky was booked in clubs all over Slovenia. Later that year Reaky founded Techno Jugend Organization and became a resident on 'Confusion' party series in club STUK in Maribor. From 2003 till 2005 Reaky was a co-promoter of a very successful Mature Minds parties. The year 2004 was very busy for Reaky, he was playing almost every weekend in almost every Slovenian club and
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Rush Hour 031 (October 2010)
18/11/2010 Duración: 02h12sSpecial Guest: Tazix (Twisted / Vancouver).Back from his recent tour of Argentina with shows at Pacha in Buenos Aires and Infierno in Cordoba, Christopher Lawrence has a fantastic two hours of trance lined up this month featuring new tracks by Nyquist, Skyloops, NDSA, Agnostic and two by Alternative Control. Last month, Rush Hour hit an incredible benchmark with over 250,000 requests for our podcast. The shows downloads have increased steadily since it launched almost three years ago, but this year has seen a massive leap in requests. We are proud to say that underground trance remains a major force in electronic music and this is reflected by the popularity of shows such as Rush Hour, as well as label mate John "00" Flemings 'Global Trance Grooves' (which airs before Rush Hour each month on DI.fm).This months special guest is Dennis Tran, better known as Tazix. As Vancouver's poster-boy for Trance, House, and Progressive it's no wonder that he always has people talking about his consistently party-rocking se