Christian Scharnweber

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Christian Scharnweber
Birth nameChristian Scharnweber
Also known asDJ Mellow D, [1] Mellow Trax [2]
Born (1972-11-09) 9 November 1972 (age 48)
OriginGermany
Genres Trance, hard trance, house
InstrumentsSynthesizer
Years active1995–present
LabelsEDM Records
Associated acts Trance Allstars, ATB, Sunbeam, Taucher, Schiller

Christian Scharnweber (born 1972) [3] is a German electronic music producer and DJ. [2] He records under the name DJ Mellow D [1] and Mellow Trax; [2] it is under this name that he had his hits.

His first song, Phuture Vibes, was a domestic hit, charting at #15 on the Austrian Singles Chart. [4] However, his next song, "Outa Space", was an international smash, charting at #14 in Austria [5] as well as #42 in Switzerland, [5] #27 in France, [5] #41 on the UK Singles Chart [6] and #43 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart in the US. [7] His final hit, coming two years later, was a remix of Shaft's "(Mucho Mambo) Sway", which charted at #43 in Austria. [8]

Discography

ArtistTitleChart positionsYear
GER AUT FRA SWI UK US
Mellow Trax"Phuture Vibes"9 [4] 15 [4] 1999
Mellow Trax"Outa Space"10 [5] 14 [5] 27 [5] 42 [5] 41 [6] 43 [7] 1999
Mellow Trax vs. Shaft "(Mucho Mambo) Sway"25 [8] 43 [8] 2001

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