Christian Smith (DJ)

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Christian Smith-Solbakken is a Swedish DJ, record producer and remixer. In 1994, he founded Tronic Record Label, now one of the top 3 selling techno labels in the world according to Beatport. He is also the founder of Tronic Radio, a weekly show now syndicated to over 100 stations around the globe with their 200th show was celebrated with special guest Adam Beyer. [1]

Although he was born in Sweden, Christian spent much of his youth in Frankfurt, Germany, where his father was working as a pilot. In 1989 he moved to New York City and, 3 years later, to Washington DC where he started DJing in his spare time while studying at the local university. [2] He now lives in Mallorca. [3]

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References

  1. "Tour Essentials with Christian Smith". 19 September 2016.
  2. "Biografie Christian Smith". DJ Guide. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  3. "Christian Smith's top 10 tips for producers". MusicRadar. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2017-01-18.