John Christian (musician)

John Christian
Birth name	John Dirne
Born	(1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 43) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres	Electro house [1] progressive house [1] big room house [1] future house [1]
Occupations	Musician DJ record producer
Instruments	Piano guitar synthesizer
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Musical Freedom Mainstage Music Protocol Recordings Toolroom Wall Recordings Freeway Le7els
Website	johnchristian.nl

John Dirne (born 14 September 1981), better known by his stage name John Christian, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and musician. ^[2]

He has been active since 2012 and is a former student of the Dutch Academy of Music. ^[3] He was unveiled in January 2013 with his remix of "I Could be the One" which entered the top 100 established by Beatport. ^[4]

He founded his label Freeway Recordings in November 2015. ^{[5] [6]}

Discography

Charted singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions												Album
		NLD [7]	AUS [8]	AUT [9]	BEL (Vl) [10]	BEL (Wa) [11]	FIN [12]	FRA [13]	GER [14]	IRL [15]	SWE [16]	SWI [17]	UK [18]
"Still The Same Man" (Nicky Romero featuring John Christian and Nilson)	2013	—	—	—	16 [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Gunshot"		—	—	—	7 [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

• 2013: Flight 643
• 2013: Gunshot
• 2014: Speed Of Light (with Sem Thomasson)
• 2014: Pinball (with Shermanology and Oliver Rosa)
• 2014: Samba (with Klauss Goulart)
• 2015: Collage (with Arin Tone and Corey James)
• 2015: What
• 2015: Down (with Volt & State)
• 2015: Brothers (featuring Eric Lumiere)
• 2015: Hit 'M Like This (with Jacky Greco)
• 2016: Flux (with Mantrastic)
• 2016: Infinity 2016 (Tribute) (with Arin Tone)
• 2016: Glance To The Future (with TripL featuring Jessy Katz)
• 2016: House Of God (with Arin Tone)
• 2016: Where Is The Party
• 2016: Don't Come Back (with Djs From Mars)
• 2017: The Grimm
• 2017: Iconic (with Nicky Romero)
• 2017: The Sign
• 2017: Scream (with Tiësto)
• 2017: Back To The Oldskool
• 2017: Funkastarz
• 2018: How Low (with Vavo) ^[19]
• 2018: I Like It Loud (with Tiësto featuring Marshall Masters and The Ultimate MC)
• 2018: The Trip ^[20]
• 2018: The House Is Mine ^[21]
• 2019: Let's Get This Thing Started ^[22]
• 2019: Can You Feel It (with Tiësto) ^[23]
• 2019: Uno ^[24]
• 2019: Technoprime (with Tony Junior) ^[25]
• 2020: Dos ^[26]
• 2022: Rain (with Elize)
• 2025: All Night (with Armin van Buuren)

Remixes

• 2013: Nicky Romero and Avicii - "I Could Be the One" (John Christian Remix)
• 2015: MOTi - "Valencia" (John Christian Remix) (Intro Edit) [Included in the compilation of Tiësto, Club Life: Volume Four New York City ]
• 2016: Andrea Rullo - "Alpha Centauri" (John Christian Edit)
• 2017: Tiësto and Diplo - "C'Mon" (John Christian Remix)
• 2017: Vavo and Redhead Roman featuring Max Landry - "We Have Won" (John Christian Edit)
• 2017: Dave Aude and Luciana - "Yeah Yeah 2017" (John Christian Remix)
• 2018: John Christian - "What" (2018 Edit) ^[27]
• 2018: Fedde Le Grand - "Monsta" (John Christian Remix) ^[28]
• 2019: Tiësto - "Grapevine" (John Christian Remix) ^[29]
• 2019: Trobi - "We Can Change (Infinity)" (John Christian Remix) ^[30]
• 2019: Mattn, Klaas and Roland Clark - "Children" (John Christian Remix) ^[31]
• 2019: Madonna, Maluma - "Medellín" (John Christian & DJLW Remix)

References

Notes

• A ^ Did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Dance chart. ^[10]

Sources

1. "John Christian Tracks on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
2. "Video intervista in esclusiva a John Christian - Dj Mag Italia". www.djmagitalia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
3. "John Christian". Partyflock. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
4. "I Could Be the One (John Christian Remix) [LE7ELS] - Beatport Top Tracker". Beatport Top Tracker.
5. "Freeway Recordings". Dancefair. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
6. "Duizendpoot John Christian". djmag.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-04-03.
7. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie John Christian". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
8. Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Christian". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
9. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Christian". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
10. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie John Christian". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
11. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Christian". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
12. Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Christian". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
13. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Christian". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
14. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Christian". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
15. Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Christian". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
16. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Christian". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
17. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Christian". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
18. Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Christian". British Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
19. "John Christian & VAVO - How Low - EDM Reviewer". EDM Reviewer. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
20. "The Trip - Single by John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
21. "The House Is Mine - Single by John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
22. "Let's Get This Thing Started - Single by John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
23. Sweeney, Farrell (2019-03-28). "Tiësto and John Christian team up on new festival single 'Can You Feel It'". Dancing Astronaut . Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
24. "Uno - Single by John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store . 3 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
25. "Technoprime - Single by Tony Junior & John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
26. "Dos - Single by John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
27. "What (2018 Club Mix) - Single by John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store . 25 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
28. "Monsta's Got Me Dancing for Years (The Remixes) - EP by Fedde le Grand on Apple Music". iTunes Store . 22 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
29. "Grapevine (The Remixes) - Single by Tiësto on Apple Music". iTunes Store . 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
30. "We Can Change (Infinity) [John Christian Remix] - Single by Trobi on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
31. "Children (John Christian Remix) - Single by MATTN, Klaas & Roland Clark on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-07-27.

External links

• Official website