Kris Hovel

Dj and promoter in 2002. He started his DJ’ing career as a house DJ in Camden town (London) and residencies at various Italian parties over the city put him on the path of electronica.
He moved to Latvia in 2005 and soon became a resident for Houseworx where he quickly gained a reputation as one of the most promising artists on the Latvian scene.
He set up Discoteq, a promotion with 2 friends and was working as a promoter and resident dj at the time, durig that year he also landed himself a residency at Riga’s prestigious club 1113.
In the summer of 2006 Kris was invited to play at Club 7, Fellini Club and Q Bar in Barcelona and this saw the evolve of his sound. It was there that the Spanish and Italian DJ’s playing minimal house music really turned his head which later inspired him to introduce this style into his sets.
In 2006 kris was voted into the Latvian top 20 djs and his success over the years has secured him at number 18 today.
Kris is one of the few successful DJ’s in Latvia to play minimal/tech house and his style is now making waves across the globe (London, Leeds, Milan, Vilnus, Berlin, Barcelona). Playing alongside DJ’s such as the Guido Schneider, Anja Schneider, Benjamin Bates, Format B, Harry Axt, Heinrichs & Hirtenfellner, Daniel Steinberg to name a few, he intuitively works a crowd whether he is creating a building opening set or a full on 4am power set.
Kris is the mind behind two of the biggest Minimal/tech house brands in Latvia, Danscotheek & The Pencilhaus. Danscotheek is the brain- child of Kris, it was created through his love and inspiration of the uk music scene and this was his inspiration to create a movement in Latvia dedicated to this sound.
The Pencilhaus being his newest event started in September 2008 and is already a leading monthly Minimal party in Riga. Its unique vibe, interesting people and consistently good quality music attracts a gathering of 300-400 dedicated followers.
2008 has seen Kris playing at all the major Latvian festivals from the Essential Knockout to Fono Festival, Moonlight Party, Fontain Festival and the Ride It Summer Jam. Now we are hitting winter months of 2009 Kris will be turning his head to work in the studio getting his first productions ready for the world.