Smith and Selway

Christian Smith & John Selway began their collaboration in the early 90's after meeting at a rave in Washington, DC. Starting with a remix for Deep Dish's Yoshitoshi label and a few other unreleased projects, it wasn't until the late '90s when they fully hit their stride and began their rise to prominence in the techno world.In 1997, releases on Rotation, Primate and Tronic placed them firmly on the global techno map as a powerful production team with a unique style. In 1999, they released "Move!" on Carl Cox's Intec Records. Resulting sales of over 20,000 copies to this date make "Move!" arguably one of the first, and biggest, crossover techno hits. DJs ranging from Paul van Dyk, Sasha to Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish to Surgeon and Jeff Mills all played "Move!" relentlessly in their sets and the track was licensed to a great number of mix CD compilations world wide. Smith & Selway, according to DJ MAG, put the funk back into techno and make the music more friendly to a wider audience outside the purist techno heads.Since then Smith & Selway have produced over 30 quality original releases. They have remixed multiple artists such as Slam, Adam Beyer, Speedy J, Danny Tenaglia, and even legendary rock band Queen. An open minded approach to dance music has allowed them to progress successfully with busy individual dj careers and demand for their productions.Currently Smith & Selway are completing a long overdue debut album, slated for release on Soma. And this summer they make their debut live performance together on a 15,000+ capacity mainstage along with Prodigy at the prestigious Monegros festival in Spain. More live dates are to follow in late 2006 and 2007.