Songwriter/composer/remixer/producer/DJ and graphical artist from Oslo, Norway. Musical styles I'm involved in are trance, dance, pop, electronica, chemical breakbeats, chillout, ambient, new age and classical music. Check my influences for some of my favourite artists...
My art/music is influenced by anything and everything. Situations in my life. Mother nature. The mysterious and the unknown. Good and bad. If I were to pick three words to describe my sound, I would pick emotional, melancholic, and nostalgic.
Biography:
Christian Zechner started out composing his first melodies and small tracks at the age of 10, when he got a keyboard for his birthday.
8 years later, his first release came as he remixed Norway's then best-selling trance artist "Pacific Blue" on Nordic Records. Christian's very own tunes were soon discovered by other labels, "Mirror World" and "Synchronized" were signed to UK label Hotdecks Recordings. The EP, released under his Nephilim guise, got picked up by all the major jocks, including Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Misja Helsloot and more.
"Christian Zechner - Stellar Winds" was the followup single, released on UK label Spectrum Sounds in September 2005. Supported by John O'Callaghan, M.I.D.O.R., DJ Jean, Aly & Fila and more, it was an immediate success.
In addition to his great musical talent within the genres trance, dance, pop and breakbeats, Christian is also recognized as a talented DJ. You can hear him in action on various internet radio stations as he is a much sought-after DJ for guest mixes, and runs the monthly show "Hotdecks in a State" on Digitally Imported 's trance channel, together with Farina.
In February 2006 he founded his own record label Infravibe Recordings , together with fellow producer and good friend Akki to release their Norwegian hit success "Akki & CZ feat. Aina - Dreams", which stayed put for 20 weeks on Norwegian EDM station NRK mPetre's hit list "10 i skuddet."
Christian Zechner's other aliases include Antares 101 (breaks), Sheep Stranglers (progressive house/trance), Dreamforce (ethereal pop), Dude Unit (pop) and the former alias Nephilim (trance).
For bookings or remix requests, or general enqueries, Christian is available at
[email protected]
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Releases:
Feb. 2006: Akki & Christian Zechner feat. Aina - Dreams (Infravibe Recordings)
Sept. 2005: Christian Zechner - Stellar Winds (Spectrum Sounds)
Dec. 2004: Christian Zechner - Aurasphere (feat. on the compilation "DJ Voiz - Brainwash", Gathering Musik)
Mar. 2004: Nephilim - Mirror World/Synchronized (Hotdecks Recordings)
Remixes:
May 2007: Lokhèn - Northern Winds (Sheep Stranglers Remix) (Six:Thirty Records)
May 2006: Akki & HoJo - Skyfri (Christian Zechner Airplay Mix) (Infravibe Recordings)
Apr. 2005: Factoria - Twisting Free (Shine Through) (Christian Zechner Remix) (Connected Music)
Aug. 2004: Calanit - Sculptured (For Your Love) (Christian Zechner Remix) (EMI Music Publishing)
Sept. 2002: Pacific Blue - The Beach (Nephilim Remix) (Nordic Records)
DJ-/artist appearances:
20.06.2008 Club Solstice, Oslo (NO)
12.02.2008 Digitally Imported FM
08.01.2008 Digitally Imported FM
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25.12.2007 Digitally Imported FM
09.12.2007 Digitally Imported FM
13.11.2007 Digitally Imported FM
22.10.2007 Digitally Imported FM
09.10.2007 Digitally Imported FM
02.10.2007 Digitally Imported FM
23.09.2007 Digitally Imported FM
11.09.2007 Digitally Imported FM
26.08.2007 Digitally Imported FM
14.08.2007 Digitally Imported FM
10.07.2007 Digitally Imported FM
03.07.2007 Digitally Imported FM
25.06.2007 Digitally Imported FM
12.06.2007 Digitally Imported FM
24.05.2007 Happy Nation Radio (UK)
19.05.2007 Digitally Imported FM
08.05.2007 Digitally Imported FM
29.04.2007 Digitally Imported FM
28.04.2007 Club PI, Oslo (NO)
26.04.2007 enSonic.FM
25.04.2007 Party 107 FM
10.04.2007 Digitally Imported FM
07.04.2007 Digitally Imported FM
29.03.2007 Digitally Imported FM
13.03.2007 Digitally Imported FM
27.02.2007 Digitally Imported FM
13.02.2007 Digitally Imported FM
28.01.2007 FM 102.3 Mix FM (CY)
17.01.2007 Digitally Imported FM
09.01.2007 Digitally Imported FM
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21.12.2006 Digitally Imported FM
12.12.2006 Digitally Imported FM
25.11.2006 Digitally Imported FM
14.11.2006 Digitally Imported FM
16.10.2006 Tiger Tiger, Oslo (NO)
13.09.2006 Party 107 FM
11.08.2006 Club PI, Oslo (NO)
05.08.2006 FM 101.1 Radio Oslo (NO)
24.06.2006 Digitally Imported FM
13.06.2006 Digitally Imported FM
01.05.2006 FutureGrooves Radio
05.03.2006 FutureGrooves Radio
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17.12.2005 Nordre Lindeberg GÃ¥rd, Oslo (NO)
05.12.2005 Party 107 FM
18.11.2005 SenseGenerate FM
24.06.2005 SenseGenerate FM
17.06.2005 SenseGenerate FM
15.06.2005 ETN FM
18.05.2005 ETN FM
16.05.2005 Party 107 FM
20.04.2005 ETN FM
18.04.2005 ETN FM
22.03.2005 Digitally Imported FM
16.03.2005 ETN FM
08.03.2005 Digitally Imported FM
16.02.2005 ETN FM
05.02.2005 Aqua Bar, Oslo (NO)
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31.07.2004 Fonii, Oslo (NO)
27.07.2004 FM 101.1 Radio Oslo (NO)
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31.10.2003 Canardière, Québec City (CA)
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08.06.2002 Le Cube, Québec City (CA)
