CHRIS LIBERATOR

CHRIS LIBERATOR IS A D.J. AND A PRODUCER. BESIDES HIS PROLIFIC WORK FOR STAY UP FOREVER AND CLUSTER UNDER A MASSIVE RANGE OF PSEUDONYMS & COLLABORATIONS, (INCLUDING A MASS OF WORK WITH, AMONGST OTHERS, D.A.V.E. THE DRUMMER, GUY McAFFER, LAWRIE IMMERSION, JULIAN & AARON LIBERATOR, ANT AND DARC MARC.
HE HAS ALSO RECORDED UNDER HIS OWN NAME FOR MANY OTHER LABELS, INCLUDING TEC, PROLEKULT AND SMITTEN.

HE REGULARLY PLAYS THROUGHOUT THE U.K, EUROPE AND MOST OF THE WORLD WITH THE OTHER LIBERATOR D.J.’S. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WESTERN D.J’S TO WORK IN THE FORMER IRON CURTAIN STATES AND TO PIONEER THE ACID TECHNO SOUND THERE.
HE HAS PLAYED IN MORE EXOTIC LOCATIONS SUCH AS AUSTRALIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, BRAZIL AND VENEZUELA AND SPREADS HIS INIMITABLE D.J. STYLE WITH FREQUENT VISITS TO THE U.S.A & CANADA.

HE CO-OWNS AND RUNS THE STAY UP FOREVER LABEL COLLECTIVE, (WITH THE OTHER LIBERATORS) WHICH INCLUDES THEIR LABELS STAY UP FOREVER AND CLUSTER.

HE HAS LAUNCHED HIS OWN LABELS “MAXIMUM MINIMUM” AND WAH WAH FOR TECHNO, AND “YOLK” FOR TECH-HOUSE. HE HAS ALSO RELEASED THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ENTITLED “SET FIRE” ON TEC.

“WHEN DID YOU BEGIN DJ’ING OUT”?

IN 1991 WITH AARON AND JULIAN LIBERATOR

“WHY”?

We wanted to start a sound system that represented our roots in the squat/punk scene in London, playing the hard rave and techno that we had been getting into during that period.

“what is your dj style”?

funky techno / hard techno / acid techno, though I will play anything that has the kind of energy and vibe that I like. I also play more funky sets when requested, old skool acid techno sets when requested, and pure punk ( 77 to 85 ) on the odd occasion.

“what is your dj philosophy”?

A TOTAL DEDICATION TO THE UNDERGROUND SCENE IN ITS ENTIRETY. IVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO PLAY ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND HAVE TRIED TO NURTURE AND SUPPORT ANY PEOPLE OR CREWS THAT HAVE THIS ATTITIDE, WHETHER THEY ARE PERCEIVED AS COMMERCIAL OR NOT BY THEIR PEERS.
I STILL SUPPORT AND PLAY ON THE VERY VIBRANT SQUAT PART SCENE IN LONDON, DESPITE MY OTHER GIG COMMITMENTS, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF UNDERGROUND CLUBS AND PARTIES ACROSS THE GLOBE…. HAVING SAID THAT, IVE ALSO PLAYED AT MANY BIGGER EVENTS AND CLUBS, AND TAKE A PROFFESIONAL APPROACH TO WHEREVER I PLAY.
MY PHILOSOPHY IS TO ALWAYS TRY AND PLAY FOR THE PARTY, WITHOUT AT THE SAME TIME COMPROMISING MY STYLE…. AND THIS SEEMS TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY MOST OF THE TIME.

“WHAT IS YOUR FEE”?

BIG PAY PARTY OR CLUB, STANDARD FEE, SMALL PARTY OR CLUB, SMALLER FEE, FREE PARTY, FREE, OR EXPENSES, DEPENDING HOW MUCH TRAVELLING IS INVOLVED ( SPONSORED FREE PARTIES, AND PROMOTIONS WILL BE CHARGED AT STANDARD FEE.. NO BLAGS!)
DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK THE AGENCY IF YOU ARE ONLY DOING A SMALL EVENT. WE ARE FLEXIBLE , BUT OBVIOUSLY, IF IT INVOLVES A LOT OF TRAVELLING, TIME AND EFFORT, ITS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE POSSIBLE…

“DO YOU WORK IN THE WEEK”?

YES, I RUN THE S.U.F COLLECTIVE OF LABELS WITH AARON LIBERATOR WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 12 LABELS WITHIN IT. A LABOUR OF LOVE, BUT WERE GETTING THERE!
I ALSO CO- RUN CLUSTER AND STAY UP FOREVER, DOUBLE SEVEN, AND MY NEW LABEL WAH WAH, AS WELL AS MY OWN LABELS MAXIMUM MINIMUM AND YOLK.

WHEN I GET THE TIME ( WHICH IS GETTING INCEASINGLY DIFFICULT), I GET IN THE STUDIO AND RECORD FOR MY OWN LABELS ( S.U.F, CLUSTER MAX MIN ETC.) AS WELL AS LABELS LIKE ROUTEMASTER, AND A MYRIAD OF OTHERS OVER THE YEARS, SOMETIMES ON MY OWN, BUT MORE FREQUENTLY WITH MY MATES FROM THE CREW LIKE, D.A.V.E THE DRUMMER, GUY MCAFFER, ANT, DARC MARC AND SEVERAL OTHERS UNDER A VARIETY OF PSEUDONYMS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CHRIS LIBERATOR CHECK OUT www.chrisliberator.com TRUST THE DJ SITE FEATURES MIX ALBUMS EXCLUSIVLY FOR SALE, DISCOGRAPHYS, CHARTS, GIGS, NEWS AND LOADS OF OTHER STUFF.

ALSO CHECK OUT THE TRUELOVE WEBSITE www.truelove.co.uk, FOR LIBERATOR HISTORY, MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS, “SET FIRE” LP, INFO.
THE TRUELOVE WEBSITE ALSO OFFERS MORE INFO ON THE S.U.F COLLECTIVE AND LABELS, AS WELL AS A MAIL ORDER SERVICE.

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