On Saturday, February 25th, two of America’s most loved and critically acclaimed DJs, plus one rising star DJ and producer will be under one roof.Surface & In Like Flynn Promotions, based out of Atlanta, Georgia, have teamed up to book one of the most exciting DJ tours of the year: The "All Access Tour" starring the #7 DJ in the World, Christopher Lawrence along with DJ Dan, two of America's most loved dance music performers. Opening up for the tour headliners is rising star, Jonathan Allyn, whose recent music productions have been circulating in the record boxes of major headliners like Christopher Lawrence and Charles Feelgood. Jonathan Allyn will also be on stage at this year’s Ultra Music Festival in Miami during Winter Music Conference.
Internationally renowned DJ’s Christopher Lawrence and DJ Dan pair up for the inaugural launch of the All Access Tour.The first date of the All Access Tour kicks off in San Diego on February 3rd and will culminate on Feb 25th in Atlanta.Club goers and fans across the country are in for a night they will never forget as they will have a rare opportunity to experience both of these two headlining juggernauts demonstrating why they both have earned their places among the upper echelon of DJ superstardom for over a decade.
Dan’s latest double-disc mix CD, Lift, comes via a newly inked deal with Thrive Records.With Lift, Dan wanted to showcase various facets of his musical personality. "The vibe on CD One is very get-the-party-started!," he explains. In programming Lift, Dan reviewed which tracks had rocked the hardest in his travels worldwide over the past 18 months, loaded up his crate with those cuts, and then cherry-picked them when he sidled up to the turntables. "I didn't base my mix around what the newest tracks of the week were, but rather, what would make up a great set that captured the vibe of not only where I'm at musically, but also the diversity that inspires me," he insists. "I love playing house, techno, electro, old school, breaks, and I wanted to represent all of those sounds, while emphasizing the type of flow I create when I play live."
With a combined sales history of three quarters of a million albums sold in North America alone, DJ Dan and Christopher Lawrence are not only leaders in the international touring realm, but are acclaimed producers. In 2005, DJ Dan lent his production skills to a slew of international smashes, including remixes of two different tracks for New Order, and a reworking of "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls that topped the Billboard charts for three weeks in a row, as well as Depeche Mode’s "Precious. Following a string of acclaimed singles and mix compilations, Christopher released two artist albums in 2004. ‘All or Nothing’ and ‘UnHooked’ contained such hits such as ‘Freefall’ and ‘Rush Hour’ which topped iTunes dance charts and were featured everywhere from MTV to popular video games such as Need for Speed 2.
Racking up frequent flyer miles isn’t a new concept to Dan and Christopher as both DJ’s have played around the world at a staggering diverse array of venues such as superclubs Fabric, Ministry of Sound and Cream as well as main stage performances at the world’s biggest festivals like the Love Parade and Creamfields.Mainstays at all of the major DJ ranking polls such as DJ Magazine’s Top 100, and BPM Magazine’s America’s Favorite DJ, they both have the award programs covered as well with success at the Dancestar Awards and the IDMA’s proving that their collective list of accolades is not only impressive, but continues to grow year after year.
VOTED the #7 DJ in the world by DJ Magazine’s prestigious ‘Top 100’ poll for 2004 and a recent winner of the "Best DJ" award at the Dancestar US Awards, Christopher Lawrence is recognized worldwide as one of the World's top DJs and producers. Dubbed "A Superstar DJ" by the US’s URB and “One Of The Most Popular DJs On The Global Circuit” by DJ Magazine, Christopher Lawrence is one of the biggest, most respected and popular names in dance music today.
WINNER of the “Best American DJ” at the IDMA’s at WMC 2005, Christopher's production skills, coupled with his ability to take international dancefloors by storm with his tough techno trance sets, place him in high demand worldwide. Once an outsider in a world dominated by European and UK DJs, Lawrence has risen to the top of the international dance music heap. He is now considered one of the key global players and one America’s leading dance music exports, playing main stage at the world’s biggest festivals and superclubs. Christopher was the only US DJ invited to headline all three of the inaugural Ministry Of Sound, Cream and Gatecrasher tours of America.
Described as "A Highly Respected Producer" by Mixmag, Christopher won a preliminary Grammy nomination in 2002. With a discography of groundbreaking tracks, Christopher’s notable releases ‘Shredder’, 'Navigator', 'Interceptor', 'Renegade', 'Rush Hour', 'Cruise Control' and ‘October’s Child’ have been played by DJs from Paul Oakenfold, John Digweed and Paul van Dyk to Tiesto.
JIVE Magazine Interviews with Christopher Lawrence:
DJ DAN is one of America's most highly sought after DJ/producers who continually breaks new musical ground. Beginning as Los Angeles' top techno DJ in the early 90's, he went on to inspire the break-beat trend a few short years later with the classic anthem "Loose Caboose." Later DJ DAN reinvented the sound with "Needle Damage"--a fusion of all that is hard and funky. He has toured the world over, releasing numerous highly celebrated singles and popular CD's.
2004 marked a milestone in Jonathan’s career, not just as a DJ but also as an accomplished producer & Promoter. In addition to playing across the United States at such clubs as Nations, for Buzz in DC or in San Francisco & Denver, Jonathan has completed his first album titled “New Day” which is compiled of all original material and has received credit from such artists as DJ Dan, DJ Micro & the #7 DJ in the World "Christopher Lawrence" who played “Somewhere Else” at the Dance Star Awards in Miami, FL where he won the #1 DJ in America Award as well as one of his most recent projects "Initial State" which has received world wide play from Christopher at venues all over the world.
Jonathan Allyn has been featured by JIVE Magazine:
