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 Born in 1976, multi talented Dutch artist C-Jay took up an early interest in electronic and experimental music from the hands of artists like Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis and Tangerine Dream… At the age of 11, C-Jay started taking his first musical educations on the ins- and outs of both digital and musical instruments, with the enthusiastic love and support of his parents… Guest DJs who played with him on his events in the past years include: James Holden, Chris Fortier, Quivver, Chris Cowie, Jaydee, Anthony Pappa, Mo Shic, Andy Jarrod, Fred Numf, Jonathan Lisle and many more. 2005 was the start of a very good year for his Sessions events. Some of the Dutch top clubs like Paradiso, Club XL and Lexion Venue are places where C-Jay is invited a few times per year, to throw his nights. Club XL and C-Jay both agreed early 2006 to do a bi-monthly Sessions night there. First names confirmed include Quivver and Jonathan Lisle. C-Jay got his first worldwide release in the spring of 2004. This tune (“SwayWatch”) got signed to the Moun10 imprint, (owned by Jaydee) and got massive support from artists like The Flash Brothers, Chris Fortier and Fred Numf. After this first one the attention of the scene rapidly grew. Heads were turning into C-Jay's direction so to say. His second release was made together with his friend Jaydee under their Graylock moniker and got released on First Impression Recordings, the label of … Jaydee. This release got supported, played and charted by Armin Van Buuren, Ton TB, Paul Van Dyk, The Flash Brothers, Carl Cox and many more. The release also made it into the higher ranks of the world renowned Balance Record Pool charts. Due to the fact that both releases were received so well by the international dance scene, C-Jay decided to start his own record label - The Sessions Recordings. The basic idea behind it was to have no boundaries in releasing his own material, not having to depend on other labels in this early stage of his career and trying to draw the attention of the big guys even more. The label soon became a fact, and the first release hit stores worldwide in November 2004. After 3 vinyl releases on his own label C-Jay had the result he wanted: the attention of the scene and the people on dancefloors worldwide. The established labels were now interested in him as an artist, ‘cause he made a name for himself, and really developed as a producer. Late November 2005 C-Jay’s first co-production with his friend Mick Wilson (UK) appeared on the well respected Dutch imprint Cyber Records. This masterpiece, called “Darkism” is a personal favourite of none less than Anthony Pappa and Hernan Cattaneo, who both have been dropping it a lot in their sets of summer/ fall 2005. For now (February 2006) the latest news is that C-Jay signed a deal with Climax Recordings (UK) for 2 releases, Plastik Park (Germany) for 3 releases, a second release with Cyber Records, 1 with Existence Recordings (Canada) and a tune for 19Box Recordings (Japan). Besides these regular productions he is also asked by Espen & Elusive to make a remix for them and also to do a remix for Uruguay producer Logiztik Sounds. Artists who support everything he produces since early 2005 include Hernan Cattaneo, Anthony Pappa, Quivver, Shiloh, Satoshi Tomiie, Parham, D-Nox, DJ 19 and Kasey Taylor: all big fans of C-Jay's soundscapes and dropping his tunes all over the world. Not bad if people like this call themselves your fan. Having shared DJ booths with almost every big star of the progressive scene C-Jay is bound to become one himself. 2005 brought C-Jay playing gigs in Poland, Holland, Germany, Belgium and the Ukraine, and the rest of the world is waiting for him. Watch out for this multi-talented hot shot from Holland… Not doing it for the Hall Of Fame but just loving his job and the scene C-Jay is known for his motto: Progressive is an attitude…
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