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With his upcoming mix compilation "Rush Hour - Best of 2013" due for release on December 2nd, Christopher brings you two great hours of dark trance and psy trance this month. Track of the Month goes to Oberon, plus there's new tunes by Bryan Kearney, Vini Vici, Ascent, plus Pharmacy's Casey Rasch, Elvy, Monroe Ramirez and Fergie & Sadrian and more. This months guest mix comes from Japan's Mirok. While studying arts at university, Mirok became interested in psychedelic trance, and began to produce music. In 2012 he joined Hinowa Recordings and Grasshopper Records where he took part in making a compilation albums. His track LSDrome was named Christopher Lawrence's favorite track for 2013. His sound production ranges from a progressive to psychedelic sound, taking his audience on an emotional ride leading into the realm of serious upper sounds. For more information: www.facebook.com/mirokmusic.

Gearing up for Fleming & Lawrence\\\'s debut show in New York this weekend, Christopher pulls out all the stops with a banging two hours of Pharmacy Music influenced trance this month. Featuring new tracks from Ascent, E-Clip, Tantrix, Hypnocoustics, Blanka, Hopeku, Freaked Frequency plus Pharmacy\\\'s Memory Splice as well as Christopher\\\'s own new single \\\"Libra\\\". This months guest mix comes from Pharmacy\\\'s Renato Dinis who has quickly become one of the most prolific producers on the Pharmacy Label. Renato made his debut with a pumping remix of Cowboy Mike Pres. CBM - Motion Emotion. His remix received huge support from like\\\'s of Paul Oakenfold, John Askew and label boss Christopher Lawrence. That remix was quickly followed up with remixes for John 00 Fleming and Christopher Lawrence and Phil Parry. His most recent single \\\"Beyond Control\\\" was his biggest release to date. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Mechanimal (Mutagen / UK). Back from a massive Argentina tour, Christopher Lawrence is in the studio to deliver this months Rush Hour. This month features new tracks from Psilocybian & Black Noise, Mental Broadcast & Mind Evolution plus new tracks from Pharmacy Music's J Michael Kober and Renato Dinis. The episodes "Track of the Month" is an absolute monster by Mirok - could be the track of the year, it's that good!This months guest mix comes from respected UK psy trance producer Mechanimal. Mechanimal is a fusion of full on groovy beats, fat funky bass lines and twisted melodic journeys. Since the first live in October 2009 Mechanimal has been Performing around London, Europe and Brasil since. Now with over 20 successful releases and ever growing experience Mechanimal is now ready to blast 2013 with it's debut album coming soon!Nick started his musical journey at the age of 13 in Paris where he learned to play the bass & guitar. Over the years he participated & performed in numerous bands covering genres from rock, metal, jazz, new age & urban music. He pursued his passion by moving to London to study a music degree where he was acquired in the dance music scene as a session guitarist. After performing at venues such as Brixton Academy, KOKO & The Fridge he was inspired to explore the world of music production.Since then he has been playing at festivals such as Universo Paralelo in Brazil, Some of the best parties in London and many exciting festivals around Europe as Mechanimal & Saga. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Champa (Pharmacy / UK). Direct from shows in Tahoe, New York and Canada's Motion Notion festival, Christopher Lawrence delivers an hour of quality underground trance featuring some of the summers best new tunes including Digital Blonde & Reaky, Lisa Lashes, Oberon, Savage Circuit, plus Pharmacy Music's Phil Parry and many more. Also, on today's show the new Fleming & Lawrence single "Dark on Fire" ahead of the duo's debut show in San Diego this weekend at Bassmnt. This months guest mix comes from the UK's Champa (aka DJ Prozak). UK born DJ and producer Prozak aka Champa has been a firm fixture on the underground dance scene for nearly 20 years. After wowing the crowds with his uplifting and full-on psychedelic trance sets he has been honing his production skills and stands on the precipice of greatness within the international psychedelic community. Champa produces the kind music that needs to be played loud and danced too with smile upon your face. His live performance is of a high intensity and uplifting vibe. Combine an uplifting attitude with groovy bass lines, funky percussive rhythms and a relentless driving melody and we have serious psychedelic fit for a pan-global audience. Champa has released tracks on Yellow Sunshine Explosion, Ananda Tribe Records, GanjaTree Records, Neurobiotic Records, Profound Records, Womb Records and most recently Christopher Lawrence's label Pharmacy Music. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Hypnocoustics (BMSS / UK) Guest Fresh off Ruby Skye in San Francisco and USC's massive Paradiso Festival in Washington last week, Christopher Lawrence is gearing up to head to Tahoe, New York and Canada for Motion Notion festival. Summer is kicking off and with it comes a slamming new episode of Rush Hour!This months guest mix comes from some of Christopher's favorite producers Hypnocoustics which is a partnership project between Joe Studt and Benjamin Wood, two producers from London who have been making electronic music since 2004. Joe & Ben share a diverse musical background; ranging from psychedelic rock/stoner bands and Djing, through to modern music production and classical training.Over the last two years, Hypnocoustics have been developing a deep and immersive morning sound packed with hypnotic soundscapes, mesmeric textures, driving percussion and intricate musical arrangements. Performing using a combination of synth work, Ableton performance and sample manipulation, the Hypnocoustics live act is being regularly developed and road tested at some of the best parties on the circuit.To date, Hypnocoustics have shared line-ups and stages with artists including Man with No Name, Tristan, Liquid Ross, Mr Peculiar, Andromeda, Vibrasphere, Silicon Sound, Tron, Flooting Grooves and many others; as well as rocking dancefloors in the UK, Greece, Germany, Lithuania, Switzerland and France. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Nick Sentience (UK / Ministry of Sound). Back from Europe, Christopher Lawrence is in top form this month with tracks from Pharmacy Music's newest signings Elvy and Ikerya Project. Also featured are new tracks by Mark Sixma, Angelique, Yotopia & Lish, Lish & Yoake, Shayman, Brainiac & Mirok, Disorder vs Endeavour, Technology, Mechanimal & Earbug.This months guest mix is from one of Christopher's favorite producers Nick Sentience. DJ, Producer, Promoter, Label Manager and VJ, Nick Sentience has released over a hundred global dance floor smashing records on every major label including Ministry of Sound, Reset, Armada, Virgin, EMI, Nukleuz/Media, AM:PM, Spinnin, Warner and DJ'ed around the world for the major festivals such as Cream (Amnesia), Creamfields, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Ministry of Sound, Gallery (London), Home (Australia), Space (Ibiza), Eden (Ibiza), Liquid Rooms (Tokyo), and Brixton Academy (UK). With three artist albums under his belt, and support for the world's top DJs such as Paul Oakenfold, Armin Van Burren, Simon Patterson, Sean Tyas, John Askew, John O'Callaghan, Greg Downey, Ali & Fila, and Mark Sherry, there is a lot of anticipation for the next lots of sounds to emerge from Sentience Studios ... stay tunes and watch this space!! Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Feat. Burning Man Live Set.This month is special two hour presentation from Christopher Lawrence featuring his favorite new tracks in the first hour, and a special live set recorded on Opulent Temple stage at Burning Man in 2012.

Guest Mix: Aladiah (J00F / France). Christopher Lawrence brings his best psytrance this month for Rush Hour's fifth anniversary with new tracks by Ritmo, Sonic Entity , Plasma Corp, Zentura, Star Traveller, Hypnoise, Twina, plus Nick Sentience's upcoming remix of Fleming & Lawrence's "Beyond the Limit" which is out on Pharmacy on April 15th.This months guest mix comes from Aladiah. Born in 1983 in France, Damien Michenaud discovers electronic music during his teenage years. After some musical experiences with different artists, he founded his solo project called "Aladiah". After the success of his first album 'Nuclear Vision' released in 2009 on Moon Spirits records, follow up several releases on famous label as Iboga rec, Spun, iono music or Synergetic.Between Full-On and progressive, he offers you a trip through mature productions with light melodies and dancefloor dynamic. His music is played around the world by famous Dj's and delight the purists of Trance.In 2012, Aladiah join the Joof team and after two years of work, he comes back with his second opus 'Pieces of my Soul', a selection of groovy and punchy psy progressive tracks which was built with various artists as Silicon Sound, Motion Drive, Zyce, Signs or Axone. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Reaky (Pharmacy / Slovenia). Christopher Lawrence steps up with a jam packed episode featuring new tracks by John 00 Fleming, Claudia Cazacu, Space Hypnose, E-Clip, Blazed Kin, Circuit Breakers, Molok, Nick Sentience, Hypnocoustics and Pharmacy's newest signing Frost Raven.This months guest mix comes from Slovenia's Reaky. Considered by many as one of the most original and talented individuals on the underground electronic music scene, Reaky's unique style is often influenced by wide range of electronic as well as non-electronic genres. Deep and hypnotic, while tough, driving and energetic at the same time is his core essence that has remained unchanged since the beginning of his electronic music creations in 1999.The Slovenian's productions have appeared on some of the biggest trance and techno labels with more than 30 vinyl releases, 100 digital releases as well as on many world-renowned CD compilations and radio shows. Reaky's high quality musical output gained him the support and respect from many great artists, landing him gigs at clubs and festivals all over Europe as well as across the ocean where his energetic, diverse and never disappointing live-performances are causing his worldwide fan base to grow bigger and bigger.Reaky has released tracks on Perfecto, Discover Dark, Penetration Nation, Patterns, Yin Yang, Pharmacy Music, Hellhouse, Hook, Propulsion, Feided, Kearnage, Omega Audio, Analog Mode, Relatives, Insane Life, Soul Access, Sound Evolution, Techhead, Techment, Toyfriend, Standbite, Emphatic and Vibrate Sounds.He has remixed Christopher Lawrence & Sean J Morris, John Askew, Activa, Remo-Con, Southsoniks, Sagitaire aka Hemstock and Jennings, Lee Haslam, Fei Fei, Dr Willis & Tyson Diorr (TyDi), Gary Maguire, Axel Karakasis and Balthazar & Jackrock.Shifting his primary interest to a more psychedelic aspect of trance in 2012 he launches his own label Midnight Resurrection which showcases his own productions and an impressive list of like-minded artists, offering you heavy doses of grade-A 100% pure underground electronic music.Reaky's tracks have been played and supported by Paul Oakenfold, Christopher Lawrence, John 00 Fleming, Liquid Soul, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell, Sander van Doorn, John Askew, Simon Patterson, Activa, Greg Downey, Mark Sherry, John O'Callaghan, Bryan Kearney, Sean Tyas, Fei Fei, Tom Colontonio, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Solarstone, Thrillseekers, Leon Bolier, Ronski Speed, Talla 2XLC, Bobina, Dr.Willis, Lange, Manuel Le Saux, Cristian Varela, Dave Clarke, DJ Murphy, Axel Karakasis, Spiros Kaloumenos, Space DJz, Yoji, Remo Con, DJ Preach, Balthazar & Jackrock, Pedro Delgardo, Stephane Signore, Wehbba, Pepo and more. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Phil Parry (Pharmacy / UK).Fresh from Armada Beach Fest in Argentina, Christopher Lawrence delivers the best new tracks in underground trance. This month features new tracks by Reaky, Cosmithex, Static Movement, Predators, Mind Spin, ManMadeMan, Hypnoise, Nick Callaghan, Indecent Noise, Polaris and remixes by Alchemix and Atoned Splendor.This months guest mix comes from the UK's Phil Parry whose debut single 'Anomaly' / 'Scaphism' is released this month on Pharmacy Music. The release has already received support from Allen & Envy, Chris Herrera, Christopher Lawrence, Daniel Kandi, DJ Bissen, DJ Feel, Fergie & Sadrian, Ferry Tayle, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Jonathan Allyn, Manuel Le Saux, Markus Schulz, Martin Libsen, Phil Taylor, Randy Seidman, Renato Dinis and Robert Gitelman.Phil has been a DJ for a few years and has played on lineups with Above & Beyond, Mark Eteson, Anne Savage, BK and Jaytech. Phil's weekly show Fusion is now past the 100 mark and can be found on UK based 'Discover Trance Radio' every Tuesday. Phi's next releases 'Fusion' and 'Magnitude' are due for release with Fraction Records. 2013 is going to be the busiest yet for Phil and hopefully a productive and successful one. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Coming Soon (Spintwist / Israel).What better way to kick off 2013 than with two hours of quality underground trance. First hour features new tracks by Optical Report, Peter Plaznik, Jase Thirlwall, BK & Lisa Lashes, Ben Stevens & Stone Cold, Waio vs Freakulizer, Future Prophecy, Sinerider, AMD Aphid Moon Dickster, DJ Ozawa and Fergie & Sadrian.This months guest mix is from legendary psy trance producers Coming Soon (aka Dui Biton & Irad Brant) who hail from Tel Aviv. Coming Soon burst on to the psy trance scene with their debut EP released on Spin Twist Records and haven't stopped since. Irad & Dui were already playing the biggest electronic stages in the world each as solo artists, but after years of playing and working together they decides to collaborate and started a serious project together. Coming Soon is all about progressive trance, deep basslines, knocking kicks, and a massive drive!!!In short... Coming Soon are ready to smash some dance floors!!!! Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Liam Wilson (Pharmacy / UK). Christopher Lawrence brings you the best of underground this month with new tracks by Lyctum, Myshell, Lisa Lashes & Orla Feeney, Liam Wilson, Khazm, Psibindi & Saga, Masticate, ManMadeMan, Space Dragon and Mechanimal plus remixes by Pandora, Sybarite and Mental Substance. This months guest is Pharmacy Music's Liam Wilson.In just a few short years Liam Wilson has established himself on the underground scene as an exciting young talent using his technical expertise to make dance floor mayhem! At such an early stage in his solo production career he has marked his name and had support from almost every major trance artist around including; Simon Patterson, Sean Tyas, Activa, Giusseppe Ottaviani, Nick Sentience and of course Pharmacy Label boss, Christopher Lawrence for his string of stunning productions.Liam has already proven himself on Pharmacy with his stunning remix of Christopher Lawrence's latest release "OK to Go". This month he delivered his first single for Pharmacy, a double A side "Tangled" / "Twisted" which is getting support by DJs Ben Nicky, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Greg Downey, Kristina Sky, Manuel Le Saux, Markus Schulz, Steve Allen and many more. This month Liam WIlson delivers a brilliant guest mix which Christopher calls "one of my favorites this year". Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Allen & Envy (Recoverworld / Scotland). Christopher Lawrence delivers another episode of quality trance this month with new tracks by Victor Dinaire & Bissen, Josh Wink and Major, Ace Ventura & Zen Mechanics, Reaky, Major7 and D-Addiction, Silicon Sound, Architekt, Spectral Hades, Silicon Sound, Alien Radio and Hypnocoustics.This months guest mix comes from Scotland's Allen & Envy. Some things happen for a reason, and some things are meant to be, the latter perfectly sums up one of the most exciting new acts in dance music "Allen & Envy". With over 20 years combined live performance experience, a host of high profile releases individually and DJ support that most only dream of, two is most certainly better than one. There first batch of singles have been signed to "Fraction", "Recoverworld", "Future Focus" Vicky Devine's "DE:VA", Paul Webster's "Vibrate Sounds" and Dave Forbes "Aria Knights"! The duo have also remixed Scotland's number one DJ, Mallorca Lee's new vocal release "Honey" which will be forthcoming on his own label MLXL. Its easy to see why the duo are in such demand, having gained individual support from the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, Aly & Fila, John O'Callaghan, Sean Tyas, Judge Jules and many more, and having released on labels such as Armada, Vandit, Monster Tunes, Black Hole & Fraction. With their new radio show "Together As One" launching very soon on Discover Trance Radio, a whole host of remix request, and gig requests flying in, this duo look destined for big things in 2013. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Fergie & Sadrian (Pharmacy / Buenos Aires).Summer may be winding down but Christopher Lawrence blazes into October with new tracks from Paul Webster, Bowdidge & Taylor, Ehren Stowers, Chris C, Indecent Noise, Audiotec vs Outsiders, Mental Broadcast and Mind Evolution, Avalon vs Dickster, Dual Logic and Laughing Buddha.This months guest mix comes from Pharmacy Music's Fergie & Sadrian which comprises of Fernando Picciano and Adrian Sartore. These two producers are based in Buenos Aires and influenced by the Uplifting trance & tech trance sound of producers such as Simon Patterson, Christopher Lawrence, Bryan Kearney, John Askew, Activa and Reaky.Fergie & Sadrian comprises Fernando Picciano and Adrian Sartore. These two producers are based in Buenos Aires and influenced by the Uplifting trance & tech trance sound of producers such as Simon Patterson, Christopher Lawrence, Bryan Kearney, John Askew, Activa and Reaky.The duo met in mid-2009 and produced their first release "Voyage". The track was released by Soviet Recording and supported by Suzy Solar, Christopher Lawrence, Bart Claessen and many more.Busy in the studio in 2010, they produced two outstanding remixes "Flash Fire" by Trancelicious and "Try" by Roger Antux. The duo also released their first EP, which is called "Trance Traffic Ahead". Fergie & Sadrian currently doing a collaboration with fellow singer Tartarus and Michelle Hutcheson titled "Beyond the Rainbow".Other projects include production in conjunction with Tartarus and Jan Johnston, plus remixes of the tracks "Define Love" and "Somethings Missing".?In June 2011 Fergie & Sadrian released a new EP on Pharmacy Music, which comprises the tracks "Musulman T" & "Understand Nothing". Support in by everyone from Activa, Binary Finary, Jonathan Allyn, Magnus, Manuel Le Saux, Paul Trainer and more.Early in 2012 unleash their newest track "Little Boy" featuring remixes by Sean J Morris and Monroe Ramirez. They also released a top twenty remix of Christopher Lawrence's OK to Go. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Grains of Sound (Pharmacy / USA). Back from another incredible Burning Man and jetting off to Argentina this weekend, Christopher Lawrence checks in with another slamming episode of Rush Hour for September.This months guest mix is from Grains of Sound, whose new single "Eager" Fingers" / "Paradigm Bag" is out this month on Christopher's label Pharmacy Music. Grains of Sound is the ambient-psy-trance project from brothers Chris (Exeris) & Jason Sevanick, who gained notoriety with their industrial electronic act, Mindless Faith. Always ones to push boundaries, the brothers turned their production talents to the more underground electronic music sound that had captured their attention.Grains of Sound came to Pharmacy Music with a proven history of creating genre defying psy-trance. In 2007, Grains of Sound released their double-disc debut album "Rays of Life", comprised of Vol. 1 Down (downtempo) and Vol. 2 Under (ambient), on AlterCulture Records. The album received excellent reviews and their follow up album "Sine Language" (2010) received even greater acclaim for their exploration of different styles and energy levels. From uptempo psychedelic trance, both progressive and minimal, along with hints of house and breaks, to lush, sweeping soundscapes that wash over sub bass frequencies and deep downtempo beats, to Vast evolving layers, organic textures and sentient sounds leave all beats behind, pure ambient intoxication. Dance, chill, or zone, Grains of Sound has you covered. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: ITAL (Antu Records / Chile).With summer in full swing, Christopher Lawrence hits Quebec, New York, Toronto, Honolulu, Newport Beach, Los Angeles and Burning Man for some amazing club and festival dates this month. He's handpicked some of his favorite tracks from these sets on this months Rush Hour so sit back and enjoy. This months guest mix comes from Chile's Ital. What makes this guest mix so special is every song in Ital's set is one of his own compositions. He's been one of Christopher's favorite producers for a while now and this amazing "producers" set will show why.Ital is a musician, sound engineer, label manager of Antu Records, psytrance DJ and producer. With over 14 years working in the musical world, he started out playing guitar player, going through several styles of popular music, until he arrived to his true passion: Psychedelic trance music. He began producing in 2001 with his friend Andres Rodillo with whom he got involved into the production of Psytrance electronic music, forming one of the pioneering projects of the local scene: "Metatron". In the beginning, experimenting with samplers, synthetizers and audio softwares allowed them to introduce themselves in the national electronic world, playing live and with great success in different places of the country. Three years later, in 2004, he decided to create his own project, "Ital" , that in Patois african dialect it means purity, and which he uses to promote himself in different scenes of Chile, Europe and America. Because of this, each production of Ital has like fundamental concept the expansion of all the purity that surrounds us, canalizing through music all this divine and universal energy that surrounds us to be given and to be projected like sound waves towards our surrounding universe. His style is characterized for being a Groove Full on with a very own character and style, full of atmospheres, much groove and psychedelia. Since september 2007 he created and began the first psytrance chilean label denominate: "Antu Records" which name comes from the indigenous Chilean language that means sun. The purpose and intention is to expand the light and divine energy all over the world through the psytrance music, to connect our selves with our roots and feel our hearts full of spiritual healing. Has shared scene with big name projects from the international psytrance present scene from all the continents. Had play in countries like Germany, England, Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, Denmark, Portugal, Czech Republic, Austria, Scotland, Greece, Poland, Holland, Sweden, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Finishing up a three month residency on Sirius XM's Electric Area, Christopher Lawrence delivers a special two hour episode today featuring banging new tracks from Omair Mirza, Lisa Lashes, Gordon Coutts, Reaky and Skaivox, Aladdim, Liquid Sound and Svitac, Mechanimal, Dynamic Soundwave, Reactive, Bilal El Aly, Ben Atomgrinder, Steve Allen, Simon Dixon, David Rust, Aladdim, Ben Atomgrinder, Ben Atomgrinder, Bamboo Forest, Didrapest, LMT, Lamat and Hann Solo.

Guest Mix: Phil Taylor (Discover / UK). Fresh of a Fleming & Lawrence eight hour marathon set at Avalon last weekend, Christopher Lawrence delivers the June episode of Rush Hour with banging new tunes from Vibrasphere, Timelock, Killerwatts, DSP and Pan Papason, Waio and Killerwatts, Profound, Cosmo Tech, Aladiah, Cosmo Tech,Audio Unit and Chromatone.This months guest is Phil Taylor who is rapidly becoming known as a trance dj/producer who raises the tempo. His productions are packed full of monstrous lead lines, pumping kick drums and positively overflow with drive and atmosphere. His percussion work and floor shaking bass lines are infectious.Phil had his first major breakthrough in 2011 with his debut single 'Mindcrime', which rocketed its way into the trance charts and landed at number 2 on Trackitdown's top 100. His efforts gained the attention of John Askew and Solarstone with remix requests coming from legendary labels Perfecto Fluoro (Armada) and Touchstone Recordings (Black Hole Recordings) Phil's early success didn't stop there and he has since had several chart topping productions including a number 1 with his original 'Space Sabotage' and another soon after with his remix for Motif - 'Never Let Go'Phil's productions (along with his permanent collaboration project with Discover Records Matt Bowdidge - 'Bowdidge & Taylor') have seen massive support from: Paul Oakenfold, Solarstone, Mark Sherry, Christopher Lawrence, Giuseppe Ottaviani, John O'Callaghan, Simon Patterson, Indecent Noise, Neal Scarborough, Manuel Le Saux, Activa, Paul Webster and many, many more.With a number of Fraction Records releases under his belt, Phil also has tracks signed to Spellbinding Records, Discover Dark and the newly formed Mental Asylum Records founded by Indecent Noise. Having achieved all of this within 12 months, we can safely say that the future is looking very exciting for Phil Taylor and the best is yet to come. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Jordan Stevens (Marquee / Las Vegas).This months episode comes to you from the Buenos Aires hotel room of Christopher Lawrence where he is in town for Ultra Music Festival in Argentina. This months guest mix is from Jordan Stevens from Las Vegas. Jordan Stevens has a cultivated devotion to reading the dance floor every time he takes control of the tables and invigorates a crowd. For the Georgia-born, Vegas-based DJ, his unbiased approach to electronic dance music insures everyone from the critical club kid to a visitor from middle America will be dancing from when the party starts until last call."I enjoy all forms of electronic dance music," Stevens says. "There's an element in each genre that I love and incorporate into my sets." With a perceptive connection and unbiased approach to what any given room craves, Stevens first honed his skills a decade ago in the Vegas underground scene as part of duo Shawn & Stevens with fellow DJ, Kevin Shawn. He earned solo recognition amongst the afterhours set at the legendary Empire Ballroom with a two-year residency, followed by regular stints playing for Godskitchen at Body English and Vanity. Always searching to share his sound, Stevens then earned a coveted residency at The Palms Casino Resort for the launch of Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto at Rain Nightclub, as well weekly gigs at Moon and Ghostbar, earning him a nod by the "Las Vegas Weekly" as the publication's first "Rising Star DJ" in it's annual Best of the City awards. Accomplished and respected throughout the industry, the seasoned professional has mastered the art of setting up a room proper to carrying clubbers all night - exactly what dance music dominator Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub was looking for when they opened their doors and acquired Stevens as a weekly resident. But his reach goes far beyond the booth in Vegas and Stevens' previous tour stops include The Colossal Event in Phoenix, Circus in Los Angeles, The Church and Vinyl in Denver, and Tantra in Miami during the Winter Music Conference. Stevens has also captivated crowds at the annual Love Festival in addition to staying grounded with gigs at Obsession, Artisan and Drai's Afterhours. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Fresh from the Winter Music Conference, Christopher Lawrence returns for the Fourth Anniversary of Rush Hour. This promises to be a massive event with guests dropping by to say hi, loads of new tunes and a guest mix from none other than John 00 Fleming and Christopher Lawrence which was aired on Digitally Imported as part of their live broadcast of the Pharmacy and J00F Editions WMC event!

Winter Music Conference Episode. Gearing up for this years Winter Music Conference, Christopher Lawrence delves into his record bag to find this months biggest new tunes. Tune in today for new tracks by Swanky Tunes and Matisse & Sadko, Paul van Dyk feat. Austin Leeds, Lisa Lashes, Arnej, John O'Callaghan, Streamline, Indecent Noise Feat. Ridgewalkers, David Forbes meets William Daniel, Chameleon, Nish and Fergie & Sadrian. With the four year anniversary of Rush Hour coming up next month, Christopher Lawrence looks back over the past year and hand picks his favorite tracks which air in the second hour of the show. Who makes the cut? Tune in and find out.

Guest Mix: Mr & Mrs Smith [DJ Side Project].This month's episode of Rush Hour features two special hours of back to back sets from Christopher Lawrence. In the first hour, Christopher tears into February with a fast paced hour featuring new tracks from Quantum & E-Jekt, Exaile, Spectra Sonics & Space Vision, Phaxe, Audiomatic, Twina, Explosion, Tristan, 2012, Sean Tyas, Planet Perfecto Knights and Paul Oakenfold.Then in the second hour, Christopher Lawrence joins forces with his wife Sara for a new DJ side project 'Mr & Mrs Smith'. The pair, who have worked together behind the scenes for fifteen years have brought their joint efforts into the public eye with this new DJ duo, which debuted in 2010. Since then, the pair has released a series of hugely popular live mixes including "Live at Nikki Beach @ WMC" (2010) and "Live at Burning Man" (2011). The duo are kicking it up a notch in 2012 with the release of their first single, music video and podcast titled "Electric". There is also a series of tour dates in Southern California, which launched at Ten Nightclub in Newport Beach and Ecco in Hollywood. Stay tuned for more tour dates, including Exchange in Los Angeles, along with dates in San Francisco, San Diego and Las Vegas. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: JB Vries (Opulent Temple / San Francisco).Crashing out of 2011 with shows in Las Vegas and Houston.. and into 2012 with sell out shows in San Diego and Denver, Christopher Lawrence has been working overtime to find the best underground tracks for this months Rush Hour with new tunes from Carlo Calabro, KloneZ, Lisa Lashes, Rene Ablaze & Tonerush, Rene Ablaze & Tonerush, Phunpark, Mory Kante vs Loverush UK!, Simon Patterson, Essex, Lamat & Han Solo and Creatrix. This months guest mix comes from JB Vries, whom Christopher discovered playing for Opulent Temple at last years Burning Man. Drawing influence from travels around the world, Asia to Africa, Europe and South America, JB Vries' motivations have always been based in rhythm and melody. Growing up in the Midwest United States he knew early on his life's direction would be a musical one and with this in mind he took his show on the road. While studying Audio Engineering in Florida, he began learning the art mixing in the studio as well as a DJ in the Orlando nightclub and underground dance scene.Producing a variety of dance genres, all with a driving and psychedelic undertone, JB has his sights set on bringing his flavor of progressive dance music to festivals and nightclubs the world over. Today, JB lives in Downtown San Francisco where he continues to perform along side some of the worlds finest DJs as part of the Opulent Temple. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Seven Ways (Quebec/ Transition).With 2012 coming to an end, Christopher Lawrence has put together a banging episode for December to ring in the New Year. Featuring tracks by Neuroplasm, SilenT Hill, 2HI, 2012, PsyNina, Mervit, James Allan & Kevin Aitken plus a whopping three by Pharmacy star Sean J Morris as well as Christopher's own upcoming single Faith in the Future. This months guest mix is from Seven Ways, Quebec City's #1 trance DJ and the man behind Transition Productions since 2001. He's the one who produces the widely recognized and reputable BLACK LIGHT each Halloween, VISION on Easter week-ends, TRANSITION NIGHTS as well, in addition to collaborate with many productions including Flow Productions, Kanibalz Collective and Old School prods. He has invited and played alongside great artists such as John 00 Fleming, Christopher Lawrence, Dino Psaras, System Nipel, Nick Sentience, CPU,, Tiesto, ATB, DJ Dan, Magnus and Nicholas Benisson. His experience is largely a result of his work with Old School productions, which generate events in Quebec City from 300 to 4000 guests, including The New-Year Party: INTENSE. But on the other hand, it should be noted that originally, it is through production Kool Kats and Kashmir nightclub where it all began ... Since 2000, the managing of rave parties in halls/theaters and club nights had imposed themselves, with also promotion of new music styles or a particular artist! As a DJ, his style is unique, an energetic, atmospheric, mostly PROGRESSIVE, TRANCE with psy, electro, house & techno sonorities. Seven Ways performs various commitments that have helped developing a bewildering versatility, but with all the quality and fluidity of the mix that he knows...In recent years, we all have heard him in the biggest events and clubs in town (Tiesto at Quebec City Exhibition Centre, Woodstook-en-Beauce, Intense, Black Light, Dagobert Nightclub, Maurice Nightclub, Boudoir Lounge, Sonar, La Bombe Afterhours, Vision), but outside the Capital has not been left as many times does one has invited him in Montreal (Circus Afterhours, Aria Afterhours), Trois-Rivieres (Boom), Sherbrooke (Gruv Afterhours) and Saguenay, to name a few. Seven Ways now has a radio show of global audience, VISION OF TRANCE, especially for broadcasting more underground Trance Music on one of the most important electronic music radios: AH.FM. (Among Markus Schulz, Sean Tyas, Aly & Fila).

Guest Mix: Damian Murillo (Runner up - Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest). Christopher Lawrence crashes into November as he gears up for Creamfields in Buenos Aires, a city which he describes as his "home away from home". Christopher's tough techno trance has found huge and loyal fan base in Argentina where he regularly plays events from SAMC to Pacha and of course, Creamfields. We will present the first hour of Christopher's set from Creamfields next month on Rush Hour.Also in November, Christopher returned to Medellin, Colombia as well as Washington DC where he played the cities largest indoor festival - Fall Massive!This months episode features some of the biggest and best tracks from Christopher Lawrence which rocked the dancefloor this month. Featuring new tracks and remixes by Insert Name, James Allan, The Digital Devil, G-Dub, Flash Brothers, Tolerance, Liam Wilson, The Technicians, E Clip, Endeavour, Interactive, Gary Maguire, Tempo Giusto, Ovnimoon plus Talla 2XLC & Robert Burian's remix of Christopher Lawrence's new single Tremor!This months guest is a Rush Hour DJ Mix contest runner up, Damian Murillo. From a young age Damian was fascinated and intrigued by the sounds of electronic dance music. At age 8 he first discovered the raw sounds of hard house through a cousin of his who was a DJ in the LA underground rave scene at the time. Damian had never hard music like that and was truly mesmerized by the art of djing. The seeds for Damian's future passion for djing were planted early on. At age 12 Damian acquired has first pair of turntables and began his DJ career. Initially playing hip-hop at house parties he later attended his first electronic dance music event, the Monster Massive Halloween music festival in 2006 and his life was forever changed that night. Having discovered the soaring melodies and driving baselines of trance music reignited his spark and love of djing and shortly after he began frequenting electronic dance music events and collecting and djing as much electronic dance music as he could. He continued to practice and hone his skills until he landed his first professional booking by age 19. Now in his early 20's Damian lives and breathes electronic dance music and the art of djing is his life's passion. Already having played alongside some of the biggest names in trance music including M.I.K.E, Stoneface & Terminal, The Space Rockerz, Norin & Rad and many more, Damian is an upcoming talent with his eclectic blend of progressive, tech, psy and trance and meticulous attention to detail in his set programming. Always a crowd favorite among the Southern California rave and club scene crowds the sky is the limit for Damian and he is definitely a name to look out for in the coming years. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Eric Allen (Gorg-O-Mish/Vancouver).This month started off with a bang for Christopher Lawrence with promos of his new single Tremor out to DJs with early support in from Aly & Fila, Dash Berlin, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Manuel Le Saux and Sean Tyas to name a few! Christopher is also recovering from a massive birthday weekend which included Wet Electric in Orange County and Avalon Hollywood, where he played back to back with label mate and touring partner John 00 Fleming.Now Christopher Lawrence returns to the airwaves for the October episode of Rush Hour. Christopher features new tracks from Andy Paterson & Outflow, John Askew, Paul Webster, Sideform, Saint X, Too Many Artists, Cosmic Station & Bunker Jack, plus a whopping five new tracks by Indecent Noise, one in conjunction with Des McMahon and one with Colin James. That must set a Rush Hour record for the highest number of tracks by a single artist!This months guest mix comes from Eric Allen, who Christopher recently played alongside at Vancouver's legendary afterhours Gorgomish. For most DJs, playing over sixty gigs a year, holding down multiple club residencies, an internationally aired radio show and playing alongside some of the world's biggest DJs including, among others, Gabriel & Dresden, Marco V, Above and Beyond, John O'Callaghan, Sean Tyas, Christopher Lawrence, and that's just to name a few, would be crowning achievements on a strong career of DJ'ing. Eric Allen continues to do all these things and more all with his best years still far ahead of him.Introduced to electronic music at age 15, Eric had his first set of decks shortly thereafter and the rest as they say, is history. Gobbling up all the trance music he could, Eric has lived and breathed the music ever since. Being too young to play in clubs initially, Eric had to fight for his first gigs but nevertheless began to develop a following at local concerts, parties and events with his signature dark, driving and immensely energetic blend of progressive trance, house and technoNow at the ripe old age of 23, Eric has continued to define his genre bending style as he routinely takes people to new heights with his high energy, high tension DJ sets.After a whirlwind year in 2010 which saw him going from a gig-a-month DJ, to one of the most well known and popular DJs in the Vancouver party circuit, Eric has firmly established himself in the west coast electronic scene. With his Friday residency at Vancouver's Gorgomish Nightclub, his internationally aired, monthly radio show "On The Dance Floor" which is broadcast monthly worldwide on AfterhoursFM and a continuous slew of requested guest mixes, club gigs and other events, Eric has his sights firmly set on nothing less than the top. His fans have come to know Eric to always bring a powerful energy to the dance floor and an Eric Allen set has a feeling to it all its own.Now focused on his residencies and expanding his reach outside of Vancouver, as well as the world of original production and composition, Eric Allen is a name to listen for in the future of electronic dance music. His rapid rise to fame on the West coast is truly something to marvel at and there is no telling where it might stop. Look for Eric rocking a club near you! Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Jonathan Allyn (Pharmacy/USA).This month's episode of Rush Hour comes to you live from the United Kingdom where Christopher Lawrence played the Gallery at Ministry of Sound in London, then J00F Editions with label mate and production partner John 00 Fleming in Brighton. These dates follow Bolivia in South America and of course, the massive Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert where Christopher Lawrence rocked Opulent Temple's legendary White Party along with Infected Mushroom. This month's guest mix comes from Christopher's label Pharmacy Music. Jonathan Allyn is a name which needs no introduction to fans of quality underground trance. Jonathan's newest single on Pharmacy Music has just hit #4 on the Trackitdown trance Top 100 charts, and he also just played alongside Christopher at the sold out Pharmacy Music night at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles where he took the crowd by storm!As one of the nations fastest up and coming artists, Jonathan has been recognized in DJ Mag's 2009 prestigious Top 100 poll as Christopher Lawrence's sole "Breakthrough DJ/Producer for 2009". His productions continue to be featured and charted around the Globe on many of the worlds top radio shows including multiple features on Above & Beyond's, "Trance Around the World", Matt Darey's "Nocturnal Radio", Christopher Lawrence's "Rush Hour" and many more.As a producer, Jonathan has released music on many of the world's top record labels including Armada, AVA, Baroque Records, Pharmacy and Hook Recordings. He has worked exclusively with Anjunabeats "Jaytech"on Andy Moor's AVA, has become a top 10 selling artist on Beatport and Track it Down, been featured on over 10 Armada compilations and with production support by the likes of Judge Jules, Sean Tyas, Above & Beyond, Christopher Lawrence, Marcus Schossow, Andy Moor, M.I.K.E, Aly & Fila, Ronski Speed, Lee Haslam and many more of the worlds A-Listers his releases continue to be a staple for many of the worlds Top DJ's. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: DJ Unity (Runner up - Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest).With summer in full swing and Christopher Lawrence off to WEMF in Toronto, Crossfest in Bolivia and Burning Man Festival in the USA this month, things are getting hot on the dancefloor. Also in the studio, Christopher is close to completing his third artist album, plus fresh off a series of sell out Pharmacy Club nights on the West Coast, Christopher will mix the debut installment in the new Pharmacy Music mix compilation series.This months show features Christopher Lawrence's upcoming single Tremor on Pharmacy Music, plus new two new tracks from artists Pop Art and D Tek, plus Acid Lizard, Liam Shy, Two Faces, Ovnimoon, Psysun and JK Technikal.This month's guest mix comes from DJ Unity of Brazil. DJ Unity was the second runner up in the Rush Hour three year anniversary guest mix contest. Christopher Lawrence comments "I really like the way DJ Unity builds his mix. Good track selection and programming". Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Fergie & Sadrian (Pharmacy / Argentina).July is hotting up as one of the biggest months of the summer as Christopher Lawrence hits the US festival and club circuit including the Boonstock Festival and Underground Sound 7, plus the inaugural Pharmacy Music night at Avalon Hollywood! On the production front, Christopher's remix of LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" has blown up, climbing to the top of the iTunes dance charts and with support in from some of the worlds top jocks and radio stations! This months guest mix comes from Fergie & Sadrian comprises Fernando Picciano and Adrian Sartore. These two producers are based in Buenos Aires and influenced by the Uplifting trance & tech trance sound of producers such as Simon Patterson, Christopher Lawrence, Bryan Kearney, John Askew, Activa and Reaky.The duo met in mid-2009 and produced their first release "Voyage". The track was released by Soviet Recording and supported by Suzy Solar, Christopher Lawrence, Bart Claessen and many more. Busy in the studio in 2010, they produced two outstanding remixes "Flash Fire" by Trancelicious and "Try" by Roger Antux. The duo also released their first EP, which is called "Trance Traffic Ahead". Fergie & Sadrian currently doing a collaboration with fellow singer Tartarus and Michelle Hutcheson titled "Beyond the Rainbow".Other projects include production in conjunction with Tartarus and Jan Johnston, plus remixes of the tracks "Define Love" and "Somethings Missing". In June 2011 Fergie & Sadrian released a new EP on Pharmacy Music, which comprises the tracks "Musulman T" & "Understand Nothing". Support in by everyone from Activa, Binary Finary, Jonathan Allyn, Magnus, Manuel Le Saux, Paul Trainer and more. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Sean J. Morris (Pharmacy / Los Angeles).Gearing up for huge summer of festival and club dates which kicks off with Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, Christopher Lawrence puts Rush Hour into overdrive this month with a massive show featuring new tracks from Fei-Fei, Nimos, Anna Lee, Mike Koglin & Corderoy, Ian Buff and Nathan Profitt.This month's episode of Rush Hour also features a guest mix from Pharmacy Music's Sean J Morris who has emerged as one of Los Angeles' hottest trance producers. Sean collaborated with Christopher Lawrence on "Rock It", the new single on Pharmacy Music out exclusively on Beatport which will feature on this month's episode of Rush Hour. Sean also recently played back to back with Christopher Lawrence at Posh Nightclub in Las Vegas at a Pharmacy Music label showcase.Sean's productions have been signed to top labels including Pharmacy, JOOF, 405, Nucleuz, Label Worx, Bonzai, Spaced Out Recordings, and Moist Music and his releases consistently make the charts on the leading dance music retail sites including Beatport and Trackitdown. Sean's music has been played at the world's leading music festivals including Creamfields, Coachella, Macau EDM, Ultra Music Festival, and Electric Daisy Carnival for crowds reaching up to 65,000 people. DJ support for his music comes from top artists such as Christopher Lawrence, John "00" Fleming, John Askew, Activa, Paul Trainer, M.I.K.E, Fred Numf, Neil Moore, Manuel Le Saux, Graham Gold, and Protoculture. Sean has had radio airplay around the world on shows including Dance DP Radio, Dance Radio Global, ELECTRA Radio, Heaven's Gate Radio with Alex MORPH and Woody Van Eyden and Neil Moore, Solaris International with Solarstone and John "00" Fleming's Global Trance Grooves Radio Broadcast. Beyond the dancefloor Sean's music has been heard in multiple feature films, television commercials, home video trailers, and television episodes. In 2008 Sean scored the EMMY Award winning documentary "Dream No Little Dream," and was subsequently praised by the films director Greg Mellott who said, "a huge part of that win was Sean's music and the emotion that it created." Sean has also worked closely with Hollywood legends including Academy Award winning producer Gray Frederickson ("The Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now"), writing music for many of his recent films.2011 is shaping up to be a great year for Sean J Morris. His upcoming summer releases of "Rock It," with Christopher Lawrence and a banging EP on 405 Recordings are guaranteed to turn some heads. Sean is also collaborating with Jonathan Allyn on multiple new tracks and doing remixes for 405 and the techno legend, Reaky. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: J. Michael Kober (First runner up - Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest).Having celebrated a massive three years of Rush Hour last month,we move forward into our fourth year with two hours of high energy trance. Christopher Lawrence has been busy in the studio finishing up remixes for LMFAO and Lords of Acid, but he's still found time to unearth some amazing new tracks by Hedflux, Nick Rowland, Switch, House of Tek and Fei Fei for this months show.This months guest mix comes from J. Michael Kober, who was the first runner up in our Rush Hour DJ Mix Contest last month. Montana is probably one of the last places you'd think of when it comes to a cutting-edge electronic music scene, and for good reason. With its empty plains, vast mountains, brutal winters and Old West authenticity, Montana is better suited for cattle ranching than trendy nightlife. Breaking away from the cowboy stereotype comes J. Michael Kober, a relative newcomer to the scene. Having grown frustrated with the overground, commercial Pop direction Trance was taking in 2007, he decided to dive into the world of music production. Over the course of the next few years, J. Michael familiarized himself with the technology and techniques that would eventually allow him to develop his sound: a blend of Progressive, Tech and Psy Trance with a focus on deep, dark, aggressive rhythms.A demo sent to JOOF Recordings in early 2010 caught the attention of John 00 Fleming, who featured it as the track of the month on his radio show and promptly signed it to his label, enlisting Rush Hour stalwart Magnus for the remix. The original mix was later featured on the first volume of the JOOF DJ Sessions series. Since then, J. Michael has been honing his craft and stepping up his productions. April 2011 saw his 2nd release, "Clear Form", as the debut EP on the newly formed JOOF V.2 label. Forthcoming releases include remixes of both a new Timewave single and a track from John 00 Fleming's debut artist album.Kober's DJ career began in 2009 with a residency on Sense.FM. "The Essential Edge" aired for over a year before he cancelled it due to creative differences. The past 10 months have shown a remarkable boom in interest for electronic music in his hometown of Billings. J. Michael has been very supportive in developing the local scene, working with promoters, owners and other DJ's, helping gain awareness of a style of music that's new to the area. While Electro and Dubstep are the most popular genres locally, Kober uses the different events and club nights to explore other electronic styles, including Progressive House, Breaks and Drum & Bass. As for the future, J. Michael Kober plans to continue learning the nuances of music production and DJing while delivering proper, serious Trance untainted by the mainstream. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

This month is a very special event... the Three Year Anniversary of Rush Hour featuring a special guest mix by the winner of our DJ Mix Contest which has run over the past few months. We received hundreds of entries and been wowed by the quality of talent out there. But there could only be one winner.. and that was Christopher Allen of Riverside CA, USA who turned in an outstanding mix which is featured on this months show! Contest runners up were J. Michael Kober (Billings MT, USA), DJ Unity from Portugal and Damian Murillo (Riverside CA, USA). Christopher will also feature their mixes on the show over the coming months.Also this month, Christopher Lawrence's "Live at Beyond Wonderland" mix which was recorded at the festival in Southern California in March. The event was sold out with attendance at 45,000 people and we can tell you that Christopher Lawrence truly rocked the trance stage! We also announce the winner of our listeners favorite guest mix from the past three years as voted for in our online poll.Also, joining us this month are some very special surprise guests who drop by to wish Christopher a happy anniversary. There will also be some surprise giveaways...So many exciting things happening on this months episode of Rush Hour so be sure to tune in! Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Talla 2XLC (Tetsuo / Germany) Christopher Lawrence returns to the airwaves tomorrow for another massive installment of Rush Hour. "America's Top Trance DJ" has been production overdrive, taking almost two months off touring to complete his third artist album. He has five new singles including The Seeker and Rock It lined up ready to, as well as upcoming remixes for LMFAO, Lords of Acid, Reaky and Talla 2XLC, who is this months guest on Rush Hour.Christopher Lawrence and Talla recently toured Thailand together, including the Zoom Festival in Pattaya. They join together again for this special episode of Rush Hour. Having had well over 100 releases, collaborations and compilations to his name, Talla is and will forever be considered an icon in the electronic music community. He has held residencies all over the world, including some of the biggest music festivals, dance brands and venues. He is also recognized for starting one of the first ever all electronic music dance clubs in the world, "Technoclub", which is accredited to launching the careers of some of today's biggest names. Artists such as Sven Vath, Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Tiesto, Jam & Spoon and Taucher all made their mark here at Talla's 'Technoclub'.Over his long standing career, Talla 2XLC's productions, remixes and compilations are well into the hundreds and at one point was running 8 labels out of his home base, Germany. This impressive list of earth shattering productions also include the critically acclaimed "Can you feel the Silence" which charted on the no.14 spot on the German Top 100 Sales Charts. His most recent production "No In Between" has taken the dance music industry by storm again. After racing through the hands of PVD, Armin, Ferry Corsten, Above and Beyond etc. Talla's labels "Suck me Plasma" and "Tetsuo" are renowned worldwide for their heart pounding, bass kicking dance sounds and have inspired artists and DJ's around the globe. Through these vehicles, Talla paved the way for today's group of Trance superstars of which Talla surely belongs. Talla is a true believer of our worldwide movement of dance music, someone with clarity of vision and passion for his trade, take a look at the "world through his eyes" and see what the future of Trance has in store. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Victor Dinaire (Pharmacy/San Diego).From his early beginnings in the music industry, Victor Dinaire has embraced hard work and dedication as the road to success. Immersing himself in every facet of the industry - from handing out flyers to packing mailers as a record label intern, Victor's humble roots have provided unique insight into what it takes to be successful both on the stage and off. Born Victor Krasniqi to an Albanian family, Victor was the youngest of five in the first generation in America. Growing into his role as a young DJ in New York City, Dinaire spent countless hours in the underground dance scene honing the craft and learning the art of programming from masters such as Junior Vasquez. Promoting and throwing events to showcase his own sound, Victor quickly began to build up momentum behind his name. The record executives at BMG / Logic Records took notice, and soon offered him the opportunity to mix a series of compilation CDs for the label. His first release "Logic Trance 4" went straight into the Top 5 on the CMJ charts and proceeded to sell out, as did the Timeless Trance series "Midnight and Morning Sessions" and the following "Entrance" on Bonzai Music Italy / Megahit US.From this initial success, Victor was soon performing out in clubs across the US as a regular at NY's heralded Arc nightclub, Spundae LA, Avalon Hollywood, On Broadway San Diego, and as resident for 2 years at Blue, Miami. Turning his attention towards expanding his audience on a larger scale, Victor began his domination of the airwaves. His weekly radio show "Peak Hour" on Sirius Satellite Radio was soon followed by "Resident Nation" on Music Choice TV, and ultimately Future Progression on XM. Seeking to push dance music beyond the airwaves, Victor took Future Progression to a new level by throwing his legendary New York City loft parties of the same name creating both an immense following in the club and on the air.Now a mainstay on the international club circuit, Dinaire has performed alongside the world's biggest DJs such as Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten, Above & Beyond, Infected Mushroom, Blank & Jones, Steve Porter, Junior Vasquez, John 00 Fleming, ATB, Flava Flav, and Judge Jules at events spanning Vietnam, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil. As an Eventvibe.com sponsored DJ and one of the main artists on the EV Music roster, Victor has become the definitive sound of trance in America. His latest radio show "Lost Episode," reaches more people than any other DJ in the country at over 80 million homes and cars in America alone. Broadcast through XM Satellite Radio, Worldspace Satellite Radio, Music Choice TV, AOL Radio, ETN.fm, Digitally Imported (Di.fm), and syndicated across a multitude of FM stations worldwide, the show has brought trance music to the masses and spawned its own club nights at California hot spots Avalon in Hollywood and 4th and B in San Diego.Focusing on the future, Victor Dinaire has immersed himself in the studio with stunning results. His remixes of 'Clutch' (Ferry Corsten's # 1 track of September 2008), 'Sonora,' 'The Departure,' and 'Fractured' along with the single 'No Way Through' have charted as some of the most popular tracks on Beatport and received massive support from Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Above & Beyond, Sander van Doorn, Lange, Sean Tyas, Christopher Lawrence, The Thrillseekers and John Askew. Between the popularity of his original productions, the immense success of his radio show, and his critically acclaimed club nights, Victor Dinaire has remained at the forefront of the industry and established himself not only as a pioneer of dance music - but as one who pushes the boundaries everyday. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Magnus (Pharmacy / Seattle).Back from an Asian tour in December 2010 which touched down in India, Thailand and Taiwan.. and a huge NYE in NYC at Hammerstein Ballroom with Infected Mushroom, Christopher Lawrence returns to the airwaves for his first installment of Rush Hour for 2011.This month's special guest is Magnus, a previous 'Rush Hour' guest and trance prodigy from Seattle who has several releases under his belt on Christopher Lawrence's label Pharmacy Music.A Maryland native, Magnus has called Seattle, Washington home for the past 9 years. He got his start in 2002 by playing out around the area at club events and parties under the DJ name of "Magnus". Magnus has had several releases on Pharmacy, JOOF, and Audacious in addition to tracks appearing on CD compilations by Ministry of Sound and Moist Music. Also producing frequently under his "Michael Lee" alias, he has seen releases on Discover with his tracks supported by Aly and Fila, Sean Tyas, and John Askew. Magnus has an upcoming Michael Lee release on Discover entitled Everblue with a remix by Adam Foley. His greatest accomplishment to date was winning the Sean Tyas Melbourne remix competition in 2009.Magnus's style is somewhat of a crossover between trance and psytrance, incorporating characteristics of each into his music. His style uses grindy, acidic synths and basslines that forge together to produce an energetic and uplifting sound. His tracks have been played and supported around the world by Christopher Lawrence and John Fleming. With several releases on both Pharmacy and JOOF coming in the months ahead, 2010 will be a big year for Magnus. Slated for release very soon are tracks Forward Command, The Memory, Final Resolve, and First Born. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Feat. Live in Macedonia Set (2004) In the midst of a massive Asian tour which includes dates in Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Bangkok, Pattaya, Taipei and more.. Christopher Lawrence delivers a slamming back to back two hours of trance this month featuring new tracks by Michal_Poliak, Dark Electric, Brainchild, Solaris Vibe, Avalon feat. Mr Peculiar, Point Zero, Hopeku, Hyperion, Sascha Dolliver and Sherano_G along with Christopher's new single 'A Little Rush' feat. Suzie del Vecchio. Following the response to Christopher's April 2010 episode of Rush Hour which featured a live set from his private archives and which smashed our all time records for downloads, Christopher Lawrence has again opened up the vault and released a second live set from 2004. This months set is live from Macedonia, where Christopher played his first ever show in the country in April 2004. This show put his name firmly on the Macedonian dance map!It was an unforgettable night which Christopher brings to you as a special mix presentation this month.

Special Guest: Reaky (Discover / Slovenia).Continuing with his 'Rush Hour International Tour', Christopher Lawrence touched down in cities from Fort Lauderdale, Baltimore and San Diego to Portland and San DIego over the past few weeks, with Edmonton, Seattle, Las Vegas, Raleigh and more cities coming up this month. Christopher has a great show lined up this month with new tracks from Insert Name, Etic, Interactive Noise, Biotronic Project, Gordon Coutts, Ian_Booth, FeI_Fei, Nick Sentience and Diagnostic. His special guest this month is Reaky from Slovenia. Reaky began producing music at sixteen years of age. He began DJing in 2000 and by 2002 Reaky was booked in clubs all over Slovenia. Later that year Reaky founded Techno Jugend Organization and became a resident on 'Confusion' party series in club STUK in Maribor. From 2003 till 2005 Reaky was a co-promoter of a very successful Mature Minds parties. The year 2004 was very busy for Reaky, he was playing almost every weekend in almost every Slovenian club and also abroad in neighbouring countries becoming one of the most booked techno DJs in Slovenia at that time. In 2005 Reaky released his first single 'Fseko' on Omega Audio Recordings. By the end of the year he also entered the 'Dr.Motte - Open your mind' remix contest and won the 1st place. In 2006 Reaky started again organizing the 'Euphoria' parties, which became one of the hottest events in Maribor. The year 2007 came and after 8 years of producing Reaky was finally satisfied with the sound quality of most of his newest tracks, so releases started coming out more often. He also established his own label 'Penetration Nation Records' together with his friend, dj & producer Mark Ankh. By the end of the year 2008 Reaky has already released his driving techno tracks and remixes on labels like Penetration Nation, Omega Audio, Yin Yang, Insane Life, Analog Mode, Propulsion, Standbite Music, Emphatic, Soul Access, DJ Special Needs, Ambig, Sound Evolution, Drakos, Techment, Keep On Techno, Invalid Error, TMM... Most of his releases were very successful, constantly dominating top places of many techno charts and played by the biggest techno and trance DJs on the planet. One of the 2008 successes was also appearance of Reaky's track 'Absinthe party' on FIRE IT UP mixed CD compilation by superstar Eddie Halliwell, joining the names like Armin Van Buuren, Sander Van Doorn, Chris Liebing and others on this CD. Year 2009 was the busiest so far. Performing all over Europe, releasing tracks and remixes on the best techno and tech-trance labels, constantly being on top of the leading techno charts, appearing in dj sets, radio shows and CD compilations of the world's biggest DJs... After all these years of hard work Reaky has become internationaly recognised by his unique driving techno tunes. Instead of being seduced by new trends in the electronic music scene as most of the electronic artists in the world, Reaky maintains his own unique style and he is still even improving it. His primary goal in life is to continue with creating top quality music, contribute to electronic music development and to make the crowd go crazy with his driving and energetic tracks all around the planet. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Tazix (Twisted / Vancouver).Back from his recent tour of Argentina with shows at Pacha in Buenos Aires and Infierno in Cordoba, Christopher Lawrence has a fantastic two hours of trance lined up this month featuring new tracks by Nyquist, Skyloops, NDSA, Agnostic and two by Alternative Control. Last month, Rush Hour hit an incredible benchmark with over 250,000 requests for our podcast. The shows downloads have increased steadily since it launched almost three years ago, but this year has seen a massive leap in requests. We are proud to say that underground trance remains a major force in electronic music and this is reflected by the popularity of shows such as Rush Hour, as well as label mate John "00" Flemings 'Global Trance Grooves' (which airs before Rush Hour each month on DI.fm).This months special guest is Dennis Tran, better known as Tazix. As Vancouver's poster-boy for Trance, House, and Progressive it's no wonder that he always has people talking about his consistently party-rocking sets long after they're over. This driven performer has been spreading the sounds of bouncy progressive and groovy house across his fair city for some time and his musical passion can only be surpassed by his energy and charisma. When these traits come together for one of his sets, there can be only one way to describe his performance: infectious. His career has seen him play sold-out shows across Canada and the U.S. Working hand-in-hand with Twisted Productions and Cargo Events has long earned him the respect and admiration of the Vancouver club scene and his positive attitude has earned the respect of promoters across the board. He's played alongside the industry's finest, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, Roger Sanchez, Benny Benassi, Fedde Le Grand, Pete Tong, Tall Paul, Johan Gielen and John '00' Flemming to name a few.Tazix has also released multiple compilation CDs for Twisted and Heineken and his mixes have been played internationally on recognized radio shows like Lisa Lashes' Lashed Digital and Johan Gielen's In the Mix. Tazix has also released remixes for Talla 2XLC's "No in Between", collaborations with Canadian producers Digital Over (Total Digital Recordings) and Titus1 (AVA Recordings), and the solo production "Game On" have been well-received in Canada and are making the rounds with top DJs the world over. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Jonathan Allyn (Pharmacy / Los Angeles).Gearing up for his first episode of Rush Hour since moving back to Los Angeles, Christopher has a huge two hours of trance in store this month. In the first hour, Christopher features a live mix from his recent show at Vision on Chicago with new tracks by label mates Steve Birch, John "00" Fleming, plus Corona, Tazix & Allya and John Askew.This months special guest is DJ and producer Jonathan Allyn, who continues to be recognized by the media, its artists and crowds across the nation for his tough yet melodically progressive, techno trance DJ style and productions. DJ::Producer, Jonathan Allyn continues to be recognized by the media, its artists and crowds across the nation for his tough yet melodically progressive, techno trance DJ style and productions.As one of the nations fastest up and coming artists, Jonathan has been recognized in DJ Mag's 2009 prestigious Top 100 poll as Christopher Lawrence's sole "Breakthrough DJ/Producer for 2009". His productions continue to be featured and charted around the Globe on many of the worlds top radio shows including multiple features on Above & Beyond's, "Trance Around the World", Matt Darey's "Nocturnal Radio", Christopher Lawrence's "Rush Hour" and many more.As a producer, Jonathan has released music on many of the world's top record labels including Armada, AVA, Baroque Records, Pharmacy and Hook Recordings. He has worked exclusively with Anjunabeats "Jaytech"on Andy Moor's AVA, has become a top 10 selling artist on Beatport and Track it Down, been featured on over 10 Armada compilations and with production support by the likes of Judge Jules, Sean Tyas, Above & Beyond, Christopher Lawrence, Marcus Schossow, Andy Moor, M.I.K.E, Aly & Fila, Ronski Speed, Lee Haslam and many more of the worlds A-Listers his releases continue to be a staple for many of the worlds Top DJ's. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Ismael Rodriguez (1015 / San Francisco).In the midst of his 'Rush Hour' compilation series tour of North America, Christopher brings you this hard hitting episode for August featuring new tracks from Mallorca Lee, Corona, Poaris and Journey and Talla 2XLC.Christopher also presents a special guest mix from San Francisco hard trance favorite Ismael Rodriguez, whom Christopher Lawrence describes as "One of the Best DJs Out There". A Bay Area favorite, Ismael pushes his unique selection of quality trance, techno and house throughout the cities thriving trance scene at some of the cities top clubs including 1015 Folsom, Ruby Skye, DNA Lounge, Space 550, Sound Factory, Temple. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Jordan Stevens (Perfecto / Las Vegas). Jordan Stevens has been DJing since 2003. Starting off in the West Coast USA rave scene he quickly became an underground favorite. In 2005 he decided it was time to make the jump to the club scene, landing his first residency at Las Vegas's #1 afterhours, late night Empire. From there he went on to open for the likes of Christopher Lawrence, Judge Jules, and Eddie Halliwell. He was a mainstay in the club until 2008 when Empire Ballroom closed its doors for the last time. Jordan's career soon kickstarted into full force starting with openings at Godskitchen in the trance show scene with ATB, 4 Strings, and Above and Beyond to name a few. Jordan soon captured the attention of Mike Fuller at the Palms and was brought into play all the major dance music events, including Paul Oakenfold's "Perfecto" and Goodlife Sundays at Moon. Voted "Best House/ Electronica DJ" by Las Vegas's City Life in 2010, at 26 years of age, the sky is the limit for this up and coming DJ. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Special Guest: Sub6 (Israel). Gearing up for huge summer internationally, Christopher Lawrence returns to the Rush Hour airwaves in June with a huge show. Featuring new tracks from Psychoholic, Graham Gold, The Commercial Hippies and more..This months special guests are Sub6, who are brothers Golan and Ohad Aharony. They started making electronic music in 1999 and have become one of the biggest trance acts in the world. After collaborating with UK singer Michele Adamson on two big dance floor hits - "Ra he'ya" and "7th son", They released their debut album - "Who needs love songs" (titled as "Album of the year 2004" by the Israeli DJ magazine), which is marked as a milestone in electronic dance music as it forms an ultimate fusion between club oriented trance music and rave power creating an inspiring journey through Psychedelic Trance, Tech-house and club trance fused together on top of 'juicy' baselines and an uncompromising drive using vocals and crossovers between trance and house elements.This new style of trance that the band have created is a 'breath of fresh air' in trance music. Sub6 tracks were remixed by the likes of GMS, Shanti, Wrecked Machines, Ticon, Chakra and many more...Sub6 have performed live in massive events around the world such as Psychedelic Academy (UK), Voov Experience (Germany), Gathering (Japan), Arvika (Sweden), Earthcore's Global Carnaval (Australia), Tribe 5 (Brazil), Sonica (Italy), Vortex (South Africa), Sonnenklang (Austria) and Atmosphere (Switzerland).The brothers tend to spice up their live show by hosting Israeli MC Jah-natan. Works on the 2nd Sub6 album have started. It is scheduled to be released toward the end of 2006.The album will feature a variety of styles ranging from down tempo electro to high octane hard trance including collaborations with label mate Astrix and various singers/producers. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Steve Birch (J00F / UK). Anyone who has listened to Christopher Lawrence's Rush Hour will be no strange to the name Steve Birch.Steve Birch is a DJ, producer & the label owner of Spacedout Recordings UK. Steve's music career kicked off after being signed to John 00 Flemings Joof Records, which is the home for his more experimental/psy tranceHe later released more mainstream tracks on labels such as, Deep blue, Five Am, Propulsion ,Total Digial, SPX, under alias such as, Lucid dreamer, Saltwater , Flux, Luka(Steve Birch Vs Jonathan Allyn) & 2CB-(Steve Birch Vs Jay Cox).Steve also started his own label Spacedout Recordings UK, which has gained the support of most A list DJ's and is continuing to grow with every release. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Feat. Judgement Sunday (WMC 2010) / Antwerp is Burning' (Belgium 2004).Back from the Winter Music Conference in Miami, where he played a record number of shows for 2010, including Judgement Sundays, AM Only's 'One Night Only', Nikki Beach and the IDMA's Afterparty, Christopher Lawrence presented a massive 'Rush Hour' in April 2010.In the first hour, Christopher features his set live from Judgement Sundays at WMC. Christopher joined the line up of Judgement Sundays as it celebrated its 10th year of being Ibiza's busiest night with a special Miami WMC party featuring resident Judge Jules, Sean Tyas and Second Sun. Located at at La Folie D'Amour in South Beach, this was a fantastic night with industry A-listers and fans coming together to enjoy one of the best trance line ups of the Conference.For the guest mix of this months Rush Hour, Christopher has dug into the vaults and found a rare live recording from the Belgian festival Antwerp Is Burning. Antwerp Is Burning was the largest youth event in Antwerp between 2000 and 2004. In 2004, Christopher Lawrence headlined the event along with Armin Van Buuren, Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath and DJ M.I.K.E. It was an unforgettable night which Christopher brings to you as a special mix presentation this month.

Guest Mix: Danny Powers (Nu Depth / UK).The journey started for Danny Powers back in the summer of 1998, his first encounter of proper trance music was coming across the Gatecrasher Black Compilation, the rest as they say 'is history'. This led him onto buying the next two in the series and really kicked his trance passion into gear. Listening to this style of music while he was 15 seemed weird as it was a break from the chart trash flying around at that time. He instantly got hooked on those riffs, how could an instrumental based form of music get him so hooked?! His first club experience was the good ol' Mezzaine in Wolverhampton, hearing the likes of Flat 6's 'It's too late' on a loud system for the first time was something he wasn't going to forget as a young clubber. Next up was regular visits to Godskitchen at the newly opened venue Air, then Gatecrasher events at the NEC. This then led onto a passion for his first favourite DJ, this being the Dutch trance maestro DJ Tiesto. After buying the DJ Tiesto compilation 'Revolutions', this spiralled into him buying the In search of Sunrise comp's, Magik Journey series and any other Tiesto related Cd's. Alongside Tiesto he also started listening to the likes of Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and Marco V. All these artists have had effect on me till this present day, whether it to be there productions or DJ sets. He travelled up and down the country following these DJ's, whether it be Gatecrasher at The Republic or Heaven in London, Passion at the Emporium or Slinky at the Opera House etc ... He soon realised that He wanted one day to be on the other side of the DJ booth. In the summer of 2007 he started his own label nu-depth recordings with the intention of hopefully one day competing with the big guns. Vandit, Discover, Euphonic, Conspiracy all these labels have been influential to him the last couple of years and their sound is what he's tried to incorporate onto the label, just with a bit added depth!!! Kicking off his project was Mark Eteson & Jon Prior's 'Dynamic Stability'; this was backed with a big euphoric Remix from Aly & Fila and a punchy workout from Frase. This released featured on Armin's 'A State OF Trance' show and most recently on Tiesto's 'Club Life' show. Other supporters of the nu-depth sound include John Askew, Jon O'Bir, John O'Callaghan (my current heroes!!!) Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Ronski Speed, Matt Darey, Mark Eteson, Activa, MIKE, Kuffdam & Plant, Marcos, Frase and many more. In 2008 Danny Powers released his first remix on nu-depth. His remix of Airborne Angel's 'The Unit' was played by Mark Pledger and featured on his Anjuna Beats Worldwide show. Next up was his first ep on nu-depth, 'Eternal Call' received support from DJ Tiesto and it received seven plays on Radio One from Judge Jules, John O'Callaghan (his Essential Mix) and Dave Pearce. The other track on the ep 'Frequency' got support from John Askew, Aly & Fila, Christopher Lawrence and many more. This led to remixes for Flux Delux (Vicky Devine's 'Facing The Truth', which was played by Paul Van Dyk on VONYC) Perceptive and nu-depth digital. With his next ep on the way the future is looking bright .With more releases and remixes forthcoming on nu-depth from him, he hopes one day that he will be able to rub shoulders with the likes of the above names, one day hopefully. As he read somewhere before 'If you don't have a vision of where you want to go, you won't get there'. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Dirty Loud (Spintwist / Brazil).Dirtyloud: a bouncing subconsciouness-touchy dance music duo from Brazil.Eduardo was a bass player and Marcus had been a dj for a long time. Both have passion for music. Right after they first met, the now "duo" began putting their knowledge together. Eduardo with his hard & funky music background (RHCP, Brothers Johnson, Chic, P-Funk to name a few) and Marcus with his dancefloor smashing experience (Progressive House/Trance) and the huge affinity they have in front of a computer screen were essential to result in a fresh and exciting dancefloor music experience. The first gig happened in March 2009 when more than 3000 dancers attended the venue. Their first release in September/2009 reached #3 on Beatport's Electro-House downloads with the track "Disco Recordz" (Charted by Dave Aude, Gary Caos and PANTyRAID). Right after the huge success, they were requested to work with Atlantic Records and are collaborating with labels like Spintwist Records, Big Fish Recordings and Savage Media.Since then, Dirtyloud pledges a place among the major electro house players worldwide.On this set, Dirtyloud decided to mix the melodic progressive trance with a hard-rockin' electroish touch and a pinch of psychedelia, to make dancers scream out the louder they can! Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Save the Robot (H20 / Israel).Save the Robot is a cybernetic 2 piece, electronic component ensemble. A world first in the world of electronic, audio experiments. Save The Robot is the remarkable project world known producers Alien Project and Quadra. Having topped in the last decade the global Trance scene, this restless duo has been hard at work in the studio and has entered new uncharted territories. After reaching the highest point in the Trance scene this remarkable duo have begun seeking new & exciting directions, a place to expand & develop, the result is massive... Save The Robot also produced music for Sony Computer Ent. Inc. - Grand Turismo 4. Their music was also featured on the successful Hollywood film - Man on Fire (20 Century Fox), Feat. Denzel Washington. Lufthansa flyers can find the Save The Robot sound on their music on demand channels. In the next few months this mystery will be unveiled in the form of a multitude of new & exciting, blasting releases... The time has come to enter new frontiers, time to expand the horizons & place the exquisite Save The Robot signature. Aside from independently releasing music under their successful, privately owned label: H2O Records, they have been collaborating with leading international labels, such as Pacha Multimedia SL/Pacha Recordings, Play Digital, Definitive, Iboga Records, & Universal. In the pipeline, Save The Robot will play an integral role in Pacha Recordings "Adult Entertainment" project, which will include 5 original tracks by Save The Robot + 5 remix's & additional 5 remix's produced by Save The Robot, taken from Pacha Recordings catalogue. This project will also include the release of a 76 minutes CD mix by Save The Robot, featuring only tracks & remixes by Save The Robot. This is just an initial taste of what this dream team have been cooking... more pearl jams will be presented in the near future... U have been warned... Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Magnus (Pharmacy / USA).This month's special guest is Magnus, a previous 'Rush Hour' guest and trance prodigy from Seattle who has several releases under his belt on Christopher Lawrence's label Pharmacy Music.A Maryland native, Magnus has called Seattle, Washington home for the past 9 years. He got his start in 2002 by playing out around the area at club events and parties under the DJ name of "Magnus". Magnus has had several releases on Pharmacy, JOOF, and Audacious in addition to tracks appearing on CD compilations by Ministry of Sound and Moist Music. Also producing frequently under his "Michael Lee" alias, he has seen releases on Discover with his tracks supported by Aly and Fila, Sean Tyas, and John Askew. Magnus has an upcoming Michael Lee release on Discover entitled Everblue with a remix by Adam Foley. His greatest accomplishment to date was winning the Sean Tyas Melbourne remix competition in 2009.Magnus's style is somewhat of a crossover between trance and psytrance, incorporating characteristics of each into his music. His style uses grindy, acidic synths and basslines that forge together to produce an energetic and uplifting sound. His tracks have been played and supported around the world by Christopher Lawrence and John Fleming. With several releases on both Pharmacy and JOOF coming in the months ahead, 2010 will be a big year for Magnus. Slated for release very soon are tracks Forward Command, The Memory, Final Resolve, and First Born. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Mr & Mrs Smith [DJ Side Project].Famous for his tough trance sound, Christopher Lawrence joins forces with his wife Sara for a new DJ side project 'Mr + Mrs Smith'. The pair, who have worked together behind the scenes for fifteen years have brought their joint efforts into the public eye with this new DJ duo, which debuted at this years Burning Man festival.Christopher laughs "I've been noticing there's a lot of DJs working in pairs lately. I've often thought it would be nice to have a wingman up there, although in this case, it's actually a wingwoman. I don't know of any other mixed sex DJ duos, let alone any husband and wife teams, so I think we're definitely breaking some new ground here".Christopher continues "Mr + Mrs Smith' is an opportunity for me to play music that I couldn't normally incorporate into my trance sets".So what is the sound? "I would describe it as electro house meets techno" says Sara. "But we'll play any genre, we don't care what it is as long as it's tough and sexy, with a groove".One thing is for certain, dance music's newest Dj duo has everyone talking..."Mr Smith" (AKA Christopher Lawrence) needs no introduction. One of the World's leading dance music talents, Christopher has received numerous awards and accolades. Winner of "Best American DJ" at the IDMA's, Christopher is also a recent recipient of the "Best DJ" at both the Dancestar US Awards and Los Angeles Music Awards. He has additionally been nominated in Dancestar UK Awards, DJ Awards, International Trance Awards, Global DJ Mix Awards and IDMA's to name a few. Christopher has also graced the covers of countless magazines, newspapers and publications worldwide, as well as headlining the worlds biggest superclubs and festivals."Mrs Smith" (AKA Sara Finlayson) is a dance music veteran. A regular at Melbourne's gay clubs in the eighties ("the only places you could hear good dance music in Australia"), she worked in the nightclub industry, before moving to London in the early nineties to work at Tower Records dance department. She was active in the London rave scene of the early nineties, before moving to Los Angeles, where she met "Mr Smith" (AKA Christopher Lawrence, a struggling bedroom DJ) and they were married shortly after. Continuing her career in dance music, Sara worked for several years for German techno star Sven Vath at the LA office of his labels Eye Q Music / Harthouse before becoming the Los Angeles editor of respected US electronic music mag XLR8R. During this time, Sara also produced music with Moonshine Music producer Dave Aude under the moniker Mile High. It was also in the late nineties that Sara formed Monster Media, a PR and management company specializing in dance music, under which she managed the careers of artists including husband Christopher Lawrence, a position she continues to this day. A familiar face backstage in the dance music industry, Sara brings her tough attitude out of the shadows and into the DJ booth with 'Mr + Mrs Smith'. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.

Guest Mix: Psycoholic (Moscow / Psy Spy).Back from Burning Man and a three week tour of Asia, Christopher has a fantastic episode of Rush Hour lined up for October.Christopher is excited to present a guest mix from Psycoholic, whose tracks have featured prominantly in Christopher's sets over the past year, in particular 'Acid Rain'.Psychoholic (aka M.Pravda) is a project founded in Toronto Canada in 2004. Currently based in Moscow, Russia, Psycoholic became highly respected as producer and DJ through his unique style, determination and unforgettable live performance. He always trying to experiment with the sound and collaborate various styles of music in his production.In his carrier regularly played alongside heavy hitters or headlined his own gigs all over the world: from Canada to Brazil, Russia and Europe. Guest of famous festivals such as: World Electronic Music Festival (WEMF) in Canada, "Kazantip" in Ukraine, "Kokum Koya" in Brazil and many others.After his debut album "Trance World Order" released on Psy Spy Records in 2008, Psycoholic is known as one of the best year's producers in his genre, among clubbers and professionals.At the moment Psycoholic is busy working on a new album "Parallel Universe" which will be released November 2009. Visit the podcast episode page to find out more information, with links to artists featured in this podcast.