80's
Christian Soto was born on 05 / 07 / 1979 in Darmstadt, Germany.
By the end of the 80's Chris was already heavily seduced by electronic music and he
realized what journey this music is gonna take him.
90's
Having bought his first collection of Techno CD's in 1990 and big name Dj Mixtapes in
around 1992 it became clear in 1994 that 15 year old Chris had to buy his first equipment,
he got himself a couple of turntables and a 2 channel mixer.
“To go into a record shop and buy your first few Vinyls was just amazing” he recalls with a
smile on his face. After school he was always behind the decks busy trying to get to work
his 5 Vinyls, he did that for weeks and months until the time when it was perfect.
1996 he managed to score his first few gigs at School events and small parties.
Back then he saw himself doing missionary work true to the meaning of “..and I'm gonna
get you to enjoy electronic music as well” Chris already knew back in the day how to get
clubbers into his realm.
1998 he got his first big break at LGÖ Chapter 1, where he was playing his typical brand of
style to a sea of 1500 people. “It was an amazing feeling, looking down to the dance-floor
and all you see is shaking heads and jumping people” he remembers.
1999 he got a residency at LEMON in Wiesloch Rauenberg back then was known as Chris
Gold and his sound was more on the trancier side. It was a great feeling playing at a club
where he used to be a regular clubber himself.
2000 “You grow with change” by moving he got his first bigger break, he got a residency at
Club WOW in Balingen and he added a new sound to his repertoire “Schranz it was called
in the days and it was music that was never below 160bpm” Chris is smiling .
2 Years he was doing his weekly sessions on the Mainfloor and the crowd quickly noticed
his talented hands on the decks and his intuition to play the right tracks at the right time.
It was an amazing time for him and he grew with every gig he was playing.
Behind his decks he turns into an entertainer that sends his crowd onto a journey.
Around 4 years he was touring the south of Germany where he was playing alongside big
name Dj's and Live Acts until in
2004 it was getting a little quiet around South Germanys Local Hero. A new job and a
move to Würzburg meant that he got to a still-stand, reorientate and find a new concept.
Christian Soto was born with a new style, new concept and new goals.
Next to his DJ gigs he started studio work to get more into the idea of doing Live Acts as
well.
Up until 2007 he had another few treats. After 2 successful Live Acts he also had gigs in
Spain and all over Germany. In 2004 & 2007 he also had his first releases on a
compilation and on Vinyl. “Thinking back, it wasn't that quiet after all” he is laughing.
Last quarter of 2007 he was moving to Berlin.
“Here I met people that you only meet once in your life and you never wanna be without
anymore” Chris is saying with a glow.
Finally, after a lot of thinking and about 9 month of no gigging, Chris put his foot down and
he moved to Berlin.
With his first ever gig in Berlin everything was about to change, it was as if destiny had
spoken, he met Lillytronic and Marc Nuit.
Two Musicians & Dj's that turned his private and music life around.
With the backing of his new circle of friends in May 2008 he founded the Digital Music
Label “Klang Dimension Records” with Marc Nuit and in November of the same year they
released the first ep's.
The first releases already went of to a great start with landing inside the top 10 of a few
online stores on release day. Awesome, another of Chris' dreams became reality.
In 2008 he was playing gigs at the famous KitKat Club, Kino International, Centrum among
others.
With Lillytronic he also found a soulmate for further musical projects.
New projects and releases are already in the wings and waiting to be heard by you all.
There will always be a a few surprises from Christian Soto so stay tuned because he
certainly won't be a quiet fella and not one to stop entertaining people even when he
reaches the age of 60. It's still a long and exciting way to go.
February 2009