Hailing from the underground of New York’s 90’s rave scene as a teenage resident at the legendary Tunnel club, Cheyne Christian has been captivating dance floors the world over as a selector of all things tribal, Latin, and Afro house.
In 2018 after a brief hiatus, Cheyne re-emerged in the concrete jungle with a wealth of new material, signing to coveted labels such as Nervous, Toolroom, Saved, Wired, Stealth and more. Unquestionably a favorite choice of labels and artists alike, his tunes have garnered tastemaker support from Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Claptone, Mark Knight, Roger Sanchez, Cedric Gervais, and Shiba San.
Cheyne can be found spinning his hard-edged melting-pot of New York sounds regularly at Somewhere NoWhere (NYC), House of Hyde at SLS (Miami), and Deep Root at Brooklyn Monarch. Also catch him weekly on Select Radio with his Sneaker Dancing Sessions show, and monthly on DI.FM.
In addition to being a prevalent producer and DJ, the NYC-based artist also runs his own label, Bridge & Tunnel Beat Co.
Cheyne Christian’s intriguing discography continues to resonate with fans across the globe with every subsequent release. His infectious house sound and distinguished live performances position him as an artist to watch in the dance music space.
With decades of experience under his belt and currently riding the highs of his career’s renaissance, Cheyne has a chat with SIX AM about the golden days of the 90’s rave scene, his artist path and return to the music industry, plus some upcoming work of his to be on the look-out for soon.
Welcome to SIX AM Cheyne Christian! How’s everything going?
Everything is great, thank you so much for having me. I’m really excited as my debut release on the legendary Roger Sanchez’s Stealth Records is out now. It’s a groovy little Afro house track called Wakala featuring NES Mburu.
Also, SOS has been sitting at number 21 on the Beatport Chart for almost two weeks, the longest Top 100 run I’ve had yet.
For those that never got to experience it for themselves, what was the NYC rave scene like back in the 90’s? How do you think it’s influenced your path as an artist?
Man, that’s so hard to put into words. It was where you wanted to be, but never knew existed. The music had so much energy, and was so infectious, but it wasn’t easy to just go out and be able to stream or download or find the tracks that were being played that were pretty much creating the soundtrack of an entire era. If you wanted to hear tribal, you could only find it with Danny Tenaglia, or Louie Vega, and it was only at Tunnel on Saturday night