Chris Liebing started Djing in the area of Giessen / Germany in the
year 1990 and became resident of the local club “Red Brick” a year
later. At that time he was mainly playing Hip Hop, Pop and House.
1993 he started getting more and more into electronic music.
Consequential to this development, and to be able to Dj on a regular
basis, he opened the “Spinclub” in the beginning of 1994 in Giessen.
And there were more changes. Together with his friend André Walter he
started getting into music production, and later in the year they had
their first release on “Global Ambition”. The label “Soap Records” was
founded, alongside Toni Rios and Tommy Bingel from “Downtown Records”.
In 1996 Chris left “Eye Q” and founded his first own label called “Fine
Audio Recordings” at the ”Under Cover Music Group”. Before the label´s
closure in spring 1999, they released 17 tracks. Amongst them “Audio
07” and “Audio 11” which received worldwide recognition.
At the same time Chris developed a new passion by presenting his first
radio show “Evosonic Update” which supplied the party crowd every
friday afternoon with party tips and vinyl critics on the radio station
“Evosonic”.
To be able to go on releasing his own music, in the same year Chris
founded the labels “CLR” and “CLAU” and together with André Walter
“Stigmata”, which were distributed by “Prime Distribution” in England.
The labels quickly established a worldwide standing and remix- as well
as booking-requests started coming in from all over the planet.
In the much respected reader´s poll of “Groove Magazine”, Chris won a
third rank in the category “national Dj”, right behind Sven Väth and Dj
Hell. In the following reader´s poll of 2000 you could find Chris on
rank 2 in the categories “national Dj” and “producer”.
After the millenium Chris went “on air” again. On the 03rd of August
2000, Pauli Steinbach and Chris Liebing started the radio show “Pitch
Control” which has been broadcasted from then on every thursday night
between 10 pm and 12 pm on “HR XXL”
In the reader´s polls 2001 of “Groove Magazine” and “Raveline”, Chris
was still on rank 2 in the category “national Dj”, but acquired
position 1 as “best producer” in both magazines.
In the end of 2001, Chris got nominated in four categories at the
“German Dance Awards” and won the award for “best producer” and “best
Dj mix compilation”.
In June 2003 he got nominated for the German Dance Award alongside with
Paul van Dyk, Sven Väth and Westbam, and one month later surprisingly
won in the category “best national Dj”.
In the reader´s poll of “Raveline”, Chris got elected as “best
remixer”, in the categories “best Dj” and “best producer” he achieved
rank 2.
Together with the Dutch producer legend Speedy J., Chris produced a 12”
which was released on the renowned UK label “Novamute” in the Collabs
series as “Collabs 300”. The teamwork proved to be fruitful, and both
producers decided to go on with the series by releasing two new tracks
under the name “Collabs 301” in January 2005.
In November 2004 the internationally renowned reader´s poll of “Dj
Magazine” took place. Chris Liebing climbed 65 ranks, up to rank 23 and
became the “highest climber” in the magazine´s history of top 100
votings.
After two successful seasons with “Meganite”, Chris started his first
own night on Ibiza called “Spinclub”, in summer 2006 at “Privilege”.
Together with the residents Nick AC, Angel Costa, Benny Rodrigues and
special guest and friends, the first season became unforgettable. In
summer 2007 “Spinclub” continued on the terrace of “Space” (the
legendary Ibiza club which had just won “Best Global Club” at the WMC /
Miami).
In November 2006, after seven successful years, Chris ended his party
series “Es ist Freitagaaabend” at the U60311 in Frankfurt to be able to
completely focus on the “Spinclub” events, his productions and the
labels.
After one and a half years of planning and constructing his new studio,
it was finally finished in the beginning of 2007. Chris started off
producing the EP “CLR 16: A, B, C, D, Part One“, his first proper
production in four years, which is available since March 2007. Only
shortly after, CLR 17: A, B, C, D Part Two” was released.
In the beginning of 2008, the new label “Spinclub Recordings” was
founded. The first release was the 2CD/DVD package “Chris Liebing
presents Spinclub at Space, Season 2 – the complete collection“, a
lively sonic and visual impression of what Spinclub at Space 2007 was
all about. From May 2008 on, „Spinclub Recordings“ will release a
single each month.