Christopher Karns (born January 25, 1979) is an

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, who won the 2011

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. He has also won the 2002 WSTC World Championships, six DMC Regional Championships, and three Redbull Thre3style Championships. He has produced songs for

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and

Mayer Hawthorne Andrew Mayer Cohen (born February 2, 1979), better known by his stage name Mayer Hawthorne, is an American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. Cohen performs a ...

. Chris has also shared stages around the world with industry legends such as

Run-D.M.C. Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of ...

, A Tribe Called Quest, Common,

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, and many others. He is currently the official touring DJ for

Yelawolf Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixta ...

and has started playing sets with Pretty Lights. In April 2013, he auditioned as one of the nineteen contestants for the third season of VH1's DJ reality show, ''

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''. Despite making it to the finals with

DJ Jayceeoh Jacob Charles Osher, (born June 6, 1982), more popularly known as Jayceeoh, is an American DJ, record producer and Turntablist . He is the founder of label imprint, "Super 7 Records". Biography (2013 - present) His debut original release ti ...

and

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, he lost and became a runner-up with DJ Incrediboi.

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