Christian Cambas (born 28 November 1980) is a DJ and

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based in

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. He is mostly known for his releases on

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’s

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label, and his entry at number 88 of the DJ Mag Top 100 poll in 2005.

Early life and education

Cambas was born in the United States, and grew up in Athens. Christian studied and graduated from the

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in 2000 with a degree in Music Production and Sound Engineering.

Career

While living in

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he started as a

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DJ while also working at Boston Beat, a local record store. During that time he also set up his own vinyl label called First Commandment Records. After returning to Athens, Christian got involved in production and remixing for Planetworks, a seminal Greek

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label. He also briefly worked for a DJ booking agency in Athens. In 2001, he warmed up for artists including

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, John Digweed and Sasha. This led to a two-year residency at the +SODA in Athens. His debut track “It Scares Me” was released on John Digweed's Bedrock imprint in November 2003. His early remix schedule included Anarcrusan's “In My Mind” for

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/Shinichi. In addition to his production career he also started teaching a college-level Sound Engineering and Music Technology course in 2003, which he is still involved in today.

Devilock Records

On June 6th, 2006 (or 06/06/06), Cambas formed Devilock Records, featuring high-profile artists such as Jerome Isma-Ae, The Horrorist, Thomas Penton and early 2000s artists. The label is no longer active.

Sabotage Records

Sabotage Records is a partnership between Press & Play and Christian Cambas, specializing in

techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...

and tech house.

References

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