Chris Fortier | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Chris Fortier |
Also known as | Fade 40oz |
Origin | Melbourne, Florida |
Genres | House |
Occupation(s) |
Disc jockey Record producer |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels |
Fade Records EQ (Grey) |
Website |
www |
Chris Fortier is an American DJ and founder of the Balance Record Pool as well as co-founder and owner of Fade Records. Fortier's DJing covers a range of styles from dark progressive to minimalist techno. He is well known for being a central figure in the development of electronic dance music in the United States as both a DJ and founder of the Balance Record Pool. [1]
Chris Fortier grew up in Melbourne, Florida, moving to Orlando, Florida to attend the University of Central Florida. [2] Until he discovered house music, Fortier's primary hobby was surfing. [3] He began DJing in 1990 in Orlando where he was influenced by other Florida DJs such as Kimball Collins and Dave Cannalte. [4] After performing with DJ Icey, Kimball Collins set Fortier up as resident DJ at the Aahz nightclub. [5] In 1993, Fortier was introduced to Neil Kolo, who had been producing music for 5 years. [6] They found they had chemistry and became the duo Fade, releasing "...For All the People" on their newly founded label Fade Records in 1994. [6] In 1996, Fortier founded the Balance Record Pool, a record pool designed to help North American DJs to spread electronic music. [7] Balance won the International Dance Music Awards for best record pool in 2005 and 2006. [8] [9] The Balance Record Pool and Jimmy Van M's DJ booking agency making up Balance Promote Group. [6]
In 1998, when submitting a bootleg remix of Sarah McLachlan's song "Plenty" to her record label, Fortier was offered the chance to remix the Delerium song " Silence" featuring McLachlan. [10] Their remix was released on Nettwerk and sold over one million copies. [5] Fade Records began to expand to productions not exclusively by Fortier and Kolo, including helping launch the career of Steve Porter. [5] Fortier helped Porter develop his production abilities and Porter helped introduce Fortier to the mixing software Pro Tools. [11] In 2000, Fortier began his residency at New York City club Twilo, playing alongside Dave Seaman. [10]
After being in contact with EQ / Stomp regarding distribution of their records in the Balance Record Pool, Fortier was given the opportunity to mix the seventh entry in their Balance series. [5] For Balance 007, Fortier used Ableton Live to mesh songs together, similarly to Sasha. [2]
Chris Fortier | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Chris Fortier |
Also known as | Fade 40oz |
Origin | Melbourne, Florida |
Genres | House |
Occupation(s) |
Disc jockey Record producer |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels |
Fade Records EQ (Grey) |
Website |
www |
Chris Fortier is an American DJ and founder of the Balance Record Pool as well as co-founder and owner of Fade Records. Fortier's DJing covers a range of styles from dark progressive to minimalist techno. He is well known for being a central figure in the development of electronic dance music in the United States as both a DJ and founder of the Balance Record Pool. [1]
Chris Fortier grew up in Melbourne, Florida, moving to Orlando, Florida to attend the University of Central Florida. [2] Until he discovered house music, Fortier's primary hobby was surfing. [3] He began DJing in 1990 in Orlando where he was influenced by other Florida DJs such as Kimball Collins and Dave Cannalte. [4] After performing with DJ Icey, Kimball Collins set Fortier up as resident DJ at the Aahz nightclub. [5] In 1993, Fortier was introduced to Neil Kolo, who had been producing music for 5 years. [6] They found they had chemistry and became the duo Fade, releasing "...For All the People" on their newly founded label Fade Records in 1994. [6] In 1996, Fortier founded the Balance Record Pool, a record pool designed to help North American DJs to spread electronic music. [7] Balance won the International Dance Music Awards for best record pool in 2005 and 2006. [8] [9] The Balance Record Pool and Jimmy Van M's DJ booking agency making up Balance Promote Group. [6]
In 1998, when submitting a bootleg remix of Sarah McLachlan's song "Plenty" to her record label, Fortier was offered the chance to remix the Delerium song " Silence" featuring McLachlan. [10] Their remix was released on Nettwerk and sold over one million copies. [5] Fade Records began to expand to productions not exclusively by Fortier and Kolo, including helping launch the career of Steve Porter. [5] Fortier helped Porter develop his production abilities and Porter helped introduce Fortier to the mixing software Pro Tools. [11] In 2000, Fortier began his residency at New York City club Twilo, playing alongside Dave Seaman. [10]
After being in contact with EQ / Stomp regarding distribution of their records in the Balance Record Pool, Fortier was given the opportunity to mix the seventh entry in their Balance series. [5] For Balance 007, Fortier used Ableton Live to mesh songs together, similarly to Sasha. [2]