Interview w/ Dermot Bolger [BBM]

Taken from an Interview with Dermott Bolger (BBM magazine):

Christian Boshell is one of an elite group of Dublin Dj's who have had residencies in the finest clubs in Ireland.

His introduction to Djing is unique in clubland. The very first time he touched a set of decks was in front of 800-900 people. The DJ on the night played "Show me love" and left Christian in control of the decks (or so he thought). Not knowing what to do when the song ended, he pulled the needle back to the start and played it again; to an overwhelming response and so, began a career spanning 16 years and numerous highlights.

Christian was first introduced to music(like most of the population) by his parents, but, when he first heard "Reese and Santonio - Rock to the beat" his music taste forever changed. So began the journey from acid house to deep, tech house that is Christian's trademark today.

Christian's first gig (and first residency) was in Tin Pan Alley in 1993 @ the tender age of 16. He played there, learning his trade for over three years. The venue became so popular that on Saturday nights, the doors closed @ 10pm as it was already full to capacity. Christian soon got offered a chance to play "Shaft", which was by then the best Underground club in Ireland.

Christian's usual slot was Sunday night. A slow night for most clubs but not for this mixed venue, especially with Christian behind the decks. Although it had a reputation for full on music, Christian could build on the deep/tribal aspect over the 6 or so hours that it was illegally open. The music in "Shaft" @ that time was something to behold, Christian along with fellow residents Casper and Alf took Dublins clubbing to another level and is still reverred to this day. Christian was also offered Saturday nights there but decided to take his sound to Belfast's "Love in the blue zone" instead. While being a resident in "the blue zone" for nearly a year he hooked up with his future "Omnis" partner Al Manning and his first foray into music making began. The fruits of there labor was a track called "Lowdown", they made this with an up and coming producer Chris Agnew of "Agnelli and Nelson". A year later he decides to move on.

Two years on, he decides to experiment again with making his own sound. He buys a Mac and kits out a recording studio. Around this time he starts to co-host his third radio show on Dublin's Kiss fm (Nocturnal- Thurs. 8pm-10pm). His studies are going well but a few Gigs in U2's "the Kitchen" on a Saturday night (Fever with Podge) soon brings back the urge to play out.

New Year's Eve 1999. Christian and friends have been asked to put on a party in a 4-storey Georgian house. The night is magical. Praise is heaped on the DJ's. Christian decides to take the concept on the road. He and his crew plan and run the USIT tour, 5 venues all across Ireland, International names (Danny Howell's, Steve Thomas) lots of promotional work in a short period of time.

The tour is a success. In Cork, Galway, Limerick and Dublin, Christian then ends up bagging a hi-profile run in Sir Henry's, Cork.

So began the highly popular summer run of "Modern Amusements". This then resurfaced in Dublin on Nova fm, a Sunday afternoon slot, co-hosted with James Coakley (melodica) and Marty Sheridan. It was known as Mass (Modern Amusements, Sunday service). It proved to be a milestone in Irish dance music radio. A daytime show with 3 hours of uninterrupted music. Voice-overs were minimal; there were no ads. Every now and then, a cryptic announcement from Cardinal Boshell or Bishop Coakley announcing further penance as the tracks went deeper and more tribal. The show gained a cult following in a matter of weeks.

The popularity of Mass led to the Mass Friday night residency in Red box. Christian and the other lads from Mass handed out promotional CDs on the opening night to the appreciative crowd. Soon afterwards, Christian was offered a residency in Spirit, Dublins newest club. Weekly he drew crowds of 1000+ and has played there with Tom Middleton (Cosmos), Jon Carter, Lil Louie Vega & Prince.

In 2003 Christian moved to the north of Ireland to set up studio with his production partner Al Manning. Under the guise of "Gunas" their debut was released on Omnis recordings entitled "Sattwa" in Feb 2005. A follow up track soon followed called "INF" and was in EDM digitals top downloads for consecutive weeks. Christians latest studio endeavors have included his Pisan mix of Lojo "Blue Devil" which was in The Balance Record pool chart for 4 weeks running.

Christians music and his labels music is gaining support by top DJ's around the globe, including: Laurent Garnier, Sasha, John Digweed, Roger Sanchez, Martijn Ten Velden, Hybrid, Mark Knight, Meat Katie, Sultan [Yoshitoshi], Lemon 8, Spesh & Matthew Dekay etc.

Christians work now encompasses music production, artist management and Djing. He is currently working in a studio in Dublin on many project including Coherent with Silinder and Brian Cody, "uGeNiCs" a solo project and is recording with numerous others including Jamez aka Trancesetters under various different alias's.

Over the years Christian has taken in a number of guest dj slots all over, including Evisa in Glasgow, Solidaritet - in Stockholm (Sweden), Petofi Csarnok (Budapest) for "Fuse-international", Collective Music (Dublin), Australia, New Zealand and a number of gigs in Turkey and also @ "Creamfields".

September 2007 seen him make an appearance at San Francisco's Lovefest Festival(previously known as Love parade).

You can now here Christian's productions on his own imprint Omnis recordings...