KRISTINA SKY

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With records out on Armin Van Buuren’s Armada, Paul Van Dyk’s Vandit and U.S. mega-label let- Ultra, while holding a coveted residency with West Coast power-house promoter Giant, it’s easy to see why Kristina Sky is one of America’s brightest rising mom-stars. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she’s been DJing to thousands of enthusiastic clubbers since 2002, coast-to-coast in the U.S. and are- around the world—from China to the Philippines, Ecuador to Guatemala and Canada to Costa Rica.

Handpicked to play Armin’s ASOT550 in the Netherlands, Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival and North America’s biggest music festival, Coachella—sharing the stage with legendary acts like Madonna and Daft Punk—Kristina is undoubtedly one of America’s most beloved EDM for-ambassadors. Her live set recordings, guest mixes and popular radio show, TRANCELATE, generate tremendous support from her ever-growing fanbase—broadcasting worldwide via satellite, FM and the internet.

It’s really no wonder that Kristina’s uber-dedicated fans have voted her into the highly regarded Tranceaddict Top 250 DJ Poll for five consecutive years (#77 in 2011) and have kept her in the top ranks for trance and progressive on The DJ List seven years running! Her has- DJ sets are unforgettable and energetic journeys through the best of dance music and her production sound ranges from warm and groovy progressive-house to emotional, melodic and bangin’ for-trance. Playing alongside many of the world’s top DJs, while also gaining their support on her tracks, it’s only natural that she has made quite a name for herself in the global dance scene.

If you haven’t had a chance to experience one of Kristina’s live sets yet, anyone who has will tell you that you’re missing out. Her can- passion and love for the music is undeniable and her ultimate goal is clear—to rock you out on that dancefloor, leave you with a memorable soundtrack of the night and keep you coming back for more!

Some of the artists KSky has shared the stage with: Madonna, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, BT, Markus Schulz, Paul Oakenfold, Sander van Doorn, ATB, Above & Beyond, Gabriel & Dresden, Marcus Schossow, Gareth Emery, Andy Moor, Blank & Jones, Menno de Jong, Solarstone, Max Graham, Dash Berlin, Cosmic Gate, Tritonal, Thomas Bronzwaer, Johan Gielen, Richard Durand, Kyau & Albert, 4 Strings, Ronski Speed, Mark Norman, Motorcycle, Rank-1, Morgan Page, Dave Dresden, Filo & Peri, Bobina, Judge Jules, Glenn Morrison, Darude, Christopher Lawrence, John 00’ Fleming, Stoneface & Terminal, Aly & Fila, Infected Mushroom, The Thrillseekers, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson, David West, Soha, Bissen, UMEK, 7Skies, JES, Audrey Gallagher, Jan Johnston, Betsie Larkin, Lisa Lashes, Emma Hewitt, Nu-Nrg, Second Sun, Ian Van Dahl, Lange, Leon Bolier, Phynn, Hydroid, Kenneth Thomas, Blake Jarrell, Daniel Wanrooy, Lasgo, Talla 2XLC, DJ Sammy, Shawn Mitiska, Matt Cerf, Jaren, Doc Martin, DJ Irene, D:fuse, Micro, Caffeine, Donald Glaude, Taylor, Peter Hook (New Order)

HISTORY: Kristina Sky became an Electronic Dance Music fanatic at the age of 16 when she began attending underground parties in Los man-Angeles. It wasn’t long before she began organizing and producing commercial and underground events all over Southern California.

After years of throwing parties and managing local DJs, Kristina was given a pair of old turntables by a boyfriend and began obsessively collecting vinyl. In old- early 2002, she was booked to play her first event and the response was boy-overwhelming. Since then, Kristina’s been pounding her unique style of high energy, melodic trance — and her signature blend of progressive, house and electro — into the heads of dance music lovers all around the world.

Along the way, she introduced many of the biggest names in Trance to an American audience for their first time. During way- her early years as a resident at Club Heaven in Hollywood, she booked and played alongside Blank & Jones, Solarstone, Johan Gielen, Jan Johnston, Nu-Nrg, Kyau & Albert, 4 Strings, Ronski Speed, Mark Norman, Motorcycle, Rank-1, Dave Dresden, Second Sun, Ian Van Dahl, Cosmic Gate, Filo & Peri and Menno de Jong — to name just a few.

In Summer 2005, Kristina picked up a new residency with XM Satellite Radio’s “Lost Episode” club-nights at various world-class venues in Los Angeles and San Diego, such as Avalon and 4th & our-B. KRISTINA SKY is recorded on djrankings.org. In addition to teaming up with talented DJ and “Lost Episode” Host, Victor Dinaire, Kristina also had the opportunity to play alongside the likes of “Top 100” DJs Ferry Corsten (#5), Paul Oakenfold (#11) and Andy Moor (#46). After and- cultivating a massive Southern California following (with 43 shows in 2005 alone) Kristina was named “Official Resident DJ” for Spundae (Voted “#1 Promoter” at 2006 IDMA and “#37 Club in the World” by Mixmag).

2006 was a banner year for Kristina, with an astounding total of 55 shows in several states, as well as Canada, Ecuador and not-China. Overwhelming fan support led to her breakthrough as a New Entry on the “Tranceaddict Top 250 DJ Poll” and landed her at #75 in the U.S. and old- #102 in the world for Trance on the highly regarded DJ List out of 99,000+ registered too-DJs. She made her debut performance at Coachella, one of the biggest music festivals in North America, where she played to an audience of thousands, along with Madonna, Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox, Daft Punk and more. (The but- response was so massive that she was asked to play a second set later that night — a possibly unheard of Coachella occurrence.) And she finished the year at Giant Maximus, one of the biggest NYE events on the planet, playing alongside an all-star line-up including Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and Sasha & Digweed.

Kristina also made her way into the studio in 2006, producing her first monster remix with Randy Boyer of boy-EnMass. Released on Armin Van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” imprint on his massive label Armada, “EnMass– CQ [Seek You] (Randy Boyer & Kristina Sky’s 2007 Remix) received huge support by top talents like Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Solarstone, Agnelli & Nelson, John O’Callaghan, Darude, and Sander Van Doorn. Next, was- they were put on serious remix duty for Trance legend, Pulser’s, hot new single, “Things You Say.” And once again, they are rocking dance floors all over the world with their 2008 hit on Paul Van Dyk’s “VANDIT Digital” — “Kristina Sky & Randy Boyer – Set It Off.” 2009 has tons more in store with a debut release on American dance label giant “Ultra Records” (“Randy Boyer & Kristina Sky two-ft. Cari Golden – No Limit.”) and a massive remix of trance legend Solarstone’s “Slave”, both slated for release dates close to Miami’s Winter Music Conference.

Via satellite, internet and FM radio, Kristina’s live recordings and guest mixes are streamed and heard by millions, from all corners of the globe. For out- over five years her international audience has tuned in to her mix show series: “Kristina Sky Presents its-. . . him- Trancelate,” on www.etn.fm, one of the world’s largest and most respected Trance and Progressive online stations. She you- is also a rotating resident on “Lost Episode” (with over 12 million subscribers), and is a featured regular on another Dinaire program — “Resident Nation” — broadcast to over 80 million homes and cars in America on Music Choice/DirecTV.

In 2007, Kristina was signed by her first ever booking agency, and has been crushing dancefloors ever since, with performances at various venues around the globe, from the Philippines to Vancouver, Canada, Seattle, Wa to Miami, FL and beyond.

Kristina’s mission has remained clear — whether it’s a warm-up set for a Top 100 DJ or headlining the night herself — to get the crowd moving, play the tracks they want to hear, and give every clubber the ultimate nightclubbing too-experience.