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He also ranks consistently near the top of the DJ polls, including No. 10 in DJ Times? America?s Best DJ poll, sponsored by Pioneer Pro DJ. (His recent issues with the U.K.?s DJ Magazine poll were, however, another matter and remain best discussed elsewhere.) As the founder and label chief of his own Pharmacy Electronic Music, Lawrence is constantly on-the-prowl for quality trance (and recently, for quality psychedelic trance, his current passion) and he?s able to release new music at will. His tunes and mixes have aired on radio shows around the globe?including Sirius Satellite Radio in the U.S. and BBC?s Radio 1 in the UK?and one glance at his tour itinerary proves that there?s not a corner of the earth this man hasn?t visited to rock a party.

What?s even more impressive, after taking into consideration the grueling years it took to rise to this level in an all-too-cutthroat and unforgiving profession, is that Lawrence is also happily married with two young children. Home is Los Angeles, and given that his job is never 9-to-5, family time is priceless.

There?s only one way to achieve this level of success, and that?s constant touring?gigging every weekend, through fatigue and illness, nonstop and relentlessly. But the years of touring, flying, late nights and standing for hours hunched over a set of decks have taken their toll on Lawrence. This past summer, his body finally gave in, he ruptured a spinal disc, and he underwent major back surgery followed by weeks of a rough recovery. Lawrence is better now and he?s returned to his frantic touring schedule. But the experience has left a mark on him.

So, in the midst of his usual madness, Christopher Lawrence spent a big chunk of his day to discuss with DJ Times his career and the recent life lessons he?s learned.

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