J. Christian Urich
Lead Vocals & Drums
Christian was born and raised in Manhattan. From the moment he existed he was surrounded by music and theater as his parents were professional actors and singers on television and Broadway. At age 6 he began playing violin and piano, at age 12 he sang with the New York City Opera and The Metropolitan Opera, and at age 13 he began to play the drums. He majored in music composition at SUNY Purchase, and in 1993 wrote and produced “Don’t Throw My Love Around” for his project Cooly’s Hot Box that was signed by Pete Tong and released on Polygram Records.
Since then he has written, produced, and collaborated on roughly 100 dance and R&B tracks released on various labels including Central Park, Strictly Rhythm, Sole, Coco Machete, Delicious Vinyl, Sony Japan, Columbia Japan, R-Senal, Dome, Defected, Purpose, Velour, Papa, and TSTC Records. He has collaborated with DJ Spinna, Roger Sanchez, N’dea Davenport, Angela Johnson, Sabina (Brazilian Girls,) Victor Axelrod (Ticklah,) and, of course, Jason Kriveloff and Ethan White. As a professional drummer and singer, Christian has played over 1000 shows all over the world; and he has the vitality, virility, will power, and stage presence of 10,000 stampeding rhinos.
