FLY Open Air Festival has announced local DJ and producer, Christian Rogers (23), will play the main stage of the electronic festival this May.
The West Lothian lad has recently ditched his career as a plumber to take up DJ’ing full-time following his latest record being signed by Method – the same label which found the likes of Sam Smith & Disclosure.
Bathgate-born Christian turned his hand to DJing when being gifted his first decks for his 15th birthday and started gigging when he was just 18 years old. Now, his latest single ‘Give Me Your Love (Baby)’ – a genre-bending crowd pleaser – has taken over the Soundcloud charts and has had nearly 1.6million streams.
Christian is the latest in a string of forward-thinking dance acts that are pushing Scotland’s reputation for farming dance music superstars such as Calvin Harris, Ewan McVicar & LF System.
Speaking ahead of the festival, he said: “I was until only recently working full-time as a plumber. That was until my latest track ‘Give Me Your Love (Baby)’ went slightly viral!
So, I made the bold decision last month to pack away my tools and focus on DJing full-time. I can’t wait to join the Team at FLY and play Hopetoun House next month. It’s a dream come true.”
In Scotland’s current music landscape, FLY Open Air is a successful outdoor club event with a huge audience, a first-rate roster of DJs, and a growing international presence. The two-day event – scheduled for Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st May 2023 – will be celebrating its 10th edition and will take place in the grounds of Hopetoun House in South Queensferry.
Tom Ketley, FLY Festival Founder, said: “Christian was set to play on one of our smaller stages but with all of his success in the last few months, we just had to bump him up to the Main Stage.
“He’s insanely talented and a great young talent for Scotland. At FLY we are all about giving homegrown DJs a platform, so I’m excited to see half of West Lothian down to see the man of the moment!”
‘Give Me Your Love (Baby)’ is available to stream/download on all major music platforms now.
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