Having spent his childhood as a professional footballer for Arsenal, Chris was only introduced to House Music by "SAMBA LA CASA" Partner Pablo Martinez in 2000! While pursuing a full time career in music you could catch Chris on the Big Screen appearing in the Ali G Movie and on UK TV in Footballers Wife's & Family Affairs.

He started full time in music by managing a number of DJ's in the UK, then moved onto assistant promotions manager at Virgin UK V:C Recordings in West London, before moving to Release the Groove record store in London's West End as Head House Buyer. It was here he secured his monthly Article in "RWD" magazine where he interviews & reviews the worlds best, for over 35,000 readers! Chris now co writes a monthly music page "FLAXSAMBA" in Thailand 's Top Clubbing Guide "HYPE MAGAZINE " including reviews, charts & interviews!

Over the last few years, Chris has DJ'd across the world playing a blend of Soulful Latino House. From City Loud @ Turnmills to Renaissance @ The Cross, from Metro Newspapers Bday @ Pacha, to The Celebrity Soccer Sixes @ Chelsea FC! From the Wrigley's Chewing Gum Commercial on MTV to The International Hair Show @ Earls Court ! From the notorious Notting Hill Carnival to The renowned Full Moon Party. From Dubai & USA, Barhain & Vietnam to Australia & Malaysia, China & Cambodia …. Chris has Samba'd the World!

He performed the 1 st Soulful House Set b2b with Terry Hunter at Ministry of Sound in Taipei, Taiwan and was the 1 st DJ to play a house set in Cambodia! Xmas eve 2005, Chris played b2b with Yoruba Records legend Osunlade! Chris holds international residencies at Mint Bar in Koh Samui, Thailand & Dragon I in Hong Kong!

He has Co-produced tracks that hit, top 10 in USA billboard on Chicago Label Vinyl Soul, Number 41 in the UK Charts & remixed the likes of Donell Jones, Angie Stone, Mary J Blige & Jocelyn Brown.

The start of 2006 Chris was appointed as 'Director of Music' for Hong Kong's exclusive night spot Dragon-i.

2007 has seen Samba taken on by the SOUL HEAVEN brand to tour ASIA & organise a regular tour for all soul heaven DJ's in the area! Look out for SOUL HEAVEN in Singaopre, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Taiwan & Indonesia.

IDJ Magazines "TOP 50 Producers" 2003
Nominated ‘Breakthrough DJ' at the 1 st Global House Music Awards in 2004

2008 saw samba officially sponsored by the Brazilian Sandal Havaianas & is a worldwide Brand Ambassador for them!

• NIKKI BEACH CLUB, MIAMI, USA
• WHISKEY MIST, LONDON, UK
• ST GERMAIN, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
• DRAGON-I, HONG KONG

WORLDWIDE

• TURISTICO - NAPOLI, ITALY
• BOUNCE - SAIGON, VIETNAM
• LOTUS SOUND BAR, HAWAII
• BLUSH, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
• SAINT GERMAIN, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
• CASA COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
• DRAGON FLY, JAKARTA, INDONESIA
• OPUS, VANCOUVER, CANADA
• LA FABRIQUE, TOKYO, JAPAN
• WOMB, TOKYO, JAPAN
• NJOY, St TROPEZ, FRANCE
• CLEVELANDER HOTEL, MIAMI, USA
• SOUL HEAVEN, FLIX, THAILAND
• YUM YUM, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
• 3 DEGREES, CHICAGO, USA
• MINISTRY OF SOUND, TAIWAN
• DRAGON I, HONG KONG
• THE LOUNGE, CAMBODIA
• BED SUPPER CLUB, THAILAND
• MIX, DUBAI
• CHILL OUT, PENANG, MALAYSIA
• SHE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
• Q BAR, BANGKOK, THAILAND
• JADE, SHANGHAI, CHINA
• CLUB ROUGE, SINGAPORE
• Q BAR, SAIGON, VIETNAM
• HANGAR 7, BARHAIN
• VINVL UNFERGROUND, SOUTH KOREA

UK

• CERRUTI 1881 FASHION SHOW AFTER PARTY - SHANGHAI CHINA 
• WRIGELYS CHEWING GUM COMMERCIAL MTV EUROPE
• THE CELEBRITY SOCCER SIX'S UK
• SALON INTERNATIONAL LONDON
• METRO NEWSPAPER BDAY UK
• SALON SPRING MANCHESTER
• LAND ROVER SPORT LAUNCH PARTY IN THAILAND
• BULGARI WATCHES LAUNCH PARTY HONG KONG
• FORMULA 1 & JOHNNIE WALKER PARTY CHINA
• CANCER FUND CHARITY BALL, HONG KONG

RADIO

• BBC RADIO IRELAND
• KISS FM, AUSTRALIA
• 95.8 CAPITAL FM LONDON WITH ALI B
• BBC 1XTRA WITH AARON ROSS
• JUICE 107.2FM BRIGHTON
• SOUL HEAVEN, CHOICE 107.1FM
• RADIO 2, ESTONIA
• VIBE FM BRISTOL WITH DELI G
• MINISTRYOFSOUND/RADIO