User:Denimes/Christian de nimes

Christian de Nîmes is an American musician and sound engineer with a 1997 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" sound recordist credit for the Fox Family Films Documentary, "Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary" Directed by Laura Simone and Produced by Tracey Trench. Born in 1969 to Activist Michelle Granger in Berkeley, California, he can be seen in a remarkable image from page 3 of the 1970 San Francisco Chronicle in which he is sitting a baby in a stroller with an Anti-Vietnam protest sign at an Activist Demonstration in People's Park in Berkeley, California. Former residences include Paris, France. London, United Kingdom. Berlin, Germany and Sitia, Crete/Greece. Musical associations include Stars from Mars, Shiver, Dragstripper in the UK, and acoustic solo project, Sweetheart (LA). In addition to performed music, he also is a known and well-liked DJ, and has held residencies at the Viper Room, Louis 14, Goldfingers and a revolving underground club, Dr Rhythmn. In 1998 Christian started to work in the field of Yoga and Kirtan, call and response musical performance, traditionally performed with a Harmonium and Tabla Drums. He has worked with Jai Uttal, Deva Premal, David Stringer to name a few. Also he produced and performed at New Age DJ electronic events at popular yoga studios in southern california such as yogaworks and yoga mandir.