Who Chris Karns is
Christopher Karns (born January 25, 1979) is an American turntablist, who won the 2011 DMC World DJ Championships. He has also won the 2002 WSTC World Championships, six DMC Regional Championships, and three Redbull Thre3style Championships. He has produced songs for Method Man, Ahmad, Mayer Hawthorne and many more. Chris has also shared stages around the world with industry legends such as Run-D.M.C., A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, and many others. He is formerly the official touring DJ for Yelawolf and is a former official band member for Pretty Lights. In April 2013, he auditioned as one of the nineteen contestants for the third season of VH1's DJ reality show, Master of the Mix. Karns was one of 3 finalist, ultimately placing 2nd in the finals.
Biography from the Chris Karns article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
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Latest releases
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Chris Karns in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does Chris Karns have?
Chris Karns has 6,900 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Chris Karns's world ranking?
Chris Karns is ranked #1133 of 1214 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Chris Karns from?
Chris Karns is from United States, where they rank #176 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Chris Karns make?
Chris Karns is categorised as Bass in the DJ INDEX.
Snapshot from the week of Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.