Christiane, Xiane, Chris Knight – I answer readily to all those names.
I’m the one responsible for all of this madness!
Interesting tidbits about me: I live for music, and have called myself “your band’s best friend” because I love to help out underground acts. I’ve been involved with promoting and DJing at Goth/Industrial clubs for a while – I started out working the back door at Charlottesville Virginia’s long-running club night The Dawning back in late 1999, to which the inevitable jokes ensued. I moved up to front door then took over running/promoting the club in 2001. I did regular DJ gigs in Washington DC, Richmond VA, and Baltimore MD. I’ve also spun events in North Carolina and Brooklyn NY.
In Charlottesville I hosted a weekly Goth Rock radio show on FM radio, Subculture Shock on WNRN 91.9 FM. That opened up a lot of fun opportunities for me, like going to a ton of awesome live shows and meeting/interviewing some greats in the genre, including Peter Murphy and Ogre.
I moved back home to Baltimore, MD in November 2004, where I currently live. In February 2005, I joined up with the delightful Aurora – AKA DJ Nekromantra – and we started up Cryptkicker, a weekly night at The Depot on Charles Street in Baltimore MD. Horror Rock, Psychobilly, and Old School Goth and Punk never had a creepier home! [RIP, Cryptie.]
Before I got into running club nights and DJing and promoting, I dabbled in the RockStar department, as the singer of the swirlygoth band The Violet Dawning. We played a lot of shows around C’ville, especially The Dawning.
My other big creative project has been writing speculative fiction novels, set in Baltimore. The books are full of music, magic, found family, community building, ethical choices, creepy creatures, and most importantly: hope. They also each have a soundtrack that’s available to stream and linked in each book. I carefully pick the tracks to match the action or feel of each chapter. This is a side effect of being a DJ, I’m afraid.
You can learn more about them at https://www.christianeknight.com.
Almost everything that I do is compiled in links on this website. I’m a writer, musician, and artist with an incurable chronic illness and a lot of creative energy. I like to share with others, because when I was little, I was told that I was meant to be a light in the world, and I take that shit very seriously.
I’m also ready to be your cheerleader. I believe in you.