Christian Jay "C. J." Bolland (born 18 June 1971, Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English-Belgian techno producer and remixer with British roots.

Born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Bolland's family moved to Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, when he was three years old. As a teenager, he was strongly influenced by the Belgian underground scene of new wave, electro and EBM embodied by artists such as Front 242, Neon Judgement and the Klinik.

Producing, R&S Records signing

His first productions were aired on Belgium's Liaisons Dangereuses radio show, and Bolland was one of the first record producers to be signed to the fledgling Belgian techno record label R&S. His first release, "Do That Dance" in 1989, was followed by several more under different aliases such as 'Space Opera', 'The Project', 'Cee-Jay' and 'Pulse'. Bolland's first major success with the track "Horsepower" on 1991's Ravesignal III EP earned him industry attention and respect with wide airplay amongst European techno DJs. In 1992, the album The 4th Sign, including the singles "Camargue" and "Nightbreed" saw him garner further acclaim and commercial success.

Internal Records

In late 1994, Bolland left R&S to sign a five album recording contract with Internal/PolyGram.

Further UK hits followed with "The Prophet" (No. 19) and "It Ain't Gonna Be Me" (No. 35).

In 2000, Bolland released the song "Enter the Robot", a collaboration with Australian producer Honeysmack, and in 2002 started his own record label, Mole Records. February 2004 saw the release of The Body Gave You Everything, the debut album by Magnus, a pop/dance music collaborative project with Tom Barman, founder and singer for the Belgian rock band, dEUS. In December 2006, Bolland released a solo album titled The 5th Sign with the Belgian online record label The Wack Attack Barrack, followed in October 2009 by 500€ Cocktail on Wikkid Records.

Discography

Albums

  • The 4th Sign (1992)
  • Electronic Highway (1995)
  • The Analogue Theatre (1996) - UK No. 43
  • The 5th Sign (2005)
  • 500€ Cocktail (2009)

Singles and EPs

  • "The Ravesignal" (1990)
  • Ravesignal Vol. II (1990)
  • Ravesignal III (1991)
  • "Here We Go" / "Get Busy Time" <small> (with The Project)</small> (1991)
  • Camargue (The Remixes) (1993)
  • Live at Universe (1993)
  • "Neural Paradox" (1995)
  • "The Starship Connection" (1995)
  • "There Can Only Be One" (1995)
  • "Sugar Is Sweeter" (1996) - UK No. 11