Niki & Christian aka SONAR were respectively born in 1975 and 1977 and live in Genoa; a great sea “place” in Italy.

They moved their first step as DJ’s in 1993 and the great music feeling between the two made them want to create something of their Own; in 1999 “ESSENCE STUDIO” was born, a place where Niki and Christian meet every evening, in front of pc and a keyboard, they try to create their own sound, not leaving out the musical tendencies.

In 2000 they present a project called “AFRìK” to DJ MIKI, who in the meantime has given life to a label very underground, the SUN GENERATION REC. Miki falls immediately in love with the project, and he wants it for his label. Niki & Christian’s music project is born and they call it SONAR, exclusive for the SUN GENERATION REC. “AFRìK” propel Niki & Christian into the U.K. market, and many doors open for them with different world labels (SAW REC, RENAISSANCE, PRIMATE REC, FIRE MUSIC REC, STAR 69 REC,SWIFT REC, ABSOLUTELY REC, PRESSLAB REC, PURE SUBSTANCE REC and many more)

Some of their productions are supported by international DJ’s such as, SATOSHI TOMIIE, CARL COX, JOHN DIGWEED, DAVID MORALES, STEVE LAWLER, DANNY HOWELLS, MURK, TOM STEPHAN, HECTOR ROMERO, ALEX NERI, RALF, DANNY TENAGLIA, DEEP DISH, G-PAL, who include them in their world compilation and charts; two important magazine, MIX MAG and IDJ, speak about Niki & Christian like a new Italian revelation for DJing and productions.

Satoshi Tomiie says:
‘Niki b & Christian E.F.F.E. (aka Sonar) are two italian djs/producers with one goal on their minds - to create underground music that leaves punters on the dance floor screaming for more when the smoke clears. The duo has steadily built a career with their records filling the boxes of top dance luminaries such as John Digweed, Steve Lawler, Deep Dish and Murk.’

Until today they collaborate with important pop artist such us: Kissing The Pink, Simple Minds, Elisa.

Some Italian Clubs: Insomnia, Jaiss , Utopia after-tea @ Jasmine , Kouplasma after-hour @ Taverna Jory, Temutameta after-hour,Hacienda after-hour , Imperiale ,Covo di Nord-Est, and many more…Niki & Christian are free-lance, they always play together, proposing a global sound that varies from house to progressive-tribal and break; their set is four-hands-show, where they put to use their experience.