Chris Stussy Explained

Chris Stussy
Birth Name:	Niels Christian Steenbergen
Birth Date:	2 July 1994
Birth Place:	Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Years Active:	2014–present
Label:	Up the Stuss

Niels Steenbergen (born Leiderdorp, Netherlands), better known by the stage name Chris Stussy, is a Dutch DJ and producer.

Stussy has released recordings on PIV Records, House Puff Records, Eastenderz, FUSE London and Rutilance Recordings. He also had early releases in his career on New York label Nervous Records beginning in 2016.^[1] His songs include "For The Music", "Why Don't You", "Desire", Midtown Playground" and "Together". His most famous single, "All Night Long" has been streamed over 14 million times on Spotify.^[1]

Career

Stussy began a music career playing at local clubs in the Netherlands.^[2] He has performed at DC10,^{[3] [4]} Amnesia in Ibiza,^[5] Coachella,^[6] Music On,^[7] Mint, Creamfields, Club Space and Parklife.^[8] He worked as a musical duo with Kolter called Stussko, and as a duo with Locklead, Across Boundaries.

In 2020, Stussy founded his own label called Up The Stuss.^[9]

Stussy's career significantly grew in 2023, with the release of hit single "All Night Long", released on his own recording label. This single, along with the following "Midtown Playground EP", released on FUSE Records, greatly increased the artist's streaming numbers, which today surpasses 1 million monthly listeners.

Discography

Albums

• Get Together (2021)
  • Breather (with S.A.M)
  • Spaceship (with S.A.M)
  • Get Together (with S.A.M)
  • Here to Catch You (with S.A.M)
  • Sirine (with S.A.M)
  • Sonic Mana (with S.A.M)
  • Never Lazy (with S.A.M)
  • Ethernity (with S.A.M)
• Mysteries of the Universe (2022)
  • Hundu Boulevard
  • Can't Escape
  • A Traveller on the Dusty Road
  • Can't Escape - Giammarco Orsini Remix
  • Myesteries of the Universe

(Across Boundaries)

• Sense of Future (2023)
  • Sense of Future
  • Strummer
  • Nightcreeper
  • Cold December
  • Daydreamer
  • Extract

Singles and EPs

• Movement EP (2014)
  • Keep Moving
  • Movement
• Unexpected (2014)
  • Unexpected - Original Mix
  • Unexpected - Rik Fransens Remix
  • Respect That - Original Mix
• One Thing I Can EP (2015)
  • One Thing I Can
  • One Thing I Can - Roland Nights Remix
  • Deep Gems
  • Jus Playin
• Display & Sustain (2015)
  • Display
  • Sustain
• For The Music (2015)
  • For The Music
  • Tear Apart
  • Everybody
• The Machine (2016)
  • The Machine (with Prunk)
• Creativity EP (2016)
  • Creativity
  • The Road
  • Be Real
  • Be Real - Edmund Remix
• Chris Stussy (2016)
  • Why Don't You
  • Do It 4 Love
  • No Turning Back
• Take My Swing (2016)
  • Take My Swing - Dub Mix (with Bas Roos)
  • Alright, Let's Go! (with Bas Roos)
  • Get Him Up - Dub Mix (with Bas Roos)
• The Heat EP (2016)
  • The Heat
  • What Ya Doin?
  • No Time
  • Art of Music
• Wanna Dance EP (2017)
  • Wanna Dance
  • Wanna Dance - Studioheist Remix
  • Way of Life
  • Rising
• Soul Patrol EP (2017)
  • Soul Patrol
  • Never Tell Me
  • Talking Large
• Music On EP (2017)
  • Music On (with James Dexter)
  • The Truth (with James Dexter)
  • Feeling (with James Dexter)
• Ladies Night EP (2017)
  • Ladies Night (with Bas Roos)
  • Testing Me (with Bas Roos)
  • Funk Alive (with Bas Roos)
  • Trust Your Game
• Brooklyn Tears EP (2017)
  • Brooklyn Tears (with Prunk)
  • Polar (with Prunk)
  • Tunnelvision (with Prunk)
  • That Groove (with Prunk)
• Nighdriver EP (2017)
  • Nightdriver
  • Crate Diggin
  • One Way
  • Lonely
• Boogie Trippin EP (2018)
  • Boogie Trippin
  • Flow Distinction
  • Next to You
  • Selfless State
• Material / The System (2018)
  • Material (with Prunk)
  • Material - Two Diggers Remix
  • The System (with Prunk)
  • The System - James Dexter Remix
• Possitive Mind EP (2018)
  • Positive Mind
  • Alone In The Dark
  • You & Me, Together
  • Cabinet Case
• Politics Of Dancing X Chris Stussy & Sun Archive (2019)
  • Politics Of Dancing X Chris Stussy
• Whatudo EP (2019)
  • Noir Infusion (with Toman)
  • Mont Blanc (with Toman)
  • Whatudo (with Toman)
  • Mountain River (with Toman)
• Reminders, Vol.5 (2019)
  • Atlas
• Shades of Grey EP (2019)
  • Shades (with Djebali)
  • Grey (with Djebali)
  • Odorin (with Djebali)
  • Nectar (with Djebali)
• Electro City Moving EP (2019)
  • Edge of The Mirror
  • Forever Moving
  • Synchronicity
  • Electrogirl
• ENDZ032 (2020)
  • Torino
  • Modiletion
  • Never Ending Story
  • Aerolite
• Nunchi (2020)
  • Wake Ning
  • Nunchi
  • Sonaris
• Timewriter EP (2020)
  • Timewriter (with Toman)
  • Serendipity (with Toman)
  • Zerlon (with Toman)
  • Boiling Point (with Toman)
• Across Ocean EP (2020)
  • Across Ocean
  • Seeing & Believing
  • Independent Woman (with Litmus)
  • Kaizen
  • Seeing & Believing - Kolter Remix
• Take A Leap Of Faith EP (2021)
  • Take A Leap Of Faith
  • Take A Leap Of Faith - Relic Remix
  • Point Loma
  • Limerence
• A Glimmer of Hope EP (2021)
  • Central Frenzy
  • Riva De Biasio
  • Deviant Shadow
  • A Glimmer Of Hope
• Angel In The Sky EP (2022)
  • Fessor Of Dabz
  • Questions Of Today
  • Neutral Tones
  • Angel In The Sky
• All Night Long (2023)
  • All Night Long
  • Rose Bay
• Midtown Playground EP (2023)
  • Midtown Playground
  • From The Delicate Mist Of Morning
  • Blueprint
  • From The Delicate Mist Of Morning - Huerta Remix
  • Mythical Power
• Desire (2024)
  • Desire

(Across Boundaries)

• Synergy (2024)
  • T.M.P
  • Synergy
  • Pumpin'
  • Sonar
  • Neem De Tijd

Remixes

• • The Way It Goes (Track 1) - Kerri Chandler, Troy Denari (Chris Stussy Remix) (2020)
  • Midnight - Solaris Heights (Chris Stussy Remix) (2021)
  • Bounce to the Beat - Todd Terry, Sound Design (Chris Stussy Remix) (2024)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chris Stussy: house music all night long . Anna Wall . DJMag . 10 October 2023 . 14 May 2024 .
2. Web site: Chris Stussy . trifec.one. 30 April 2023 . 14 May 2024 .
3. Web site: Thursday making my debut in DC10 Ibiza doing a set in the legendary garden for Solid. Grooves Who’s around? . facebook.com. 7 June 2022 . 15 May 2024 .
4. Web site: Wall . Anna . 10 October 2023 . Chris Stussy: house music all night long . 2024-06-06 . . en.
5. Web site: Lubeck . Lissy . 12 June 2023 . Lissy Lü chats to... Dutch underground hero Chris Stussy . 2024-06-06 . Ibiza Spotlight . en.
6. Web site: Chris Stussy · Biography . 2024-06-06 . . en.
7. Web site: Lineup » Music On Festival 2024 . 2024-06-06 . Music On Festival . en-US.
8. Web site: Ross . Gemma . 12 June 2023 . Parklife festival forced to cut power to stages due to thunderstorms . Mixmag.
9. Web site: Chris Stussy - Biography . Resident Advisor . 15 May 2024 .