Born and raised on the mean streets of Bucharest (Romania) in the late 80`s, Cristi Ivan, AKA Under The Influence, turned his attention to the electronic music in 2004.Influenced by his own country-man Dj`s such as : Mahony , DjOptick and Adrian Eftimie , while perfecting his mixing skills , in 2007 started to make his appearence on the Electronic Music Stage from Romania .He did various warm up and main sets at private partyes before the doors opened in clubs hosting major partyes arownd his country of origin but as well in Turkey , Germany ,Greece and Brasil.
In 2009, he achieved his big break when he becamed one of the ressident Dj`s at Soho Beach Mamaia (Ro) and The Gate (Bucharest). Co-Fouder and Promoter of the party moovements Unreal Events Bucharest and Fashion Sexy Love Monte Carlo , Cristi Ivan(Under The Influence) got noticed quickly becouse of his Vocals DeepHouse accented Dj sets played all over the country.