Chris Vertical has always had love for music. In 14 years, he has seen and visited every end of the EDM spectrum. In a day where genre's mesh and change so rapidly, he has love for it all. Over the year's Vertical has teamed up with many great DJ's and crews around the Carolina's. Starting in Fayetteville, NC, Vertical got his first taste of EDM playing progressive house and trance at Studio 315, under the name Phat Chris. Over the years, he started progressing his sound, playing as many gigs as possible and working with other artist to master his craft of mixing. By 2001, he was playing around multiple cities in the Carolina's. In 2003, he then moved to the mountains to recreate himself with a new persona. Then Vertical was born, when he made the transformation, he grew a large love for Drum and Bass. For many years after that, Vertical played the heavyweight sounds of DNB. He then teamed up with the largest DNB collective in the state, Illstreet. During those years, he had the honor