Bio
Christo, born John Christopher Welch, is a record producer, composer, and DJ from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has made a name for himself through his collaborations with JID, J. Cole, Earthgang, Ari Lennox, Bas, Brittany Howard, James Blake, and many others. He also collaborated with companies and organizations such as, WNBA, Twitter, Jordan, Coca-Cola, EA Sports, MGM Studios, and SEGA. His best-known productions include "Under The Sun" by Dreamville, J. Cole & Lute featuring DaBaby and Kendrick Lamar from the Grammy nominated album ‘Revenge of the Dreamers III’, "151 Rum" and “Surround Sound” by JID. He has been featured in magazines such as Billboard, Rolling Stone, XXL, and PENALTY and on ABC's ‘Sound of Freedom’ and Genius' ‘Deconstructed’ series.
“The Pittsburgh native has played an integral role in fueling J.I.D.’s rise, and also worked on Ari Lennox‘s delectable Shea Butter Baby debut. ” - Michael Saponara
“Christo's help on production has been nearly just as important for establishing JID's multi-faceted...This elite and versatile ability Christo wield's is surely why JID entrusted him to executive produce 'The Forever Story' currently considered to be his magnum opus thus far in his career.” - Thomas Galindo