Liebing was born in Gießen, Hesse. In the early 1990s, he became active on the Frankfurt dance music scene.Kellman, Andy "Chris Liebing Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2014. He opened the Spinclub techno club in 1994, and worked at Eye Q Records in Frankfurt."Chris Liebing Biography", Resident Advisor. Retrieved 7 June 2014. He formed his first label, 'Audio' in 1996, which was followed in 1999 by CLR.
