Charlotte de Witte explained

Charlotte de Witte
Birth Name:Charlotte Aloïs de Witte
Alias:Charly
Birth Date:21 July 1992[1]
Birth Place:Ghent, Belgium
Years Active:2010–present

Charlotte de Witte (born 21 July 1992) is a Belgian DJ and record producer, best known for her "dark and stripped-back" brand of acid techno and minimal techno.[2] She has previously performed under the alias Raving George. She is the founder of the labels KNTXT and Époque.

Early life and career

De Witte was born in Ghent, Belgium on 21 July 1992.[1] Around 2009, she started to explore Ghent's underground nightclub scene, where she was drawn to electronic music. She started DJing in 2010, mainly playing electro music; her production work commenced about two years later. Winning a Studio Brussel DJ contest in 2011, she subsequently performed at the Tomorrowland festival. She adopted the alias Raving George to avoid negative preconceptions against female DJs, releasing her debut EP in 2013. Following the release of a string of EPs on Bad Life and Crux Records, her 2015 single "You're Mine," which featured Oscar and the Wolf, became a hit.

In 2015, de Witte dropped her alias and started using her real name. This was accompanied by a change in her music style from previously electro and electro house more in the direction of techno. She cites a set by German Techno DJ Len Faki that she heard at a festival as the origin of this stylistic change.[3] Her debut EP under her name, Weltschmerz, was released on the same year on Turbo Recordings. This was followed by a string of 2017 EPs, as well as 2018's Heart of Mine and The Healer EPs. de Witte has performed at various notable electronic music events, including Junction 2 Festival, Boiler Room and Printworks.

In 2019, she launched her own label, KNTXT. Artists such as Chris Liebing, Monoloc, or Alignment have released works under KNTXT.[4] In the same year, she was voted the world's best techno DJ at the DJ Awards.[5] Since 2019, she has advanced to one of the most acclaimed DJ's in techno, winning notable awards in the industry and earning her the nickname "techno queen".[6] [7]

On February 5, 2021, de Witte announced via social media her engagement to Italian techno DJ and producer Enrico Sangiuliano.[8] Later that year, the couple released their first joint record, a remix of the 1990 Italian-Belgian trance song "The Age of Love". The remix became a hit, topping of Beatport's 2021 techno bestsellers list and receiving a gold record in 2022 for over 500,000 units sold.[9] [10] The couple got married in 2022.[11]

In January 2024, de Witte has launched new label Époque, a platform for remixes of iconic tracks from Belgium.[12]

On 9 February 2024, de Witte opened a temporary KNTXT Store in Brussels, situated at Square Sainctelette 4.[13]

Discography

Charlotte de Witte discography as adapted from Discogs:

DJ mixes
Extended plays
Singles
Remixes

Awards and nominations

DJ Awards

Year Nominee / Work Category Result
2018Charlotte de Witte Best Techno Artist
2019Techno Award

DJ Mag's top 100 DJs

YearPositionNotes
201974New Entry[27]
202032Up 42
202123Up 9
202214Up 8[28]
202318Down 4[29]

DJ Mag's Alternative top 100 DJs powered by Beatport

YearPositionNotes
201817New Entry[30]
20197Up 10[31]
20201Up 6[32]
20211No Movement[33]

International Dance Music Awards

Year Nominee / Work Category Result
2019Charlotte de Witte Best Techno Artist (Female)[34]
2020[35]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlotte De Witte Discography. Discogs.com. 7 July 2020. 26 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926161735/https://www.discogs.com/artist/4321662-Charlotte-De-Witte. live.
  2. Web site: 2021-01-04. Charlotte de Witte shares new music with acidic Tomorrowland New Year's Eve performance. 2021-01-05. We Rave You.
  3. Web site: Charlotte de Witte getting emotional with us – 5 Essential Tracks – 3FM. YouTube. April 12, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-15. Charlotte De Witte invites artists to send demo submissions for her KNTXT label. 2021-08-06. DJ Mag.
  5. Web site: Carl Cox, Charlotte De Witte, Aly & Fila win big at DJ Awards 2019 . September 17, 2019 . EDMLI . May 15, 2023.
  6. Web site: Charlotte De Witte On The Bridge Between Techno And Trance . Kocay . Lisa . May 7, 2020 . . May 15, 2023.
  7. Web site: In Conversation With Techno Maven Charlotte de Witte . Kocay . Lisa . June 30, 2021 . . May 15, 2023.
  8. Web site: 2021-02-05. Charlotte de Witte and Enrico Sangiuliano announce engagement. 2021-02-05. DJ Mag.
  9. Web site: Best Sellers 2021: Techno (P/D) . December 2021 . May 15, 2023.
  10. Web site: Reis . Samantha . Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano’s remix of ‘The Age Of Love’ receives Gold Record . July 16, 2022 . weraveyou.com . May 15, 2023.
  11. Web site: Lim. Sheila. Charlotte De Witte Celebrates One Year Wedding Anniversary With Enrico Sangiuliano . April 7, 2023 . April 24, 2023. exronmusic.com.
  12. Web site: Guttridge-Hewitt. Martin. 2024-01-15. Charlotte de Witte launches new label dedicated to Belgian dance music history, Époque. 2024-02-03. DJ Mag.
  13. Web site: Dov. Yotam. 2024-02-09. Charlotte de Witte launches KNTXT physical store in Belgium. 2024-03-03. weraveyou.com.
  14. Web site: Charlotte de Witte releases divine Return to Nowhere EP . Yopko. Nick. 13 June 2020 . Edm.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627175339/https://edm.com/music-releases/charlotte-de-witte-return-to-nowhere . 27 June 2020 . 28 June 2020.
  15. Web site: Eede . Christian . 11 October 2021 . Charlotte de Witte releases new EP, Asura: Listen . https://web.archive.org/web/20211011203111/https://djmag.com/news/charlotte-de-witte-releases-new-ep-asura . 11 October 2021 . 20 October 2021 . DJ Mag.
  16. Web site: Reis. Samantha. 30 April 2022. Charlotte de Witte shares psychedelic-inspired new EP ‘Universal Consciousness’: Listen. 27 October 2022. weraveyou.com.
  17. Web site: Reis. Samantha. 14 October 2022. Charlotte de Witte takes you into space with her new EP ‘Apollo’: Listen. 27 October 2022. weraveyou.com.
  18. Web site: Reis. Samantha. 1 March 2023. Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano set to drop new EP ‘Reflection’. 28 March 2023. weraveyou.com.
  19. Web site: Welsh. April Clare. 10 May 2023. Charlotte de Witte announces new EP, ‘Overdrive’, and NYC pop-up. 11 May 2023. DJ Mag.
  20. Web site: Sunkel. Cameron. 20 October 2023. Charlotte de Witte Launches Mindful Techno Odyssey With New EP, "Power Of Thought". 24 October 2023. EDM.com.
  21. Web site: 21 April 2023. Stream Charlotte de Witte - High Street (Original Mix) by KNTXT . 21 April 2023. SoundCloud.
  22. Web site: Seabrook. Jay. 11 April 2024. Charlotte de Witte Unveils Adrenaline-Fueled Single ‘Roar’. 11 April 2024. EDMTunes.
  23. Web site: Yerushalmi. Oscar. 20 June 2024. Charlotte de Witte – ‘How You Move’. 20 June 2024. EDMTunes.
  24. Web site: Chiang. Nina. 2020-12-08. Bob Moses & Zhu - Desire (Charlotte de Witte Remix). 2021-01-05. EDMTunes.
  25. Web site: 2020-12-08. Charlotte de Witte shares techno remix of Bob Moses' 'Desire': Listen. 2021-01-05. DJ Mag.
  26. Web site: Yotam. Dov. 2024-01-27. Charlotte de Witte breathes new life into Push’s 90s trance classic ‘Universal Nation’. 2024-04-12. weraveyou.com.
  27. Web site: Poll 2019: Charlotte de Witte. DJ Mag. 29 August 2020. 3 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803081949/https://djmag.com/top-100-djs/poll-2019-charlotte-de-witte. live.
  28. Web site: Poll 2022: Charlotte de Witte. DJ Mag. 27 October 2022.
  29. Web site: Poll 2023: Charlotte de Witte. DJ Mag. 26 November 2023.
  30. Web site: Alternative Top 100 DJs 2018, powered by Beatport . DJ Mag . 14 December 2018 . 16 January 2021.
  31. Web site: Alternative Top 100 DJs 2019, powered by Beatport . DJ Mag . 30 October 2019 . 16 January 2021.
  32. Web site: Alternative Top 100 DJs 2020, powered by Beatport . DJ Mag . 8 November 2020 . 16 January 2021.
  33. Web site: CHARLOTTE DE WITTE WINS DJ MAG ALTERNATIVE TOP 100 DJS 2021, POWERED BY BEATPORTt . DJ Mag . 27 October 2021 . 27 October 2021.
  34. Web site: WMC: International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) 2019 Winners. 29 August 2020. Co-fr.facebook.com. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002012815/https://co-fr.facebook.com/wintermusicconference/videos/wmc-international-dance-music-awards-idma-2019-winners/339419440039452/. live.
  35. Web site: Avicii posthumously wins Best Album award at International Dance Music Awards. 9 April 2020. Dj Mag. 29 August 2020. 14 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200614163445/https://djmag.com/news/avicii-posthumously-wins-best-album-award-international-dance-music-awards. live.

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