Charlotte de Witte

Charlotte de Witte
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de Witte c. 2017
Background information
Birth nameCharlotte Aloïs de Witte
Also known asCharly
Born (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32)[1]
Ghent, Belgium
Genres
Occupations
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitecharlottedewittemusic.com

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][3] She has previously performed under the alias Raving George. She is the founder of the labels KNTXT and Époque.

Early life and career

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De Witte was born in Ghent, Belgium[4] 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;[4] her production work commenced about two years later.[5] Winning a Studio Brussel DJ contest in 2011, she subsequently performed at the Tomorrowland festival.[4][5] She adopted the alias Raving George to avoid negative preconceptions against female DJs,[5][6][7] releasing her debut EP in 2013.[5] 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.[4]

In 2015, de Witte dropped her alias and started using her real name.[8] 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.[9] Her debut EP under her name, Weltschmerz, was released on the same year on Turbo Recordings.[4][7] This was followed by a string of 2017 EPs,[7] as well as 2018's Heart of Mine and The Healer EPs.[2][7] de Witte has performed at various notable electronic music events, including Junction 2 Festival, Boiler Room and Printworks.[5]

In 2019, she launched her own label, KNTXT.[6] Artists such as Chris Liebing, Monoloc, or Alignment have released works under KNTXT.[10] In the same year, she was voted the world's best techno DJ at the DJ Awards.[11] 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".[12][13]

On February 5, 2021, de Witte announced via social media her engagement to Italian techno DJ and producer Enrico Sangiuliano.[14] 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.[15][16] The couple got married in 2022.[17]

In January 2024, de Witte has launched new label Époque, a platform for remixes of iconic tracks from Belgium.[18]

On 9 February 2024, de Witte opened a temporary KNTXT Store in Brussels, situated at Square Sainctelette 4.[19]

Discography

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Charlotte de Witte discography as adapted from Discogs:[20]

DJ mixes
  • Turbo Promo DJ Mix (2016)
  • Connection (2017)
  • Groove Podcast 163 (2018)
  • SonneMondSterne XXII (2018)
Extended plays
  • Monodon Monoceros (2013; as Raving George)
  • Obverse EP (2013; as Raving George)
  • Slaves / Alternate (2013; as Raving George)
  • Weltschmerz (2015)
  • Trip (2016)
  • Sehnsucht (2016)
  • Actually (2016)
  • Brussels (2017)
  • Voices of the Ancient (2017)
  • Closer (2017)
  • Our Journey (2017)[21]
  • Wisdom (2017)[22]
  • Heart of Mine (2018)
  • The Healer (2018)
  • Liquid Slow (2019; collaboration with Chris Liebing)[23]
  • Pressure (2019)
  • Selected (2019)
  • Vision (2020)[24]
  • Return to Nowhere (2020)[25]
  • Rave on Time (2020)[26]
  • Formula (2021)[27]
  • Asura (2021)[28]
  • Universal Consciousness (2022)[29]
  • Apollo (2022)[30]
  • Reflection (2023; collaboration with Enrico Sangiuliano)[31]
  • Overdrive (2023)[32]
  • Power Of Thought (2023)[33]
  • Sanctum (2024)[34]
Singles
  • "You're Mine" featuring Oscar and the Wolf (2015; as Raving George)
  • "The Age of Love" (2021; featuring Enrico Sangiuliano)[16]
  • "High Street" (2023)[35]
  • "Roar" (2024)[36]
  • "How You Move" (2024)[37]
Remixes
  • Jerome Isma-Ae - Hold That Sucker Down (Trance & Rave remix) (2020)
  • Bob Moses & Zhu - Desire (2020)[38][39]
  • Universal Nation - Push (2024)[40]

Awards and nominations

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DJ Awards

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Year Nominee / Work Category Result Ref.
2018 Charlotte de Witte Best Techno Artist Nominated [41]
2019 Techno Award Won [42]

DJ Mag's top 100 DJs

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Year Position Notes Ref.
2019 74 Increase 74 [43]
2020 32 Increase 42
2021 23 Increase 9
2022 14 Increase 8 [44]
2023 18 Decrease 4 [45]
2024 16 Increase 2 [46]

DJ Mag's Alternative top 100 DJs powered by Beatport

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Year Position Notes Ref.
2018 17 Increase 17 [47]
2019 7 Increase 10 [48]
2020 1 Increase 6 [49]
2021 1 Steady 0 [50]

DJ Mag's Techno top 100 DJs

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Year Position Notes Ref.
2022 1 Increase 1 [51]
2023 1 Steady 0 [52]
2024 1 Steady 0 [53]

International Dance Music Awards

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Year Nominee / Work Category Result Ref.
2019 Charlotte de Witte Best Techno Artist (Female) Won [54]
2020 Won [55]

References

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