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
  • DJ
  • Record Producer
  • Label Owner
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.

She first charted in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll in 2019 at no. 74. She ranked highest in her career at no. 14 in 2022, with her latest rank of no. 16 in 2024.

History

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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 5 February 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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