Charlotte de Witte

Charlotte de Witte is a Belgian DJ and record producer. Best known for her "dark and stripped-back" brand of techno music,[2] she has previously performed under the alias Raving George. She is the founder of the label KNTXT.

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

Early life and career

de Witte was born in Ghent, Belgium[3] on 21st 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 house and EDM tracks;[3] her production work commenced about two years later.[4] Winning a Studio Brussel DJ contest in 2011, she subsequently performed at the Tomorrowland festival.[3][4] She adopted the alias Raving George to avoid negative preconceptions against female DJs,[4][5][6] releasing her debut EP in 2013.[4] 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.[3]

In 2015, de Witte dropped her alias and started using her real name.[7] This also marked her shift to a darker and more straightforward techno sound.[3] Her debut EP under her name, Weltschmerz, was released on the same year on Turbo Recordings.[3][6] These were followed by a string of 2017 EPs,[6] as well as 2018's Heart of Mine and The Healer EPs.[2][6] de Witte has performed at various notable electronic music events, including Junction2 festival, Boiler Room and Printworks.[4]

In 2019, she launched her own label, KNTXT.[5]

Discography

Charlotte de Witte discography as adapted from Discogs:[8]

EPs
  • 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)
  • Wisdom (2017)
  • Heart Of Mine (2018)
  • The Healer (2018)
  • Liquid Slow (2019; collaboration with Chris Liebing)
  • Pressure (2019)
  • Selected (2019)
  • Vision (2020)
  • Return To Nowhere (2020)[9]
Singles
DJ mixes
  • Turbo Promo DJ Mix (2016)
  • Connection (2017)
  • Groove Podcast 163 (2018)
  • SonneMondSterne XXII (2018)

Awards and nominations

DJ Awards
YearNominee / WorkCategoryResultRef.
2018 Charlotte de Witte Best Techno Artist Nominated [10]
2019 Techno Award Won [11]

DJ Magazine's top 100 DJs
Year Position Notes Ref.
2019 74 New Entry [12]

International Dance Music Awards
YearNominee / WorkCategoryResultRef.
2019 Charlotte de Witte Best Techno Artist (Female) Won [13]
2020 Won [14]

References
  1. "Charlotte De Witte Discography Discogs". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. Shields, Donald (8 March 2018). "Charlotte de Witte – Heart of Mine EP". theskinny.co.uk. The Skinny. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. Simpson, Paul. "Charlotte de Witte: Biography". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. "20 Questions: Charlotte de Witte". xlr8r.com. XLR8R. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. Ball, James (6 July 2019). "Charlotte to Launch a New Label, KNTXT". mixmag.net. Mixmag. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. Mitchell, Aurora (11 June 2018). "Charlotte de Witte - The Healer". residentadvisor.net. Resident Advisor. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. Austin, Alice (21 October 2019). "Charlotte De Witte Is a Force of Nature". mixmag.net. Mixmag. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. "Charlotte de Witte discography". Discogs. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. Yopko, Nick (13 June 2020). "Charlotte de Witte releases divine Return to Nowhere EP". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  10. "DJ Awards 2018: 21st Edition". djawards.com. DJ Awards. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  11. "DJ Awards - Winners Revealed". djawards.com. DJ Awards. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  12. https://djmag.com/top-100-djs/poll-2019-charlotte-de-witte
  13. https://co-fr.facebook.com/wintermusicconference/videos/339419440039452/
  14. https://djmag.com/news/avicii-posthumously-wins-best-album-award-international-dance-music-awards
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