Charlie Dark loves playing records, it’s been in his blood since he was a kid and from the age of 13 he knew that the turntables were one of his callings. 80’s pirate radio was his teacher and as a teenager he spent hours in his bedroom taping shows off the radio and trying to replicate what he had heard on his mums stereo. Luckily for him, one of his friends somehow managed to convince his parents to buy him decks and sixth from was spent playing at birthday parties of friends and at their own events across South London. From his time on Mo Wax records with Attica Blues in the 90’s, the subsequent major label deal on Sony and the plethora of remixes and productions, Deejaying has been at the heart of everything he does. These days most people know Charlie as the running guy, the founder of the Urban run collective "Run Dem Crew" and an advocate of mental health and wellness alongside all of his community work. If you attended or heard about his  Blacktronica parties or sets at the legendary Plastic People then you’ll know that 'all forms of music in one room the way it used to be’ has always been his motto and his record collection spans various genres and the crates are deep. He grew up as a hardcore hip hop kid with a love of all music but Jazz, Funk, Soul ,Reggae, House and Disco are his first loves. Uplifting energy filled genre jumping sets, rotary mixers, quality sound, dusty vinyl, hosted by a true selector who is not afraid of the mic. Since lockdown Charlie has pivoted into radio with his weekly Friday morning show on Worldwide FM and the creation of his own internet station Run Dem Radio. A platform for unheard voices, untold stories and music to uplift the soul and a homage to the pirate stations that set him on his path all those years ago.

Booking/ Promos: 
bonjourben.booking@gmail.com

Dates 2025: 

January 01 - About Blank, Berlin
January 02 - Sisyphos, Berlin
February 01 - Kuca Records, Belgrade (Serbia)
February 07 - Katerblau, Berlin
February 20 - Arte Concert, Berlin
February 21 - Golden Gate, Berlin
April 04 - Teig & Töne, Putbus
April 13 - Schrødingers, Hamburg
April 18 - HÖR, Berlin
April 19 - Sisyphos, Berlin (b2b Powel)
April 30 - JAZ, Rostock 
May 16 - Renate, Berlin
May 30 - Sisyphos, Berlin
May 31 - Südpol, Hamburg
June 07 - Villa Kalkbrennerei, Stralsund
June 13 - Legal, München
June 14 - Golden Gate, Berlin
June 21 - Tannins&Tunes (Italy)
June 29 - Fusion Festival (b2b Ninze)
July 04 - Wal Bar, Rostock
July 26 - 100 Tage Sommer Open Air
August 01 - Monument Festival (Norway)
August 08 - About You Pangea Festival
August 10 - 3000 Grad Festival
August 29 - Eulenflug Festival
September 26 - Giselle, Düsseldorf
September 27 - Irgendwo, Bremen
September 28 - gART.n, Berlin
October 03 - JAZ, Rostock
October 04 - Treibsand, Lübeck
October 11 - Tanztag, Schwerin
October 27 - HÖR, Berlin
November 08 - Kater, Berlin
November 13 - Golden Gate, Berlin
November 15 - Tiko, Wismar
December 19 - Hafenklang, Hamburg
December 20 - HHV Store, Berlin
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Dates 2026:

January 30 - tba
Febuary 01 - tba
February 07 - tba
February 28 - tba

Thank you <3

Charlotte Bendiks- the northern ambassador of distant intimacy.

For bookings please contact: alex@neptunemusic.net

"Charlotte Bendiks is part of the Keychange programme 2020-2021, supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission"

She likes dogs, Jacuzzis, riding a bike, , bålkos, å få napp, her own oceans of emotions, hummus, Rhabarbersaftschorle, free WiFi, Mezcal, dark days and dark nights, talking fast, dancing slow, serious shit, funny shit, singing, getting dirty, staying away, getting close, going hard, being active, being passive, being together, being there, getting it all.

A DJ, a producer, and a positive thinker, she spent the last years exploring music, people, life and places. 

From her home town Tromsø, where she ran her own clubseries, actively shaped the Insomnia Festival, and released two records on Mental Overdrive’s Love OD label, to Cologne, where she cooperated with artists like Coma, Lena Willikens, and developed a long lasting mutual love affair with the Salon des Amateurs. She has been traveling ever since and played, danced, loved, and laughed her way around the globe-  from Buenos Aires’ infamous Dengue Dancing Parties, to festival sites in Hanoi, Montevideo, Marseille, and Berlin.

Playful and silly, and therefore confident and sexy, whether as a Dj or playing live, her music is deep, dark, and psychedelic.

In May 2017, she released “Hidden Tracks” on Comeme,  and in the autumn, there will follow remixes for Islaja on Monica Enterprises and for Sex Judas on Cymawax. 

She’ll keep busy throughout the rest of the year, with live and DJ appearances on clubs and festivals all across Europe, and a bunch of mixes in the pipeline– still making time for retreating to the silence of the North, for mental and physical rejuvenation.


Quotes:

“The latest producer to graduate from Norway’s fertile Tromsø scene, following the snowy footprints of Biosphere and Røyksopp.” - Mixmag Magazine

 “Charlotte Bendiks creates strict dancefloor-focused productions of classic house minimalism, much like an echo of a Chicago that has been abandoned and moved to become a ghost town deep into the Arctic.” - Mental Overdrive

 “The highlight of TodasArt festivals Friday night was Charlotte Bendiks and her Bodymusic.” - Resident Advisor

 “Charlie is a spaced out chica doing dark humour techno hotness!” - Matias Aguayo

“The machine-gun.” – Tobias Thomas

When she is not playing, working or crate digging the DJ´s favourite activity is
chilling naked in a jacuzzi with a glass of Möet in each hand.

Former Helsekatten
Part of Drivhuset collective
Contact simenschei@gmail.com for bookings

bookings ilyas@minor-am.com 
contact: mattiaselmansouri@gmail.com
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🇳🇱 04/04 RAUM, NL
🇩🇪 20/04  Multisex, Globus, Berlin
🇸🇪 26/04 b2b dj døden @ Riche, Sthlm
🇧🇪 02/05 Horst Arts & Music, Vilvoorde
🇧🇪 03/05  Kiosk Radio, Brussels
🇳🇱 17/05 Garage Noord, Amsterdam
🇸🇪 30/05 B2B Sergej Orlov, Tranan, Sthlm
🇧🇪 27/06 Paradise City Festival, Brussels
🇧🇪 28/06 Paradise City Festival, Brussels
🇳🇱 28/06 Nous'Klaer AudioFestival, Rotterdam
🇸🇪 04/07 Ritmo Liminal, Trädgården, Sthlm
🇪🇸 11/07  Bilbao BBK, Bilbao
🇳🇱 12/07 TBA
🇳🇴 02/08  MonumentFestival, Veggli
🇸🇪 07/08  B2B Hunee, Trädgården, Sthlm 
🇧🇪 15/08 TBA, Vilvoorde
🇩🇪 16/08 Good2U Festival, Görlitz
🇩🇪 17/08 Berghain/Panorama Bar, Berlin
🇬🇧 23/08 TBA, Manchester

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