Documentary Sound Artist

Producer/Editor/Sound Designer

We Are Not Alone/All Under One Magnetosphere/Tape Letters

Lifelong amateur naturalist, birds and geology with a bit of marine biology thrown in from diving days.
New to sound recording....lot to learn I know.
Constructive feedback very welcome.

Musicien, designer sonore et collectionneur.

Luftrum is a Danish sound designer, crafting auditory magic since 2008. 

From chasing elusive harmonies on synths to creating innovative Kontakt libraries, his work is used and endorsed by a diverse range of artists, from aspiring bedroom producers to Grammy and Oscar winners. 

Luftrum has collaborated with industry giants like Apple, Steinberg and Native Instruments.

I am an artist interested in concept of space and narrative of the mundane. I work in the field of critical listening, public art and experimental perf. Here some of my compositions issued in different settings during the last fifteen years.

Originating from Cape Town, SA, Charl is well-respected creative, artist, DJ and adventurer at heart, creating life experiences fueled by passion & love for music across the globe in London, USA, Ibiza & Zanzibar, to his current 18 year residency in Dubai, UAE. 

As a creative he’s been shaping the musical landscape in Dubai since 2004 documenting the history of the music culture with his INFUSION MAGAZINE movement and receiving numerous awards for his innovating music concepts & contribution to the industry over the years. Still one of DXB’s favorite DJ’s, today you will find him passionately nurturing & developing the next generation of artist at his INFUSION DJ School. He continues to pursue the journey of music, movement, sound & dance, establishing healing modalities ECSTATIC DANCE DXB & DEEP HOUSE YOGA DXB

In 2021 he was blessed with a traditional ‘Maasai Orokuma’ club, honored as a ‘Chief’ of the Maasai Tribe of Kilimanjaro, Afrika. This guided him to the alliance with ‘Eskawata Kayawai Africa’ and the historical gathering of the indigenous Huni Kuin Tribe from the Brazilian Amazon meeting with the Maasai Tribe around Mount’ Kilimanjaro for the very first time in 2022. 

His ONELOVE retreats on the sacred land of the Maasai from Mount’ Kilimanjaro is a culmination of his life’s work to be in service & reconnect to ancient traditions through sacred ritual, meditation, breath work, indigenous songs & fire ceremony. ONELOVE retreats are a unique mix of wellness & adventure, focused on expanding your horizons & upgrading your life through reconnecting to ancient rituals & traditions. 

Charl continues to investigate life’s mysteries by following his mystic intuition & seeking deeper knowledge and understanding of the Universe & multidimensional energies of the Cosmos through the medicine of Music.

BIOGRAPHY:
Multi award-winning DJ & Head-honcho at INFUSION MAGAZINE, he is the brainchild behind the ‘Best Overall Event’ of 2010, Nasimi Beach Full Moon at the Atlantis Hotel, The Palm, whiles pioneering musical sounds & tastes introducing the Afro-House sound to the UAE with his HOUSEofAFRIKA concept, booking ‘Cypress Hill’ for their very first show in the Middle East & partner of GLOBALFUNK, the longest standing Drum&Bass night in the UAE for over a decade. 

From being in the Ahlan ‘Top 100 Influencers' back in 2008 & ‘Best Local DJ’ in the Time Out Nightlife Awards of 2012, to being presented the ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’ from HYPE Magazine in 2016, it’s easy to see why Charl has been a permanent fixture & a household name in the Dubai music industry.

Ranked #4 in the ‘DJ Mag Middle East Poll’ of 2010 & winner of ‘Technics DJ Competition’ in 2006, he has been called upon to play quality music sets from his heart & soul, opening for Jamiroquai & the likes of Groove On The Grass, Sandance & Creamfields to legendary clubs like 360, iBO or his infamous ‘Deep Nights’ Trilogy Rooftop & Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE residency. 

Growing up in a musical family & collecting records since the age of 16, Charl found his way in the Cape Town, SA music industry in the early 90’s, winning a DJ competition & DJ residency at ‘Club Heaven’, London, UK in 1999.  It’s his ambition & eagerness for a challenge in 2004 that landed him in Dubai where his unique mix of musical prowess & innovation has seen him rain supreme.

painter, music notation scribbler, mandolin playing, nature lover, world wide backpacking, foreign cultures lover, favourably Indonesia
Continuously listening to soundcloud and the world singing and music playing while painting or chess-ing

Ja'hé (signature of my paintings)
https://www.facebook.com/jahemalerei (no paintings)

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