In:Motion W/ CHKLTE
As gifted on the decks as he is in the studio, CHKLTE approaches
music with a delicateness that defies his towering stature. With
vibrant, seductive blooms and deep, syrupy booms, his subtleties
climb into the ear like tendrils. Jonathan began sneaking into South
Texas clubs at the age of 15 to DJ after countless hours digging
through online archives.
In 2012, he became a resident of Austin TX and quickly became a
regular guest DJ across the United States. CHKLTE was a resident
DJ behind the infamous Blacktone agency & party series that sparked
out of Austin Texas, which regularly hosted artists in the likes of Dyed
Soundroom, Nicolas Lutz, Francesco Del Garda, tINI, Raresh,
Praslea , Lamache and Robin Ordell. In 2024 he has launched a new
series of party events, firstly in Austin Tx named ‘AU CHOKOLAT’. The move from Jonathan to CHKLTE spurned a series of releases on
labels such as OGE, We R The Aliens, Personality Disorder, Vatos
Locos, Solid Grooves Raw, Moonfruit, Floorpiece Digital, Melotherapy
and Honne Music. He has also launched 2 labels CHOKO for vinyl
only & a digital format label ChokoDIGI, which you can find
exclusively on Bandcamp – including his personal edits & original
work as well. Also launching his new label ‘THE CHKLTE FACTORY’
in the fall of 2024.
CHKLTE is now based between Ibiza & the US and can often be
found controlling the dance floors of Fabric London, Hi Ibiza, DC-10
Ibiza, Sunwaves Festival in Romania, Epizode & UNUM festivals in
Albania, SXM Festival, ADE in Amsterdam, Club der Visionaere, in
Berlin, as well as regularly in South America, Italy, Mexico, Canada,
London, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Romania, Czech Republic & many
more. He can be often found on lineups alongside Shonky, Ricardo
Villalobos, Raresh, Dyed Soundorom, Gescu, The Martinez Brothers,
Voigtmann, Marco Carola, Nu Zau, tINI, Herodot, Priku,Afriqua.