Techno

Genre of electronic dance music

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2024 Endorsed Kamala Harris for the US Presidential election
2024 Released singles 'Roar' and 'How You Move', and a remix for Universal Nation's 'Push'. Planned release of the EP 'Sanctum'.
2024 Continued her successful career with a ranking of 16th.
2024 Maintains a strong position in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll, ranking at number 16.
2024 Charlotte de Witte continued to hold the #1 position in DJ Mag Top 100 DJ rankings
May 2024 Announced a new film collaboration with director Mark Webber.
February 9 2024 Opened a temporary KNTXT Store in Brussels at Square Sainctelette 4.
January 2024 Launched a new label called Époque, focused on remixes of iconic Belgian tracks.
2023 Charlotte de Witte maintained her #1 position in DJ Mag Top 100 DJ rankings
2023 Collaborated with Enrico Sangiuliano on the 'Reflection' EP, released singles 'High Street', and created a remix for Universal Nation.
2023 Maintained a strong professional standing by ranking 18th.
2023 Filmmaker Neo Sora (Sakamoto's son) directed 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus', a final performance of Sakamoto playing solo piano, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
2023 Composed the final score for Hirokazu Kore-eda's film 'Monster', which was dedicated to his memory after his passing.
2023 Released his final solo studio album '12'.
April 24 2023 Featured on Agust D's (Suga of BTS) song 'Snooze' as keyboards, released in loving memory of Sakamoto.
April 2 2023 Sakamoto's death was publicly announced following his funeral.
March 2023 Sent a letter to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike calling for suspension and review of the planned Jingūmae neighborhood redevelopment due to environmental concerns, in one of his last public activities before his death.
March 28 2023 Passed away from colorectal cancer at the age of 71.
March 28 2023 Died from cancer at the age of 71.
February 2023 Released his documentary Punk Rock Vegan Movie.
January 2023 Moby directed and released 'Punk Rock Vegan Movie', a documentary exploring the connection between punk rock music and animal activism, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and was made freely available on YouTube.
2022 Married Enrico Sangiuliano. Received a gold record for 'The Age of Love' remix for over 500,000 units sold.
2022 Reaches her career-highest ranking in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll at number 14, demonstrating her rising prominence in techno music.
2022 Released EPs 'Universal Consciousness' and 'Apollo'.
2022 Charlotte de Witte ranked #1 in DJ Mag Top 100 DJ rankings
2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score for the film 'Love After Love'.
2022 Collaborated with Ukrainian violinist Illia Bondarenko on the single 'Piece for Illia' for a Ukraine relief fundraiser compilation.
2022 Participated in creating Dumb Type's new installation for the Japan Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
November 2022 Moby launched the 'Moby Pod' podcast, which discusses topics including animal rights, climate change, creative expression, and mental health.
November 25 2022 Produced two songs on Mylène Farmer's twelfth album L'Emprise.
June 1 2022 Launched new record label Always Centered at Night, aimed at signing emerging singers. Released first single 'Medusa' featuring Grammy-nominated singer Aynzli Jones.
2021 Further climbed the rankings to 23rd, continuing her upward trajectory in the electronic music scene.
2021 Charlotte de Witte maintained her top position at rank 1, solidifying her status as a leading DJ or artist.
2021 Released a joint remix of 'The Age of Love' with Enrico Sangiuliano, which became a hit and topped Beatport's techno bestsellers list.
2021 Served as associate artist of Holland Festival in Amsterdam, presenting the world premiere of 'TIME', a wordless opera collaboration with Shiro Takatani.
September 2021 Moby published 'The Little Pine Cookbook', featuring vegan recipes developed from his time owning his restaurant.
May 28 2021 Moby Doc, a documentary about the artist's life, was released in theaters.
February 5 2021 Announced her engagement to Italian techno DJ and producer Enrico Sangiuliano via social media.
January 21 2021 Sakamoto announced on his website that he was diagnosed with rectal cancer, after his throat cancer had gone into remission.
2020 Moby established Little Walnut Productions, a full-service production company focused on creating documentaries about animal and human rights issues and environmental causes, in partnership with producer Lindsay Hicks.
2020 Charlotte de Witte won the Best Techno Artist (Female) award for the second consecutive year
2020 Released EPs 'Vision' and 'Return to Nowhere', and created remixes for Jerome Isma-Ae and Bob Moses & Zhu.
2020 Charlotte de Witte reached the top position, ranking number 1 for the first time.
2020 Improved her ranking to 32nd, showing a notable advancement in her professional standing as a DJ.
2020 Sakamoto returned to Tokyo after living primarily in New York City since 1990.
December 30 2020 Released Live Ambients – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1, an ambient album featuring tracks recorded under self-imposed conditions of improvisation, no editing, and creating a calming atmosphere. Released accompanying performance videos on YouTube.
2019 Moby clarified that while he is not a Christian, his life is fundamentally oriented towards God, acknowledging uncertainty about the nature of divinity.
2019 Had 'Vegan for life' tattooed on his neck by tattoo artist Kat Von D.
2019 Charlotte de Witte improved her ranking to position 7, showing significant professional progression.
2019 First appears in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll, ranking at number 74, signaling her growing recognition in the electronic music scene.

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