As much a confectioner on the decks as he is in the studio, CHKLTE plays with a detailed delicateness that defies his towering stature. With vibrant, seductive blooms and deep, syrupy booms, his subtleties climb into the ear like tendrils.
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 state. CHKLTE is now a resident DJ behind the infamous Blacktone agency & party series that sparked out of Austin Texas, which regularly hosts the likes of Dyed Soundroom, Nicolas Lutz, Francesco Del Garda, tINI, Raresh, Praslea , Lamache and Robin Ordell.
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 both for vinyl format; CHOKO & Crowded Floor, and has launched his digital label exclusively through bandcamp; ChokoDIGI, where you can personal edits & originals.
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, Epizode & UNUM festivals in Albania, ADE in Amsterdam, Club der Visionaere, as well as Mexico, Canada, London, Romania, Czech Republic & Bulgaria. He can be often found on lineups alongside Dyed Soundorom, Gescu, The Martinez Brothers, Voigtmann, Nu Zau, tINI, Herodot, Priku, Afriqua and in May 2021 closed Space Miami b2b2b with the legendary pairing of Ricardo Villalobos and Raresh.
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VINYL ONLY NEWS 2022
Last releases
VA - ISM002
‘B1 / Chklte & He Mi - Manatee (Original Mix)’
https://www.deejay.de/Various_ISM002_ISM002_Vinyl__970871
Unknown - RETRO006
B1 ‘SHOCK THE DOME’
https://www.deejay.de/Unknown_RETRO006_RETRO006_Vinyl__983084
JNJS - SVDR2
B2 ‘Walking In Blue (Chklte Remix)’
https://www.deejay.de/JNJS_SVDR2_SVDR2_Vinyl__984566
Upcoming VINYL releases
VA - SR001
‘B2 / Chklte - Stop Calling (Original Mix)’
https://www.deejay.de/Various_Artists_SR001_SR001_Vinyl__983255
DIGITAL RELEASES
VA - Sonido Wey (MX)
Chklte - The Glizzy Connect (Original Mix) ‘MIXMAG MEXICO PREMIERE’
https://soundcloud.com/mixmag_mexico/premiere-chklte-the-glizzy-connect-sonido-wey
Chklte Bandcamp Exclusive
Chklte - The Game Atomizer (Original Mix)
https://soundcloud.com/neverbenormalrecords/premiere-chklte-game-atomizer?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
VA - Da East Grooves Vol. 3 (Bienaimer Music)
Chklte - Agree To Disagree (Original Mix)
https://www.beatport.com/release/da-east-grooves-vol-3/3595645
VA - Da East Grooves Vol. 5 (Bienaimer Music)
Chklte - Useless Machine (Original Mix)
https://www.beatport.com/track/useless-machine/16129713
Chklte - Be Limber (Solid Grooves Raw - SGRAW040)
Chklte - Be Limber (Original Mix)
https://www.beatport.com/release/be-limber/3424534