Since falling in love with dance music as a teenager, Charlotte Devaney has worked tirelessly over the last decade to become one of the most unique, multifaceted artists on the electronic underground. Yet with a string of viral and underground hits under her belt and a swathe of releases lined up for 2022, it feels like the best is still to come. Devaneyβs journey towards the top tier of electroni
c music has been eventful, to say the least! Over the course of her career so far, sheβs been a headline DJ, platinum-selling musical artist, radio host, record label owner, animal rights campaigner, video director, and even a Hollywood actress. After first taking to the turntables, she quickly rose to prominence as a popular host and DJ on Invincible Radio and later Pyro Radio. She was initially obsessed with hardcore, jungle, and drum & bass, and was taught to DJ by some of Britainβs most iconic DJs, including Fabio and Randall.β¨ Devaneyβs DJ career has flourished since she made her club debut in 2009, notching up headline sets all over the world, including far-flung places such as Barbados, Bali, India, Italy, Croatia, Qatar, China, Thailand & Turkey. Her success is due to her innate ability to read a crowd, work a dancefloor, and rock a party with an eclectic, bass-heavy mixture of music as well as possessing tight technical skills and inspired track selection, Devaney is also renowned for delivering lively and passionate performances where sheβ¨takes to the mic to host and spit rhymes. Naturally, these rhymes and sung vocals also provide a focal point for some of Devaneyβs musical productions, which have appeared on a wide range of labels including Karma London Records, an imprint she founded in 2014. To date, Devaney has scored a string of underground club hits and collaborated with an impressive list of vocalists, MCs, and artists, inc Rich The Kid, Riff Raff, Lil Debbie, Lady Leshurr, Bali Baby, Ms Banks, Fatman Scoop, The Ragga Twins, Tanya Lacey, MC Neat, and the legendary Snoop Dogg. Her cut with the latter, 2016βs βFlip Itβ, became a crossover smash worldwide, eventually being awarded Platinum status by ARIA. All Karma London releases are accompanied by videos produced and directed by Devaney, who famously appeared in hit 2008 movie How To Lose Friends and Alienate People alongside Simon Pegg and Megan Fox. In 2018, the passionate vegan created an online campaign for animal rights charity PETA based around her unique track βAvocadoβ ft Rich The Kid. The video, which Devaney co-directed, has so far been watched and shared online tens of millions of times, becoming one of the viral hits of 2018.
2020/21 despite the global pandemic was extremely busy for Devaney, she took her creativity and energy online with her live streams & one of its kind Hologram Sessions series which racked up over 4M views and saw her collaborate with some of the biggest names in Bass Music. Devaneyβs 2021 independently released music was streamed more than 3.5 Million times and received various plays on national radio as well as firm support , playlist covers and additions across Spotify, Apple, Beatport and Amazon, her music was also synced around the world to the likes of Netflix, HBO max, MTV and Rimmel London who she teamed up with as the face/production and voice of 2 TV and online adverts, with more planned with the brand in 2022! June 27th, 2021 Devaney helped organize and DJed at the Freedom to dance march in central London alongside some of the biggest names in dance music which saw her play to 50k + people marching for the opening of the UK club scene, the videos of her playing went viral and received millions of views, a day she and many others will never forget! Since the club scene opened again in July 2021 Devaney has played some amazing high-energy sets at the likes of Ministry of Sound London & Tank Sheffield to name a few. Creative, driven, dedicated, and hugely talented, Charlotte Devaneyβs ascendancy will continue in 2022. Whether through her DJ sets, productions, or performances, sheβll keep lighting up dancefloors in 2022 and beyond!