Charles Feelgood
Genre: House
Origin: United States
Legendary for his role in the birth of the electronic music scene in the Baltimore / Washington DC area, Charles Feelgood has built a reputation as a DJ in the international dance community through his versatile remix skills and a a Dj style that incorporates many styles of House Music.
An Integral part of the Baltimore/DC scene, Charles if often credited with helping put the scene on the house music map. In the early nineties he joined forces with fellow DJ Scott Henry to launch Fever, a club event that introduced the sounds of electronic music to his hometown. The first event of its kind in that region, the night exploded in popularity almost immediately, attracting upwards of 2,500 people. Featuring such top-notch, internationally renowned talent as Paul Van Dyk, Derrick Carter, and Carl Cox, the biweekly event ran for over 7 years.
Maintaining a seven-year residency at Fever helped springboard Feelgood’s danceable brand of house to widespread exposure across the East Coast. His popularity quickly bloomed thanks in part to his legendary mixed series, “Time to Get Ill.” His first major label release came on Warner Brothers Imprint F111. He soon developed a club-heavy touring schedule that regularly took him to famed clubs all over the East and West Coasts, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America. In 1999 Charles Moved to LA and has since been ingrained in the SoCal EDM scene, playing Clubs and Festivals from SanFrancisco to SanDiego. “Being based in such a culturally diverse music scene was really a catalyst for me to experiment with my sets and really begin to mix it up a bit “.
Charles has been busy in the studio as usual, with several releases making it in the top 100 Chart on Beatport and top ten on several digital music sites worldwide. In 2010 Charles saw several releases on Major and Independent labels such as Instereo and Burn The Fire – remixing everything from Lady Gaga to P Diddy, and a breakout track called “Hands” on Ultra that made the Beatport Top 100 chart several weeks running with an Alex Kenji remix. Look for the new Mix Cd on Dirty Fabric Chicago to hit the streets in 2011 with several of his own original tracks.
Constantly in demand all over the world for his ability to light up dance floors with his sets of funky or tech drenched house, Feelgood has received numerous accolades in his fifteen year career. These include being named Baltimore’s Best DJ several years, and being included in Dj magazines top 100 Dj’s several years running. Playing gigs from as far away as Russia for the Audi Car Company to working the crowd at 2007’s Cochella Festival – Charles is the consummated dance floor rocker – summing up his musical mission in one sentence: “I just want to do what the name implies, to make people have a good time and go home with a great feeling.
