Real name: Carl M. Gilbert

Effective period / Period of releases: 2018

chaotic (kā ät′ik):
adjective
1. in a state of chaos; in a completely confused or disordered condition
2. of or having to do with the theories, dynamics, etc. of mathematical chaos
3. dj kärl k-otik, aka Carl M. Gilbert, a trance/progressive DJ from Montreal, Canada.

Since 2005, kärl k-otik seems to be cutting corners at the same crazy pace he is heating up the dancefloors. Discovered 10 years ago by a few promoters that made him one of their preferred DJs, he didn’t take long to get noticed by the leaders of trance & progressive music in Eastern Canada.

With all his presences unanimously saluted by his peers at îleSoniq, Bal en Blanc, Escapade Music Festival, AIM Music Festival, Beachclub, New City Gas, Circus Afterhours, (((stereo))), Newspeak and numerous private partys/raves, kärl k-otik now is putting in place all the required elements to position himself as one of the hopefuls of the trance & progressive community in Canada.

Everything starts in 2013 with many major bookings. kärl k-otik shares the decks with no other than Dash Berlin & Cosmic Gate (Kissed by the Sun), W&W, Ben Gold & Leon Bolier (Ibiza Music Festival) at Beachclub, Bryan Kearney and Simon Patterson with Private Planet at Penthouse, Sean Tyas at (((stereo))) and Andrew Rayel, Mr. Pit, Beat Service & Arctic Moon for the mega-event Circus Maximus MMXIV (NYE party) at Circus Afterhours.

The year 2014 will be a year of consecration: the artist starts his production career with his first singles under “Vortek Records” and signs his first EP under D.MAX Recordings in Germany. DJ kärl k-otik is confirmed at nothing less than the prestigious Bal en Blanc 20th Edition with New World Punx (Markus Schulz & Ferry Corsten), Andrew Rayel, Omnia, Solarstone & Giuseppe Ottaviani. As early as February 2014, his year is fully booked with many big announcements to come! On the menu, John O’Callaghan, Sneijder, Lange for Circus Afterhours’ 10th anniversary, Ferry Corsten at New City Gas and who else than Armin van Buuren at Beachclub, just to name a few!

Since 2015, kärl k-otik’s wave continues to sweep the trance scene where he is confirmed at almost all major events and festivals with the greatest international artists, like Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, Dash Berlin, Cosmic Gate, Sander van Doorn and Aly & Fila to only mention those.

With many strategic alliances, kärl k-otik maintains regular residencies in the most prestigious festivals and clubs in eastern Canada : îleSoniq (evenko), Bal en Blanc (Produkt/ Productions Playground), Escapade Music Festival (DNA presents), AIM Music Festival, U4RIA (Toronto), Electricwave (Quebec), Beachclub (Midway), New City Gas (Produkt), Circus Afterhours (Monkey BuzinezZ) et MTelus/Newspeak/Théâtre Fairmount (Neon) and numerous private events including the legendary MadNad and PAC partys.

Host of the radioshow/podcast « Chaos in the Stratosphere » that is broadcasted on the #1 world internet radio Beat Radio World in Cozumel, Mexico, kärl k-otik will celebrate in 2023 an important milestone: his 400th episode.

The secret of kärl k-otik? : an incredible energy, a contagious enthusiasm, a tireless perseverance but, above all, an immoderate passion for electronic music…

2023, the year of kärl k-otik? You have seen nothing yet… wait to see what is in store for 2024…

Some DJs play music, some DJs play the crowd… dj kärl k-otik is in the second category. Chaos is coming… in a club near you…