🎶 The Music
Charles Hawthorne (they/them) is a Black queer DJ, event producer, and community builder based in Oakland, CA. Through their music and community work, they strive to create spaces where queer and trans people can gather to move their bodies and cultivate joy. Charles is the creator of Five Finger Disco and they serve as the Board President of Oaklash.

Charles Hawthorne weaves a blend of disco, house, global club, and RnB to create a unique dancefloor experience rooted in connection, presence, and movement. Their style brings striking percussive elements, lush instrumentation, and legendary vocals to pull people out of their heads and onto the dance floor. Heavily influenced by the style of the early disco and house DJs, Charles moves beyond genres to builds a shared groove that facilitates a journey through the history and movement of Black queer dance music. Charles believes you can’t trust a DJ who doesn’t dance, the proof is in the pudding, honey!