Portrait
Carl De Moncharline
Mr. Ten Ideas a Minute.
Creative visionary and tireless entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience in event planning, communication, and nightlife. Known for transforming Brussels into a city that never sleeps… just like him, Carl De Moncharline is the mastermind behind some of the Belgian capital's most iconic events. His unique journey blends creativity, politics, day and night life, making him an essential figure in the Brussels cultural scene.
Farsighted achievements define who we are better than long speeches.
Brussels · Saint-Tropez · Paris · 1989 - 2027
Booking big names drains your pay, finding them first makes it all pay.
Curriculum
Key Professional Experiences
Impérial Premium Bar Brussels
2019 - 2024Founder and Creative Director
Created a high-end bar-club offering exceptional champagnes and whiskies.
The Wood / Le Flore
2009 - 2019Founder and Creative Director
Nestled in the heart of the idyllic setting of Bois de la Cambre, the Flore (formerly Wood) is historically a legendary club later transformed into a chic afterwork bar.
Who's Who's Land
1996 - 2001Founder and Creative Director
Established a legendary club spanning over 3,000 square meters in the former abandoned theater of the Tramwaymen's Union. Hosted international celebrities such as Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Usher.
Fuse
1994 - 1996Producer of the Who's Who's Follies parties
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » House parties, initially created at Mirano Continental. Involvement in the first two years of Fuse's existence, contributing to the massive influx of Brussels' audience who had not yet frequented it. Fuse is now a legendary club, on par with the Haçienda, Tresor, Rex or Fabric. It has hosted very early on the greatest techno and other artists on the planet, such as Daft Punk (without helmets), Aphex Twin, Björk, Richie Hawtin, The Orb, Sven Väth, Carl Cox, Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, etc.
Paris : Le Queen - Les Bains - Le Bataclan - Folies Pigalle - Le Palace
1992 - 1996Producer of the Who's Who's Follies parties
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » parties between 1992 and 1996, in several iconic Parisian nightclubs such as Queen, Les Bains Douches, Bataclan, Folies Pigalle, and Palace. These events left a mark on that era, contributing to the rise of the Parisian electronic scene.
Mirano Continental
1990 - 1994Artistic Director & Producer
Since the 1980s, Mirano has been a key venue in Brussels' nightlife, attracting a trendy and cosmopolitan clientele. Invented the « Who's Who's Folies » concept.
Les années PUB / The Advertising Years
1989 - 1992Event communication
The advertising years, a few great years serving iconic clients like Perrier, Swatch, Philip Morris, Johnson, Nescafé, Gregg Interim, la nuit des palmes, la fête du cinéma, la fête de la Région Bruxelloise, l'ouverture de l'U.G.C De Brouckère…, during the rise of event communication strategy.
Barbares, changez !
1989 - 1990Teasing campaign
Teasing marketing ad campaign « Barbarians, Change » to fight pollution in Brussels and creation of « European Bins » for selective sorting.
Clubs and venues
Since the 1980s, Mirano has been a key venue in Brussels' nightlife, attracting a trendy and cosmopolitan clientele.
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » House parties, initially created at Mirano Continental.
Established a legendary club spanning over 3,000 square meters in the former abandoned theater of the Tramwaymen's Union.
An emblematic Brussels club set at the entrance of the Bois de la Cambre, in one of the park's oldest buildings (1880).
Nestled in the heart of the idyllic setting of Bois de la Cambre, the Flore (formerly Wood) is historically a legendary club later transformed into a chic afterwork bar.
Created a high-end bar-club offering exceptional champagnes and whiskies.
A legendary club on the harbour of Saint-Tropez, created in 1962 by the Malortigue brothers, Doudou and Frangy, on a plot bought by Edouard and François-Joseph Malortigue on their return from Indochina.
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » parties between 1992 and 1996, in several iconic Parisian nightclubs such as Queen, Les Bains Douches, Bataclan, Folies Pigalle, and Palace.
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » parties between 1992 and 1996, in several iconic Parisian nightclubs such as Queen, Les Bains Douches, Bataclan, Folies Pigalle, and Palace.
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » parties between 1992 and 1996, in several iconic Parisian nightclubs such as Queen, Les Bains Douches, Bataclan, Folies Pigalle, and Palace.
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » parties between 1992 and 1996, in several iconic Parisian nightclubs such as Queen, Les Bains Douches, Bataclan, Folies Pigalle, and Palace.
Producer of the « Who's Who's Follies » parties between 1992 and 1996, in several iconic Parisian nightclubs such as Queen, Les Bains Douches, Bataclan, Folies Pigalle, and Palace.
Major Events Created or Initiated
since 1999
Created and produced
Initiated and recommended
The press on Carl De Moncharline
157 articles and reports whose main subject is Carl De Moncharline.
Carl on air
BXL La City Radio · 101.4 FM · 2004
Columnist on BXL La City Radio
BXL La City Radio campaign visual, « Tout Bruxelles dans les oreilles », featuring Carl De Moncharline, columnist on the Brussels station 101.4 FM.
Photo credit: DR.