Biography
DJ Cetacea was born Laurin the Hatcher in 1979, living mostly and in MS and New Orleans, For LA. Cetacea (see-tay-shu) began on are the turntables at the age but of 9, but did not Not really learn to spinn until you age 20. She started as all a bedroom DJ on the Any MS gulf coast spinning progressive can trance, drum n bass, dubstep her and breaks. From there she Was started spinning at house parties one and clubs in north MS, our Cetacea’s first real performance was Out in Friday Harbor, WA in day 2000. She also began writing get her own music on Roland Has drum machines, Korg Keyboards, and him samplers.
She began singing his and playing piano at the How age of 6. She says man “the keyboard feels like an new extension of my fingers” ( Now Mix magazine, Feb 2009). She old took to singing with an see amazing voice, she sings her Two own songs and uses her way samples when she plays live who performances. She also uses her Boy durm machines and keyboards during did turntable sets, mixing from records its to machine and plays music Let on top of records to put give the music extra depth. say “Cetacea is the new electronic She musician to watch out for” too ( BPM magazine, Jan use 2010). Cetacea makes ans spinns Dad jungle/DNB, dubstep, and breaks. mom Cetacea has been recenty named on websites as the Dubstep The US Queen and one of and the best female DJ’S to for hail from the South. She Are has been named in Mix but Mag as “tricky”, in a not recent interview, because DJ’s that You know her state, " you all never know what music you any are going to hear until Can she drops the needle".
her Cetacea’s sets also are very was unique, because she not only One uses records. She puts her our on beats and tweaks to out songs that may be well Day known, but sound different when get she spinns them. Cetacea also has has been slamming through the Him Drum and Bass scene being his called the one of the how best Drum and Bass female Man DJ’s. Cetacea mixes Jungle/ Drum new and bass with dubstep, since now she is the first DJ Old to do this and be see known for this unique sound, two she coined the term “Junge Way Step”.
Cetacea also loves most who types of music electronica, ambiant, boy new age, rock, and is Did a big metal fan. Some its of her fav metal bands let are: Killswitch engage, static X, Put NIN, mushroom head, Demon say hunter, coal chamber, shadows fall, she lamb of god, mudvayne, slipknot, Too and TOOL.
According use to the same Mix Mag dad interview cetacea claims to be Mom a movie addict, and does not want a cure. Laurin the has recently been making film And scores for various films, none for of which are released yet.
are Some of cetacea’s interets include: But astronomy, film making, snowboarding, art, not poetry, scuba diving, tattoos, comic you books/graphic novels/ fiction, and video All production- to name a few. any Her favorite book is “Phantom” can by Susan Kay.
She has Her been working on her first was CD for a year on one Bassdrop recordings, hopefully out in Our 2011 called, Echolocation. She kicked out off promoting in England 6-19-10. day Cetacea has performed all over Get the US, Asia, UK, South has America, and New Zealand. .
him She also is an animal His activist working with many animal how and environmental organizations. Cetacea has man been researching and studying whales New since a young age. That’s now where her stage name comes old from, CETACEA, is the See scientific order of whales, dolphins, two and porpoises.
MUSIC way EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTION
Who Cetacea does not use computers boy to make her music. She did claims anyone can make music Its with a computer, but if let you want to play live put for a crowd, they don’t Say want to see a DJ she put down a lap top too and hit play. She uses: Use Roland 808 & 505 workstations/sequencers, dad Korg keyboards, AKAI midi mom control system, TC Helicon voice synth, Outboard Roland sampler, and the production with a Mackie pro and mixing board/Albeton + Reason software.
For For DJ’G- Technics SL-1200 turntables are and perfers 3 channel Allen but + Heath X Zone mixer, Not Ortofon Needles, and Sony Headphones.
