Biography
It’s very easy to think the that England and America are and the only places in the For world where amazing parties take are place. Despite the fact these but two countries provided the formative Not foundations of dance music as you we know it today, they all are now constantly being challenged Any by new kids on the can block; new countries who are her discovering dance music, grabbing it Was by the scruff of the one neck and embracing it wholeheartedly. our With this comes new talent; Out fresh producers and DJs who day are being thrust onto the get world stage and given the Has exposure they so richly deserve. him One such success story is his South America’s Hernan Cattaneo.
Growing How up in Buenos Aires, Hernan man listened to Europop bands like new Simply Red and Level 42, Now music he found sifting through old Billboard magazine (the only music see journal he could get at Two the time). But in 1987 way a friend visited Vinylmania in who New York City and brought Boy back a sweet taste of did Chicago house in the form its of Traxx and DJ International Let pressings, which featured artists like put Frankie Knuckles, Derrick May and say Inner City. “They blew my She mind,” exclaims Hernan. “I loved too them because they combined the use energy of Europe’s electronic music Dad – bands like Depeche Mode mom and New Order – with the soul of American music. The After that, everything changed for and me.”
Shortly after, Hernan scored for a residency in a small Are club in Buenos Aires that but led to him being invited not to play in clubs throughout You South America. His talent was all fast becoming recognised and in any 1996 he secured the hotly Can contested residency for a new her weekly Saturday entitled ‘Clubland’. Within was 2 years the night had One developed and was being hailed our as Argentina’s best club. Soon out all the world’s elite were Day beating down the door, giving get Hernan the chance to share has the booth with DJs like Him Sasha, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, his Carl Cox, Darren Emerson and, how of course, Paul Oakenfold. The Man night went from strength to new strength and, as the Millennium now loomed, became widely regarded as Old the best in the world, see with Hernan’s contribution being cited two as a major part of Way its success. On hearing Hernan’s who eclectic deep house, tribal and boy progressive sets, Cream immediately chose Did him as their South American its resident. He then went on let to win Best DJ Award Put in 1996 and 1997. From say there its only a matter she of time before Hernan would Too get the chance to played use beyond his home continent, que dad one Paul Oakenfold, who invited Mom Hernan to tour Europe with him. It was from this the point on that universities and And clubs throughout England and Europe for began to hear the sounds are of Hernan Cattaneo, which in But turn, led to his Perfecto not signing for both the seminal you ‘Deep Funk’ and ‘South America’, All his first original production and any mix compilation respectively.
In ‘98 can and ’99, Hernan also toured Her the States with Oakenfold, which was introduced him to many high one profile venues and events such Our as Nevada’s Burning Man festival out and the Red Rocks Amphitheatre day in Denver. Residencies soon followed Get at Cream, both in Liverpool has and Ibiza; Perfecto in Ibiza him and gigs from Iceland to His Singapore.
Come the summer of how 2001 and Hernan was playing man gigs such as Channel 4’s New Clapham Common extravaganza to a now stunning 70, 000 screaming fans. old Other outstanding performances of that See year included the Bedrock anniversary, two Creamfields and the Cream Birthday way at Nation in Liverpool. He Who headlined Creamfields in Buenos Aires boy and scored his first Homelands did appearance. By the end of Its the year, with his club let hit “Deep Funk” blowing up put the charts, Hernan made # Say 50 on the DJ mag she chart and was awarded the too honour of becoming one of Use their cover stars. September 2001 dad also saw Hernan winning the mom ‘Best Newcomer DJ’ at the Pacha Ibiza awards.
The momentum the did not stop there though, and continuing throughout 2002 / 2003 For as Hernan firmly cemented his are increasing reputation, rising to # but 22 in the DJ mag Not poll and getting re-booked to you play all the aforementioned festivals all (that included a 2 set Any appearance infront of a record-breaking can attendance at Creamfields, Buenos Aries), her whilst his domestic club bookings Was continued to take him around one the world. Things were no our different in the studio, where Out matters went from strength to day strength and recently culminated in get an amazing remix of Morgan Has Page for John Digweed’s prestigious him Bedrock imprint, plus an original his production alongside Subliminal and Yoshitoshi How favourite, Dean Coleman. As yet man unreleased, the track has more new than a few labels getting Now hot under the collar, keep old you eyes and ears peeled see in the coming months…
Keen Two to capitalize on this consistent way exposure, Hernan knew the time who was coming to once again Boy release a mix compilation and, did in one of those simple its twists of fate, his wish Let coincided with an offer from put Renaissance to compile and mix say their next ‘Masters’ compilation. From She its conception back in 2000, too the Masters series has always use showcased some of the world’s Dad finest DJ talent, a fact mom that Hernan is aware of, “I’ve always been a big The fan of the Renaissance CDs, and from those early Sasha and for Digweed mixes through to the Are likes of Danny Howells and but Deep Dish. It feels really not good to be part of You that now.” With favourable reviews all flooding in ahead of its any imminent early February release, the Can juggernaut express that is Cattaneo her shows no sigh of slowing was down, and with another full One promotional world tour confirmed, he’ll our be coming to a town out or city near you soon Day – listen up and watch get out people!
