GCMedia™ presents the Renaissance Renowned & Master DJ HERNAN
CATTANEO @ Bibliotheque club!
APRIL 17TH 2010!
FDC : 300.000 RP
DRESS
TO IMPRESS !!!
Biography
Overview
Born in Buenos
Aires, Hernán grew up listening to bands like Simply Red, Level 42,
Depeche Mode and New Order whilst carefully studying Billboard magazine,
the only source of information that was readily available at the time.
In 1987, one of his friends visited Vinylmania in New York and returned
with some vinyl –Hernán’s first exposure to Chicago House. In that
moment, Frankie Knuckles, who should have a huge influence on Hernán and
his blossoming career, broke into the scene and quickly became an icon
of the incipient house genre. The way Frankie Knuckles and artists like
Inner City and Derrick May brought together the energy of european
electronic music with the soul of North American music left an impact on
Hernán and set the tracks for his career. His elemental understanding
of dance music might be the reason why he could firmly position himself
amongst the most respected DJs of the world.
In the middle of the
Nineties, Hernán had become the cultural force of the dance music
movement that was still in its infancy in his country. As a resident in
Clubland Buenos Aires, his talent was quickly recognized and his name
soon associated with the most respected figures of dance, such as Paul
Oakenfold –turning into one of his closest friends as their relationship
evolved-, Sasha, John Digweed and Danny Tenaglia.
Clubland soon
grew to be one of the renowned clubs in the world. Hernán’s eclectic
deep house, tribal and progressive sets attracted the attention of the
superclub Cream who then chose Hernán to become their southamerican
resident. His career took off in 1996 and 1997 when both years he won a
local award of “DJ of The Year” and, after joining Paul Oakenfold on his
European tour, a lot of doors were opening for him. Playing
universities and clubs all over Britain and mainland Europe, he managed
to stun his receptive audience with his passionate sets and his
impeccable mixing techniques. Consequently, he got signed to Oakenfold’s
label Perfecto with whom he released his first ever international mix
CD South America.
It was again down to Oakenfold that Hernán, in
98 and 99, traveled to the United States and was invited to a row of
prestigious events and festivals such as Burning Man, in Nevada and the
Red Rocks Amphitheater, in Denver. Immediately after that, he was made
resident in Cream Liverpool as well as in Ibiza and started touring all
around the globe.
HERNAN_BIOIn summer 2001, Hernán could already
look back on an extensive string of important events and festivals, such
as the Clapham Common festival in London, where he played in front of
70,000 people, Creamfields, Homelands, as well as the Cream birthday
party in Liverpool. By that time, Cattáneo also entered the DJ Mag
ranking, firmly positioning himself on number 50 as well as on the cover
of the magazine. That same year his track Deep Funk hit the charts on
number 50, he was voted “Best Newcomer DJ” at the prestigious Pacha
Ibiza Awards, and started his own radio show on the argentinean radio
station Metrodance (95.1 FM). Less than a year later, Hernán moved into
the Top 25 of the DJ Mag ranking.
Hernán’s career was now
accelerating at light speed. He did not only continue to wow the masses
in the best clubs and most prestigious festivals of the world, he also
continued to leave a mark as a producer, making a stunning remix for
Morgan Page which went out on Bedrock, John Digweed’s well-respected
label. As well as producing in conjunction with Subliminal -and
Yoshitoshi- favorite Dean Coleman, he went into the studio with the
prolific John Tonks who would later become his production partner and
with whom he also made another noteworthy production such as the remix
of the techhouse track Heron Castle.
With the objective to make
the most out of his success, Hernán decided it was the perfect moment to
put out another mix CD. Luckily enough, he got snapped up by
Rennaissance who at that time were looking for an adequate successor for
their Masters Series, which focusses on the presentation of the most
talented global DJs, such as Sasha, John Digweed, Deep Dish and Danny
Howells, among others. With great enthusiasm, Hernán exceeded all
expectations.
The year 2004 turned out to be one of the most
intense in his burgeoning DJing career. He traveled all over the world
promoting his Renaissance mix album; played at the best clubs in Europe,
toured five times to the United States and three to Asia. At the same
time, he began an active participation on the media, taking on
assignments as music reviewer in the North American music publications
URB Magazine and BPM and on Rolling Stone’s latin-american edition. At
the end of the year, he found himself on position number 6 in DJ Mag’s
ranking.
By the beginnings of 2005, Hernán released the
anticipated second part of Renasissance’s Master Series –being the first
ever DJ asked to do a another volume for the label– which included a
track called Warsaw with John Tonks, consequently put on on Bedrock, and
a remix on Jeff Bennett’s Strange Items, which hit the number one spot
in Mixmag’s Update. The same year, Hernán began another world tour. The
highlights of this restless four-cities-per-week tour included shows in
the United States where Hernán performed alongside the likes of the
Chemical Brothers and New Order, and at Coachella festival with
headliners such as Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy and Kasabian.
HERNAN_BIO_2In
May 2006, Hernán launched, again through Renaissance, his own CD series
called Sequential which, so far, has earned him only top rankings in
the world’s leading music publications: it scored five out of five stars
and “Leading Player” in DJ Mag, full rating in UK’s M8, and “4 out of 5
–the best compilation Hernán’s ever made” in IDJ Mag. One of the top
tracks is Hernán’s rework of Nick Miur’s I Feel Real. Sirocco, Hernán’s
new single, again produced with studio partner John Tonks, turned out # 1
in the Balance Chart and top five downloads of www.djdownloads.com
With
an eclectic mix of tracks that includes a whole variety of house
rhythms and productions from artists such as Way Out West, Marco Bailey,
Paolo Mojo, 16 Bit Lolitas, Dousk, Bushwacka and a remix for Phonique
featuring Royksopp’s Erlend Øye, his first installation of Sequential
has become essential. The selection of tracks is not only utterly
tasteful but also manages to transcend genres with each track having its
own distinct sound and feel to it, united by a stimulating bassline and
subtle breakdowns.
For the cover artwork, Renaissance managed to
win the acclaimed photographer John Ross who has previously worked with
Kylie Minogue, The Manic Street Preachers and Deep Dish. This attention
t detail as a finishing touch makes Sequential a delight appealing to
all senses.
Hernán continues, in it’s fifth consecutive year,
attracting a global audience through his own radio show on Metrodance
(Saturdays 22 to 24 hrs) www.metro951.com
Contacts :
+ 62-21-57956779
+ 62-21-57956977
+ 62-21-57956780
bibliotheque @ rocketmail . com
http://www.hernancattaneo.com
http://www.myspace.com/hernancattaneo
http://www.facebook.com/hernancattatneo
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