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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.
In 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.
In 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
Официальный сайт http://www.hernancattaneo.com
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