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Biography

Hernán Cattáneo was born in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, where he grew up listening to bands like Simply Red

Simply Red

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, Level 42

Level 42

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, Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

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and New Order

New Order

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while carefully studying Billboard magazine, the only source of information that was readily available at the time. In 1987, one of his friends visited New York and returned with some vinyl records. These records were Hernán’s first exposure to Chicago House. During that period, Frankie Knuckles, who had a huge influence on Hernán and his career, broke into the scene and quickly became an icon of the house genre. The way Frankie Knuckles and artists like Inner City and Derrick May

Derrick May

Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Belleville, Michigan U.S.A. He was born an only child in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life...

brought together the energy of European electronic music with the soul of North American music left an impact on Hernán and set the foundations for his career.

Career

Hernán became a DJ after being inspired by a collection of Chicago house

Chicago house

Chicago house is a style of house music, a genre of electronic dance music which emerged in Chicago in the mid-1980s. Stylistically, Chicago house has no widely accepted definition, but generally includes the first house music productions by Chicago-based artists throughout the 1980s, and any later...

records brought back from the United States by a friend, featuring artists such as Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer...

and Inner City. This music played a role in the music he now plays. Hernán describes the music he plays as deep, progressive, funky and tribal house.

In 1996, he won the residency at Clubland Pacha

Pacha

Pacha is a nightclub franchise with headquarters in Ibiza, Spain. The first Pacha club was opened in Sitges outside Barcelona in 1967. The Ibiza club, located in Ibiza Town, is the best known venue today. During 2009 Pacha acquired El Divino, near the marina of Ibiza la Nueva, which will be...

in Buenos Aires. His performances were a great success and led to Cattáneo being invited to DJ at clubs around the Americas

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. Clubland eventually attracted big-name DJs, such as Sasha

Sasha (DJ)

Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...

, John Digweed

John Digweed

John Digweed is an English DJ, record producer and acclaimed actor.-Biography:John Digweed began DJing around age 4...

, Dave Seaman

Dave Seaman

Dave Seaman is a British dance music DJ and record producer. He was formerly a member of the DMC Publishing, and editor of music magazine Mixmag. He formed one half of Brothers In Rhythm with Steve Anderson, doing production work for Pet Shop Boys and Kylie Minogue. He has since founded Audio...

and Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...

who played alongside Hernán. Oakenfold was impressed and signed Hernán Cattáneo to his Perfecto Records

Perfecto Records

Perfecto Records is a United Kingdom based Trance record label founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989.-History:Perfecto was founded by electronic music record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989...

label and they toured together in Europe and the United States from 1997 to 1999.

By 2000, Cattáneo was becoming a major name on the world club circuit. Underground releases entitled Clubland Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 created an underground buzz. Also, Ministry magazine released one of his mixes called Funky, Deep & Tribal in 2001. In 2002 he produced the international hit "Deep Funk", released his first mix compilation entitled "Perfecto Presents South America" on Paul Oakenfold's label, and won the "Best Newcomer DJ" at the Pacha Ibiza Awards. Since releasing his first compilation, he has played about 120 shows a year on every continent around the world.

As a DJ with an ever increasing fanbase, he rose to #22 and then to #6 on the DJ Mag poll of the Top 100 DJs. In addition to appearing repeatedly on John Digweed

John Digweed

John Digweed is an English DJ, record producer and acclaimed actor.-Biography:John Digweed began DJing around age 4...

's Kiss 100

Kiss 100 London

Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...

Show, Hernán started a weekly residency show in London which also enjoys great success. Entitled Sequential (like two of his mix compilations) it has been broadcast on Metrodance 95.1 FM every Saturday since 2002. In early 2004, he followed up his first mix compilation with the Renaissance Master's Series Volume One, after which he toured extensively promoting the album on the Renaissance Master's Tour. In early 2005, Hernán released the Renaissance Master's Series Volume 2.

Cattáneo is a major supporter of other Argentinian producers and DJs who have been influenced and inspired by him, including Oliverio, Manuel Sofia, Deep Mariano, Martín García, Juan Deminicis, Pablo Acenso, Yamil Colucci among others. 2005 included a major production release by the name of Warsaw (on John Digweed's Bedrock Records

Bedrock Records

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), remixing work on numerous tracks with John Tonks as well as extensive worldwide touring. His fourth compilation and his third for the Renaissance

Renaissance Recordings

Renaissance Recordings was a British record label, founded by the club Renaissance in 1994. In went into administration in 2008 and the back catalogue was sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd.-Series:Current*3D*Digital*Masters Series...

imprint, entitled Sequential, was released in April 2006 to positive reviews. As with previous compilation albums, Cattáneo embarked on the Sequential world tour. In May 2007 he released Sequential Volume 2, which was once again followed by another worldwide tour to promote the compilation.

On 1 May 2008, Metrodance 95.1 FM, which had been airing Cattáneo's Sequential show for approximately six years, dropped the program based on the decision of new ownership to change the musical direction of the station. No new outlet for the show has been set.

In 2009, to celebrate the release of their 50th album, Renaissance Recordings

Renaissance Recordings

chose Hernan Cattaneo to headline the album. The album, Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 13, came out in June.

In 2010 Hernan delivered another mixed compilation called Parallel, his fourth double album for Renaissance's Masters Series. He is travelling the world spreading his sound: usually playing in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, Spain

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, Greece

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, Australia

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, Brazil

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, Japan

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, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, Canada

Canada

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, Mexico

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, Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, Russia

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, Colombia

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, Romania

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, France

France

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, the Netherlands

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, Poland

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, Tunisia

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, Turkey

Turkey

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, Belgium

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, Dubai

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(United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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), and the United States

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. He played in India

India

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for the first time in his life in 2010.

Compilations

2010 - Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 16 "Parallel"
2009 - Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 13
Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 13
Date of Release: June, 23, 2009Number of Discs: 2Label: Renaissance Dance UKMixed by: Hernán Cattáneo- Tracklist :Disc 1# Jag House 1999# Modflow# Jetlag [Hernán Cattáneo & Soundexile Remix]# July - John Tonks...
2007 - Renaissance: Sequential Vol. 2
Renaissance: Sequential Vol. 2
Renaissance: Sequential Vol. 2 is the second release from Hernán Cattáneo's Sequential Series in Renaissance Recordings. A competition was created online to give out signed copies from the compilation.-Track listing:-Reviews:...
2006 - Renaissance: Sequential
2005 - Renaissance: The Masters Series 2
2004 - Renaissance: The Masters Series
2002 - Perfecto Presents Hernán Cattáneo: South America
2001 - Ministry Magazine Presents Hernán Cattáneo - Deep Funky N' Tribal
2001 - Clubland Vol. 2
2000 - Clubland Vol. 1

Singles

(In descending chronological order)

Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile Feat Tomomi Ukumori - Cripsis [Sudbeat]
Hernan Cattaneo & John Tonks - July / Fereek [Sudbeat]
Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - The Remixes EP [Sudbeat]
Hernan Cattaneo & John Tonks - Anime [Urbantorque]
Hernan Cattaneo & John Tonks - Sirocco [Renaissance]
Hernan Cattaneo & John Tonks - Warsaw [Bedrock Breaks]
Hernan Cattaneo & Dean Coleman - Behind The Music [Renaissance Masters CD]
Cattaneo/Cass/Mangan - Hubub [Perfecto Records]
Hernan Cattaneo - Satellites/Deeper Layers [Perfecto Records]
Hernan Cattaneo - Landing [Southamerica CD]
Hernan Cattaneo - Deep Funk/Alone [Perfecto Records]

Remixes

(In descending chronological order)

Fefo & Dario Arcas - Take Me Away [Sudbeat]
Antix - Let The Right One In [Sudbeat]
Abyss - Amore [Sudbeat]
Henry Saiz - They Came From The Light [Natura Sonoris]
Applescal - Describe The Doc [Deep Focus Records]
Schoenbrunn & Pfenning - Mind Groove [Observe Records]
James Harcourt - Arachnofunk [Twisted Frequency Records]
Tomomi Ukomori - With You [Indigo CD]
Nick Muir - I Feel Real [Mashtronic Records]
Funk Harmony Park - Crystal Sky [Arctic Wave Records]
Phonique Feat. Erland Oye - For The Time Being [Renaissance]
Bedrock - Santiago [Bedrock Records]
M.M.M - Enter The Club [Lifetime Records]
Cascade - Escape [Fluid]
Oliverio & MOS - Break My Mind [Off Side Recordings]
Atmos - Raumwelt Signal [Spiral Traxx]
Jeff Bennett - Strange Items [Hearing Aid]
Morgan Page - All I Know [Bedrock Records]
Transluzent Feat. Odessa - I Need You [Ark Records]
Dope Smugglaz - The Word [Perfecto Records]
Pako & Frederik - Beatus Prosessor [Coded Records]
Liquid State - Falling [Perfecto Records]
Stella Brown - Never Knew Love [Perfecto Records]
Alto Camet - Pasion Descalza [Shinichi Records]

The detailed discography of Hernán Cattáneo, including productions and remixes is available at Discogs.

Sudbeat

In 2009 he launched his own record label, which releases in digital format.
Sudbeat releases have been charted by Neil Quigley, Henry Saiz, Guy J and 133 other DJs.

SB001 Danny Howells
Danny Howells
Danny Howells is an English producer and DJ. His music is often described as progressive house, though he prefers to associate more with tech house and is sometimes described simply as "deepsexyfuturistictechfunkouse". At performances, he is well known to interact personally with the audience...

- Moon EP - 06/2009
SB002 Guy J - Pleasurety EP - 07/2009
SB003 Marc Marzenit - Visions EP - 09/2009
SB004 Hernán Cattáneo & Soundexile - The Remixes EP - 10/2009
SB005 Alex Dolby & Giorgio Roma - Neutra EP - 12/2009
SB006 Tonnsaied & Mario Kahn - Voided EP - 02/2010
SB007 Abyss - Amore - 05/2010
SB008 Hernán Cattáneo & John Tonks - July / Fereek - 07/2010
SB009 Hernán Cattáneo & Soundexile Feat Tomomi Ukumori - Cripsis - 08/2010
SB010 Fefo & Arcas - Take Me Away - 09/2010
SB011 M.O.D.E. - Circles - 10/2010

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