HERNAN CATTANEO@ Gossip ,Mamaia,Romania, 15/08/2008




Hernán Cattáneo was born in Buenos Aires, where he grew up listening to bands like Simply Red, Level 42, Depeche Mode and New Order while 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 records. These records were to be Hernán’s first exposure to Chicago House. During that period, Frankie Knuckles, who would have a huge influence on Hernán and his blossoming career, broke into the scene and quickly became an icon of the burgeoning 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 foundations for his career. His elemental understanding of dance music might be the reason why he has firmly positioned himself amongst the most respected DJs in the world.

Hernán became a DJ after being inspired by a collection of Chicago house records brought back from the United States by a friend, featuring artists such as Frankie Knuckles and Inner City. This music played a role in the music he now plays. Hernan describes the music he plays as deep, progressive, funky and tribal house.

In 1996, he won the residency at Clubland Pacha in Buenos Aires. His performances were a great success and led to Cattaneo being invited to DJ at clubs around the Americas. Clubland eventually attracted big-name DJs, such as Sasha, John Digweed, Dave Seaman and Paul Oakenfold who played alongside Hernan. Oakenfold was impressed and signed Hernan Cattaneo to his Perfecto Records label and they toured together in Europe and the United States from 1997 to 1999.

By 2000, Cattaneo 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's Kiss 100 Show, Hernan 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, Hernan released the Renaissance Master's Series Volume 2, to great success both critically and among his growing fanbase.

Cattaneo is a major supporter of other South American producers and DJs that have been influenced and inspired by him, including: Oliverio, MOS, Deep Mariano, and Martín García. He is also known for bringing relatively unknown tracks to the forefront in his mixes; this is usually because the producers of these tracks allow him access to them before they are even released through their own labels. 2005 included a major production release by the name of Warsaw (on John Digweed's Bedrock Records), remixing work on numerous tracks with John Tonks as well as extensive worldwide touring. His fourth compilation and his third for the Renaissance imprint, entitled Sequential, was released in April of 2006 to positive reviews. As with previous compilation albums, Cattaneo embarked on the Sequential world tour. In May of 2007 he released Sequential Volume 2, which was once again followed by another worldwide tour to promote the compilation. Due to a very busy schedule, the creation of Hernan Cattaneo's own label has been put off for quite some time. According to Cattaneo, this label would feature producer and DJ talent from around the world reflecting the diversity of his compilation albums.

On the first of May in 2008, Metrodance 95.1 FM which had been airing Cattaneo'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 made available.

Sunwaves 4 Festival@Enigma Beach,Mamaia,Romania,09/08/2008




DANNY TENAGLIA, BILL PATRICK, CHRISS
visuals by RANCEA
SCENA BACK TO FUTURE
RICARDO VILLALOBOS, DJ SNEAK, PRASLEA, EL CEZERE, KOZO
visuals by DREAMREC & COTE
SCENA TRANSITIONS
JOHN DIGWEED, MISSTRESS BARBARA, RAOUL RUSSU
SCENA BREAK ME
GENERAL MIDI, FREESTYLERS, SEB
visuals by DAN BASU

Francesco Rossi@Kristal Club ,Mamaia ,Romania,19/07/2008





Francesco Rossi was born in Tuscany, and it is from his city native that his career began as a DJ, above all at the Le Mirage Club where, even though he was still very young he was entrusted with the console.
After his first experiences in the local clubs, he moved to Milan, where it entered on the house circuits in Northern Italy. In this new city Francesco works for an important fashion agency and approaches the radio world.
From the very beginning he cultivated an interest for music production acquiring knowledge and experience in recording techniques. This deep-rooted passion led him over the years to the production of pieces which were of great success both in Italy and abroad such as “Canto di Orfeo”, “Love is the music”, “Rum e cocaina” and the most recent “Luna”, “Seduction” and “House sensation”, etc.
His DJ sets are characterized by enormous energy and by the search for new musical vibrations that Francesco succeeds in transmitting to his public creating a feeling and a unique participation at every evening performance.
Currently Francesco is working with the most important clubs in Italy and abroad and is one of the most sought after DJs in the Italian House world.
He is also busy in the production of his first Album and in collaborations with important international artists…

PRODUCTIONS:
ESPIRITO “CANTO DE ORFEO” D:VISION R & M “HEART OF GLASS” TIME FR FEAT JENNY B “LOVE IS THE MUSIC” D:VISION RICH & BITCH “RUM & COCAINA” PRIDE ESPIRITO “LUNA” D:VISION FRANCESCO ROSSI “SEDUCTION” MOLTO ESPIRITO “BAHIA” D:VISION FR SOUND “EP” MOLTO FR SOUND “NEED YOU TONIGHT” MOLTO FRANCESCO ROSSI FT. MARIO BEE “BREAK IT” MOLTO

COMPILATION:
V.A. “CAMPIONI DANCE COMPILATION” MOLTO FRANCESCO ROSSI “SELECTION VOL.1” MOLTO V.A. “PAPEETE BEACH VOL. 1” MOLTO V.A. “PAPEETE BEACH VOL. 2” MOLTO V.A. “PAPEETE BEACH VOL. 3” MOLTO

REMIX:
MADE & SAX FEAT. M. WEEKS “I’M COMING UP” 909 HARLEM HISTLER “LOVE IS THE ANSWER” D:VISION HOXTON WHORES Vs. ROB TISSERA "PROMISE LAND" EMOTIVA PLAYFORD AND GRAY "SYMPTOMS OF YOU" PYTHONS MARTIN SOLVEIG “JEALOUSY” D:VISION

DUBFIRE Featuring Davide Squillace@La Mania ,Mamaia,Romania,26/07/2008




Shirazinia,(Dubfire), grew up in the Washington, DC area, where he spent much of his youth playing the guitar in school bands and listening to mostly classic Hip-Hop, jazz/rare groove, dub reggae, new wave and industrial. Shirazinia was also influenced by the local punk scene and the music of the hometown bands, like Fugazi and Minor Threat. Members of these bands also worked at a local record store called Yesterday And Today Records, and here Shirazinia fell in love with some of the sounds of artists like Kraftwerk, Ministry, Jesus & Mary Chain, Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Adrian Sherwood of On-U Sound and Einsturzende Neubauten. Throughout this heavy industrial influence, with the sound of Chicago's famed Wax Trax! label, Shirazinia discovered the Chicago house scene and what labels like Trax Records and D.J. International Records were releasing.

Shirazinia's eclectic sound differ from those of Deep Dish. His production I Feel Speed, which is a cover of an obscure Love & Rockets song, features his own vocals. Shirazinia also sings in In Love With a Friend on Deep Dish's debut album.