Hernan Cattaneo @ Heat Thursday, 12.18

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Posted by |Thrax| on Dec-19-2008 20:48:

yes it was really good.

Josh, yea, the true deepness.. nobody does it better.. flawless mixing just the way I like it.

Posted by kittycrush on Dec-19-2008 21:37:

What a great night!! Both sets were awesome!!

Posted by Airshow on Dec-19-2008 21:49:

......a very intimate night with Hernan... I love Giant Thursdays when it dosent get very crowded and you get to enjoy a world class DJ in a uncrowded, relaxed setting....

Marcus Schultz is up next!! I haven't seen him in a year... Bring it Marcus.... you know he will!!!

Posted by darin epsilon on Dec-19-2008 21:52:

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Originally posted by djjoshuaallen
its amazing that hardly anybody plays the pure progressive sound that Hernan does these days. Such a great solid sound, he has definatly perfected it. Im bummed I missed him, havent missed a set by him out here for a while.

well done ryan, thats a solid spot!

There actually are quite a few, like Eelke Kleijn and Jody Wisternoff, but no one comes even close to being as famous or popular as Hernan.

Posted by dollaroff on Dec-20-2008 04:56:

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Originally posted by optionvdo
Thanks guys! It turned out to be a really cool night. Hernan likes the bpms low so I brought it down to like 123 for the last song and a half. He got on and flowed into it like he was making sandwiches for the kids. Just pure ease. He played a sick, deep set which is what I love about him the most. Perfect flow, perfect mixing, perfect choons. The guy is something else.

Lots of TA's there tonight which was really cool for sure. Thrax in the mix incognito steez... hahaha. Nice.

Ryan, you had a great opening set. It was totally banging...and then around 11ish, the BPMs started to slow down (as you said above)...just getting ready for Hernan's set.

Posted by dollaroff on Dec-20-2008 05:01:

I mean, I know Hernan to end at 1:45, but so sad....

Night was fantastic. Hernan is always fantastic. Down to earth, friendly, loves what he does, the music and the fans. Total class.

Club was cool; enough room to dance and hang out. I'm just not used to the clubs-in-a-mall vibe of OC.

Can't wait for a longer set tomorrow night!

Posted by nima86 on Dec-20-2008 07:07:

What a night great sets by Ryan and Hernan I was suprised bout how down to earth and cool Hernan was a true class act

Posted by SLR722 on Dec-20-2008 11:11:

Some really great comments here I'm reading tonight. Consider yourselves blessed he always plays on the west coast in USA.

I'm one of the biggest Hernan fans out there, and with good reason. You guys have nailed most of it. He truly has perfected the progressive sound all the while staying up to date with the current trends of tech house/minimal sound. Nevertheless his sound is not just deep, but for me, the deepest, most meaningful sound I've ever heard, and not just one, but damn near every occasion.

Especially nowadays when DJ's are abandoning their progressive or tribal or deep house roots for the minimal tech bandwagon, he is one of the few that has managed to keep his original sound while incorporating the new stuff. And quite well, I might add. His mixing is near perfect, right up there with Danny Howells and the best of them.

He is probably the coolest, most down to earth DJ you will ever meet. He plays more dates annually, around the world, than just about anyone else, yet he pretty much travels alone. Just a great, humble guy to be around and have the pleasure of having a conversation with.

Hope those Southern CA shows did justice.

Cheers!

Posted by Matters on Dec-22-2008 21:29:

This was my first time seeing Hernan live and I must say that he exceeded my expectations. His track selection is amazing! Most tracks were IDs to me.

Anyone able to ID any of what he played?

Ryan, like I said after the show, a great set from you. I imagined that is more like what you would play if you were headlining. You brought it in well for Hernan. I especially liked when you dropped that Alex Kenji track. The crowd was definately warmed up at that point!

Matt

Posted by outlaws on Dec-23-2008 04:26:

Too fucking bad his metrodance show got cancelled since of april 2008! the last set I have been able to hear of him is his August mix which was superb! There needs to be more deep progressive djs

Posted by |Thrax| on Dec-23-2008 04:45:

http://vimeo.com/2596942
agoria - dust (oxia remix)

Posted by optionvdo on Dec-24-2008 05:33:

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Ryan, like I said after the show, a great set from you. I imagined that is more like what you would play if you were headlining. You brought it in well for Hernan. I especially liked when you dropped that Alex Kenji track. The crowd was definitely warmed up at that point!

Thanks man. I sometimes feel like it's ok to play a few medium-big tracks during an open set depending on who is headlining, the vibe of the night and as long as the last 20 minutes before the headliner the tempo or tracks level out and make it easy for the headliner to go in whatever direction he/she pleases. Of course it's not good to say, play Beatport top 10 or such since those are generally big bangers

I remember once at Tentation I saw Hernan bring down the tempo to 125 to start his set and that really stuck in my head because generally at the Giant OC events headliners play 128+ to start. So for Thursday I had it at 125 the entire time (until the end) and sometimes I still thought it was fast, but never felt like it was too slow though 125 seems to be more the tempo of deep house DJ's. Then again, the word "deep" has been used quite a bit to describe Hernan on this post by many people so..

All in all, he is a DJ I aspire to be more like.

Posted by mar46017 on Dec-24-2008 05:45:

Ryan is an expert at handing it off to a DJ. Superb track selection!

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