Sunsetstrip 2024: Why Hernán Cattaneo assures that shows in Argentina are every DJ’s dream

Almost every year on time, another unmissable electronic music event will be held this Saturday and Sunday: Hernan Cattaneo plays in his homeland and will make thousands of people dance in a new edition of Sunsetstrip Buenos Aires.

The presentations of the famous Argentine DJ and producer are unique and he knows the impact he generates on lovers of his music.

“Shows in Argentina are every DJ’s dream,” he says in a chat with Clarion hours before making the ground of Ciudad Universitaria vibrate, the location chosen for both dates.

A great team

Sunsetstrip Buenos Aires was born in 2019 as a party with its own identity: a tribute to the sunset, an electronic music experience that proposes to enjoy the outdoors, light and nature, with the idea of break with prejudices related to electronic music and the night.

Cattaneo knows the level of his presentations, what he generates in the audience and how his sets become a journey of sound and communion between those who go to see him. But he also knows that, for this to happen, he needs the work of a great team.

“The production companies I collaborate with have a great common denominator, which always invests a lot and which can be seen in every edition. I can play for six hours and people accompany me like nowhere else in the world. The production is world-class,” she says.

He adds: “It’s a very fun challenge to imagine events, performances and sets that are always different from one end to the other, and to incorporate all the sounds and images that we find interesting.”

Career goals

Hernán Cattaneo is one of the most important and respected references in electronic music in Argentina and in the world. “I belong to a generation of DJs who have had to fight and push hard for years for a place for electronic music in the Argentine scene. So now being in a recognized place is very, very rewarding,” he reflects.

-Did you imagine this gift?

-Perhaps. Not like that. But I have always been very convinced that one day DJs and our music would have a relevant place like they have had in other parts of the world.

-Is there any turning point in your career?

-Yes, several. The first was at the age of 14 when I saw Alejandro Pont Lezica play and I felt very clear that this was what I wanted to do with my life. The second was learning about the music of Frankie Knuckles, the godfather of house music and the one who pioneered the modern era of dance music.

The third was being chosen by Paul Oakenfold, the number one DJ in the world in the late 90s, to open his shows and subsequently moving to England where my global DJ career began.

-How do you see the electronic music scene in Argentina today?

-I would say it has reached the level of the rest of the world and is the best in Latin America. The level of the artists arriving and the production is almost equal to that of Europe and the turnout of the public is very high. We still need to consolidate local artists so that they too are recognized as foreigners are recognized. There are many and very beautiful ones in all the scenes.

Worn out

Both dates of Sunsetstrip Buenos Aires 2024 are sold out. The anticipation about what this year’s event will be grows with each passing hour.

For those going for the first time, Cattaneo explains his sound and anticipates: “I make progressive and melodic house. But deep house, techno, indie pop and so on also enter in the middle of a set. Playing music progressively allows for a wide variety of sounds to be incorporated.”

“Argentina, Holland and Japan are my favorite places to play”, concludes the Argentine DJ who in a few hours will transform the Ciudad Universitaria into an international musical universe.

In this fourth edition of the now classic electronic parties that start in the afternoon and continue until night, first there will be DJs Bora Uzer and Martín García (one every day), and then the long final set of the protagonist