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Andre Buljat & Gustavo Lopez at City Hall
Date / Friday, 9 March 2012
Time / tbc
Venue / City Hall/ Rambla de Catalunya, 4; 08007 Barcelona; Spain
Cost / 10€

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Andre Buljat (Time Has Changed, 4line), Gustavo Lopez (Acktivism Rec, City Hall)
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City Hall
ANDRE BULJAT
(Time Has Changed, 4Line)
Bio
EN
Born in Bonn, Germany, 1984, Andre has been obsessed with music since an early age. By the time he was 12, he was experimenting on his first mixer and a Dennon, mainly mixing hip-hop & rap while living in the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. At the age of 15 he was introduced to electronic music through attending and assisting in the organization of many underground House and Techno parties in the Dominican Republic (Caribbean).

Needless to say, he was immediately captured by the sound and vibe of these events. At age of 17 he was spinning Techno and Tech-House, influenced by the sounds of Chicago and Detroit, Phoenix G, Plus 8 Records and KMS. Experiencing the drive and raw energy of the likes of Derrick May, Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin had a massive impact on him and set his course as a DJ.

As he began to define his own sound, he took influences from Detroit's atmospherics, Berlin's clinical precision and Chicago's raw energy. At this time he was playing in local clubs on North Coast of the Dominican Republic. At 18, he moved back to Germany, intent on developing his individual sound and build his DJing career. Carving out his sound and constantly fine tuning it he has arrived at a smooth blend of House and Techno. It all began to come together in 2004, when he moved to Barcelona to study Electronic Music Production

Andre has established himself in Barcelona with residencies at Boulevard Culture Club. In the cities tight knit scene he has been able to hone his skills and keep the crowds coming back. These adventures have seen him in support of the likes of Damian Lazarus and Funk D'Void while keeping close ties with the city's top names such as Mirus and Negro. His talents have also taken abroad him to spin at Rex Club (Paris), Space (Ibiza) and Heaven (London).

Andre Buljat is ever absorbing the sounds, energy and vibrant atmosphere of his home city, readying himself for maximum output. He is poised to release his unique House and Techno sounds on wax, ever refining his style and always looking to take things to the next level. His production style is deep and grooving and has seen remix attention from the likes of Yakine and Nekes. Currently he is working on new releases for Indigo raw and 4line records.

GUSTAVO LOPEZ
(Acktivism Rec, City Hall)
ES
Gustavo Lopez inicia su carrera como dj allá por el año 1987. En 1989 comienza a organizar fiestas electrónicas en la zona oeste de Buenos Aires, donde empieza a llamar la atención su exquisita selección musical influenciada en ese entonces por la musica disco, el tecno y el house. Más tarde obtiene su residencia en el afterhours Fellini, en el centro neurálgico de la ciudad, donde logra su total inserción en la noche porteña.

En 1995 se forma la agrupación de djs Urban Groove (con una marcada reminiscencia del house de Chicago y el tecno de Detroit) siendo Gustavo uno de sus ocho integrantes. En un progresivo ascenso, esta agrupación logra en 1998 reunir a más de 20.000 personas en una fiesta rave en las afueras de Buenos Aires, acaparando la atención de los mas importantes medios gráficos, radiales y televisivos del país. Asimismo en 1996, Urban Groove pone en funcionamiento su propio afterhours, llamado kdos, un ícono dentro del underground, por donde pasaron artitstas como The Chemical Brothers, Green Velvet, Danny Rampling, Neil Landstrum, Ritchie Hawtin, Front 242, Justin Robertson, Ricardo Villalobos, Dj Duke, Luke Slater, Angel Molina y otros.

En 1997 edita su primer disco junto a Urban Groove, llamado 3 to 2000. En 1998 comparte escenario con bandas legendarias como The Prodigy y Kraftwerk. Ese mismo año junto con Urban Groove lanza su segundo álbum llamado 2 to 2000 por Universal Music. A mediados de 1999 produce su propio programa televisivo llamado Buenos Aires Dance Network, que refleja desde adentro la escena dance de la ciudad capital de Argentina. Ya en el año 2000 edita un LP doble llamado Ciudad Cero Cero, por Strictly Rythm.

En ese mismo año se radica en Barcelona y empieza a formar parte escencial de esta ciudad. En 2002 comienza a producir musica junto a su hermano Junior Lopez, con quien ya editó dos vinilos bajo el nombre de Low Sound, por Luxury Grooves,también actualmente es artista de Acktivism Recordings.

Ese mismo año comienza su residencia en City Hall de Barcelona, uno de los clubs referentes del house underground de la ciudad, donde se presenta cada sábado y ha compartido cabina con djs de la talla de Ralph Lawson, Swag, Johnny Fiasco, Justin Robertson,Derrik Carter, DJulez, Bobi Peru, 2020 SoundSystem, David Duriez, Eddie Richards, Luciano, Murray Richardson, Vicenzo, Lele Sachi, Jose Luis Magoya, Dan Genacia,Ricardo Villalobos,DJ T,Paco Osuna,Audio Fly,Dubfire,Alexi Delano,Davide Squilace,Funk Dvoid,M.A.N.D.I.,Format B,Swat Scuad,Angel Molina,Gorge,Audio Jack,Simon Baker,Pease Division entre muchos mas.

Actualmente se encarga de la dirección artística de los viernes y sábados del City Hall además de pinchar en las mejores salas de España y Europa,esta considerado como uno de los mejores dj de house de Barcelona por la revista Time Out,una vez al año hace su ya clásica gira por Sudamérica, que incluye paises como Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, entre otros. Podemos decir que con sus más de 27 años de experiencia en cabina, Gustavo deja su marca registrada en cada escenario y que hoy por hoy es una referencia en Barcelona y Sudamérica.




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