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̸BIOGRAPHY
Andrés Castaño a.k.a. Casta is a Guatemalan Dj, Producer, Label manager and Event promoter who is widely recognized as one of the main leaders who has helped build, develop and enhance electronic music culture in the region.
It all started in the early 2000's when he started going to underground parties and raves in Guatemalan warehouses around the city, outdoor spaces and old parking lots. In that year electronic music was starting to sprout in Guatemala with small events that ranged from 20-100 people, a moment that changed his perspective and would define his passion in life.
Over the upcoming years he jumped from being an attendee to a fullon electronic music developer. In 2003 he co-founded Empire Promotions, where he helped grow electronic music culture by bringing Dj's such as Mauro Picotto, Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and many more. A culture that was hiding deep in the underground came out in full throttle to playing events with thousands of people. Eventhough this could have defined his path, he decided to separate himself from this company in 2007 to develop his own concept - Cube - where he focused on bringing new music to the country and developing a broader sound spectrum having artists such as James Holden, Michael Mayer, Robert Babicz, Dubfire, Satoshi Tomiie and many more. Over the next year he would develop a sound as a Dj and also start doing festivals and founding Guatemala's first electronic music label that served as a platform for other electronic music producers from his country.
In more recent times he launched his first album - Lazaro - through the pandemic which he self released on his new project Identidata, a record label developed in alliance with Lapsus from Barcelona. In the past months he has released music on Sonido Moderna and Cacao Records, co-produced an album with Guatemalan visual artist Marlov Barrios, soundtracked 2 films and playing festivals in Central America and preparing for his first European Tour.
̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Casta - Santa Cruz(Istmo Music)
Casta - Canica(Itzamna Recordings)
Casta & Bruxxas - Perpetual Eco(Baroque)
Bruxxas & Casta - Global Shamrock(Neuroscience)
Bruxxas & Casta - Blood fang(Neuroscience)
Bruxxas & Casta - Division Bell(Neuroscience)
Bruxxas & Casta - The Downfall(CUBEREC)
Casta - Lazaro (Identidata)
Casta - Viaje Sideral (Cacao Records)
Casta & Vonnie Villatoro (Sonido Moderna)
Andrés Castaño a.k.a. Casta is a Guatemalan Dj, Producer, Label manager and Event promoter who is widely recognized as one of the main leaders who has helped build, develop and enhance electronic music culture in the region.
It all started in the early 2000's when he started going to underground parties and raves in Guatemalan warehouses around the city, outdoor spaces and old parking lots. In that year electronic music was starting to sprout in Guatemala with small events that ranged from 20-100 people, a moment that changed his perspective and would define his passion in life.
Over the upcoming years he jumped from being an attendee to a fullon electronic music developer. In 2003 he co-founded Empire Promotions, where he helped grow electronic music culture by bringing Dj's such as Mauro Picotto, Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and many more. A culture that was hiding deep in the underground came out in full throttle to playing events with thousands of people. Eventhough this could have defined his path, he decided to separate himself from this company in 2007 to develop his own concept - Cube - where he focused on bringing new music to the country and developing a broader sound spectrum having artists such as James Holden, Michael Mayer, Robert Babicz, Dubfire, Satoshi Tomiie and many more. Over the next year he would develop a sound as a Dj and also start doing festivals and founding Guatemala's first electronic music label that served as a platform for other electronic music producers from his country.
In more recent times he launched his first album - Lazaro - through the pandemic which he self released on his new project Identidata, a record label developed in alliance with Lapsus from Barcelona. In the past months he has released music on Sonido Moderna and Cacao Records, co-produced an album with Guatemalan visual artist Marlov Barrios, soundtracked 2 films and playing festivals in Central America and preparing for his first European Tour.
̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Casta - Santa Cruz(Istmo Music)
Casta - Canica(Itzamna Recordings)
Casta & Bruxxas - Perpetual Eco(Baroque)
Bruxxas & Casta - Global Shamrock(Neuroscience)
Bruxxas & Casta - Blood fang(Neuroscience)
Bruxxas & Casta - Division Bell(Neuroscience)
Bruxxas & Casta - The Downfall(CUBEREC)
Casta - Lazaro (Identidata)
Casta - Viaje Sideral (Cacao Records)
Casta & Vonnie Villatoro (Sonido Moderna)
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