[ Apr 10 10:00 pm to Apr 11 5:00 am. ]

UPDATED Mar 21, 2010

Ok…  so this is coming up fast, but to say that we’re pretty thrilled about the Avant Mutek tour making a pit stop in Chicago is an understatement, to say the least. As Mutek is truly one of our favorite festival experiences in the world, we’re hoping to convince our fellow Chicago heads to head [...]

DJ/Producer

From the sounds of old salsa, cumbia and merengue records emanating from his parents’ home stereo as a child to the jacking raw beats of early Chicago house which provided the soundtrack to his teen years, Hernan’s early exposure to the musical output of Chicago’s diverse cultural communities awakened within him a lifelong passion for music and movement. Throughout Hernan’s time at university and beyond, Chicago’s influential music scene & quality record stores fed his voracious appetite for electronic sounds of all sorts- industrial, musique concrète, IDM, film soundtracks- to complement the beckoning throb of Chicago’s house dancefloors. However, it was upon his exposure to the work of artists such as Baby Ford & Ricardo Villalobos that Hernan discovered the sound which possessed the darker character he sought from other genres, but retained the enticing warmth & sexiness which he had previously found solely in deep house.

Over a decade later, this sound still resonates within him and drives Hernan to ignite floors across Chicago’s underground dance scene with his tasteful selection of current and classic productions. Hernan’s sets feature a focused attention to detail as he synthesizes engaging dialogues between tracks, all the while maintaining a sensual & propulsive energy to captivate the dancefloor. The percussive afro-caribbean pulse which held such presence throughout his formative years continues to serve as inspiration, flavored with Hernan’s touches of mood, a thick low-end, and the engaging polyrhythmic musical approach of his Latin background.

An established fixture of Chicago’s thriving techno/house scene both on the decks and on the dancefloor, Hernan continues to play at numerous underground events as well as at high-profile venues including Smartbar, Sonotheque, Lava, Vision, and Lumen. He has also played alongside a diverse range of leading talent, whose names include Akufen, Derek Plaslaiko, Dave Aju, among others.

Upcoming Shows

Previous Gigs

[ Feb 27 11:00 pm to Feb 28 6:00 am. ] It’s no coincidence that our first “new” event post of the year is essentially the first event that we’ve been excited about in a really long time. The first 120 party is going down on February 27th, and yea… it’s gonna be the bidness. There’s gonna be a special space setup and a mini cocktail menu, but add Rick Wilhite of the 3 Chairs from Detroit for some proper disco action, and well… sold.

Southside Disco stalwart Rahaan, Still Music impresario Jerome Derradji, and our favorite latin floorrocker Hernan Sanchez on the bill as well… double sold.

Check the 120 website or the facebook event page for tix and rsvp info.