Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis)
| Cayetano | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Georgios Bratanis |
| Also known as | Cayetano |
| Born | August 29, 1977 |
| Origin | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Genres | Trip hop, downtempo, jazz, Freestyle |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Producer, DJ |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Labels | Etage Noir Recordings, Klik Records |
| Website |
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| Notable instruments | |
| piano, bass | |
Giorgos Bratanis (born August 29, 1977), better known by his artistic name "Cayetano"[1] is a Greek musician. He performs with his band — Cayetano Live Band[2] — and as a DJ worldwide.
Biography
Since he was very young, he got involved with several indie bands and at the same time he was studying music. On 1995 he was a former member of the popular band "Stroggylo Kitrino" (The Round Yellow). They released two albums, "Stroggylo Kitrino" on 1996 and "O Ksenos" (The Stranger") on 1999 from the legendary "Lazy Dog Records".
On 2000 he started travelling all over Europe and finally he stayed in Barcelona (Spain) until 2004. There he worked with several Spanish groups as a pianist and a bassist, he toured with them the Spanish territory, he wrote music for theater and cinema and he made the dub-triphop-jazz oriented "Cayetano" project.
His first album "Mr. White", released in vinyl from the German label "Kinky Lounge" back to 2001. Another one album with his name "Cayetano" followed up on 2003 from the same label. It was the time that Cayetano started to be known to the European scene. On 2004 he got back to his homeland and made the Sala Sonora Records. On 2006 he released from his own label, the "Focused" album which made him well known to the public. He toured all over the EU territory and the album was voted as one of the best albums of 2006 in more than 30 major radio stations in 14 countries. At the same year and thanks to this album, Cayetano was nominated for the French Prizes "Prix Radiophonie".
On 2008 after touring a lot, he signed with the label "Etage Noir" and he produced Loopa Scava's album "Loopa Scava meets Cayetano - Up and Down" which was a massive success to the underground trip hop scene. This broad Cayetano to the top of the EU scene, got a great feedback and all the Press was putting him near to already big artists such like Bonobo and Wax Tailor. In the meantime he did remixes for well-known artists such like Wax Tailor, Parov Stelar, Timewapr Inc., Ancient Austronauts and many more... On 2009 he released the "The Big Fall" album (Etage Noir) gaining more respect from almost everywhere. His appearance in major festivals gave him the reputation he needed and since then he got numerous sold out gigs, his tracks are on the most popular compilations and programs on TV.
On October 2010, Cayetano signed with "Klik Records" and subsequently released the album "Back Home" two months later. Four months after the release, the “Back Home Tour” begun. On October 8, 2012, Cayetano released, ‘’Once Sometime” whilst the remixed version of the album released on January 13, 2014 on Klik Records[3] new sub-label Pale Sound Records. He appeared on the same stage with artists such like Bonobo, Parov Stelar, Dj Krush, Alice Russell, Koop, Dj Bootsie, Dj Food, Dj Shadow, Kormac, Karuan and Morcheeba to name a few...
Cayetano Live Band
In 2006, Cayetano formed the "Cayetano Live Band" right after the release of the "Focused" album, with 11 musicians on stage. Today, the band consists of 6 musicians on stage and 1 FOH technician.
Current members of Cayetano Live Band
- Giorgos "Cayetano" Bratanis (samplers, keyboards, vocals, programming)
- Georges Perin (vocals)
- Dimitris Tselios (saxophone, flute)
- Alex Papoulidis (guitar)
- John Bell (bass)
- Thomas Kostoulas (drums, percussions)
- Leo Beilis (sound engineer)
Former members of Cayetano Live Band
- Themis Veleni (vocals)
- Christos Manuel (vocals)
- Tasos Peltekis (guitar)
- Cherry Piker (guitar)
- Yannis Stolakis (percussions)
- Alex Archodis (drums)
- Ilias Girbas (saxophone)
- Dimitris Dalezis (trumpet)
- Giorgos Aggelakis (trombone)
Cayetano as a DJ
Cayetano is known for his dj sets in which he combines dub with Latin and funky grooves. Sometimes he appears together with Dj Booker (as a Cayetano Soundsystem) and Dimitris Tselios (saxophone).
Video
- Babylon On Fire feat. NEK
- The Better Man
- Mall Fever
- Memoirs (The Light Around You)
- "Back Home Tour"
- Day Boy (TSC - Forsythe)
Discography
Albums
- Stroggylo Kitrino - Stroggylo Kitrino (1996, Lazy Dog Records)
- Stroggylo Kitrino - O Ksenos (1999, Lazy Dog Records)
- Cayetano - Mr. White (2001, Kinky Lounge Records)
- Cayetano - Cayetano (2003, Kinky Lounge Records)
- Cayetano - Focused[4][5] (2006, Sala Sonora Records)
- Cayetano - The Big Fall[6][7] (2009, Etage Noir Recordings)
- Cayetano - Back Home[8][9][10] (2010, Klik Records)
- Cayetano - Once Sometime[11] (2012, Pale Sound Records)
- Cayetano - Once Sometime Remixed (2014, Pale Sound Records)
- Cayetano - The Right Time (2015, Klik Records)
Productions
- Giorgos Stavrianos - Codes (2007, Eros Music)
- Loopa Scava Meets Cayetano - Up And Down (2008, Etage Noir Recordings)