CATNAPP
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Deeply rooted in Buenos Aires’ drum and bass underground music scene, Argentinian artist Amparo Battaglia started performing as Catnapp in 2010, combining breakbeat, drum and bass, jungle, dancehall and pop.
Based in Berlin since 2015, Catnapp continued her artistic evolution with the creation of the label Napp Records, aimed at supporting new artists and providing a safe and fair environment, while having a space for her own releases. One year later she signed with Monkeytown Records where she released plenty of music and toured opening for the electronic music duo Modeslektor and bands such as Moderat. Catnapp has also performed at festivals and venues such as Berghain (Berlin), Boiler Room (Berlin), Fusion (Berlin), Melt (Berlin), SXSW (Austin), Sonar (Barcelona) and Reeperbahnfestival (Hamburg & Beijing) among many others.
One of Catnapp’s main driving forces is the freedom to blur and reshape gender boundaries. Rather than fitting into predefined categories, her focus lies in creating music that feels good, fun, interesting and genuine. Highly energetic, both her sound and live performances are defined by a striking contrast, shifting between cute and scary, maybe even slightly uncomfortable.
