Like a DJ switching records, beat-matching to new melodies, she flipped and shuffled her life
course, layering one experience on top of another. All to the rhythm of her influences.
Houston native Catherine Wentworth started reviewing albums for a local magazine, Urban Beat, when she
was still in high school. In college she moved on to Photography, and it was not long before
New York based hip-hop magazine The Source was eliciting Cat. Her move to New York had her doing large-scale shoots at Pier 59. Assisting in shoots and making cd's for her favorite photographers. The song selections soon became a popular accessory at the studio.
A natural at pairing music with parties, a production company subsequently snatched her up to arrange the music at high-end functions. At one of the high-end events for Vogue magazine, Cat hired DJ Mark Ronson. The evening was a success, and more importantly, a remarkable turning point in her career: Ronson was quick to recognize Cat's "musicability," and encouraged the then 20-year
old to pursue a DJ-ing route.
Cat's boyfriend at the time managed a music studio. "Hanging out there was
basically my education." Fiddling around with the equipment became an addiction, then second
nature. Within months, she secured residency at club queen Amy Sacco's venues, Lot 61 and
Bungalow 8.
Nowadays, DJ Cat has expanded her resume to include luxurious London nights, rockin East Village bars, Vanity Fair soiree's, Rebecca Taylor fashion shows, posh Ian Schrager lounges, and exclusive private parties for New York celebrities like, Robert De Niro.
"Classic rock, Electro House, 80s, POP, Breaks, and Techno, I want to make a crowd dance; a lot!" Her mission seems accomplished, as her gigs in Miami, LA, South America, Germany,
Greece and Amsterdam have people partying well past 5 am.
But Cat's already wandered into her next musical indevor—producing. She won't say much about it now, but
with this girl's record, one thing's for sure, and that's a hit. |