09.03 (Thu)
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 t... More Biography
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 t... More Biography
