JUAN CERNADAS
“I Wish I Knew How It Started” is a journey through Berlin’s nightlife. The highs, the chaos, the small moments that stay with you.
Each track shows fragments of club culture: brief connections, shifting identities, and the pull between euphoria and emptiness. Based on my own experiences, the album blends emotion with hypnotic grooves.
Released on Diffuse Reality Records.
Looking in the mirror, you see versions of yourself scattered and incomplete. The person you are, the person you were, and the person you’re becoming. They’re all there, but they don’t fit together anymore.
"The Divided I" is my latest EP, exploring this fragmented feeling through sound. Each track mirrors the tension between these selves, reflecting the beauty, confusion, and growth that come from navigating life’s transitions.
This album marks a pivotal moment in my life, representing my journey from classical music to the world of electronic music. I’ve merged these two separate worlds, using extended flute techniques to create percussive and textural elements.
1:1 LESSONS
Professional training in person or online
DJ TRAINING
Hands-on practice and coaching to develop your DJ skills in a club-style studio (in Berlin only)
Focus areas (adapted to your level):
• Beat synchronisation & phrasing: understanding bars, transitions, and smooth mixing without relying on sync
• Harmonic mixing & effects: blending tracks musically and using FX creatively
• Building & recording DJ sets: structuring energy levels, preparing for gigs, and recording mixes
• Music library organisation: preparing playlists, cue points, loops, and Rekordbox setup
• DJ psychology: balancing preparation with improvisation
• Stage presence & confidence: : tools to stay calm and focused behind the decks
Sessions are highly practical: you’ll be mixing from the start, with feedback on technique, flow, and musical choices. Training can focus on fundamentals for beginners or performance skills for experienced DJs.
Equipment:
• CDJ-2000NXS2 & XDJ-1000MK2
• DJM-900NXS2
TRACK FEEDBACK
Coaching and Track Reviews. A space to analyze and refine your productions through feedback (online or in Berlin)
Focus areas:
• Arrangement & storytelling: how to build tension, release, and narrative
• Rhythms, grooves & percussion: creating drive and variation
• Atmospheres & textures: layering sound for depth and mood
• Harmonic and melodic development: strengthening themes, chords, and melodies
• Polyrhythms & composition techniques: adding complexity and interest
• Mixdown essentials: achieving balance and clarity
• Preparing tracks for release: formats, loudness, and final polish
Detailed feedback on your tracks, with suggestions for structure, composition, harmony, and rhythm. We’ll also cover mixing fundamentals. This works best if you already have a nearly finished track, and want another perspective to expand ideas and improve before release.
ABLETON LESSONS
Structured lessons for beginners in electronic music production (online or in Berlin)
Focus areas:
• Workflow & interface: navigating Ableton efficiently and setting up a productive workspace
• Rhythm & groove building: constructing drum patterns and grooves that drive the track
• Arrangement techniques: turning loops into full songs with dynamic structure
• Automation & sound design: shaping evolving sounds and learning synthesis basics
• Mixdown & mastering fundamentals: balancing levels, EQ, compression, and finalizing tracks
Each lesson combines explanation, demonstration, and hands-on exercises. The goal is to give you practical tools and workflows so you can confidently start and finish tracks on your own.
Equipment:
• Ableton Live Suite 12
• Ableton Push
• AKAI MPK mini
• KRK Rokit RP7 G5
• DT 990 PRO