ABOUT

Cathy Battistessa is a visionary recording artist and an acclaimed painter and sculptor. Her work is hopeful and soul-bearing, connecting both the visible and invisible threads between art and music. 

Famed as the legendary, Voice of the Café del Mar, both author and performer of the timeless chill-out songs featured on the most prestigious compilation series worldwide; More Than Ever People ( Levitation) Oh Home (Paco Fernandez), Speck of Gold & Let It Go (Afterlife), Riva (Slow Pulse), We The Light (James Bright), Happiness (Blank and Jones).

Cathy’s sublime collaboration with Levitation on ‘More Than Ever People’ established their place as founders of the underground Balearic dance scene. The track was picked up by Café del Mar resident DJ Jose Padilla and played religiously every night for crowds of sun downers. It became a beloved Ibiza anthem and has been featured extensively world-wide in commercial ads, TV- series and documentaries.

Having spent years shuttling between the UK and Ibiza, Cathy and her six-year-old son relocated to South America in search of inspiration and adventures in new cultural terrain. They clocked up 4,000km crossing the Andes, from Santiago de Chile to Pucon, and through the deserts of Argentina into Rio and beyond, with her band in tow, they performed with local musicians en route. Cathy’s involvement with remote communities and charities gave her the opportunity to support fundraising events, playing from the favela’s in Rio to the biggest stages across Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

Back in the UK, Cathy has designed a custom-built recording studio, nestled in the green heart of the Devonshire countryside. The studio is her sanctuary, an inspirational hub which plays host to many notable artists, musicians and producers.  

Live Performances to date include Top Of The Pops, Rob da Banks’ Bestival; MTV; Ministry Of Sound; opening and closing parties for iconic Ibiza clubs; BBC Radio & TV appearances such as, ‘This Morning’, the BBC Help Haiti concert, Radio 1 in Ibiza and Radio 4 Arts programmes, Fashion Catwalk Shows for Armani, Porsche, Prada and Helena Rubinstein.

The accolade of her career so far has been receiving the personal invitation to perform for H.H. the Dalai Lama’s birthday at the CoBo Arena in Frankfurt.

Visit Saatchiart.com for more information about Cathy’s work as a painter and sculptor.