Guti (born Gabriel Gutiérrez) is an Argentinian pianist and live electronic musician who builds dance music from the keyboard up. He grew up in a musical family, studied piano, and performed in rock bands in Argentina before shifting into club music. As a young player, he toured widely with mainstream groups, eventually redirecting his focus to house and techno and moving into the European circuit via Berlin. On stage, he performs original material as a live act, writing with the discipline of a trained instrumentalist. Keep an eye out for his world-renowned live performance at Control Club when Personnal invites Guti to Bucharest on Friday, November 28, 2025.
Guti entered the European underground primarily through collaborations. In late 2008, he co-wrote “Salson” with Damián Schwartz for Raum…musik’s tenth-anniversary compilation. In 2010, he released “Every Cow Has a Bird” with Dubshape on Crosstown Rebels, expanding his network along the era's new tech-house axis. He then joined Desolat, the label co-run by Loco Dice and Martin Buttrich, helping shape an extensive catalog that balanced club utility with Latin phrasing and jazz voicings.
He released Las Cosas Que No Se Tocan in 2009, a six-track Desolat EP that previewed his approach to harmonic grooves. He followed with the album Patio de Juegos in 2011. The record presented South American percussion ideas, live-feeling keys, and simple, efficient house structures, setting the stage for a decade of international touring. He recorded with César Merveille for Cadenza in 2011 and continued to appear on labels that defined the era. He also maintained a steady stream of solo 12-inch singles.
Across the early-to-mid 2010s, he became a regular at Luciano’s Vagabundos in Ibiza, aligned with Defected’s DFTD push at Ushuaïa Tower, and played Space Ibiza under Carl Cox’s Music Is Revolution as well as Richie Hawtin's ENTER. He returned frequently to Fabric and appeared at European fixtures, including Awakenings Festival and Cavo Paradiso.
In 2014, he established the Rompecorazones imprint and released the album of the same name. The album highlighted his background in jazz and songform. In early 2015, he issued Rompecorazones Remixed, a double set featuring club-focused reinterpretations that brought the material back to the dance floor without losing its melodic soul.
He shifted back toward the club with The Year of the Conga on The Martinez Brothers’ Cuttin’ Headz in March 2019. It included collaborations such as “La Orchestra Fantasma” with Greg Paulus and Chucky de Ipola. It also featured vocals and instrumental cameos that tied the record to his circle of players. The title signalled a year devoted to hand percussion within house arrangements.
During 2019 and 2020, he deepened his collaborative album work. With David Gtronic, he released the long-form Personality Disorder, exploring minimal and deep tech. With Djebali, he recorded Almost Finished in Paris over two intensive four-day sessions, then refined it on the road before its 2020 release.