Hailing from Guatemala, Carlos Ortega aka ALÜEN has a musical foundation to share. As an adolescent, he learned to play the drums while listening to rock, metal, hip-hop, rap, and the one with which he felt the most connection, electronic music. Machine sounds from outside the mainstream consumed him - sounds that could make us dance for hours. This interest cultivated in bars and clubs, and his inspiration flowed strong. In 2014, he started playing records in The Box Lounge Groove, a famous Guatemalan bar, where he would one day acquire a monthly residency. As his mixing skills grew, he started playing different venues and parties, imprinting his name in Guatemala’s underground scene. As ALÜEN’s taste in electronic music evolves, he enjoys bringing versatility to his sets. Expect melodic and groovy sounds like deep house, tech house, afro house, deep tech and progressive, to obscure and abstract minimal and techno. His method and collection brought him to Los Angeles, Goa, Thailand, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Vancouver, where he currently resides. Regardless of location, DJing is a way for ALÜEN to share positive energy and connect with an audience. His journey into music production started in 2017, which eventually had him signing onto labels like Black Eye Records and CubeRec from Guatemala, and Integrate Music from Mexico. His unique style and evolving groovy minimal sounds have bounced over dance floors around the world.