Bruno Roth On Heritage, Community And Building A Different Future For Ibiza Through Cas Gayatí
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Bruno Roth is building something that stretches beyond simply releasing records. Since launching Cas Gayatí, the Ibiza-based artist and producer has gradually shaped the imprint into something more personal, rooted in the people, stories and cultural identity of the island itself.
The label returns this May with its fifth release, the ‘Al Padre’ EP, a project created alongside Iranian-German pianist and producer Rosbeh and featuring lyrics written by Bruno’s father, José Ramón Torres Baeza. Across three tracks, the release explores family, memory and connection through warm textures, Balearic influences and fluid rhythmic movement.
But speaking with Bruno quickly reveals that Cas Gayatí has become about much more than music.
“There’s a very simple approach behind it,” he explains. “Be nice and kind to everyone.”
He pauses before expanding further.
“Here in Ibiza, we’re very used to people pretending to be nice or smiling first and then stabbing you in the back. Everybody is trying to make it and the least protected are often the Ibizans themselves because we have the least amount of money and face huge competition every summer.”
Rather than becoming another platform built around networking or exclusivity, he wants Cas Gayatí to become a genuine space for local artists and creative voices.
“My cultural space is about pushing people from the island through every release,” he says. “But based on talent and what they actually represent within Ibiza.”
There is a quiet frustration underneath some of his reflections on the island's current landscape. Bruno feels the local scene can sometimes prioritise familiarity over discovery.
“Here they don’t push talent,” he says. “They push their friends.”
For him, the answer feels straightforward.
“Our message is clear. The more people supporting and understanding what we do, the more power we have together. It’s time for good music to shine again in Ibiza somehow.”
That connection to heritage naturally feeds into his own work too, though not in ways that feel overly nostalgic or tied to recreating the past.
His family history forms part of that story. His grandfather's legacy and his father's connection to Ibiza nightlife meant music always existed around him, but he consciously chose to understand the industry differently.
“I wanted to learn the technical side first and then become a DJ,” he says. “I wanted to understand every part of the industry so I could become something necessary rather than optional.”
That wider understanding has shaped how he approaches sound itself. Across Cas Gayatí releases there is a noticeable freedom between genres and moods, something Bruno sees as essential rather than stylistic.
“For me it’s everything,” he says. “I could never stick to one genre.”
He laughs before becoming more direct.
“It makes no sense to me to be a one-style DJ or artist. It closes your perspective and limits creativity.”
That desire to avoid repetition also extends into the production process itself.
“People need to stop using the same sample libraries as everybody else,” he says. “We need to create new genres again and that only happens through experimenting and sampling unexpected things.”
Community remains a recurring theme throughout everything he talks about. Whether discussing family influences or studio collaborations, there is a sense that music only becomes meaningful when shared with others.
“Having people in the studio, no matter how skilled they are, is really about community,” he says. “It makes you feel like something is still alive.”
He believes different generations bring equally valuable perspectives into the creative process.
“Older generations feel music differently because they grew up surrounded by live music all the time. They can immediately tell when something feels too robotic.”
Younger artists bring something else.
“They bring different structures and different ideas. It keeps things moving.”
That sense of atmosphere also runs through his productions. On the ‘Al Padre’ EP, field recordings and lived experiences become part of the music itself, but for Bruno the process always comes back to storytelling.
“For me, it’s really special when a record makes you want to be where it was created,” he says.
“When I hear music I love, I always think about how amazing it would have been to be in that room and feel what those people were feeling.”
Ultimately, Cas Gayatí feels like a project with much bigger ambitions than simply building a catalogue.
Bruno already has a long-term vision in mind.
“I want to create something like Ninja Tune or !K7 from Ibiza,” he says. “Something where people can say, ‘This is Ibizan music. These are artists from the island.’”
Because for him, preserving culture on the island goes beyond economics or tourism.
“Music is the only real way we can protect ourselves culturally,” he says. “Financially we could never compete with outside investment around us.”
“And Ibiza has produced so many amazing artists. I want people to talk about that.”
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