Steve Aoki at Maya Day and Nightclub

The Day After Festival is just around the corner. Soon, we will be gathering at Figali Plaza to celebrate and dance in beautiful Panamà. Have you bought your tickets yet?

In this edition of our Day After Sound Clash, we’re going down under and then getting a little Dutch. Though one artist is known for her delicate sounds and the other, for his jacking beats, we can’t wait to see Anna Lunoe and Apster perform at this year’s Day After Festival.

Anna Lunoe

Though the name Anna Lunoe may sound new for those of us on the Western Hemisphere, she has been blazing a trail on the Eastern hemisphere for quite some time now. The Aussie grew up in a household with many older brothers who assumed she wasn’t “cool” enough to like the music they were listening to. In an attempt to earn some cool points, Anna dug through the bargain bin of her local CD store until sundown. As a result, a young Anna had with an bizarre knowledge of 90s hip-hop, movie soundtracks and early experimental electronic music.

Making a name for herself as a host on Sydney station fBi Radio, Anna was always one step ahead of the game with an ear for what emerging sounds would be the the next big thing. As a result, Anna was named one of Sydney’s 100 Most Influential People.

Her productions, much like her regarded DJing technique, is a wide range of dance music genres. Her first release came out in 2011 with a disco-inspired collaboration with Wax Motif in “Love Ting.” The track was a club hit and championed everywhere from Australia’s revered Triple J to BBC Radio One. After trailblazing down under, Anna moved to Los Angeles to build her growing empire in 2012. Her 90s house influenced collaboration with Touch Sensitive “Real Talk” hit #1 on the Beatport Indie Club chart and stayed there for an unprecedented three months.

Though the tempos of her songs may fluctuate, the sound of Anna Lunoe remains a blend of house, garage, indie pop, and bass influences. Often adding her own distinct and delicate vocals, Anna adds a femininity to club music unlike any other. Celebrating her latest release “Breathe,” out on Fool’s Gold, get ride for a smooth ride when Anna Lunoe performs at The Day After Festival in Panamà.

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Apster

Armed with rolling drums and bouncy chords, Apster embodies everything the Dutch house music scene has to offer. With releases on labels like Spinnin’ Records, Wall Recordings and Dim Mak, Apster’s productions always leave fans wanting more.

Apster’s passion for music has been a long time coming, “I always was into music,” he says, “It started with hip hop and R&B. As I grew older, [when I was about 15 or 16 years old], my interest for EDM was began to grow on me and I started to play with a mix program on the computer called Atomixmp3 – that’s when I knew my dream was to become a big DJ.”

His first production, “King Selassie,” came out in 2008, but his remix with Joey Suki on the Bassjackers’ track “Enowapi” is what propelled Apster to an international spotlight. Artists like Laidback Luke, Erick Morillo and Roger Sanchez added the track to their crates which lead to an influx production requests for the young artist. Since then, his success has only multiplied as tracks like “Marrakech” and “Bucklekneez” have become global club anthems.

Known for his enticing melodic drops and deep, distorted basslines, Apster is a mainstay on Afrojack’s Jacked crew. Currently infecting all corners of the world with his massive electro sounds, prepare to be jacked when Apster makes his way to Panamà for The Day After Festival.

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Returning to Figali Plaza in Panamá City this coming January 10-12th, The Day After Festival is right around the corner. Are you ready for the vacation of a lifetime? Tickets are on sale now, buy your tickets today!

Before we get down in just a few days, here are three mixes from our Day After roster to get you pumped for the upcoming event.

Quintino presents SupersoniQ Radio

Dutch talent Quintino has gained some serious recognition this past year for his knock-out productions and more recently, his own radio show on Sirius XM. Quintino’s SupersoniQ Radio on Electric Area showcases banger after banger and it is guaranteed to make you dance.

His latest episode is no different. For episode 19, you’ll be treated to lively bootlegs and remixes from artists like Steve Angello and Laidback Luke. Lending talents for this episode, Day After Festival artist R3HAB provides a guest mix that is sure to raise your blood pressure.

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Dannic presents Front Of House Radio

Every month Dannic delivers his radio show Front of House Radio giving us a grand collection of fresh tracks, new mashups and special edits, much like Dannic’s own style in a 60 minute mix.

We love the most recent episode because it is drenched in Dannic. Almost every song on the tracklist has a Dannic edit or is one of his original productions. It’s great to see how much time he spends on these mixes to create a sound that is in a league of its own.

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Franky Rizardo presents Flow

Every Saturday on the Netherlands’ SLAM!FM, Day After Festival talent Franky Rizardo showcases the latest deep sounds on his radio show called Flow. For the last episode of 2013, Franky compiled a list of his favorite songs from this past year. From Joris Voorn to Disclosure, this mix does not disappoint.

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