We’ve still have weeks left on our countdown so that means we have plenty of time to stay up-to-date with our amazing Day After Festival lineup before they make their way to Panamá City, Panamá on January 10-12th. For today’s Day After Drop, we’ve got two releases of our talents that are hot and fresh off the press!

Buy your tickets today and be a part of the celebration!

Dannic climbs Beatport charts with ‘Mako’ remix

Though relatively new on the scene, Dannic is making up for lost time by releasing some stellar productions as of late. On his latest remix efforts, the Day After Festival talent returned to his Revealed Recordings family and released a take on Los Angeles duo Mako’s “Beam.”

Dannic turns the original vocal nature of the track into a progressive dance floor banger. From start to finish, you feel the high-spirited vibe of “Beam.” The vocals pairs nicely with the big room strings that the Dutchman weaves in and around the track. “Beam” is undoubtedly festival-ready and comes equipped with a hard drop that is sure to get crowds moving.

We aren’t the only ones who are fans of Dannic’s transformation on “Beam.” The track has been climbing up Beatport’s main chart ever since it was released December 2nd and now sits at #2. Grab the track today and let’s get it to #1.

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Sidney Samson releases ‘Make The Club Go Like’ with Alvita

Sidney Samson has been a mainstay in house music for quite some time now. “Make The Club Go Like” is the newest electro offering from the talent and for this release, he’s teamed up with Alvita.

Originally premiered on Hardwell’s On Air radio show, “Make The Club Go Like” in a phrase, this track is crazy insane. The build incorporates some piercing bass pads that lie on top of relentless snares. With a windup that lasts for a full minute, the two certainly have no problem with taking their time to tease the audience. And the grime on the bass line is just offensive.

Out on Sidney’s Rock The Houze imprint, “Make The Club Go Like” will have The Day After Festival go like…

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In just a few short weeks, we will be in the beautiful country of Panamà for The Day After Festival. From January 10-12th, some of the world’s most in-demand artists will be soundtracking our nights at Figali Plaza in Panamà City. Since The Day After Festival begins later in the day at 6:00 PM, you have plenty of time to soak in the country’s many features and highlights. Like, for instance, Panamà’s beaches.

Few people have the luxury of surfing in the morning on the Caribbean Sea and later on, taking an afternoon dip in the Pacific Ocean. In Panamaà, you could do it every day. Not only does the country boast some of the best places to surf, but its highways are among the best in Central America, with four-lane freeways all across the country so you can reach the various beaches with ease.

Experience everything Panamà has to offer by joining us for Day After. Tickets are still available online.

On the Pacific side, you can visit:

Santa Clara and Farallón

These two are best beaches for swimming and they’re only a two hour drive from Panama City. While many beachgoers flock to Farallón, for the most part, this long stretch of sand sees few crowds outside of weekends. Self-catering cabins, midrange bungalows, and seafood restaurants are abundant.

Pearl Islands

The Pearl Islands are a group of over two hundred islands situated to the east in the Gulf of Panama near the southern coast of Panamà. Since many of the islands are uninhabited, you can see the area in an entirely different way. Rent a boat and do some snorkeling, scuba diving, bird watching, or whale watching. Or go to Contadora Island where you can walk to many beaches or take said boat to the nearby islands – all of which have white sand and crystal clear waters.

Venao Beach

Venao Beach, also known as Playa Venado, is in the province of Los Santos. There is a coral reef bay east of the site with white sandy beaches and is surrounded by a dry tropical forest which is also home to many species of wildlife. The newly added beach bars help attract more than just surfers.

Santa Catalina

Santa Catalina is located on the Chiriquí Gulf in the province of Veraguas. The two primary beaches in Santa Catalina are Playa Santa Catalina and Playa Estero. Both are black sand beaches and offer large tide changes through out the day. You could also probably get into a soccer game with some of the locals.

Also noteworthy are the beach waters around Santa Catalina which are routinely tested and have been awarded the Bandera Azul Ecologica (Ecologic Blue Banner award) for their purity.

On the Caribbean coast, you can visit:

Bocas Del Toro

Bocas del Toro is Panama’s top beach destination so rest assured there are plenty of water sports and outdoor activities to enjoy. The area wows visitors due to its vegetation, biodiversity, and ancient customs.

San Blas Islands

The San Blas Islands, also known as comarca Kuna Yala, are arguably the premier beach destinations in Panama, with over 350 islands scattered off the Caribbean coast. On the islands, you can enjoy picture-perfect beaches with white sand, coral reefs, beautiful turquoise water, and lest we forget the palm trees. Though scuba diving is prohibited, you’ll only want to swim and swing in a hammock anyway.

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As Panama’s The Day After Festival quickly approaches, we are teaming up with EDMX Festival Guide for an easy way to keep up with the anticipated event. EDMX has over 100 dance music festivals from around the world in the database synced to your smartphone. Fans coming to the event from every corner of the globe can organize and manage their individual festival experience. The EDMX Festival Guide mobile app is updated weekly and also let’s you:

• Customize schedules for the festivals you are attending and share with your friends
• Listen and share artist tracks, mixes, and sets
• Customize audio playlists
• “Favorite” festivals to get notifications on schedule updates
• “Favorite” artists to get notifications when they get added to festival lineups
• Take photos and share them with other festival goers via Instagram

Download EDMX today and stay up-to-date with The Day After Festival right on your smartphone.

Over the past two years, Day After Festival artist Deorro has become one of the most sought after young producer/DJs in the business and it’s easy to see why. With a seemingly endless amount of original productions, the young producer also has an impressive amount of collaborations and remixes as well with heavyweights like Steve Aoki, Chuckie, Laidback Luke, Diplo, Tommie Sunshine and R3HAB.

Born Erick Orrosquiesta, the Los Angeles native acquired a taste for guitar and drums at the age of 14. Using the stage name of Ton!c, the budding talent started DJing at local gigs and house events. Though DJing helped express his love for music, that love would turn into a career when he began producing his own music.

Not long after he released his music on Soundcloud, “Ton!c” began to garner a huge following. His music began to spread rapidly with releases like “Fire” and “Voodoo” which hit over one million downloads online. After selling out two events in Australia, a benchmark was set in place and soon after, Ton!c became Deorro. “Well, to me the name change is sort of like a fresh start, I do like many releases that I have under Ton!c, but I think its time to take it to the next level – new name, new road. And so far so good.”

Now 22 years old, Deorro’s dedication has turned into a remarkable lifestyle change for the better, “I never imagined it would be like this, traveling all days around the world. The thing that makes me very happy is that I can help my sons and my family. In my childhood, things were not very good but now that I have reach this success I think it’s time to give back to my parents and my people what they gave me. I’ll never stop working!”

As one of the youngest international talents gracing the charts today, Deorro shows no signs of slowing down. Dubbing his unique genre of electro house “Panda Funk,” releases like his Elevation EP reached Beatport’s Top 20 electro house chart and gained support from artists all across the spectrum of dance music. He’s also created his own label, PandaFunk Records, to showcase his signature style and help other upcoming artists hone their own sound. Keeping with the panda theme, Deorro dubs his fervently growing and loyal fan base “PandaFam.”

Still running high from his latest release on Dim Mak titled “Dechorro,” you can hear Deorro and join the #PandaFam when he takes the stage at Figali Plaza in Panamà City, Panamà for The Day After Festival on January 10-12th. Tickets are still available online so grab yours today.

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Less than a month’s time stands between us and the anticipated three-day event – The Day After Festival. As we countdown the final weeks before the event on January 10-12th, ticket prices are locked in place so take advantage of reduced ticketing before it’s too late. With talent from all around the globe providing the soundtrack to our celebration, kick off the new year with the vacation of a lifetime.

Act now before prices increase – buy your tickets now!

Just picture it: You’re playing on a festival stage and thousands of people are dancing to your set all while you’re in Panama City, Panama. This dream is a lot more realistic than you may think.

Disco Donnie Presents and Show Pro are inviting DJs from all across the globe to enter to win an opening slot at The Day After Festival on Saturday, January 11. To enter, submit a 20 min or shorter mini­-mix to Mixify before December 19 for a panel of celebrity judges to vote on. Ten finalists will be chosen and announced on December 26th. After that, the public will vote on the finalists to select one lucky winner to hit the decks in Panamà. The winner will be announced January 3rd.

Time is ticking! Submit your Day After themed mini-mix today.

Rules and Guidelines

• Upload your mini­-mixes to Mixify by Thursday, December 19th (late submissions will not be considered).
• Judges will select ten finalists to advance to the final round.
• Top ten finalists will be announced on Thursday, December 26th, and fan voting will begin.
• Mixes need to be NO LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES!
• Mini-­mixes must include original work (remixes, and mashups count!).
• Mini­-mixes must be themed around The Day After Festival.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• The mini-­mix finalist with the most votes by Thursday, January 2nd will win a slot at The Day After festival, Saturday, January 11th in Panama City, Panama!

Prizes

• An opening slot at The Day After Festival in Panama City, Panama on Saturday, January 11th, 2014.
• Hotel accommodations for two nights.
• Four (4) Three­ Day VIP tickets to The Day After Festival.

Note: Prizes are nontransferable. Prizes may not be sold, bartered or transferred. Prizes do not include any additional expenses, including, but not limited to travel, which is the responsibility of the winner.

The Day After Festival is bringing some serious talent to Panamá City, Panamá on January 10-12th. We’ve still got weeks left on our countdown so that means we have plenty of time to stay up-to-date with our amazing lineup. Buy your tickets today and be a part of the celebration!

For today’s Day After Drop, we’ve got two of our talents sitting at the #1 position. It’s great to see our artists taking over the top spots!

Calvin Harris gets #1 with latest release “Under Control”

We see a lot of collaborations on a daily basis, but recently, the mother of all collabs made its worldwide debut. Calvin Harris and Alesso put their stellar minds together to create the unforgettable track “Under Control.” Though the two have quite a long list of merits individually, as a duo, these two are unstoppable.

Featuring vocals from Hurts, Harris and Alesso create some damage with resonating bass kicks and everlasting warped synths, making it impossible to not love this tune. Just two days after its release, “Under Control” debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Harris’s fifth #1 single and the first for Alesso and Hurts.

Congratulations to this winning threesome. We know that Calvin Harris will have the audience under control for The Day After Festival.

Martin Garrix reaches #1 on Beatport with “Wizard”

Though it was only a year ago that Martijn Garritsen, better known as Martin Garrix, was just another budding Dutch hopeful, he has since become the leader of the pack. Initially taking the world by storm with his debut offering “Animals,” which was met with both both Beatport and UK chart domination, the 17-year-old is back again with his latest big-room banger, “Wizard.”

Teaming up with Jay Hardway, this track brings the vibes of your festival right to your speakers. Out on Spinnin’ Records, this collaboration is a hardcore big room gem packed with a lot of punches. The melody is haunting, but in the most melodic way. And not to mention the piercing synths accompanied by a serious bass line after the drop. This stellar follow-up is just what the house doctor ordered – it’s no wonder it’s currently topping Beatport’s overall chart. We hope to get some “Wizard” action when Martin Garrix makes his way to The Day After Festival.

The largest event of its kind in the region, Day After Festival returns to Figali Plaza in Panamá City, Panamá on January 10-12th. With a few weeks remaining before the celebration, we’re excited to offer an exclusive contest to give one lucky fan the chance to meet one of our many headliners, NERVO. If you’ve ever wanted to meet the talented Aussie duo, now’s your chance.

Head over to Jamplify and register or log in with your Facebook or Twitter account. Once you register, you’ll be given a unique promoter link to share and promote the Day After Festival. Use the link to promote the event to your friends and anywhere you have followers. You will receive referral points for every person who clicks your link and checks out the show. The The top Jamplify promoters for Day After will receive:

Top Promoter

• Meet and Greet with NERVO.
• 4 VIP Tickets to Day After Festival.

Runner Up

• 4 VIP Tickets to Day After Festival.

Third Place

• 2 VIP Tickets to Day After Festival.

Fourth Place

• 2 GA Tickets to Day After Festival.

Fifth Place

• 1 GA Ticket to Day After Festival.

The contest ends Monday, December 23rd so head over to Jamplify to start promoting. Don’t want to test your luck? Tickets for Day After are still available online.

December is here which means The Day After Festival is just around the corner. Soon, we’ll all be at Figali Plaza in Panamà City on January 10-13th getting down to some amazing music.

In this edition of our Sound Clash, the #PandaFam meets the Dutch Fam. Though one artist is known for their progressive electro cocktail and the other for his Latin-influenced house music, we couldn’t be more excited to see Deorro and Frany Rizardo when they both perform at Day After.

Deorro

Over the past two years, Los Angeles native Deorro has become one of the most sought after producers and DJs in the dance music industry. Formerly known to the world as Ton!c, Deorro has been releasing quality Dutch/electro bangers for quite some time now. Though his major releases as Toni!c date back to 2011, the world came to love the name Deorro for tracks like “The Disco Donnie” and “Queef” which showcase his perfect fusion of progressive and electro dutch sounds.

The young house prodigy has racked up a serious discography that include a cache of original productions and collaborations/remixes with Steve Aoki, Chuckie, Laidback Luke, Carnage, Diplo, MakJ, Tommie Sunshine, R3hab, and Alvaro. Releasing some huge dance floor fillers, Deorro is influenced by drumstep, house, trance, heavy electro, and even some moombahcore elements. One thing’s for certain is that Deorro creates a sound that is uniquely his own as seen by his latest release “Dechorro” out now on Dim Mak. You can join the #PandaFam when Deorro makes his way to Panamà City, Panamà for The Day After Festival this January 10-13th. Tickets are available online, purchase yours today!

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Franky Rizardo

Having been making music and DJing since he was 14 years old, Dutch Day After Festival talent Franky Rizardo is far from a new jack in the dance music industry. He’s been working with some of the biggest stars for years now and even collaborated with our headliner Hardwell on one of his earliest releases in 2006. But admittedly, his sound is particularly hard to pinpoint, “It’s not easy to describe my sound. This is because I play a large spectrum of the house genre, as long as it fits into one set. I do have a big focus on drums and percussion throughout my sets and productions.”

Known for underground club hits like “Elements,” “Miami Vice,” and “Blackout,” Franky’s sound often focuses on tribal rhythms, big Latin-influenced percussion and proper house music vocals that has been described as “a resolutely peak-time, big-room proposition that’s bursting with flavor, color and energy.” Get ready to get groovy with Franky Rizardo as he joins the lineup for The Day After Festival. Tickets are available online, purchase yours today!

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