Anna Lunoe

Anna Lunoe (born May 26^[1]) is an Australian DJ, vocalist, songwriter and producer now living in Los Angeles, California. Lunoe has performed at music festivals including Coachella,^[2] Lollapalooza,^[3] Ultra,^[4] TomorrowWorld^[5] & HARD Summer.^[6] She now hosts a weekly show^[7] on Apple Music’s Beats1 Radio.

Early life

Anna Lunoe was born in Sydney, Australia.^[8] Originally of Danish and Lebanese descent,^[9] Lunoe grew up songwriting on her acoustic guitar.^[10] She began her music career as host of a dance show at FBi RADIO,^[11] an independent youth broadcaster in Sydney. She later became the first woman to mix for Ministry of Sound Australia.^[12] During her time at Ministry of Sound, she produced three compilations, which all went Gold in Australia^[13] and topped the Beatport Indie Dance Compilation Chart.^[14]

Career

In early 2012, Lunoe relocated to Los Angeles^[15] to pursue her career. Shortly after arriving, Lunoe broke into the EDM world with her debut EP, Anna Lunoe & Friends, featuring Flume and Touch Sensitive.^[16] “Real Talk” received the #1 spot on the Beatport Indie Dance Chart^[17] for four months.. “I Met You”, her collaborative effort with Flume, currently has over 3 million views on YouTube.^[14]

In 2014, “Bass Drum Dealer (B.D.D.^[18])” was picked up by Skrillex for a release on his Nest imprint. She also released a Zane Lowe-premiered^[19] collaboration “Feels Like”^[20] with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. After a festival run and 2 month US tour with The Weeknd,^[21] Lunoe's second EP, All Out, debuted at #4 on the iTunes Dance Chart.^[14]

In early 2015, she released “Pusher”,^[22] alongside Sleepy Tom. To follow up, Lunoe teamed with Chris Lake to produce “Stomper”.^[23] On June 18, 2016, Lunoe made history by becoming the first solo female DJ to perform at Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas’ main stage.^[24]

Additional work

In May 2015, Lunoe was approached by Zane Lowe of Beats 1 to work with a group of artists including Dr. Dre, Pharrell, Elton John & Drake on Apple’s launch of Apple Music. Lunoe now hosts her own weekly program^[7] entitled "Anna Lunoe Presents: HYPERHOUSE", broadcasting live to over 100 countries every Friday at 9PM PT/12AM ET on Beats1 Radio. She has brought on dance acts such as Jamie XX,^[25] Diplo,^[26] Kaskade,^[7] Boys Noize,^[27] What So Not,^[28] Tokimonsta^[29] and many more.

In 2016, Lunoe launched her own touring and music platform, HYPERHOUSE,^[30] curating stages for thousands of fans at music festivals such as HolyShip and WMC along with a 15 city tour, bringing along Sleepy Tom, DJ Sliink, Rezz, Wuki and San Holo.

Discography

Singles

• "Radioactive" (2016)
• “Heartbreak in Motion” feat. Jesse Boykins III (2014)
• “All Out” (2014)
• “Say It Again” (2014)
• "Satisfaction" (2014)
• “B.D.D. (Bass Drum Dealer)” (2014)
• “Breathe” (2013)
• “Up & Down” (2012)

Collaborations

• Anna Lunoe & Chris Lake “Stomper” Ultra Records
• Anna Lunoe & wordlife “Midnight” NEST
• Anna Lunoe & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs “Feels Like” Nice Age
• Anna Lunoe & Treasure Fingers “Bad MF” NEST
• Anna Lunoe & Eli Escobar “Red Hot” Nurvous Records
• Anna Lunoe & word life “Tom’s Diner” So Solid Records
• Anna Lunoe & Flume “I Met You” Future Classic
• Anna Lunoe & Touch Sensitive “Real Talk” Future Classic
• Anna Lunoe & Them Jeans “Voodoo” Dadadam B.V.
• Anna Lunoe & Diamond Lights “Stronger” Yes Yes Records
• Anna Lunoe & Wax Motif “Love Ting” Sweat It Out

Features

• Tommy Trash ft. Anna Lunoe “Me & U” (2015)
• Sleepy Tom ft. Anna Lunoe “Pusher” (2015)
• Alesia ft. Anna Lunoe “IVO” (2014)
• The Alexanders ft. Anna Lunoe “Don’t Miss” (2014)
• Eric Sharp ft. Anna Lunoe “Time Drips” (2013)
• His Majesty Andre ft. Anna Lunoe “Sunshine” (2013)

EPs

• All Out (Remixes) (2014)
• Pusher (Remixes) (2014)
• Stomper (Remixes) (2014)

Remixes

• Flume "Say It" (2016)
• AC Slater “Party Animals” (2013)
• Carl Kennedy & Goodwill “Home” (2011)
• Chris Sorbello “Dangerzone” (2010)

References