Anna Lunoe

Anna Lunoe
Born	May 26
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	EDM Dance Electronic
Occupation(s)	DJ singer songwriter producer
Instruments	Synthesizer drum machine music sequencer personal computer
Years active	2010–present
Associated acts	Sleepy Tom Flume Touch Sensitive Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Chris Lake
Website	annalunoe.com

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

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2. "Anna Lunoe Live At Coachella | FOOL'S GOLD". Foolsgoldrecs.com. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
3. "2014 Lineup By Day | Lollapalooza 2014 | August 1-3, 2014 : Grant Park : Chicago, IL". Lollapalooza.com. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
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13. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Albums". Aria.com.au. 2010-12-31. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
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16. "Anna Lunoe & Friends - Anna Lunoe,Touch Sensitive | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
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18. "Anna Lunoe - Bass Drum Dealer (B.D.D) [NEST031] by NEST HQ | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
20. "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs x Anna Lunoe - 'Feels Like' by T-E-E-D | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
21. "Anna Lunoe To Support The Weeknd On Upcoming US Tour". Purple Sneakers. 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
22. "Sleepy Tom - Pusher feat. Anna Lunoe by Fool's Gold Records | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
23. "Chris Lake & Anna Lunoe - Stomper by Chris Lake | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
24. Evenson, Austin (2016-06-19). "Anna Lunoe and Alison Wonderland first solo women to play EDC main stage". Dancingastronaut.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
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29. "Tokimonsta". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
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