Best friends since childhood, Anëk originate from Copenhagen, Denmark and are the first female duo to be welcomed to the exclusive VIVa MUSiC roster. With over 10 years of experience DJ’ing and producing , Karina & Denise, who now reside in the UK and France are far from unexperienced in the house music scene. From a young age the two friends found their passion and calling in electronic music, and from 2001 have wasted no time pursuing a career doing what they love most.
The first release from Anëk, “Time Is Now” came out on vinyl on the Ibiza based label Chronovision and was followed up by “This World,” featuring vocals from house legend Robert Owens as well remixes by DJ W!ld, Lee Brinx and Veitengruber.
Early 2013 they released “Nothing To Lose” on Material, with a great remix from Darius Syrossian
VIVa MUSiC saw their standout track “Girltalk” as part of the labels 100th EP. The VIVa100 EP embraced all key VIVa MUSiC artists, including Steve LAWLER, Darius Syrossian, LEON, Livio & Roby, Julian Perez and more providing forward thinking productions for a very special release.
2013 has been a great year for the DJ/Producer duo. Being residents at the VIVa Warriors weekly parties at Sankeys Ibiza and travelling around the world with the Warrior brand and doing independent shows.
Their production “Come Out To Play” became the anthem of VIVa Warriors 2012 / 2013 after it was exclusively played all summer in 2012 long by Steve LAWLER. Anëk did an updated version in 2013 with remixes from Santé and Philip Bader. The release has been played and supported all summer 2013 by the likes of Marco Carola, Davide Squillace, Matthias Tanzmann and many others
Also this summer their production “HMS” was played several times by Richie Hawtin at Enter Space Ibiza
In the past year Anëk have made a very positive impression indeed, displaying their ear for producing solid dance floor cuts as well as playing alongside artists such as Steve LAWLER, Tiefschwarz, Guti, Livio & Roby, Darius Syrossian, Santé, Detlef, Philip Bader, LEON and many others at various VIVa Warriors parties, VIVa MUSiC showcases and other events worldwide.
They are currently working in the studio on new tracks and remixes, with many things to follow this year and next. They have recently set up their own label Kena Records, so make sure to watch this space