Gavana

Anna Gavanas

Stockholm

Gavana (Anna Gavanas) is a vinyl DJ who specialises in electronica, electro, dub, dancehall, italo disco and global dance music. She produces and composes her own music as well: dub, electronica and electro/dancehall. As a producer, Gavana's mucical influences lead straight to her DJ background at clubs and festivals in Sweden, the UK, the US and Germany since the late 1990s. As a DJ, Gavana was part of a number of collectives (Ana International, Birdhouse, Kvinnosaksklubben) and co-founder, with Anaya (Anna Öström), of Sister Sthlm in 2003. Together with the fellow producer Aimnbreak Gavana is also member of the producer duo Bass Trolls, Pufferfisk as well as the former DJplaneten. Anna Gavanas is also the author of books and articles on DJ Culture, such as "DJ Culture In The Mix" (Bloomsbury 2013) with Attias and Rietveld; and "DJ-liv: historien om hur diskjockeyn erövrade Stockholm" with Öström (Gidlunds feb 2016) “Being a DJ, producer, remixer, music culture researcher as well as a label owner, Anna Gavanas is a mainstay of the Swedish electronic music scene. When producing, her perfect sense for musical intensity and mellowness guarantees a captivating listening experience.” (Gearjunkies, August 2012) For contact please e-mail: anna.gavanas@gmail.com