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ANUSCHKA is the DJ and production alias of Ana Fernández Santaella, a Málaga-born artist who stands as one of the foundational figures of the Andalusian breakbeat scene. Active since the late 1990s, her trajectory spans from the vinyl era through to the current digital ecosystem, covering more than two decades of sustained work in the studio, on radio and behind the decks.
Her connection to electronic music began through vinyl culture in 1997, and by July 1999 she was already playing her first public events, starting with a set in Marmolejo (Jaén) that marked the beginning of a professional career built steadily across Andalucía's club circuits. That timing placed her at the heart of breakbeat's expansion in the south of Spain, when the style was consolidating as a defining club language for the region.
The early 2000s saw ANUSCHKA establish herself as a producer with a series of vinyl releases on Spanish labels that fed directly into DJ culture. "Dream" (Weekend Breaks, 2001) was among her first 12" records, followed by "Feel the Generation" (2001, linked to Reflex Musik), "Die Sirene" with Mike Reitmayer (Tum Tum Pak Records, 2002) and "Just A Rhythm" (Reflex Musik, 2003). These records circulated through the specialist shops and DJ bags that sustained breakbeat's club infrastructure at the time.
In 2003, she founded StarSign Records, her own imprint, and released "Breaking News", a mixed compilation that captured the energy of the scene she was helping to build. The label would prove to be more than a passing project — it resurfaced almost two decades later as the platform for her digital-era output.
Her sound has been described as a blend of aggressive nu-skool breaks and intense melodic lines, shaped for maximum impact in the club. That approach made her a natural fit for the Andalusian breakbeat circuit, where she became a regular presence in lineups alongside the DJs and producers who defined the region's identity in electronic music.
Beyond the decks, ANUSCHKA contributed to breakbeat culture through radio, notably as a collaborator on "Mundo Evassion", a programme on Canal Sur that served as one of the key broadcast platforms for electronic music in Andalucía. That kind of involvement — connecting club culture with wider audiences through public media — helped establish breakbeat as a visible part of the region's cultural landscape.
Specialist media and Andalusian electronic music coverage have linked her name to the International Breakbeat Awards (IBA) and to wider regional prize culture, including categories such as best DJ and retro DJ in the mid-2010s, and to nominations at events such as the Vicious Music Awards. That reception matches her long-standing visibility among promoters and dancers in the south of Spain.
She returned to the studio with renewed energy in 2022. "New Dream - EP" (StarSign, July 2022) signalled the reactivation of both her production output and her label, followed by "Rewind" (StarSign, 2022), "Adrenaline Overdose" with SevenG (StarSign, February 2023) and "Leave Out the Lies" (Distorsion Records, May 2024). Tracks like "Silverback Gorilla" and "I Don't Care" have continued that trajectory, maintaining a consistent presence across Traxsource, Beatport and streaming platforms.
Her recent production sits comfortably within the contemporary breakbeat club spectrum — functional, energetic tracks built around bass pressure and electro-tinged rhythms, designed for mixing and dancefloor impact. Typical tempos in the 134–136 BPM range place her output squarely in the zone where modern breaks meet bass-heavy club sets.
ANUSCHKA remains an active presence on Andalusian stages. In October 2024 she featured in the programme for La Térmica Village in Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga), where her set was part of the closing sessions of the event's final edition of the year. In 2026, she was announced for the Fiesta de la Primavera in Pozoblanco.
Across nearly three decades, ANUSCHKA has been a constant in the breakbeat landscape of southern Spain — as a DJ, producer, label founder and cultural ambassador for a sound and a scene that she helped shape from its earliest days. Her story is inseparable from the story of Andalusian breakbeat itself.
On Beatport, her current top sellers cluster collaborations with DJ WAVS, SeekFlow and Vazteria X across Guachinche Records, Ravesta Records, Raveart Records, Pata Negra Records, SOUNDSYSTEM BASSROCK, Rough Division, ElectroBreakz and StarSign; store metadata aligns her recent output with the contemporary Iberian breaks circuit. This site mirrors Beatport’s Top Ten sales list for her profile when the data is refreshed.
