KARA OKAY
Kara Okay
Kara Okay (Joep Harmsen) is an Amsterdam-based DJ and producer crafting euphoric, up-tempo club music that fuses '90s trance piano hooks, vocal samples, UK garage, hard house, and progressive energy into something both nostalgic and fresh. After refocusing on production following a knee injury, he broke through with EPs and singles supported by Peggy Gou, Job Jobse, DJ Heartstring, Gerd Janson, Marlon Hoffstadt, Malugi, Benwal, Sam Alfred, and Girls Don't Sync. His May 2026 Agrio Tracks collaboration with Tjade — "Holding On / You Make Me Say" — landed ahead of a packed 2026 festival run including Awakenings, Dauwpop, and Beachrockers. Regular appearances at Intercell, Lofi Amsterdam, and Mondo Disko have cemented him as one of the Netherlands' fastest-rising names in feel-good electronic music.
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Bio
Kara Okay (Joep Harmsen) is an Amsterdam-based DJ and producer crafting euphoric, up-tempo club music that fuses '90s trance piano hooks, vocal samples, UK garage, hard house, and progressive energy into something both nostalgic and fresh. After refocusing on production following a knee injury, he broke through with EPs and singles supported by Peggy Gou, Job Jobse, DJ Heartstring, Gerd Janson, Marlon Hoffstadt, Malugi, Benwal, Sam Alfred, and Girls Don't Sync. His May 2026 Agrio Tracks collaboration with Tjade — "Holding On / You Make Me Say" — landed ahead of a packed 2026 festival run including Awakenings, Dauwpop, and Beachrockers. Regular appearances at Intercell, Lofi Amsterdam, and Mondo Disko have cemented him as one of the Netherlands' fastest-rising names in feel-good electronic music.
Credits
- Kara Okay·
- Tjade·
- Kyle Starkey·
- Freddi·
- NewTone·
- Sam Alfred·
- Rob Black·
- Bliss Inc·
- Underzone
Coordinates
- Handle
- kara-okay