Today, Sara Landry returns with her latest single, ‘Hands Up,’ a high-powered collaboration with close friend and HEKATE favorite, Alt8, via Landry’s HEKATE label. 

Following the massive success of their previous collaborations including ‘Heaven,’ ‘Havana Bounce’ and ‘Funk Em,’ Landry and Alt8 have reunited to kick off summer with a track that’s full-throttle from the onset. The track’s relentless kick is met with a playful bounce that almost teases listeners, creating a euphoric, carefree tension that embodies long nights spent on the dance floor. With ‘Hands Up,’ the duo makes hard dance feel alive, but not mechanical; it’s driving enough for a warehouse, but magnetic enough to have people moving in an instant. 

“I always have so much fun in the studio with Alt8. When you have a banger, you know, and every time we’re together I get that feeling. This track is a cheeky one, just in time for summer – I can’t wait to share it with you all.” 

-Sara Landry

Sara Landry is a DJ, producer and record label head who transforms hard dance into high-pressure, transcendent experiences through her driving, divinely feminine lens. More than just an artist, Landry is a cultural architect operating at the edges of hard dance. With an undeniable influence and a cult-like following, she has entrenched herself as not only a serial chart-topper, but also a mainstay on some of the world’s most coveted stages, including Coachella, Tomorrowland, EDC, Creamfields and more. 

ALT8, aka The Irish Boy, is part of a new wave of artists pushing bounce-driven rave culture beyond genre labels. Holding a residency at Gotec, he has built a reputation for high-energy, emotionally driven sets. Influenced by the UK underground, Central Europe, and often weaving in rhythmic ideas from Latin America, his sound blends trance euphoria, techno drums, groove-led rhythms, and offbeat basslines into powerful, movement-focused records. His breakout collaboration with Sara Landry, ‘Heaven,’ propelled him internationally, followed by releases on labels including 44Label Group and Doof.