After the first big chart successes of songs like Rave Nation, I want you, Sueno Futuro… the worldwide smash hit Meet her at the Love Parade followed in 1997, which became one of the biggest dance hits ever, an anthem of a whole generation and is still part of the regular repertoire of top DJs across generations like David Guetta, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Dimitri Vegas, Nina Kraviz, Stella Bossi.. You can say there is probably no one in the dance music scene who doesn't know this track..
The music signature of various golds awards winner Da Hool is the energetic and powerful sound with which he has been delighting the masses on the world’s dance floors for more than 30 years. His worldwide shows range from festivals like Tomorrowland, Parookaville, Mayday, Nature One, Love Parade to cities like Berlin , Paris, New York, Sidney, Rio de Janeiro , Ibiza…
In the last years Frank released his songs on such labels like Armada Music, Spinning, Kontor, Sony..
Da Hool electrifies his fans and proves again and again that he is a 100% guarantee for a rocking party day and night and he wants to stays there
Best of 2023
1-a) Best track(s) from other fellow artists of 2023. Why you choose this particular track, please share with us the reasons?production techniques & crowd reactions on it.
DA HOOL: My personal favorite track this year was Hannah Laing Party All The Time, a new version of the original 80s Eddie Murphy song, because this was one of my favorite songs in my childhood.
1-b) Best of 2023 personal productions and for what you reasons you choose these particular tracks, is it because of technical challenges, crowd reaction in the club or was it your most successful single/album?
DA HOOL: DA HOOL - SMARTPHONE KILLER (Smash The House). This one is a full energetic track and wherever I play this the crowd gets crazy
2) Best Artist of 2023(DJ & producer). Tell us why you believe he/she is the best, the factors that have influence you to choose this particular artist. What you appreciate the most from that artist.
DA HOOL: To be honestly I can't say who is the best artist in 2023 but I respect all the artists who are successful because of a lot of work
3-a) YOUR Best Remix which you have produced of 2023! Why you believe that this is your best remix? share with us the technical challenges or special issues you had during the production of it.
DA HOOL: It was the uptempo Techno remix of my own track Little Suzie. I released it as a tech house tune and then I felt I need another uplifting version for the big stages !
3-b) Best Remixer(s) of 2023 with short comment, for what reason u believe he/she is the best remixer? Technical professionalism and technological proficiency? the elements that stand out in it.
DA HOOL: I always like the mash up stuff of DJs from Mars. Powerful en
4) Best music composition software and hardware of 2023 with short comment. Why you believe this particular software/hardware deserves to be named as the best? great new features, easy to navigate, compose & produce? The advantages of this particular software & hardware that makes it to stand out.
DA HOOL: I use Logic and Ableton for my work. Ableton is fast and easy if you a looking for samples
5) Your Best personal DJ Gig & DJ performance of 2023. Where and when did you perform there? any funny incidents happened during particular performance; great crowd reactions. If there is video or sound recording please provide the link.
DA HOOL: My best show this year was on Parookaville Festival. Me and the crowd had so much fun.
6) Best technical tips/production skills that you learnt in 2023 in relation to your DJing or music productions:
DA HOOL: I am always surprised by the inventiveness of software developers who give free rein to the creativity of producers with new plug-ins and software and this always makes and keep the music interesting. In 2023 the topic of AI became very big, but YOU also have to know how to use K1 in your productions
Dimitris: Do you have any concrete plans for 2024 regarding future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs? Please provide us the juicy details.
DA HOOL: I am just working on a lot of new music, my own productions and collaboration releases with other artists like Dimitri Vegas and Maddix for example . There will be a lot of new shows in 2024, my show calendar is already very full
Dimitris: Your message & wishes for 2024.
DA HOOL: Stay healthy and always be yourself !
Thanks so much to legend Da Hool for this great interview.
Thanks to Urban Rebel team for arranging this interview.