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Hook n Sling

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Anthony Maniscalco, better known by his stage name Hook n Sling, is an Australian record producer, songwriter and DJ, currently residing in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Hook n Sling
Background information
Birth nameAnthony Maniscalco
Born12 November
Sydney, Australia
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresHouse
Occupation(s)Songwriter, producer, DJ
Years active2007–present
LabelsSpinnin' Records, Axtone Records
Websitewww.hooknsling.com

Musical career

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In 2007, he received an ARIA Music Awards nomination,[2] a DMC Buzz Chart #1 and several Pete Tong plays for his breakout tune "The Bump", and later achieved both club and of sound have had Hook ilations including the prestigious Ministry of Sound Annual in 2010. Hook n Sling has played at venues and festivals across the world including Pacha, Space Ibiza, Global Gathering, Future Music Festival and Stereosonic.[citation needed]

In 2011, he toured the United States and played with Wolfgang Gartner at the infamous Music Box in Los Angeles.[3] He also claimed a Hype Machine number one with the track "Take You Higher" with Goodwill.[4]

In February 2012, he set off on an extensive tour across the United States, Dominican Republic and Canada.[5]

In 2014, his single "Tokyo by Night" was released with a remix from Swedish DJ Axwell, on his label Axtone. The remix was premiered on 18 April 2014 and gained BBC Radio 1 support from Danny Howard. It topped the Beatport charts the week after its release.[citation needed]

In 2019, he remixed a famous track by Robin Schulz featuring Harlœ titled "All This Love"

Hook n Sling is published by Kobalt for the world, and managed by Dave Frank and Lucas Keller at Milk & Honey.[citation needed]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Year Title Release Date Label
2004 "Number Cruncher" 30 Nov 2004 Hussle n Bussle
2007 "Silver Service" 15 Jun 2007 Hussle n Bussle
2008 "Plastic Wrap" 7 Feb 2008 Hussle Recordings
2009 "Highball / Another Night" 4 Mar 2009 Hussle Recordings

Singles

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Year Title Release Date Label Note
2007 "The Bump" 2007 Hussle Recordings
2008 "The Best Thing (2008)" 21 Jul 2008 #27 ARIA Singles Chart[6]
2009 "Working Kings Cross" (with Adam K) 20 Jul 2009
2010 "Gotta Make a Move" (featuring Snob Scrilla) 7 Feb 2010 Astrx
2011 "Diamonds in the Sky" (with TV Rock featuring Rudy) 18 Mar 2011 Flamingo Recordings #12 DMC Ade Buzz Chart
"Edge of the Earth" (with Richard Dinsdale and Sam Obernik) 12 Jul 2011 Stealth Recordings
"Take You Higher" (with Goodwill) 28 Jul 2011 Astrx #1 Hype Machine, Gold Sales in Belgium, #1 iTunes (Main Singles Chart) in Belgium, #1 iTunes (Electronic Singles Chart) in Italy
2012 "Surrender" (with Evermore) 25 Jun 2012 Spinnin' Records #7 Beatport (Progressive House Chart)
"Reason" (with NERVO) 7 Sep 2012 #2 Beatport (Main Chart), #4 Hype Machine
2013 "Don't You Know" 26 Apr 2013 #3 ARIA Club Chart, #9 Beatport (Progressive House Chart)
"Magnet" (with Chris Willis) 5 Aug 2013
2014 "Celebrate" (Hook n Sling Remix) (vs. Empire of the Sun) 25 Feb 2014 Capitol Records
"Tokyo by Night" (Axwell Remix) (featuring Karin Park) 28 Apr 2014 Axtone Records #1 Beatport (Main Chart)
"Tokyo by Night" (featuring Karin Park) 20 Oct 2014 Diversion Recordings
"Momentum" 10 Nov 2014 Doorn Records #1 DMC ADE Buzz Chart (16 October 2014)[7]
2015 "Break Yourself" (featuring Far East Movement and Pusha T) 14 Aug 2015 Polydor
2016 "Love on Me" (with Galantis) 30 Sep 2016 Big Beat Records
2017 "Open Your Eyes" (with Sam Feldt) 24 Feb 2017 Spinnin' Records
"If You're Hearing This"[8](with Parson James and Betty Who) 30 June 2017 RCA Records
"Arms Around Me"[9] (featuring Digital Farm Animals) 25 August 2017 Hook Industries Inc.
2018 "Shoot Down The Sun"[10] 13 April 2018
"Turning Me On"[11] 23 November 2018 Spinnin' Records
2019 "Superstars"[12] (featuring The Loose Cannons) 6 September 2019
2021 "Break My Heart"[13] (featuring Nico & Vinz) 26 November 2021 Universal Music
2022 "Afterparty"[14] (with Loud Luxury) 2 December 2022 Armada Music

Music videos

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Year Title Director Release Date Label Note
2008 "The Best Thing (2008)" Nicolas Randall & Scott Otto Anderson 21 Jul 2008 Hussle Recordings
2011 "Take You Higher" (with Goodwill) Benn Jae 6 Nov 2011 Nettwerk Music Over 8.7 million views[15] on YouTube
2012 "Reason" (with NERVO) Alex de Bonrepos & Kyle Padilla 7 Sep 2012 Spinnin' Records Over 6.9 million views[16] on YouTube
2014 "Tokyo by Night" (featuring Karin Park) Teun van der Zalm & Daan Verbiest 24 Oct 2014 Diversion Recordings

Remixes

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Year Artist Title
2006 Sarah McLeod He Doesn't Love You (Hook n Sling Vocal Mix) and (Hook n Sling Dub Mix)
Martijn ten Velden and Paul Harris I Wish U Would
WhoMadeWho Out the Door
2007 Darren Hayes Step into the Light
Tonite Only Danger (The Bomb) (Hook n Sling and Kid Kenobi Remix)
Stanton Warriors Shake It Up
Nasty Tales Come On-A My House (Hook n Sling's 'Dump Your Dealer' Remix) and (Hook n Sling's 'Fly Boy' Remix)
Bass Kleph Coup d'état
Subsource This Town
Toby Neal Do You Really (Want My Love)
2008 Cadence Lazy Love
James Harcourt Mea Culpa
Calvin Harris I'm Not Alone
Cobra Dukes Leave the Light On
The Potbelleez Are You with Me
2009 Miike Snow Silvia (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
Miami Horror Sometimes
La Roux vs. Dataworx In for the Kill (Hook n Sling Edit)
Style of Eye featuring Stephen Simmonds Galore
Fedde Le Grand featuring Mitch Crown Let Me Be Real (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
David Vendetta She Turns Around
Sam La More I Wish It Could Last
2010 Pocket808 featuring Nathan Hudson Ghostship
Chris Sorbello So Lonely
Paul Harris, Michael Gray, Jon Pearn featuring Amanda Wilson Caught Up
Rhythm Masters and MYNC featuring Wynter Gordon I Feel Love (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
Bass Kleph Where Do We Go
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Jackson's Last Stand
2011 The Aston Shuffle feat. Lovers Electric Start Again
Hard Rock Sofa and St. Brothers Blow Up (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
Wolfgang Gartner featuring will.i.am Forever
NERVO featuring Afrojack and Steve Aoki We're All No One
Flo Rida Good Feeling
2012 Michael Calfan Mozaik
2013 The Presets Fall
Kaskade Atmosphere
2014 Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence
2015 Sultan + Ned Sheperd featuring Denny White Don't Let Me Down
2016 Matoma and Becky Hill False Alarm
2017 Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato "No Promises"
2018 Clara Mae "I'm Not Her"[17]
Kygo and Miguel "Remind Me to Forget"[18]
2019 Robin Schulz featuring Harlœ "All This Love"[19]
Ava Max "Torn"[20]
2021 Faouzia and John Legend "Minefields"[21][22]

Mix compilations

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Awards and nominations

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ARIA Music Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music..[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 "The Bump" (with Kid Kenobi) Best Dance Release Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Hook n Sling". ra.co. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "This year's ARIA nominations are in". TheVine. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Tickets and Event Information @ FONDA THEATRE - Los Angeles, CA". Wantickets. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Hook n Sling". Ministryofsound.co.au. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Hook N Sling - Bandsintown - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Discography Hook N Sling". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ^ "ADE BUZZ CHART - NIGHT Part 1". Dmcworld.net. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  8. ^ "If You're Hearing This - Single by Hook N Sling, Parson James & Betty Who on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. ^ Chrys, Kassi (29 August 2017). "Hook N Sling & Digital Farm Animals – Arms Around Me (Original Mix)". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Hook N Sling Drops Springtime Anthem 'Shoot Down the Sun'". EDM Sauce. 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Turning Me On - Single by Hook N Sling on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Superstars (feat. The Loose Cannons) - Single by Hook N Sling on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Break My Heart - Single by Hook N Sling & Nico & Vinz on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Afterparty - Single by Loud Luxury & Hook N Sling on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Goodwill & Hook N Sling - Take You Higher [Official Music Video]". Retrieved 10 December 2014 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "NERVO & Hook N Sling - Reason (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 10 December 2014 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "I'm Not Her (Remixes) - EP by Clara Mae on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Remind Me to Forget (Remixes) - EP by Kygo & Miguel on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  19. ^ "All This Love (feat. Harlœ) [Hook N Sling Remix] - Single by Robin Schulz on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Torn (Hook N Sling Remix) by Ava Max on Amazon Music". amazon.com. 12 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Mindfields (Live Acoustic)". Spotify.
  22. ^ Faouzia (16 January 2021). "Faouzia & John Legend - Mindfields (Hook N Sling Remix)". YouTube. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  23. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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