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HAAi

HAAi
Birth nameTeneil Laetitia Throssell[1]
BornKarratha, Western Australia
GenresElectronic
LabelsMute Records

Teneil Laetitia Throssell, known professionally as HAAi, is an Australian electronic producer and DJ from Karratha, Western Australia.[2][3]

Throssell began her musical career in a series of rock bands, eventually moving to the UK as part of duo Dark Bells.[4] She began DJing only after the band split up, going on to hold a residency at club Phonox in London from late 2016 for two years.[5][6] HAAi gained wider prominence after winning the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix of the Year 2018.[7][8]

She released her debut EP in November 2019 with Systems Up, Windows Down.[9] This was followed-up by her debut album, Baby, We're Ascending, in May 2022.[10] She has collaborated with various other electronic artists, including Fred Again and Jon Hopkins.[11]

Personal life

Throssell has ADHD.[12][13] She has identified as queer.[14][15]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Baby, We're Ascending

EPs

Title Album details
Systems Up, Windows Down

References

  1. ^ "BABY, WE'RE ASCENDING". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending – Double J". abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ "HAAi: Baby, We're Ascending Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ Skala, Jemima (2 May 2022). "HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 1 – Radio 1's Essential Mix, Radio 1's Essential Mix of 2018 – HAAi". BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ^ "HAAi wins BBC Essential Mix of the Year 2018". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "HAAi – Systems Up, Windows Down". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b "HAAi – 'Baby We're Ascending' review: rave rupture and heavy rhythms". nme.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. ^ "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending – Album Review". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  13. ^ Skala, Jemima (2 May 2022). "HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ "HAAi On Her DJ Roots, Club Ambitions, And Her Ark/8 Link-Up | Features". Clash Magazine. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  15. ^ Tregoning, Jack (12 May 2024). "Critic's pick: Haai, the DJ making euphoric electronica with Kylie, Fred Again and Jon Hopkins". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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