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Daniel Haaksman

Funk Berlinioca

About Me

Berlin based Daniel Haaksman is a DJ / producer / journalist / label CEO in demand. Spinning a club ready mix of baile funk, hip hop, house, electro,baltimore club, kuduro, dancehall, polka or whatever get the people moving, he knows no rules except for one: A DJ has to rock the party.Daniel is the compiler of the acclaimed compilation series "Dub Infusions" and "More Dub Infusions" (Best Seven/Sonar Kollektiv), and genre defining CDs "Rio Baile Funk Favela Booty Beats" and "More Favela Booty Beats" (Essay 2004 + 2006"). Together with his brother Felix he produced various official remixes as Haaksman+Haaksman for Ray Baretto, Gotan Project, Shantel, Tosca, Munk, OMFO, Nickodemus, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Stereotyp and many others. After running Essay Recordings from 1997 to 2004 he started his own imprint Man Recordings in 2005. On Man, Daniel released the compilation "Nao Wave - Brazilian Post Punk 1983-1988", helped the international career launch of Brazilian MC Edu K and Rio based MC Gringo, started two vinyl series ("Funk Mundial" and "Baile Funk Masters") and released other unclassifiable rhythm experiments related to baile funk. In 2008 Daniel officially remixed Waldemar Bastos and Madera Limpas as a solo remixer and currently works on his own productions.Besides partyrocking, labelrunning and remixing, Daniel has worked as a longtime journalistic contributor for various German magazines and newspapers such as "Tagesspiegel" and "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung".

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Member Since: 5/1/2007
Band Website: haaksman.net
Band Members: For DJ bookings please contact: [email protected]
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Record Label: Man Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ARTE TV Metropolis on Baile Funk and Daniel Haaksman

ARTE TV Metropolis on Baile Funk, Daniel Haaksman, MC Gringo, Mr.Catra and Deize Tigrona
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:34:00 PST

DJ SET for XLR8R PODCAST ONLINE NOW

XLR8R Magazine Podcast Exclusive Mix by Daniel Haaksman
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:13:00 PST

HERMANO VIANNA on Daniel Haaksman and Baile Funk in Berlin

Read it at Brazilian Overmundo Blog(in Portugese language)
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:29:00 PST

RIP IT UP & START AGAIN

Zurück in die Zukunftvon Daniel Haaksmanpublished by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Nov 25th, 2006Die CD zu Simon Reynolds´Post-Punk-Buch Rip It Up And Start Again" dokumentiert die Hintergründe der...
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:17:00 PST

NICHTS GEGEN SAMBA

von Daniel Haaksmanpublished by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Aug 12th, 2006CSS und Bonde Do Role: Das Internet eröffnet einer neuen Welle brasilianischer Popmusik die Welt.Man konnte es wieder währ...
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:14:00 PST

DIE FIRMA, DIE SALSA WAR

von Daniel HaaksmanPublished in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan 15th, 2007Der Katalog der Plattenfirma Fania Records, die Salsa"-Musik weltweit bekannt machte, wird wiederveröffentlichtLateinamer...
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:11:00 PST

BACK IN THE DAYS IN RIO DE JANEIRO - Interview with DJ Nazz

DJ Nazz interviewed by Daniel HaaksmanDJ and producer Carlos Machado is one of the main protagonists of the funk carioca scene of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since the very beginning of the Rio funk movem...
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:05:00 PST

CREDIT TO THE EDIT - Ein Interview mit Greg Wilson

WIE DIE TANZMUSIK IN ENGLAND ELEKTRONISCH WURDEDJ Greg Wilson - Interview von Daniel HaaksmanElectro ist wieder zurück! Electro? Im Falle von DJ Greg Wilson geht es im folgenden Interview um den Elect...
Posted by Daniel Haaksman on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:03:00 PST