Hani (producer)
| Hani | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hani Adnan Al-Bader |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | House, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, remixer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Yoshitoshi |
Hani (born Hani Adnan Al-Bader) is an American producer and remixer from New York City whose restructurings of hits ranging from Michael Jackson to Alicia Keys have gone on to become club classics. He also scored a hit for himself as well: In 1999 he reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Baby Wants To Ride". The track also peaked at No. 70 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2000.
In 2006, Hani returned to the dance charts under the alias Disconfect, where his collaboration with Andrea Martin on "The Story of my Life" peaked at No. 21 on Billboard 's Hot Dance Airplay chart the week of May 1, that same year.
Hani in 1984 was a bedroom Dj recording mixed cassette tapes for himself & close friends. By 1988 during his college years in Denver Hani became a professional Dj at several major clubs. Saved enough money to purchase used Synthesizers, Drum Machines & 4 track tape from pawn shops. Hani learned on his own the art of making Electronic Dance Music & was able to release few underground records just to put his name out there. Obviously that was not enough. In 1993 Hani got his start doing underground Acid House tracks for Carl Craig’s Label Planet-e & Deep Dish‘s labelYoshitoshi. Soon after Hani decided to take a dive and go to New York to live and study audio engineering.
By 1994 Hani was enrolled in the Institute of Audio Research in New York City. There he gained a well needed knowledge of the fundamentals of audio acoustics, electronic circuitry, engineering & mixing. While attending the institute Hani also wasted no time & applied at Bass Hit Studios for an intern job. He chose this particular studio only because it was the closest to his apartment. Soon Hani learned that Bass Hit was a Mecca’ for House music producers & remixers. Call it destiny i guess. It was at Bass Hit Studios that Hani acquired a deeper sense of Electronic Dance Music by working for such House music luminaries as Masters at Work (Little Louie Vega & Kenny Dope), Roger Sanchez and Danny Tenaglia. Hani cleaned the studio after them, picked up the garbage and delivered food however, he also learned the basics of House arrangements and mixing . While doing so Hani started his remix career working on projects for Artists such asDeee-Lite, Repercussions & Urban Soul. The competition in New York city was very high & Hani had to quickly make a name for himself therefore, he did not follow the rules. He did not wait for record labels to give him a chance at remixing songs he liked. He chose songs he gravitated to & went on to produce his own remixes in his simple little studio without being commissioned or paid to do it. Hani built a long list of Dj friends who admired his talent & consistently played his work around the globe. His 1995 unauthorized remix of Sade’s “I Never Thought I’d See the Day” under the aliasMusk Men; (one of his many other aliases), got him the exposure he’d been waiting for. “It was bootlegged by several labels in US & Europe and gave Hani a Jump-start. Sadehowever, was not into remixes so never got an official release. Then came Hani’s unauthorized remix of Sting‘s “Sister Moon” which also was bootlegged. Due to its success, this remix got the official approval & got released by A&M.
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