So who is this Hawk that so many people are talking about? The guy behind those tracks and remixes being hammered by djs as Above & Beyond, Markus Schulz, Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Armin and on Pete Tongs show on BBC 1?
Well, Hawk are actually named Håkon Lofthus, and were born in Gjøvik, Norway, back in 1985, and discovered music at a very young age.
As a 7 year old, he already started playing the guitar, but over the years the guitar have been replaced with computers and synths.
A dj-mixer was bought, and he learned beat mixing the hard way. No pitch or cue involved, only a crappy Sony cd player and a Discman. Gaining status in the area with his friend Thomas Sagstad as the talented, young djs they quickly got bookings on bigger parties like Myth, Fascinated and Payday in Norway.
Production wise Håkon have evolved over the years, and got himself a nice studio setup and found his style of choice: trance, or more defined as a hybrid between progressive and trance.
As a 22-year old Hawk are now signed to the major labels Anjunadeep and AVA Recordings, as well as Enhanced, Realmusic Recordings and Active Recordings. He is also a heavily requested remixer and has layed his touch on tracks for labels such as Armada, A State Of Trance, Afterglow, AVA, Alter Ego and Enhanced Recordings. His tracks have been hammered from djs like Above & Beyond, Tiesto, PvD, Perry O..Neil, Armin Van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Tall Paul, Andy Moor and Matt Darey to name a few.
The track Need For Cognition was the one that boosted his career and have already been played on Pete Tongs Essential Selection, listed on the UKs Cool Cuts Charts +++
Even though his young age he already has 7 years of experience as a dj from small clubs to bigger partys across Europe. He has arranged some of the most successful parties in Norway, had numerous radio-residencies and are now quickly getting a name in the international scene as well..
With lots of releases coming up, radio-residencies and dj-gigs, this will probably not be the last time youll hear the name Hawk or HKN.
Hi Hawk! Maybe you are interested to know that my album Robotism is finally available on iTunes and JunoDownload. On the album you will find all the tracks you might have heard on my MySpace-player and some more. Are you looking to buy new music that makes you want to dance and which will work really well at your next party? Just go to my page and you will find the links :)
Hey, wassup? Just dropping by to say hey and spread the love bro.
Just so you know though, if you want extra networking opportunities, exposure, fans who can subscribe to your tracks, the chance to run remix contests for free promotion, get tons of feedback on your music you should sign up for a free profile @ our website http://groundzeroprojects.ning.com
After a hard work, it's such an honor to present my first EP released on the 24th of February on http://www. audiojelly. com/?a=singles/212789 The EP includes Nymana and Kuroi Tenshi (Black Angel)
After a week, Nymana was voted such as Futured Track on Trackitdown too.. It's seems that the songs are doing preety good so.. I can only wait to see the first results! Good or bad comments are always accepted
Thanks for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience.. Best Regards from Italy,
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Hope you're having a great week. If you got time check out my latest release, currently #39 on Beatport, the "Blow EP" - supported by Marcus Schossow, Ferry Corsten, Manuel Le Saux, Tom Colontonio and got 10/10 from Kenneth Thomas / Paul Oakenfold. The original mix can be heard in my profile :)
Hi Hawk, You breath as delicately as vapors flowing towards an attractive flame. You are dressed with filaments and people take pains to make you fully incandescent this evening. You ever remind me of the enigma of happy thoughts I once forgot. You turn the atmosphere ablaze with currents of sweet ethylene when you smile. Polished rock candy comes ever to mind when thinking of you. Please let me hear more of that wonderful sound. Your eyes are like spheres of crystal water filled with shimmering dreams. Your reflections bring happiness that rends naked glass. If I could have just one wish, it would be to wake up to your songs in the morning. Your layers of absinthe and torsion form concretions of hyper-alimentation. As the bliss slowly rises in my incandescent eluxulator, your mere presence has a euphoric effect upon me. The elves that play in the toasters wash their drum sticks in honey and sing strikingly colored anthems in perfect harmonious pleasure. May you always have stables of horses to service your needs.
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