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Hook n Sling

Australian musician

Field	Value
name	Hook N Sling
image	Hook n Sling @ Villa Nightclub (20 6 2009) (3694101296).jpg
origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
genre	House
years_active	2007–present
label	Spinnin' Records, Axtone Records
website
caption	Hook N Sling in 2009
birth_name	Anthony Maniscalco
birth_date
birth_place	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
occupation	Songwriter, producer, DJ

Anthony Maniscalco (born 12 November 1977), better known by his stage name Hook N Sling, is an Australian record producer, songwriter and DJ, currently residing in Los Angeles, California.

Musical career

In 2007 he received an ARIA Music Awards nomination, a DMC Buzz Chart No. 1 and several Pete Tong plays for his breakout tune "The Bump". Hook N Sling has played at venues and festivals across the world including Pacha, Space Ibiza, Global Gathering, Future Music Festival and Stereosonic.

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

In February 2012 he set off on a tour across the United States, Dominican Republic and Canada.

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

Discography

Extended plays

Year	Release date	Label
2004	"Number Cruncher"	30 November 2004	Hussle n Bussle
2007	"Silver Service"	15 June 2007	Hussle n Bussle
2008	"Plastic Wrap"	7 February 2008	Hussle Recordings
2009	"Highball / Another Night"	4 March 2009	Hussle Recordings

Singles

Year	Title	Release date	Label	Note
2007		"The Bump"	2007	Hussle Recordings
2008		"The Best Thing (2008)"	21 July 2008	No. 27 ARIA Singles Chart
2009		"Working Kings Cross" (with Adam K)	20 July 2009
2010		"Gotta Make a Move" (featuring Snob Scrilla)	7 February 2010	Astrx
2011		"Diamonds in the Sky" (with TV Rock featuring Rudy)	18 March 2011	Flamingo Recordings	No. 12 DMC Ade Buzz Chart
	"Edge of the Earth" (with Richard Dinsdale and Sam Obernik)	12 July 2011	Stealth Recordings
	"Take You Higher" (with Goodwill)	28 July 2011	Astrx	No. 1 Hype Machine, Gold Sales in Belgium, No. 1 iTunes (Main Singles Chart) in Belgium, No. 1 iTunes (Electronic Singles Chart) in Italy
2012		"Surrender" (with Evermore)	25 June 2012	Spinnin' Records	No. 7 Beatport (Progressive House Chart)
	"Reason" (with NERVO)	7 September 2012	No. 2 Beatport (Main Chart), No. 4 Hype Machine
2013		"Don't You Know"	26 April 2013	No. 3 ARIA Club Chart, No. 9 Beatport (Progressive House Chart)
	"Magnet" (with Chris Willis)	5 August 2013
2014		"Celebrate" (Hook n Sling Remix) (vs. Empire of the Sun)	25 February 2014	Capitol Records
	"Tokyo by Night" (Axwell Remix) (featuring Karin Park)	28 April 2014	Axtone Records	No. 1 Beatport (Main Chart)
	"Tokyo by Night" (featuring Karin Park)	20 October 2014	Diversion Recordings
	"Momentum"	10 November 2014	Doorn Records	No. 1 DMC ADE Buzz Chart (16 October 2014)
2015		"Break Yourself" (featuring Far East Movement and Pusha T)	14 August 2015	Polydor
2016		"Love on Me" (with Galantis)	30 September 2016	Big Beat Records
2017		"Open Your Eyes" (with Sam Feldt)	24 February 2017	Spinnin' Records
	"If You're Hearing This"(with Parson James and Betty Who)	30 June 2017	RCA Records
	"Arms Around Me" (featuring Digital Farm Animals)	25 August 2017	Hook Industries Inc.
2018	"Shoot Down The Sun"	13 April 2018
"Turning Me On"	23 November 2018	Spinnin' Records
2019	"Superstars" (featuring The Loose Cannons)	6 September 2019
2021	"Break My Heart" (featuring Nico & Vinz)	26 November 2021	Universal Music
2022	"Afterparty" (with Loud Luxury)	2 December 2022	Armada Music

Music videos

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

Remixes

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"
Kygo and Miguel	"Remind Me to Forget"
2019	Robin Schulz featuring Harlœ	"All This Love"
Ava Max	"Torn"
2021	Faouzia and John Legend	"Minefields"

Mix compilations

2008 Clubbers Guide Ministry of Sound
2009 Progression 2 (Ministry of Sound)
2010 Clubbers Guide Ministry of Sound
2011 The Annual Ministry of Sound

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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

|- | 2007 || "The Bump" (with Kid Kenobi) || Best Dance Release || |-

Berlin Music Video Awards

The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international music festival that promotes the art of music videos. |- | 2016 || BREAK YOURSELF || Best Concept || |-

References

(19 October 2023). "Hook n Sling".
(8 October 2009). "This year's ARIA nominations are in".
"Tickets and Event Information @ FONDA THEATRE – Los Angeles, CA". Wantickets.
"Hook n Sling". Ministryofsound.co.au.
"Hook N Sling – Bandsintown – Facebook". Facebook.
"Discography Hook N Sling". Hung Medien.
"ADE BUZZ CHART – NIGHT Part 1". Dmcworld.net.
"If You're Hearing This – Single by Hook N Sling, Parson James & Betty Who on iTunes". iTunes.
Chrys, Kassi. (29 August 2017). "Hook N Sling & Digital Farm Animals – Arms Around Me (Original Mix)".
(14 April 2018). "Hook N Sling Drops Springtime Anthem 'Shoot Down the Sun'".
"Turning Me On – Single by Hook N Sling on iTunes". iTunes.
"Superstars (feat. The Loose Cannons) – Single by Hook N Sling on Apple Music".
"Break My Heart – Single by Hook N Sling & Nico & Vinz on Apple Music".
"Afterparty – Single by Loud Luxury & Hook N Sling on Apple Music".
"Goodwill & Hook N Sling – Take You Higher [Official Music Video]".
"NERVO & Hook N Sling – Reason (Official Music Video)".
"I'm Not Her (Remixes) – EP by Clara Mae on Apple Music".
"Remind Me to Forget (Remixes) – EP by Kygo & Miguel on Apple Music".
"All This Love (feat. Harlœ) [Hook N Sling Remix] – Single by Robin Schulz on Apple Music".
(12 September 2019). "Torn (Hook N Sling Remix) by Ava Max on Amazon Music".
"Mindfields (Live Acoustic)".
Faouzia. (16 January 2021). "Faouzia & John Legend – Mindfields (Hook N Sling Remix)".
"Winners By Award – 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

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