Berlin based Daniel Haaksman is a DJ / producer / journalist / label CEO in demand. Spinning a club ready mix of hip hop, house, reggae, disco, electro, baile funk, 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" (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. On Man, Daniel released the compilation "Nao Wave - Brazilian Post Punk 1983-1988", helped the international career launch of Brazilian MC Edu K, started two vinyl series ("Funk Mundial" and "Baile Funk Masters") and released other unclassifiable rhythm experiments related to baile funk. In spring 2008 he´ll release the first turntablist vinyl dedicated to baile funk, together with DJ Sandrinho and DJ Beware.

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