HAAi

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HAAi
Birth nameTeneil Laetitia Throssell [1]
Born Karratha, Western Australia
Genres Electronic
Labels Mute Records

Teneil Laetitia Throssell, known professionally as HAAi, is an Australian electronic music producer and DJ from Karratha, Western Australia. [2] [3]

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Throssell began her musical career in a series of rock bands, eventually moving to the UK as part of duo Dark Bells. [4] She began DJing only after the band split up, going on to hold a residency at club Phonox in London from late 2016 for two years. [5] [6] HAAi gained wider prominence after winning the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix of the Year 2018. [7] [8]

She released her debut EP in November 2019 with Systems Up, Windows Down. [9] This was followed-up by her debut album, Baby, We're Ascending , in May 2022. [10] She has collaborated with various other electronic artists, including Fred Again and Jon Hopkins. [11]

In 2025, she announced her next album, Humanise , which is intended to release on October 10. [12]

Personal life

Throssell has ADHD. [13] [14] She has identified as queer. [15] [16]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Baby, We're Ascending
Humanise

EPs

TitleAlbum details
Systems Up, Windows Down

References

  1. "BABY, WE'RE ASCENDING". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending – Double J". abc.net.au. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. "HAAi: Baby, We're Ascending Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. Skala, Jemima (2 May 2022). "HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. "BBC Radio 1 – Radio 1's Essential Mix, Radio 1's Essential Mix of 2018 – HAAi". BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. "HAAi wins BBC Essential Mix of the Year 2018". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "HAAi – Systems Up, Windows Down". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. 1 2 "HAAi – 'Baby We're Ascending' review: rave rupture and heavy rhythms". nme.com. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending – Album Review". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. 1 2 Hussain, Shahzaib (28 May 2025). "HAAi Announces New Album 'HUMANiSE'". Clash Magazine.
  13. "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. Skala, Jemima (2 May 2022). "HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  15. "HAAi On Her DJ Roots, Club Ambitions, And Her Ark/8 Link-Up | Features". Clash Magazine . 24 June 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  16. Tregoning, Jack (12 May 2024). "Critic's pick: Haai, the DJ making euphoric electronica with Kylie, Fred Again and Jon Hopkins". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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