HAAi

HAAi
Birth nameTeneil Laetitia Throssell[1]
BornKarratha, Western Australia
GenresElectronic
LabelsMute Records

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

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]

  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. 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. ^ Simpson, Paul. "HAAi – Systems Up, Windows Down". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ^ "HAAi – 'Baby We're Ascending' review: rave rupture and heavy rhythms". nme.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. ^ "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending – Album Review". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 7 December 2022.