The Prophet (musician)

The Prophet (musician)
The Prophet

The Prophet at Monday Bar Summer Cruise 2011
Background information
Also known as Avantguarde, The Better World, Carlos Masseratti, Collage, Commotion, Controller 1, Cookiemunsta, DJ Dov, Doobey, Dopeman, George Washington, Hoodoo Man, MarQuiz De Sade, Masochist, The, Nina Feranzano, Oral Maniac, Pineapple Jack, The Prophet's Project, Rokk Wild, The Rose, Shimatsu Miru, Silent Jesus, The Washington Affair
Origin Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres Hard Dance / Hardstyle
Years active 1988–present
Labels Scantraxx
Website http://www.djtheprophet.com/

Dov J. Elkabas (born November 5, 1968) alias DJ The Prophet is a Dutch DJ/producer and one of the Dutch leading gabber and hardstyle DJs. The Prophet is also the owner of the largest hardstyle record labels, Scantraxx.[1]

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Biography

The Prophet started his career as a DJ in 1983 after he discovered turntables at a disco in Amsterdam. He started spinning hip hop music before a switch to house in 1988 [2]. About three years later, he set up a team of DJ's known as "The Dreamteam", together with DJ Dano, Buzz Fuzz and Gizmo. The team was a huge success in the gabber scene.[3]

Later, The Prophet switched from hardcore to hardstyle because he did not like the fact that the hardcore public wanted the music to be harder and harder.[4] He is famous both as a DJ and as a producer.[citation needed] He is also the owner of Scantraxx Records, one of the leading Dutch hardstyle record labels.[5]

His production was released on vinyl and CDs on labels such as ID&T or Q-Dance. He is also behind many DJ mixes which were published on CDs, such as the Thunderdome CDs. And he's involved in harddance projects such as Hardheadz (along with DJ Pavo) and Punk Brozz (with DJ Zany).

Albums

Album name Year Label Other info
In The Mix 1996 ID&T mix-cd
Best Of The Prophet 1997 ID&T
Go Get Ill 2000 Masters Of Hardcore 10' record under the alias Buzz Fuzz & The Prophet
Kick Azz 2002 Masters Of Hardcore Under the alias The Masochist
Scantraxx presentz: HardheadZ 2002 Scantraxx / Digidance mix-cd featuring DJ Pavo
Qlimax 5 2003 Q-Dance mix-cd
Bounzz 2004 - The 2nd Edition 2004 BMG mix-cd with contributions from DJ Dano
History Of Hardcore 4 - Dreamteam Edition 2004 Sony mix-cd + dvd
Scantraxx Volume 2 2004 Sony / Scantraxx mix-cd dubbel
3xhard3r 2005 Digidance mix-cd with contributions from DJ Ruthless and Korsakoff
Hard - 80 Minutes Hard In The Mix 2006 Cloud 9 Music / Scantraxx mix-cd hardstyle / hardcore
The Prophet Hard2 2006 Cloud 9 Music / Scantraxx mix-cd electro-house / hardstyle / hardcore
The Prophet Hard3 2008 Cloud 9 Music / Scantraxx mix-cd jumpstyle / hardstyle / hardcore
Houseqlassics Ten Years 2009 Q-Dance mix-cd house/ hardcore

References

  1. ^ CD Review: The Prophet - Scantraxx Vol. one
  2. ^ http://www.q-dance.com.au/q/events/Interview_with_The_Prophet/list_messages/10045
  3. ^ http://www.theprophet.nl/theprophet/biography.php
  4. ^ http://www.theprophet.nl/theprophet/biography.php
  5. ^ http://www.theprophet.nl/theprophet/biography.php

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