Hani AlBader is a prolific Brooklyn-based DJ / Producer / Remixer who has maintained an appeal in both underground and commercial circles. 
A Strong work ethic & gutsy attitude earned this prolific artist worldwide recognition as a top producer & the remixer to stars like Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Pink, Christina Aguilera & Michael Jackson to name a few. 
Hani started out in 1984 as a bedroom Dj recording mixed cassette tapes for himself & close friends.   By 1988 during his college years in Denver Hani became a professional Dj at several major clubs.  Saved enough money to buy used Synthesizers,  Drum Machines & 4 track tape decks from pawn shops. Hani learned on his own the art of making Electronic Dance Music & was able to release a few underground records just to put his name out there but,  that was not enough. In 1993 Hani got his start doing underground Acid House tracks for Carl Craig's Label Planet-e & Deep Dish's label Yoshitoshi.  
By 1994 Hani was enrolled in the Institute of Audio Research in New York City. There he gained a well-needed knowledge of the fundamentals of audio acoustics, electronic circuitry, engineering & mixing.  While attending the institute Hani also wasted no time. Hani started his remix career working on projects for Artists such as Deee-Lite, Repercussions & Urban Soul.  Upon graduating IAR, Hani started at Bass Hit Studios as an intern assistant engineer. He chose this particular studio only because it was the closest to his apartment.  Soon Hani learned that Bass Hit was a Mecca for House music producers & remixers. Call it destiny.
It was at  Bass Hit Studios that Hani acquired a deeper sense of Electronic Dance Music by working for such House music luminaries as Masters at Work (Little Louie Vega & Kenny Dope), Roger Sanchez, and Danny Tenaglia. 
Hani cleaned the studio after them, picked up the garbage, and delivered food however, he also learned the basics of House arrangements and mixing.
The competition in New York City was very high & Hani had to quickly make a name for himself therefore, he did not follow the rules. He did not wait for record labels to give him a chance at remixing songs he liked. He chose songs he gravitated to & went on to produce his own remixes in his simple little studio without being commissioned or paid to do it. Through his connections, Hani built a long list of Dj friends who admired his talent & consistently played his work around the globe. His 1995 unauthorized remix of Sade’s "I Never Thought I'd See the Day" under the given alias Musk Men got him the exposure he'd been working for. It got bootlegged by several distributors in US & Europe and gave Hani a Jump-start. Sade was not into remixes so the remix never got approved by(Epic / Sony). Then came Hani's unauthorized remix of Sting's  "Sister Moon" bootleg. This was a big Sound Factory Bar/ Ministry Of Sound records thanks to Louie Vega & friends like Roger Sanchez . Due to its success, this one got the official approval by Sting & got released on AM:PM by Simon Dunmor. This bootleg remix & many others are available on http://djhani.com/
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An exciting project to get fans of all the Club Mixes / Anthems spanning 1997-2004 to fund on our own the Programmers (House Music creators) who collaborated with famous American DJs!  MHR of course stands for 'The Melodic House Renaissance Project'.  Over the years I have grown tired of not hearing the great Club music we were used to spanning that famous period around the early 2000's.  I got so tired of it that I started reaching out to all the talented Programmers who create these sounds to see if they would be interested in coming back to the Club scene again and creating some new Anthems for us all!  Several have shown great interest and I have been working VERY close with some already, notably Jim Heinz who has also appointed me as his manager.  That is why with theMHRproject I hope to gather enough fans of this music all together under one roof with the intention for us to use sites like Kickstarter to once again fund this music.  If we can take care of the money aspect the Programmers can get right back to doing what they do best:  Bringing us unforgettable Anthems!  Please check out my links: facebook page, youtube channel, websites etc. and please get on board with the project and stay tuned!  Once we have enough people willing to support the Programmers we will have a funding blitz and then who knows what kind of magic will be created!  I will use this SoundCloud account to highlight the phenominal work these Programmers have created.  Listen in to get the low down on why this music was so memorable and coveted by so many!  I feel NOW is the time that this music indeed did have a Renaissance!

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