Hook n Sling

Anthony Maniscalco, better known by his stage name Hook n Sling, is an Australian record producer, songwriter and DJ, currently residing in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Hook n Sling
Background information
Birth name	Anthony Maniscalco
Born	12 November Sydney, Australia
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	House
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, producer, DJ
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Spinnin' Records, Axtone Records
Website	www.hooknsling.com

Musical career

In 2007, he received an ARIA Music Awards nomination,^[2] a DMC Buzz Chart #1 and several Pete Tong plays for his breakout tune "The Bump", and later achieved both club and of sound have had Hook ilations including the prestigious Ministry of Sound Annual in 2010. Hook n Sling has played at venues and festivals across the world including Pacha, Space Ibiza, Global Gathering, Future Music Festival and Stereosonic.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, he toured the United States and played with Wolfgang Gartner at the infamous Music Box in Los Angeles.^[3] He also claimed a Hype Machine number one with the track "Take You Higher" with Goodwill.^[4]

In February 2012, he set off on an extensive tour across the United States, Dominican Republic and Canada.^[5]

In 2014, his single "Tokyo by Night" was released with a remix from Swedish DJ Axwell, on his label Axtone. The remix was premiered on 18 April 2014 and gained BBC Radio 1 support from Danny Howard. It topped the Beatport charts the week after its release.^{[citation needed]}

In 2019, he remixed a famous track by Robin Schulz featuring Harlœ titled "All This Love"

Hook n Sling is published by Kobalt for the world, and managed by Dave Frank and Lucas Keller at Milk & Honey.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Extended plays

Year	Title	Release Date	Label
2004	"Number Cruncher"	30 Nov 2004	Hussle n Bussle
2007	"Silver Service"	15 Jun 2007	Hussle n Bussle
2008	"Plastic Wrap"	7 Feb 2008	Hussle Recordings
2009	"Highball / Another Night"	4 Mar 2009	Hussle Recordings

Singles

Year	Title	Release Date	Label	Note
2007	"The Bump"	2007	Hussle Recordings
2008	"The Best Thing (2008)"	21 Jul 2008		#27 ARIA Singles Chart[6]
2009	"Working Kings Cross" (with Adam K)	20 Jul 2009
2010	"Gotta Make a Move" (featuring Snob Scrilla)	7 Feb 2010	Astrx
2011	"Diamonds in the Sky" (with TV Rock featuring Rudy)	18 Mar 2011	Flamingo Recordings	#12 DMC Ade Buzz Chart
	"Edge of the Earth" (with Richard Dinsdale and Sam Obernik)	12 Jul 2011	Stealth Recordings
	"Take You Higher" (with Goodwill)	28 Jul 2011	Astrx	#1 Hype Machine, Gold Sales in Belgium, #1 iTunes (Main Singles Chart) in Belgium, #1 iTunes (Electronic Singles Chart) in Italy
2012	"Surrender" (with Evermore)	25 Jun 2012	Spinnin' Records	#7 Beatport (Progressive House Chart)
	"Reason" (with NERVO)	7 Sep 2012		#2 Beatport (Main Chart), #4 Hype Machine
2013	"Don't You Know"	26 Apr 2013		#3 ARIA Club Chart, #9 Beatport (Progressive House Chart)
	"Magnet" (with Chris Willis)	5 Aug 2013
2014	"Celebrate" (Hook n Sling Remix) (vs. Empire of the Sun)	25 Feb 2014	Capitol Records
	"Tokyo by Night" (Axwell Remix) (featuring Karin Park)	28 Apr 2014	Axtone Records	#1 Beatport (Main Chart)
	"Tokyo by Night" (featuring Karin Park)	20 Oct 2014	Diversion Recordings
	"Momentum"	10 Nov 2014	Doorn Records	#1 DMC ADE Buzz Chart (16 October 2014)[7]
2015	"Break Yourself" (featuring Far East Movement and Pusha T)	14 Aug 2015	Polydor
2016	"Love on Me" (with Galantis)	30 Sep 2016	Big Beat Records
2017	"Open Your Eyes" (with Sam Feldt)	24 Feb 2017	Spinnin' Records
	"If You're Hearing This"[8](with Parson James and Betty Who)	30 June 2017	RCA Records
	"Arms Around Me"[9] (featuring Digital Farm Animals)	25 August 2017	Hook Industries Inc.
2018	"Shoot Down The Sun"[10]	13 April 2018
	"Turning Me On"[11]	23 November 2018	Spinnin' Records
2019	"Superstars"[12] (featuring The Loose Cannons)	6 September 2019
2021	"Break My Heart"[13] (featuring Nico & Vinz)	26 November 2021	Universal Music
2022	"Afterparty"[14] (with Loud Luxury)	2 December 2022	Armada Music

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Release Date	Label	Note
2008	"The Best Thing (2008)"	Nicolas Randall & Scott Otto Anderson	21 Jul 2008	Hussle Recordings
2011	"Take You Higher" (with Goodwill)	Benn Jae	6 Nov 2011	Nettwerk Music	Over 8.7 million views[15] on YouTube
2012	"Reason" (with NERVO)	Alex de Bonrepos & Kyle Padilla	7 Sep 2012	Spinnin' Records	Over 6.9 million views[16] on YouTube
2014	"Tokyo by Night" (featuring Karin Park)	Teun van der Zalm & Daan Verbiest	24 Oct 2014	Diversion Recordings

Remixes

Year	Artist	Title
2006	Sarah McLeod	He Doesn't Love You (Hook n Sling Vocal Mix) and (Hook n Sling Dub Mix)
	Martijn ten Velden and Paul Harris	I Wish U Would
	WhoMadeWho	Out the Door
2007	Darren Hayes	Step into the Light
	Tonite Only	Danger (The Bomb) (Hook n Sling and Kid Kenobi Remix)
	Stanton Warriors	Shake It Up
	Nasty Tales	Come On-A My House (Hook n Sling's 'Dump Your Dealer' Remix) and (Hook n Sling's 'Fly Boy' Remix)
	Bass Kleph	Coup d'état
	Subsource	This Town
	Toby Neal	Do You Really (Want My Love)
2008	Cadence	Lazy Love
	James Harcourt	Mea Culpa
	Calvin Harris	I'm Not Alone
	Cobra Dukes	Leave the Light On
	The Potbelleez	Are You with Me
2009	Miike Snow	Silvia (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
	Miami Horror	Sometimes
	La Roux vs. Dataworx	In for the Kill (Hook n Sling Edit)
	Style of Eye featuring Stephen Simmonds	Galore
	Fedde Le Grand featuring Mitch Crown	Let Me Be Real (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
	David Vendetta	She Turns Around
	Sam La More	I Wish It Could Last
2010	Pocket808 featuring Nathan Hudson	Ghostship
	Chris Sorbello	So Lonely
	Paul Harris, Michael Gray, Jon Pearn featuring Amanda Wilson	Caught Up
	Rhythm Masters and MYNC featuring Wynter Gordon	I Feel Love (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
	Bass Kleph	Where Do We Go
	Ou Est Le Swimming Pool	Jackson's Last Stand
2011	The Aston Shuffle feat. Lovers Electric	Start Again
	Hard Rock Sofa and St. Brothers	Blow Up (Hook n Sling and Goodwill Remix)
	Wolfgang Gartner featuring will.i.am	Forever
	NERVO featuring Afrojack and Steve Aoki	We're All No One
	Flo Rida	Good Feeling
2012	Michael Calfan	Mozaik
2013	The Presets	Fall
	Kaskade	Atmosphere
2014	Lana Del Rey	Ultraviolence
2015	Sultan + Ned Sheperd featuring Denny White	Don't Let Me Down
2016	Matoma and Becky Hill	False Alarm
2017	Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato	"No Promises"
2018	Clara Mae	"I'm Not Her"[17]
	Kygo and Miguel	"Remind Me to Forget"[18]
2019	Robin Schulz featuring Harlœ	"All This Love"[19]
	Ava Max	"Torn"[20]
2021	Faouzia and John Legend	"Minefields"[21][22]

Mix compilations

• 2008 Clubbers Guide Ministry of Sound
• 2009 Progression 2 (Ministry of Sound)
• 2010 Clubbers Guide Ministry of Sound
• 2011 The Annual Ministry of Sound

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music..^[23]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	"The Bump" (with Kid Kenobi)	Best Dance Release	Nominated

Berlin Music Video Awards

The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international music festival that promotes the art of music videos.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	BREAK YOURSELF	Best Concept	Nominated