Anthony Maniscalco (born 12 November 1977), better known by his stage name Hook N Sling, is an Australian record producer, songwriter and DJ, currently residing in Los Angeles, California.

Musical career

In 2007 he received an ARIA Music Awards nomination, a DMC Buzz Chart No. 1 and several Pete Tong plays for his breakout tune "The Bump". Hook N Sling has played at venues and festivals across the world including Pacha, Space Ibiza, Global Gathering, Future Music Festival and Stereosonic.

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

In February 2012 he set off on a tour across the United States, Dominican Republic and Canada.

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

Discography Extended plays YearTitleRelease dateLabel2004 "Number Cruncher" 30 November 2004 Hussle n Bussle2007 "Silver Service" 15 June 2007 Hussle n Bussle2008 "Plastic Wrap" 7 February 2008 Hussle Recordings2009 "Highball / Another Night" 4 March 2009 Hussle Recordings

Singles YearTitleRelease dateLabelNote2007 "The Bump" 2007 Hussle Recordings 2008 "The Best Thing (2008)" 21 July 2008 No. 27 ARIA Singles Chart2009 "Working Kings Cross" (with Adam K) 20 July 2009 2010 "Gotta Make a Move" (featuring Snob Scrilla) 7 February 2010 Astrx 2011 "Diamonds in the Sky" (with TV Rock featuring Rudy) 18 March 2011 Flamingo Recordings No. 12 DMC Ade Buzz Chart "Edge of the Earth" (with Richard Dinsdale and Sam Obernik) 12 July 2011 Stealth Recordings "Take You Higher" (with Goodwill) 28 July 2011 Astrx No. 1 Hype Machine, Gold Sales in Belgium, No. 1 iTunes (Main Singles Chart) in Belgium, No. 1 iTunes (Electronic Singles Chart) in Italy2012 "Surrender" (with Evermore) 25 June 2012 Spinnin' Records No. 7 Beatport (Progressive House Chart) "Reason" (with NERVO) 7 September 2012 No. 2 Beatport (Main Chart), No. 4 Hype Machine2013 "Don't You Know" 26 April 2013 No. 3 ARIA Club Chart, No. 9 Beatport (Progressive House Chart) "Magnet" (with Chris Willis) 5 August 2013 2014 "Celebrate" (Hook n Sling Remix) (vs. Empire of the Sun) 25 February 2014 Capitol Records "Tokyo by Night" (Axwell Remix) (featuring Karin Park) 28 April 2014 Axtone Records No. 1 Beatport (Main Chart) "Tokyo by Night" (featuring Karin Park) 20 October 2014 Diversion Recordings "Momentum" 10 November 2014 Doorn Records No. 1 DMC ADE Buzz Chart (16 October 2014)2015 "Break Yourself" (featuring Far East Movement and Pusha T) 14 August 2015 Polydor 2016 "Love on Me" (with Galantis) 30 September 2016 Big Beat Records 2017 "Open Your Eyes" (with Sam Feldt) 24 February 2017 Spinnin' Records "If You're Hearing This"(with Parson James and Betty Who) 30 June 2017 RCA Records "Arms Around Me" (featuring Digital Farm Animals) 25 August 2017 Hook Industries Inc. 2018 "Shoot Down The Sun" 13 April 2018 "Turning Me On" 23 November 2018 Spinnin' Records 2019 "Superstars" (featuring The Loose Cannons) 6 September 2019 2021 "Break My Heart" (featuring Nico & Vinz) 26 November 2021 Universal Music 2022 "Afterparty" (with Loud Luxury) 2 December 2022 Armada Music

Music videos YearTitleDirectorRelease dateLabelNote2008 "The Best Thing (2008)" Nicolas Randall & Scott Otto Anderson 21 July 2008 Hussle Recordings 2011 "Take You Higher" (with Goodwill) Benn Jae 6 November 2011 Nettwerk Music Over 8.7 million views on YouTube2012 "Reason" (with NERVO) Alex de Bonrepos & Kyle Padilla 7 September 2012 Spinnin' Records Over 6.9 million views on YouTube2014 "Tokyo by Night" (featuring Karin Park) Teun van der Zalm & Daan Verbiest 24 October 2014 Diversion Recordings

Remixes YearArtistTitle2006 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 Door2007 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 Me2009 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 Last2010 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 Stand2011 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 Feeling2012 Michael Calfan Mozaik2013 The Presets Fall Kaskade Atmosphere2014 Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence2015 Sultan + Ned Sheperd featuring Denny White Don't Let Me Down2016 Matoma and Becky Hill False Alarm 2017 Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato "No Promises" 2018 Clara Mae "I'm Not Her" Kygo and Miguel "Remind Me to Forget" 2019 Robin Schulz featuring Harlœ "All This Love" Ava Max "Torn" 2021Faouzia and John Legend"Minefields"

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.ARIA Award previous winners.

| 2007 || "The Bump" (with Kid Kenobi) || Best Dance Release ||

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

| 2016 || BREAK YOURSELF || Best Concept ||

References

External links

Hook n Sling Official Website 360 Agency Beatport – Hook n Sling