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The Prophet |
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| Real Name: |
Dov J. Elkabas |
| Country |
The Netherlands |
| Aliases: |
Cookiemunsta,
Masochist, The, Pineapple Jack, Rose, 50% Of The Dreamteam,
Bata, DJ Buzz Fuzz & Prophet, The, Dreamteam, The,
Hardheadz, I.Q., Jean Sibart & Joel Trambel, Track Ball,
Vitamin, Vitamin D, Hardheadz |
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Biography: |
Dov J. Elkabas aka 'The Prophet' was born on 5 November
1968. He started deejaying in 1983. He first discovered
turntables when he visited a roller disco (Het
Nijlpaardenhuis) in Amsterdam.
He was so impressed by the enthusiasm it evoked that he got
a job so he could buy a set of SL1200 MK2s and practice with
the turntables at home. He spun disco at Het Nijlpaardenhuis
for approximately two years until the roller disco was
closed down. He then moved to a hip hop venue in Amsterdam
known as 'Akhnaton'. Together with the members of the
legendary 'Osdorp Posse' among others he started trying to
make music in a very alternative way. There was no house
music in those days - that didn't hit the scene until
1986-87.
Dov Elkabas first came into contact with house in 1988 when
he was asked to spin at an event where only house music was
played. This was the 'Let the Prophet Rise' event at the Jan
van Galenhal in Amsterdam.
Together with his colleague 'MadDoc' he spent the whole
evening creating music with synthesizers and samplers in an
attempt to add his own unique touch to the evening.
The evening was such a success that it started the ball
rolling. More and more people invited him to DJ.
Organisations such as Multigroove and ISP (later known as
Hellraiser) began to book him on a regular basis and he did
his thing at almost all of the events in and around
Amsterdam.
In around 1991 he set up a DJ team better known as 'The
Dreamteam'. These were four different DJs with four
different styles who only worked together as a group -
either spinning together or performing live. The four
members of The Dreamteam were The Prophet, DJ Dano, Buzz
Fuzz and Gizmo. In around 1991-92 the organisation ID&T was
set up. The Dreamteam was asked to spin at the raves
organised by ID&T - Thunderdome, Earthquake, Mysteryland,
etc...
Together the Dreamteam made these raves a huge success. The
Prophet was happy to go to all of the gabber events,
sometimes as many as six in one evening!In the meantime the
music became harder and harder. A certain group of DJs,
including The Prophet, had breathed life into gabber or
hardcore music. This was clearly the heyday of these genres.
Millions of copies of 'Thunderdome' CDs were changing hands
across the counter and The Prophet became more and more
famous.
To this day this kind of music can still be heard on every
continent. The gabber DJs travelled and still travel the
world to represent this music.
The Prophet has deejayed at almost all of the large events
in the Netherlands - Thunderdome, Masters Of Hardcore,
Hellraiser, Megarave, Earthquake, Trip 2 Dreamland, Dance 2
Eden, Mysteryland, Back 2 School, Qlimax, DefQon 1, Decibel,
and Innercity. He has also deejayed at large events in other
countries, such as Utopia Sydney, Goliath Zurich, Voyager
Geneva, Mayday Germany, Resident E Germany, Atlantis Los
Angeles, etc., etc...
All the while besides recording gabber music Dov Elkabas
also went on producing other kinds of music that he very
much enjoyed - an eclectic mix that ranged from club to
techno to progressive to hip hop. For example, under a
pseudonym 'The Rose', in 1995 he recorded the classic 'The
Godzilla Project' which was brought out by the French label
Pinguin Records - a track spun by all of the leading DJs in
the world.
The Prophet also founded his own record label - Scantraxx
Recordz - one of the most famous hardstyle record labels in
the Netherlands in order to be able to promote the Dutch
version of hardhouse ' hardstyle.
He felt that the music was now too fast and that the events
were no longer as upbeat as he thought they should be.
The music has now reverted to 140 bpm, a 'female-friendly'
danceable speed.
Dov Elkabas is still exploring club and progressive. With
projects such as Stardancer, under which he brings out disco
house, and Rokkwild (together with Cay-T), the 'Progressive
project', is he pursuing the course he wishes to follow,
namely 'serious dance music with a smile'.
These days The Prophet enjoys spinning genres such as early
rave, early hardcore, hardstyle, club and progressive...
To be continued... |
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