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Saturday @ Family presents Goodwill, Hook N Sling

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9pm - 5am

$20

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$20 / $15 before 10pm
Members $15 / Free before 10pm

Hook N Sling
Sydney-born DJ and producer Hook N Sling, aka Anthony Maniscalco is recognised as one of the most exciting genre-blending house producers to come on the scene in recent years…

In 2007, he pumped up the opening party for We Love Space in Ibiza before jetting off to the likes of the US & China. His track ‘The Bump’ a collaboration with fellow Aussie, Kid Kenobi raked in a coveted ARIA nomination after becoming a worldwide smash and buzz chart number one. It even had the likes of James Zabiela playing it as his encore record.

2008 has already seen Anthony mix the gold selling Ministry Of Sound compilation ‘Clubber’s Guide to 2008’, release his first EP, The Plastic Wrap, and remix The Potbelleez new single ‘Are You With Me’.

Goodwill
So he produces several genres of music under several different pseudonyms, leaks his own white label bootleg mash-ups to fellow DJs and onto rocking dance floors, mixes Ministry of Sound compilation after Ministry of Sound compilation, remixes megastars, tours Australia and the world, has an alarming, thankfully rare, stage diving habit, fronts a national radio show, knows far too many people (far too well), can drink drunks under the table and even shouts lunch for his freeloading, copywriter friends.

But surely the hardest working creative chameleon in the music business does something to make his mother proud? Oh yeah. She quite likes one of the weirder mash-ups. Moving right along…..

The rest of the time he disappoints her immensely with huge sets of floor fillers packing the biggest club nights in the country. From his current residency at Famous (both Sydney & Melbourne) back in time through weekly slots at home Sydney, special monthly performances at One Love Melbourne, weekly indulgence at Tank, and a little bit of FAMILY Love.

The last 10 years have seen him everywhere and representing quality dance music DJing at regularly at everything from Falls, Big Day Out, Livid and Splendor to Good Vibrations, Future Music Festival, Summadayze, Mobile Home and MS Fest.

Not bad for a bloke banging out other peoples music. OK, and one or two tracks of his own when no one’s really paying attention. But then he does do it particularly well.
In recent years Goodwill’s production credits, including ‘Happenis’, ‘Go Away Baby’ and ‘Outta Control’, have made him Ministry Of Sounds highest selling Australian artist and a producer naturally in demand. His latest single ‘Outta Control’ is currently rocking floors worldwide as well as the Goodwill & Tommy Trash monster, ‘It’s a Swede Thing’ with big props from Eric Prydz, Eric Morillo, Darren Emerson and Axwell.

The discography, which is getting long enough to be a list rather than a paragraph (but we’ll persevere for now) includes Ignitions ‘Love Is War’ with Mr Timothy, re-working The Presets ‘Girl & The Sea” for European release, The Lost Gospel, Sigurrum Starbaby and a heap of stuff with Mr Pocket of Poxymusic fame and infamy.

This year will also see Goodwill launching 2 new side projects. One Pop and one firmly for the seedy underground. More info will be impossible to avoid in the coming months.

From a compilation standpoint Goodwill has released Ministry of Sound Clubbers Guide to 2006, 2007 & 2008, Ministry of Sound Sessions Three, One Love, Alfresco Soiree and Dusk at Bondi Beach.

And to cap it all off, so his mum knows where he is at least one night a week, he hosts the Ministry of Sound Sessions Radio Show every Thursday on Nova nationwide at 10pm. It is currently the largest dance radio show in the southern hemisphere. All the info on radio can be found at www.ministryofsound.com.au .

As best described by another mogul of the Australian Dance Music Industry, John Course, “not only is Goodwill one of Sydney’s finest DJ’s but one of Australia’s. Old School experience, but with new school musical flavours, Goodwill is a DJ worth checking!”