HAAi

HAAi
Birth name	Teneil Laetitia Throssell[1]
Born	Karratha, Western Australia
Genres	Electronic
Labels	Mute Records

Teneil Laetitia Throssell, known professionally as HAAi, is an Australian electronic producer and DJ from Karratha, Western Australia.[2][3]

Throssell began her musical career in a series of rock bands, eventually moving to the UK as part of duo Dark Bells.[4] She began DJing only after the band split up, going on to hold a residency at club Phonox in London from late 2016 for two years.[5][6] HAAi gained wider prominence after winning the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix of the Year 2018.[7][8]

She released her debut EP in November 2019 with Systems Up, Windows Down.[9] This was followed-up by her debut album, Baby, We're Ascending, in May 2022.[10] She has collaborated with various other electronic artists, including Fred Again and Jon Hopkins.[11]

Personal life

Throssell has ADHD.[12][13] She has identified as queer.[14][15]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Baby, We're Ascending	Released: 27 May 2022 Label: Mute Records[10]

EPs

Title	Album details
Systems Up, Windows Down	Released: 14 November 2019[9] Label: Mute Records

References

1. "BABY, WE'RE ASCENDING". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
2. "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending – Double J". abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
3. "HAAi: Baby, We're Ascending Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
4. "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
6. Skala, Jemima (2 May 2022). "HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
7. "BBC Radio 1 – Radio 1's Essential Mix, Radio 1's Essential Mix of 2018 – HAAi". BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
8. "HAAi wins BBC Essential Mix of the Year 2018". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
9. Simpson, Paul. "HAAi – Systems Up, Windows Down". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
10. "HAAi – 'Baby We're Ascending' review: rave rupture and heavy rhythms". nme.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
11. "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending – Album Review". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
12. "Opening up: HAAi is exiting lockdown with an assured vision and daring debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
13. Skala, Jemima (2 May 2022). "HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland". NME. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
14. "HAAi On Her DJ Roots, Club Ambitions, And Her Ark/8 Link-Up | Features". Clash Magazine. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
15. Tregoning, Jack (12 May 2024). "Critic's pick: Haai, the DJ making euphoric electronica with Kylie, Fred Again and Jon Hopkins". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

Further reading

• "HAAi: a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland". nme.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
• "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
• "Haai: Baby, We're Ascending review – rich, entrancing ambience from a party-starter star | Electronic music". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
• "HAAi – Baby, We're Ascending | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
• "Review: HAAi – Baby, Weâre Ascending". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
• "We meet producer, DJ, and vocalist Teneil Throssell, aka HAAi, as she prepares to release her impressive debut album 'Baby, We're Ascending' – Phoenix Magazine". phoenixmag.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
• "Baby, We're Ascending by HAAi Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
• "AllMusic 2019 Year in Review – Favorite Electronic Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2022.