DJ The Prophet - "UIT HET HARD" Softcover Book

From illegal raves with 50 people to a spectacular farewell show for 70,000 fans on the mainstage of Defqon.1 Weekend Festival. In the Dutch book 'UIT HET HARD,' DJ The Prophet candidly reveals everything about his influential career in the hard dance scene, along with all the sensational stories that come with it.

To best capture his story, DJ The Prophet collaborated with the Netherlands’ most renowned dance scene author: Arne van Terphoven. Although the hardstyle genre was new to the music journalist, Van Terphoven had previously written extensively about Multigroove, ID&T, and Awakenings. For 'UIT HET HARD,' Van Terphoven fully immersed himself in illegal raves, hardcore, and hardstyle.

Van Terphoven, who previously announced that this would be his last book on dance history, found working with DJ The Prophet particularly intriguing. 'It is rare to encounter a person who has witnessed the transformation of the dance industry so closely and played such a significant role as an artist while also being deeply involved in the development of hardcore, hardstyle, ID&T, Q-dance, Multigroove, you name it.'

Unlike Van Terphoven’s previous books on the music industry, which often focused on sex, drugs, and rock-'n'-roll, ‘UIT HET HARD’ offers a refreshing look at the business side of the hardstyle genre. The book is filled with insights into how the Netherlands developed into the world’s premier hard dance country. The history of DJ The Prophet is intertwined with the evolution of ID&T, the gabber era, and later Q-dance.
In addition to DJ The Prophet himself, ‘UIT HET HARD’ features many big names from the Dutch dance scene. From Duncan Stutterheim (ID&T) to Headhunterz, Brennan Heart, D-Block & S-te-Fan, and Wildstylez. From Wouter Tavecchio (Q-dance) to Ilja Reiman (Multigroove), they all have something to say about him.

WILL THE BOOK BE AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN DUTCH?
At the moment, the book is exclusively available in Dutch. But if there’s interest, we’ll gladly consider developing a translation for your language. Submit your request below:

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