From The HARD: DJ The Prophet 35 years of hardstyle and hardcore Hardcover – April 8, 2025

Through the turbulent life of DJ The Prophet, From The HARD presents a surprising new perspective on the origins, rise, and evolution of hardcore and hardstyle — the genres that built the global success of Dutch dance music, driven forward by ID&T and Q-dance, the organizations with which DJ The Prophet has been inseparably linked throughout his entire career.From grimy illegal raves to the megalomaniac stages of Defqon.1, Thunderdome, and Tomorrowland; from underground phenomenon to a multi-million-dollar industry; from heavy vinyl cases to USB sticks; from photocopied flyers to Facebook and TikTok - DJ The Prophet has experienced it all. From The HARD portrays Dov Elkabas (1968) as a producer, DJ, label boss, entrepreneur, and as a person - talented yet insecure, driven yet spiritual.Includes exclusive interviews with Headhunterz, Dano, Duncan Stutterheim, Weirdo, Ilja Reiman, Buzz Fuzz, Gizmo, Wildstylez, Wouter Tavecchio, Brennan Heart, Pavo, D-Block & S-te-Fan, Irfan van Ewijk, Dr. Peacock, and many more.Award winning author Arne van Terphoven (1981) has been writing about electronic music and its culture for over 20 years. He followed DJ The Prophet during the final year of his career. Read more