DJ Hazel
DJ Hazel | |
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 DJ Hazel in 2009 | |
| Born | Michał Orzechowski 1 July 1980 |
| Died | 7 May 2025 (aged 44) Skępe, Poland |
| Occupation(s) | DJ Music producer |
Michał Orzechowski, better known by his stage name DJ Hazel, (1 July 1980 – 7 May 2025) was a Polish DJ and music producer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Warsaw on 1 July 1980, Orzechowski began DJing in 1998.[2] In 2001, he took part in the European DJ Championship, taking second place out of 80 participants.[3] From 2004 to 2005, he was the resident DJ of the club Ecuador Manieczki before moving to Omen Club Płośnica in 2006.[4] His primary styles included house, electro house, progressive house, trance, hard trance, hardstyle, and techno.[5] He also was prominent in the vixa scene.[6]
In 2005, he founded the company Bud-Net,[7] under which he founded a hostel in Skępe in 2008.[8] He was also a partner of Ego Partner s.c. and Media Partner s.c., which owned clubs in Warsaw and Borkowo Kościelne. In December 2011, he released the title "I Love Poland". In June 2012, he released his second title, "Give me the Stars". He won the Dance Music Awards 2013 in the Polish DJ club category.[9] In March 2014, "I Love Poland" was played at a ski jump competition in Oslo.[10] In 2015, he signed with Ultra Records, which committed to promoting and producing his music videos.[11] That year, his singles "Bitch!" and "Let's Do this" peaked at 35 and 50, respectively on the POL Dance chart.[12]
DJ Hazel was found dead in his car near Skępe on 7 May 2025, at the age of 44.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "DJ Hazel nie żyje! Ciało znanego muzyka znaleziono w Skępem niedaleko Lipna". TVP3 Bydgoszcz (in Polish). Skępe. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Michał Orzechowski". DJ World (in Polish). Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
- ^ "About". Hazel. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Klub Omen Płośnica". ftb.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Biografia". Hazel (in Polish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Zjawisko wixy". TopDJ.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Bud-Net. Orzechowski M." BiznesFinder (in Polish). Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Mihałufka. Zajazd". BiznesFinder (in Polish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Chap. 120". DJ's Magazine Polska (in Polish). January 2015.
- ^ "HAZEL IN OSLO - KONKURS SKOKÓW NARCIARSKICH 2014". YouTube (in Polish). 13 March 2014.
- ^ "DJ Hazel Brings Visuals To His Viral Hit "I Love Poland"". EDM Sauce. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Żyski, Martin (7 December 2015). "FTB.pl / Aktualności / DJ Hazel w Ultra Music". ftb.pl. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (8 May 2025). "DJ Hazel death: Police investigate after popular DJ found dead in parked car". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2025.