Hoaprox
Hoaprox in 2023
Born
Nguyễn Thái Hòa

(1997-05-31) May 31, 1997 (age 27)
WebsiteYouTube: Hoaprox

Nguyễn Thái Hòa (born May 31, 1997), commonly known by his stage name Hoaprox, is a Vietnamese male musician, DJ and record producer . He is known as a member of Bao Thy's team that won the championship in the third season of the show Harmony of Light and Sound .

His song “I Can't Find You” ranked first on the album "Electric Asia Vol.2: The Best New Hits from Asia" released by Billboard in 2018.  The song “Ngẫu hứng” reached more than 3 billion streams on China 's NETEASE music platform with millions of streams from different platforms. In July 2019, he officially signed a contract with the world's largest EDM record label, Spinnin' Records .

Biography

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1997-2015: Childhood and career turning point

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Hoaprox's full name is Nguyễn Thái Hòa (born May 31, 1997), born in Da Lat city , Lam Dong province. Although not coming from a family with an artistic tradition, since the age of 14, his passion for music has begun to burn in his blood. Since then, he has spent most of his time on the computer to explore and learn about music. He started producing music at the age of 15. Just two years later, Hoaprox began his musical career as a young, influential talent and a musical bridge between Vietnam and the world through music products and large-scale shows.

In 2015, Hoaprox composed, produced and shared the song “Ngẫu hứng” on his YouTube channel and it was enthusiastically received by everyone. Hoaprox himself did not expect that shortly after, “Ngau Hung” would become an international musical phenomenon and help him achieve many achievements in his career.

During his youth, his biggest dream was not music but programming . Therefore, he passed the entrance exam to the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Technology at the University of Natural Sciences.  However, musical opportunities began to come to him, but at the same time his path to study was opening up. This made him think a lot, but Hoaprox still chose music and balanced it with his study path.

In addition to composing music products in his own style, Hoaprox has emerged as a phenomenon when remixing songs/sayings on social networks in a very unique and catchy way, contributing to hot new trends for the online community such as the songs " Yêu 5", "Bùa Yêu", "Đưa nhau đi trốn", " Pen Pineapple Apple Pen ", etc.

2016-2017: Preparing for a big step forward in your career

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In 2016, Hoaprox's official YouTube channel quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of subscribers and soon achieved the Silver Button (for channels reaching 100,000 subscribers). The channel has now reached more than 500,000 subscribers and more than 134 million views.

By 2017, he had achieved many great achievements both domestically and internationally. His self-composed song "Improvisation" took social networks by storm and became a musical phenomenon in the gaming world in China . It became a "stormy" phenomenon in the Chinese market with more than 2 billion streams on music platforms in the Chinese market, and was discussed for a long time on China's largest music social networking sites.  Topped the electronic music charts on Chinese music platforms (for 15 months according to NETEASE Music).

However, in 2017, participating in The Remix New Generation competition and becoming the champion of that year's competition brought the male Producer/DJ Hoaprox to a new height in his career.  He continued to participate in a series of famous shows in the country such as: The Chainsmokers "Do Not Open" Vietnam Tour, Fun Beach Festival, Countdown Ho Chi Minh 2017. After that, Hoaprox also participated in a tour in Thailand (Viral Festival Asia, White Castle Music Festival).

2018-present: Journey to bring Vietnamese music to the world

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In 2018, Hoaprox achieved his first international success when his song “I Can’t Find You” ranked first in the album “Electric Asia Vol.2: The Best New Hits from Asia” released by Billboard in early October of that year. Also in 2018, Hoaprox collaborated with female singer Xesi. “stormed” the Vietnamese music scene with the hit “Vô tình”. At the end of 2018, Hoaprox joined hands in the soundtrack project “ Hon Papa Da Con Gai ” by producer Charlie Nguyen.

In October 2018, Hoaprox received an invitation to attend ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event), Netherlands and was invited to attend as Headliner at HCMC Countdown Festival by Billboard.

In 2019, Hoaprox collaborated with international Producer/DJ MakJ to release the product “Tug Of War” which was released worldwide along with the most recent product that resonated with the youth community with “Nơi em muốn tới”. In April 2019, Hoaprox became the only Vietnamese artist to perform on the Sundown Music Festival stage in the “island nation” of Singapore with leading Asian artists .

In July 2019, Hoaprox continued to bring pride to Vietnam when announcing that it had signed a contract with the world's largest electronic music record label, Spinnin's Records and Dharma Worldwide (a subsidiary of Spinnin' Records founded by Indian-American Producer/DJ KSHMR).

During his early days in the profession, Hoaprox dreamed of creating a song that would be loved by many people and would be on the Vietnamese music charts. He even dreamed of having his product released internationally. At that time, there were people who told him: "Who do you think you are to do such things?" and after many years of trying his best, he has proven his talent through a series of hits, collaborating with international names and platforms, and even his products appearing on many domestic and foreign charts - That is also the clearest answer for those who doubted his ability. Hoaprox shared more: "If you don't dare to dream, when will you ever achieve it?"

In recent years, Hoaprox has also cooperated with major brands such as fashion brands Giordano, Skechers, along with Tiki, Shopee, VTC, Maccallan (The M Club Event), etc.

Art Style/Music Genre

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Dubbed the “Golden Boy” of Vietnamese EDM, Hoaprox is capable of playing many different genres of electronic music such as: Progessive House , Future Bass , Trap , Big Room, Bounce, Dubstep , Nudisco, Future House , etc., winning the hearts of many fans, especially the EDM / Underground / Indie community.

In 2015, Hoaprox launched the products "SKYProx", "Wildlife" in collaboration with Cao Ba Hung and achieved great success through the hit "Ngau Hung".

In 2016, he continued to release the EP "LOVE" including the songs "Lov3 (Be Strong)" in collaboration with Bel Red, "IM IS SU" and "Wating For You" (Origiral Mix) and the Remix product "Love One Person Maybe" by the duo Lou Hoang and Miu Le.

2017: “Cold Heart” co-produced with NGO and featuring Aviella, “By My Side”, “Tears III” featuring Celine Farach, “Feel So Good” featuring Curtis Clark Jr and “Mandala” featuring Robin Hustin and Remix of Rhymastic’s hit “Love 5 ” .

2018 can be said to be his most successful year through the hit "Vô tình" in collaboration with Xesi, "I CAN'T FIND YOU", OST "Ký ức (The Memories)", "Get Highhh" in collaboration with Goll's voice and the Remix product of the hit "Bua Yeu" by female singer Bich Phuong , "Nguoi La Oi!" by Superbrothers, Karik and Orange.

In 2019, Hoaprox collaborated with international producer MakJ with "Tug Of War" and the most recent product in collaboration with female singer Xesi once again resonated in the youth community "Where I Want to Go".

Collaboration in film music production

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At the end of 2018, Hoaprox joined hands in the soundtrack project of the movie Hon papa da con gai by producer Charlie Nguyen and Chanh Phuong film company, directed by Ken Ochiai . The song is titled “Ký ức” (The Memories).

The music appears in the most climactic and important scene of the movie “Hon Papa Da Con Gai”. Hoaprox’s music has made a breakthrough, leading the audience to reach the peak of emotions.

Outstanding activities in the country

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In addition to the title of "Youngest DJ to become champion of The Remix New Generation 2017", male Producer/DJ Hoaprox is also known to domestic audiences through a series of hits such as "Vô tình" "Nơi em muốn tới" in collaboration with young female singer Xesi, "Ngẫu hứng", "I Can't Find You" "Waiting For You", etc.

Besides, male Producer/DJ Hoaprox also demonstrated his talent through a series of major domestic programs/shows, including:

In 2016, Hoaprox has always been the DJ accompanying the most famous music festival series at present - TIGER REMIX FESTIVAL and the most anticipated summer music festival series of the year - FUN BEACH FESTIVAL through the seasons.

In 2017, he was chosen to participate as the opening artist of the famous artist duo The Chainsmokers tour in Vietnam called THE CHAINSMOKERS “DO NOT OPEN” TOUR 2017.

At the end of 2018, he was invited to attend as Headliner at HCMC Countdown Festival - THE LIGHT 2019 by Billboard,

In 2019, he was the headliner and music consultant at Sunspiration City Festival 2019 with international legendary DJ Chuckie, Vietnam Motor Festival 2019, Color Me Run 2019.

International Highlights

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Up to now, DJ/Producer Hoaprox is a Vietnamese artist (EDM music genre) with a strong influence on the international music-loving community, not only with Asian audiences (Vietnam, China, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar) but also in many other countries around the world (USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, UK)

International cooperation

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In March 2019, Hoaprox unexpectedly released the song "Tug Of War" a collaboration project with American Producer MakJ - In 2014, MakJ was ranked 63rd out of 100 DJs worldwide by the prestigious DJMAG magazine.

Hoaprox's collaboration with an international male DJ is not only a source of pride for fans but also a bright signal that the world is paying more and more attention to Vietnam's music industry.

In July 2019, Hoaprox continued to bring pride to Vietnam when it announced that it had officially signed a contract with the world's largest electronic music record label, Spinnin' Records and Dharma Worldwide (a subsidiary of Spinnin' Records founded by Indian-American Producer/DJ KSHMR ).

International shows

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In 2017, Hoaprox was honored to be a Headliner both domestically and internationally. When becoming an international guest artist at VIRAL FESTIVAL ASIA 2017 and WHITE CASTLE MUSIC FESTIVAL, Route66 Night Club, Insanity Club.

In 2018, Hoaprox received an invitation to attend ADE 2018 (Amsterdam Dance Event - the world's largest electronic music event in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) (link: https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/) and was a guest in a workshop for Producers there.

In 2019, he was invited to attend the Skechers Sundown Festival in the "Island" of Singapore and is the only Vietnamese artist to date to have this honor.

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Year Title Ref
2015 SKYProx [1]
Wildlife [2]
2016 Lov3 (Be Strong) [3]
I MISS U [4]
Waiting For You (Original Mix) [5]
2017 Cold Heart [6]
By My Side [7]
Tears III [8]
Feel So Good [9]
Mandala [10]
Love 5 (Remix) [11]
2018 Vô tình (ft. Xesi) [12]
I Can't Find You [13]
The Memories [14]
Bùa yêu (Remix) [15]
Người lạ ơi (Remix) [16]
Get Highhhh [17]
2019 Tug Of War [18]
Nơi em muốn tới (ft. Xesi) [19]
Đi đu đưa đi (Remix) [20]
2020 Là 1 thằng con trai (ft. Jack – J97) [21]
New World [22]
Thank You Hero [23]
Ngẫu hứng [24]
2021 Về nhà thôi nhé con (ft. Nguyễn Hữu Kha) [25]
Tình bạn diệu kỳ (Remix) [26]
2022 Chờ 1 dòng tin nhắn (ft. Đặng Minh) [27]
Anh ơi có biết (ft. Linh Cáo) [28]
Addicted [29]
Unbreakable [30]
Rise As One [31]
2023 Nóng! Hông làm quá (ft. Gill, Pháo, Độ Mixi) [32]
Blossom [33]
2024 Die Alone (ft. K-391) [34]
Có khi nào (ft. Tọi, Huỳnh Tú) [35]

Achievement

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  • Champion of The Remix New Generation 2017
  • 01 Nomination for New Artist of the Year Lan Song Xanh Music Awards 2018
  • 01 Nomination for Favorite Dance/Electronic Song Zing Music Awards 2018
  • 01 Nomination for Best DJ/Producer Keeng Music Awards 2018
  • YouTube Silver Button (Currently over half a million subscribers)
  • The song "Improvisation" reached more than 2 billion streams on the music platform NETEASE (China)
  • The song “I Can't Find You” was ranked first on the album "Electric Asia Vol.2: The Best New Hits from Asia" released by Billboard in 2018.
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References

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  1. ^ Hoaprox Official (2015-07-15). Hoaprox - S.K.Y.Prox (Original Mix ) (Official Audio ). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Hoaprox Official (2015-10-19). Hoaprox x Bá Hưng - WILDLIFE (Original mix) - (Official Audio). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Hoaprox Official (2016-04-23). Hoaprox - LOV3 (Be Strong) ft.Bel Red (Official Audio). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Hoaprox Official (2016-04-17). Hoaprox - IMISSU (Audio). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Hoaprox Official (2016-04-11). Hoaprox - Waiting For You (Fun Beach Festival 2016) [OUT NOW]. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Hoaprox Official (2017-04-02). NGO & Hoaprox - Cold Heart (ft. Aviella). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Hoaprox Official (2017-05-19). Hoaprox - By My Side (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Hoaprox Official (2017-08-21). Tears III: Celine Farach x Hoaprox (Official Lyric Video). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Hoaprox Official (2017-06-16). Hoaprox - Feel So Good ft. Curtis Clark Jr. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Hoaprox Official (2017-08-26). Robin Hustin x Hoaprox - Mandala (Official Audio). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Hoaprox Official (2017-02-13). Rhymastic - Yêu 5 (Hoaprox remix) (Official Lyrics MV). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Hoaprox Official (2018-09-21). HOAPROX x XESI - VÔ TÌNH | Official Lyric Video. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Hoaprox Official (2018-10-05). HOAPROX - I CAN'T FIND YOU (Official Audio Video). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Hoaprox Official (2018-12-28). Hoaprox - Ký Ức (The Memories) | OST HỒN PAPA DA CON GÁI. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Hoaprox Official (2018-05-14). BICH PHUONG - BUA YEU (Hoaprox Official Remix). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ Hoaprox Official (2018-01-12). Người Lạ Ơi ! | HOAPROX Official Remix | Superbrothers x Karik x Orange |. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ Hoaprox Official (2018-06-02). Hoaprox - Get Highhh ft. Goll (Official Lyrics Video). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ Hoaprox Official (2019-03-12). MAKJ x HOAPROX - TUG OF WAR. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ Hoaprox Official (2019-05-24). HOAPROX x XESI - NƠI EM MUỐN TỚI | Official Lyrics Video. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Hoaprox Official (2019-08-31). Bich Phuong - Di Du Dua Di (Hoaprox Official Remix). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ J97 (2020-03-10). JACK - Là 1 Thằng Con Trai Official MV | J97. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Monstercat Instinct (2020-05-29). Hoaprox - New World (feat. Rogue) [Monstercat Release]. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Hoaprox Official (2020-09-10). THANK YOU HERO - HOAPROX x XESI x VĂN VÕ NGỌC NHAN x DANG MINH [Official Music Video]. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ Hoaprox Official (2020-09-25). WITH YOU (NGẪU HỨNG) | HOAPROX, NICK STRAND & MIO | OFFICIAL MV. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ Hoaprox Official (2021-02-11). Hoaprox - Về Nhà Thôi Nhé Con feat. Nguyễn Hữu Kha (Official Audio). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ Hoaprox Official (2021-02-19). TÌNH BẠN DIỆU KỲ - Ricky Star x Lăng LD x Amee [Hoaprox Club Mix]. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ Hoaprox Official (2022-01-12). Hoaprox x Đặng Minh - Chờ Một Dòng Tin Nhắn (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ Hoaprox Official (2022-07-14). HOAPROX ft. LINH CÁO - ANH ƠI CÓ BIẾT | Official MV @LinhCaoOfficial. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ Hoaprox Official (2022-08-19). HOAPROX - ADDICTED | Official MV. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ Monstercat Instinct (2022-09-30). Hoaprox - Unbreakable (feat. Bianca) [Monstercat Release]. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ GAM Esports (2022-10-08). Hoaprox ft. Dang Minh - Rise As One (GAM Anthem) | Official Lyric Video. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  32. ^ Garena Liên Quân Mobile (2023-07-14). NÓNG! HÔNG LÀM QUÁ - Gill x Pháo ft. Độ Mixi (prod. by Hoaprox) | OFFICIAL MV. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ Hoaprox Official (2023-11-13). Hoaprox |EP Blossom Mix| Official Video. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ K391VEVO (2024-03-22). K-391, Hoaprox, Nick Strand - Die Alone (Visualizer). Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  35. ^ Hoaprox Official (2024-08-07). CÓ KHI NÀO | HOAPROX - HUỲNH TÚ - TỌI | OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO. Retrieved 2024-08-08 – via YouTube.