Hixxy
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Hixxy came through in the mid-90s and became one of the bigger names in the happy hardcore years. Tracks like Toytown stuck around and he was involved with the Bonkers mixes that a lot of people had on the car stereo.
The sound
Happy hardcore with the energy and the vocals that filled the rooms. Worked with Sharkey on some of the tracks that defined that period.
Key nights / tracks
Regular on the circuit through the late 90s. Toytown with Sharkey and the early Bonkers mixes were everywhere on the tapes.
Labels
Raver Baby — Founded by Hixxy in 2001 as a UK happy hardcore label (along with sublabels like Hazzard County, Jelly Baby, Raver Baby In Demand, and Y Don't U), which later evolved into his Hardcore Till I Die (HTID) brand and business.
Essential Platinum — Co-founded in 1994 by Hixxy and DJ Dougal after they met at a Dreamscape event.
Futureworld — A label Hixxy was later signed to.
What happened to them
Stayed involved with the scene into the 2000s with events and releases. Still associated with the happy hardcore sound from the mid to late 90s and the Bonkers series.