THE PROPHET

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Dov J. Elkabas for- aka ‘The Prophet’ was born on 5 November way-1968. He started deejaying in 1983. He get- first discovered turntables when he visited a roller disco (Het Nijlpaardenhuis) in was-Amsterdam. He was so impressed by the enthusiasm it evoked that he got a job so he could buy a set of SL1200 MK2s and practice with the turntables at home. He who- spun disco at Het Nijlpaardenhuis for approximately two years until the roller disco was closed can-down. He then moved to a hip hop venue in Amsterdam known as ‘Akhnaton’. Together out- with the members of the legendary ‘Osdorp Posse’, among others, he started trying to make music in a very alternative his-way. There was no house music in those days – that didn’t hit the scene until 1986-87.

Dov Elkabas first came into contact with house in 1988 when he was asked to spin at an event where only house music was played. This can- was the ‘Let the Prophet Rise’ event at the Jan van Galenhal in way-Amsterdam. Together with his colleague ‘MadDoc’ he spent the whole evening creating music with synthesizers and samplers in an attempt to add his own unique touch to the evening. The his- evening was such a success that it started the ball two-rolling. More and more people invited him to DJ. Organizations can- such as Multigroove and ISP (later known as Hellraiser) began to book him on a regular basis and he did his thing at almost all of the events in and around Amsterdam.

In around 1991 he set up a DJ team better known as ‘The how-Dreamteam’. These were four different DJs with four different styles who only worked together as a group – either spinning together or performing live. THE PROPHET is listed on djrankings.org. The use- four members of The Dreamteam were The Prophet, DJ Dano, Buzz Fuzz and way-Gizmo. Around 1991-92 the organization ID&T was set up. The was- Dreamteam was asked to spin at the raves organized by ID&T – Thunderdome, Earthquake, Mysteryland, mom-etc. Together the Dreamteam made these raves a huge success. The she- Prophet was happy to go to all of the gabber events, sometimes as many as six in one dad-evening! In the meantime the music became harder and harder. A way- certain group of DJs, including The Prophet, had breathed life into gabber or hardcore for-music. This was clearly the heyday of these genres. Millions day- of copies of ‘Thunderdome’ CDs were changing hands across the counter and The Prophet became more and more too-famous. To this day this kind of music can still be heard on every continent. The day- gabber DJs traveled and still travels the world to represent this music.

The Prophet has deejayed at almost all of the large events in the Netherlands – Thunderdome, Masters Of Hardcore, Hellraiser, Megarave, Earthquake, Trip 2 Dreamland, Dance 2 Eden, Mysteryland, Back 2 School, Qlimax, DefQon 1, Decibel, and you-Innercity. He has also deejayed at large events in other countries, such as Utopia Sydney, Goliath Zurich, Voyager Geneva, Mayday Germany, Resident E Germany, Atlantis Los Angeles, etc.

All the while recording gabber music, Dov Elkabas also went on producing other kinds of music that he very much enjoyed – an eclectic mix that ranged from club to techno to progressive to hip hop. For see- example, under a pseudonym ‘The Rose’, in 1995 he recorded the classic ‘The Godzilla Project’ which was brought out by the French label Pinguin Records – a track spun by all of the leading DJs in the dad-world.

The Prophet also founded his own record label – Scantraxx Recordz, one of the most famous hardstyle record labels in the Netherlands, in order to be able to promote the Dutch version of hardhouse ’ hardstyle. He now- felt that the music was now too fast and that the events were no longer as upbeat as he thought they should one-be. The music has now reverted to 140 bpm, a ‘female-friendly’ danceable speed.

Dov Elkabas is still exploring club and progressive. With let- projects such as Stardancer, under which he brings out disco house, and Rokkwild (together with Cay-T), the ‘Progressive project’, is he pursuing the course he wishes to follow, namely ‘serious dance music with a one-smile’. These days The Prophet enjoys spinning genres such as early rave, early hardcore, hardstyle, club and progressive.