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Jole Richard Hughes (born 17 December 1981), better known by his stage name S3RL (pronounced "Serl"), is an Australian hardcore DJ, record producer, singer and musician from Brisbane.

Career

S3RL is an Australian hardcore musician from Brisbane who performs as "S3RL" (or "DJ S3RL"). The stage name "S3RL" was based on a nickname his cousins gave him when he was little, which derived from his cousins calling him "arsehole". To avoid profanity, they began saying "arserl", and according to S3RL, the word stuck and became his stage name.

One of S3RL's most popular tracks is "Pretty Rave Girl" (2006), which uses the melody from "Daddy DJ" (November 1999) by the French dance act of the same name. S3RL has contributed tracks for several UK hardcore compilation series, including the Bonkers series. Some of his other works are "Fantasy Land", "Raver Dimension", "Rainbow Girl", "Friendzoned", "Sek C Raver", "Little Kandi Raver", "Pika Girl", "Keep on Raving Baby", "the Bass and the Melody", "Dopamine", "You Are Mine", "Wont Let You Go", "Bass Slut", "Feel the Melody", "All That I Need", "Shoulder Boulders" and "MTC" (also known as "Masturbate To Cartoons").

In October 2010, he appeared as a DJ at the inaugural Bam! Festival at Ivory's Rock in southeast Queensland.

Many of his songs reference different aspects of Japanese pop culture, such as anime, manga, hentai, and video games. In 2011, he founded his own record label, EMFA Music, through which all of his works are released. In May 2012, the label released "Press Play Walk Away" as a single by S3RL and SynthWulf, a fellow hardcore DJ.

As of February 2015, S3RL was ranked 1798 on the "Official Global DJ Rankings" page djrankings.org, which bases its rankings on a number of factors include chart rankings, DJ fees and radio airplay. During mid-2015, his single "Genre Police" (featuring Lexi), which had been issued in Australia in November the previous year, peaked at No. 10 on the Norwegian singles chart.

In January 2017, S3RL was announced as a featured artist for the rhythm game, osu!.

In early 2018, S3RL announced that his 2018 tour would be his last, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. Though he advertised it as being his final shows, he clarified that he might be willing to return to the stage after at least two years: "After 2018 I will not do any shows for at least a couple of years, then re-assess the situation to do the occasional show here and there.... For example, if I was booked for a show in 2020 that I could bring my family along to I would consider it, but during the two years off I will not be doing any shows at home or away." He also stated that his music production would be unaffected.

In February 2020, S3RL decided to hire contract partners to help him make his new music videos. He notably recruited Aurélien Dacher, a French beatmaker, and they have since created: You Are Mine, Nasty, Dopamine, Wanna Fight Huh, The Bass & The Melody, and S3RL Absolutely Presents.

In May 2021, S3RL announced his new label, M4 Music, with the release of "Dance More (Atef Remix)" on 14 May 2021.

Personal life

S3RL lives in Brisbane, Queensland with his wife Jodie and their two sons.

Discography

Singles

S3RL Remix tracks

S3RL Mixes

See also

• List of people from Brisbane
• List of record producers
• List of turntablists
• Music of Brisbane

References

1. ^ Staff (n.d.). "S3RL". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
2. Zakiya (26 January 2015). "6 Ways the Dance Music Scene Has Changed According to S3RL". RaverRafting. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
3. "PLUR News Exclusive Interview With S3RL". youtube.com. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
4. ^ Zakiya (24 November 2014). "These 7 Throwback S3RL Tunes Will Restore Your Faith in Happy Hardcore". RaverRafting. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. "'Daddy DJ', in various singles charts". Lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
6. "BAM! Festival 2010 – Ivory's Rock, QLD". The AU review. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
7. "'Press Play Walk Away' – Single by S3RL & SynthWulf". iTunes. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
8. "S3RL – Official Global DJ Rankings". djrankings.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
9. ^ "Genre Polce" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
10. "New Featured Artists: S3RL and nanobii". osu.ppy.sh. 7 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
11. "DJ S3RL Discusses His Retirement From Touring, Happy Hardcore's Future, & More!". edmidentity.com. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
12. ""Dance More (Atef Remix) – S3RL ft Ella"". youtube.com. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
13. "S3RL feat. Lexi 'Genre Police'" (in Norwegian). VG-Lista. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
14. "EMFA Music Releases on Beatport". beatport.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

External links

• Official website
• S3RL on Facebook
• S3RL on Myspace
• S3RL on SoundCloud
• S3RL on Spotify

• 1981 births
• 20th-century Australian musicians
• 21st-century Australian musicians
• Australian record producers
• Australian electronic dance music DJs
• Happy hardcore musicians
• Hardcore techno musicians
• Living people
• Media founders
• Musicians from Brisbane
• UK hardcore musicians
• Frenchcore musicians