Olof Björn Dreijer (born 27 November 1981) is a Swedish DJ and record producer, best known as one half of the electronic music duo
the Knife, formed with his sibling
Karin Dreijer
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer (born 7 April 1975) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer. Dreijer was one half of the electronic music duo the Knife, formed with their brother Olof Dreijer. Dreijer released their Fever Ray (album), debut ...
.
Although the Knife very rarely performed live concerts, Olof performs as DJ Coolof in nightclubs across
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
. He only performs at nights or at festivals with equal gender representation on the lineup of artists – no more than 50% people who identify as men.
In late 2009 and early 2010, Olof released four EPs under the pseudonym Oni Ayhun.
In late 2010, he released a remix of
Emmanuel Jal
Emmanuel Jal (born Jal Jok 1 January 1980) is a South Sudanese-Canadian artist, actor, former child soldier, and political activist. His autobiography, ''War Child: A Child Soldier's Story'', was published in 2009.
Childhood
Jal was born to ...
's "Kuar". In 2011, he produced the song "Jam" by
Planningtorock
Jam Rahuoja Rostron (born 25 January 1972), better known by their stage name Planningtorock, is an English electronic musician and record producer who lives in Tallinn, Estonia.
Identity & Pronouns
Rostron identifies as transgender and non- ...
from the album ''
W''.
Upon being asked to DJ in Tel Aviv, Dreijer stated that he supports the international cultural boycott of Israel and the
BDS movement
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel. Its objective is to pressure Israel to meet what the BDS movement describes as Israel's obligations u ...
in support of
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
rights. Dreijer and The Knife have supported this boycott for many years.
Releases
as Oni Ayhun:
as Olof Dreijer:
References
External links
The Knife official websiteOni Ayhun former website*
Resident Advisor DJ PageDiscogs Profile
1981 births
Living people
Swedish male musicians
Male feminists
Swedish feminists
Feminist musicians
Swedish electronic musicians
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