Nils Danielsson, aka. Hardcell, came in contact with electronic music in the early 90's and within short time he discovered techno and the underground rave scene.

After getting his hands on a couple of 1200's, Hardcell was soon to be a frequent act at underground parties in Stockholm and around the rest of Sweden. The main theme in his work, as well in the studio as by the decks, has been and still is, the search for that indescribable feeling that is techno - beside his house works under his real name.

Having put out most of his work within Diode Music and mainly on the Skunkworks project, Hardcell found his permanent home at Adam Beyer's Drumcode, also doing severeal releases together with Par Grindvik - mostly known about their Gainlane series and live acts. Also, he has numerous co-producions with Johan Bacto, which has led to the Devil's Choice project.

He decided to retire from producing after his last EP Only in 2008.