Richie Hawtin | |
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 Hawtin in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Hawtin |
| Also known as | Plastikman, Concept 1, F.U.S.E., Forcept 1, Circuit Breaker, Robotman, Chrome, Spark, Xenon, R.H.X., Jack Master, Richard Michaels, UP! |
| Born | June 4, 1970 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Origin | LaSalle, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Minimal techno, acid techno, IDM |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer, record executive |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Plus 8, M-nus, NovaMute, Warp, Probe, Definitive, From Our Minds |
| Website | close |
Richard "Richie" Hawtin (born June 4, 1970) is a British-Canadian electronic musician and DJ. He became involved with Detroit techno's second wave in the early 1990s,[1] and has been a leading exponent of minimal techno since the mid-1990s.[2] He became known for his recordings under the Plastikman and F.U.S.E. aliases. Under the latter, he released his debut album Dimension Intrusion (1993) as part of Warp's Artificial Intelligence series.
In May 1990, Hawtin and John Acquaviva founded the Plus 8 record label,[3] which they named after their turntable's pitch adjust function.[4] In 1998, Hawtin launched M-nus Records.[5] From 2012-2015, Hawtin held the ENTER. Ibiza weekly party at Space in Ibiza.[6][7] In 2016, Hawtin launched his own technology company called PLAYdifferently, and released the MODEL 1 mixer, co-designed with Andy Rigby-Jones.[8]
- ^ "The Dummy Guide to Detroit techno part II: the Second Wave to the present day". The Dummy Magazine.
- ^ "Richie Hawtin Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "Beatport's Definitive History of Techno". Beat Portal. 24 March 2021.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon. Generation Ecstasy. London: Routledge, 1999. 225-226. ISBN 0-4159-2373--5
- ^ "ten weeks of silence". richiehawtin.com. Retrieved on March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Richie Hawtin 'ENTER.'s the final phase of residency at Space Ibiza". Mixmag. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Reynaldo, Shawn (2013-07-15). "ENTER. the Void: Richie Hawtin and Ibiza". XLR8R. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "Richie Hawtin Unveils MODEL 1 Mixer From His PLAYdifferently Line". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-27.