Richie Hawtin

Richie Hawtin
Hawtin in 2018
Hawtin in 2018
Background information
Birth nameRichard Hawtin
Also known asPlastikman, Concept 1, F.U.S.E., Forcept 1, Circuit Breaker, Robotman, Chrome, Spark, Xenon, R.H.X., Jack Master, Richard Michaels, UP!
Born (1970-06-04) June 4, 1970 (age 54)
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
OriginLaSalle, Ontario, Canada
GenresMinimal techno, acid techno, IDM
Occupation(s)DJ, record producer, record executive
Years active1987–present
LabelsPlus 8, M-nus, NovaMute, Warp, Probe, Definitive, From Our Minds
Websiteclose.richiehawtin.com

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]

  1. ^ "The Dummy Guide to Detroit techno part II: the Second Wave to the present day". The Dummy Magazine.
  2. ^ "Richie Hawtin Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Beatport's Definitive History of Techno". Beat Portal. 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Simon. Generation Ecstasy. London: Routledge, 1999. 225-226. ISBN 0-4159-2373--5
  5. ^ "ten weeks of silence". richiehawtin.com. Retrieved on March 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "Richie Hawtin 'ENTER.'s the final phase of residency at Space Ibiza". Mixmag. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. ^ Reynaldo, Shawn (2013-07-15). "ENTER. the Void: Richie Hawtin and Ibiza". XLR8R. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  8. ^ "Richie Hawtin Unveils MODEL 1 Mixer From His PLAYdifferently Line". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-27.