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Richie Hawtin
Background information
Birth name	Richard Hawtin
Born	June 4, 1970 (1970-06-04) (age 37) Oxfordshire, England
Origin	Windsor, Ontario
Genre(s)	Minimal Techno
Label(s)	Plus 8, Minus, Warp
Website	plastikman.com

Richard (Richie) Hawtin (born June 4, 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a English-Canadian electronic musician and internationally-touring DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s. Hawtin is best known for his haunting, minimal works under the alias 'Plastikman', a moniker he continued to use into the mid 2000s. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Minimal techno, a minimalist sub-genre of techno music, is characterized by a stripped-down[1], glitchy sound, a fairly steady rhythm (usually around 120-135 BPM), repetition of short loops, and subtle changes. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Canadian Techno record label, based in Windsor, Ontario and founded in 1990 by DJs Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva. ... Minus logo Minus (also known as M_nus) is a Canadian record label set up by DJ and producer Richie Hawtin in 1998. ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal, with Banbury Museum in the background. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A moniker (or monicker) is a pseudonym, or cognomen, which one gives to oneself. ... This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ...

Hawtin is also known for DJing intelligent, minimal techno sets making use of high-tech electronics such as drum machines and digital mixing equipment. With fellow second-waver John Acquaviva he founded and still runs the Plus 8 record label in May 1990, and in 1998 he launched Minus, primarily for his own projects. Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre of electronic music derived from dance music of the 1980s and early 1990s which puts an emphasis on novel processing and sequencing. ... Minimal techno, a minimalist sub-genre of techno music, is characterized by a stripped-down[1], glitchy sound, a fairly steady rhythm (usually around 120-135 BPM), repetition of short loops, and subtle changes. ... Heycos 23:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC) Category: ... Canadian Techno record label, based in Windsor, Ontario and founded in 1990 by DJs Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Minus logo Minus (also known as M_nus) is a Canadian record label set up by DJ and producer Richie Hawtin in 1998. ...

Career

Hawtin has recorded music under the aliases Plastikman, F.U.S.E, Concept 1, Circuit Breaker, The Hard Brothers, Hard Trax, Jack Master, and UP!. He also recorded and performed, in combination with other artists, under group names such as 0733, Cybersonik, Final Exposure, Spawn (with Fred Giannelli and Daniel Bell), and States Of Mind. Additionally, Richie and Pete Namlook collaborated to produce the From Within series of albums blending minimal techno and ambient sounds. He has also released an album Sounds of the Third Season with Sven Väth. Boston, Massachusetts born Fred Giannelli began experimenting with electronics in the late 70s as Turning Shrines. ... Pete Namlook (born Peter Kuhlmann /ˈpÊ°ei. ... Sven Väth (sometimes Sven Vaeth), born October 26, 1964 near Frankfurt, Germany, is a DJ who has produced a large body of work since his career began in 1982. ...

Although he was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire in England, Hawtin has spent most of his life in LaSalle, Ontario, a suburb of Windsor, Ontario. Hawtin attended Sandwich Secondary High School in LaSalle. He spent part of 2002 and 2003 living in New York City, and has since moved to Berlin, Germany. He has one brother, Matthew, who is a visual artist and ambient music DJ. Circa 1993, Hawtin was billed for DJ appearances under the name Richie Rich, a name also used by an American hip hop music DJ who was a member of 3rd Bass, and also a UK house music DJ who was actively producing remixes around the same time. Hawtin collaborated with choreographer Enzo Cosimi to create a composition called "9.20" for the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. , The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal, with Banbury Museum in the background. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Coordinates: , Country Province County Essex Incorporated 1991 Government  - Mayor Gary Baxter  - Governing body LaSalle Town Council  - Member of Parliament Jeff Watson (CONS)  - Provincial Representative Bruce Crozier (LIB) Area  - Land 65. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... Ambient music is a musical genre in which sound is more important than notes. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... 3rd Bass was a rap group in the late 1980s and early 1990s, notable for being one of the first successful interracial rap groups. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... Enzo Cosimi is an Italian choreographer. ... The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ...

In 2007, Slices DVD magazine launched a series of biographies called "Pioneers of Electronic Music", with the first issue being a roughly 60 minute documentary dedicated to the life of Richie Hawtin. The film follows his career from his early days crossing the border to Detroit to his current life in Berlin, interviewing many colleagues and family members. A DVD magazine is a magazine that collects most of its content on DVD, or is issued in a DVD-only format. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ...

Selected discography

• F.U.S.E.: Dimension Intrusion, 1993
• Plastikman: Sheet One, 1993
• Plastikman: Musik, 1994
• Plastikman: Recycled Plastik, 1994
• Richie Hawtin: Concept 1 96 VR, 1998
• Richie Hawtin: Concept 1 96 CD, 1998
• Plastikman: Consumed, 1998
• Plastikman: Artifakts [bc], 1998
• Richie Hawtin: Decks, EFX & 909, 1999
• Richie Hawtin: DE9: Closer to the Edit, 2001
• Richie Hawtin and Sven Väth: Sound of the Third Season , 2002
• Plastikman: Closer, 2003
• Richie Hawtin and Ricardo Villalobos Live at the Robert Johnson, Offenbach, Germany. 2004
• Richie Hawtin: DE9 | Transitions, 2005
• Richie Hawtin: DE9 lite: Electronic Adventures (Produced with MixMag) , 2006
• Richie Hawtin : Minus Orange 1 Decks, EFX & 909 , 2007
• Richie Hawtin : Live at the Remix Hotel (WMC)-SAT-03-23 , 2007
• Richie Hawtin : @ M_nus Label Night, Cocorico, Italy 2007-08-15

Dimension Intrusion is an album released by F.U.S.E., aka Richie Hawtin, on Warps Artificial Intelligence series, in 1993. ... Sheet One was the first Plastikman album, written by Richie Hawtin. ... Musik is the second studio album by the Canadian electronic music artist Richie Hawtin as Plastikman. ... Recycled Plastik was the third artist album by then-Detroit Techno and Minimal DJ Richie Hawtin, under his alias Plastikman. ... Consumed is the third studio album by the Canadian electronic music artist Richie Hawtin as Plastikman. ... Artifakts [bc] is the fourth album by the Canadian electronic music artist Richie Hawtin as Plastikman. ... Decks, EFX & 909 is an album released by Detroit Techno and Minimal DJ Richie Hawtin. ... Closer is the fourth full length studio album by the Canadian electronic music artist Richie Hawtin as Plastikman. ...

External links

• Richie Hawtin's official site
• Richie Hawtin's Minus record label site
• Press release on Olympic involvement
• Richie Hawtin at Discogs
• Interview with The End Club, 2007
• Interview with DJ Times, 2005
• Interview with Resident Advisor (Part I), 2005
• Interview with Resident Advisor (Part II), 2005
• Interview with Club Planet, 2005
• Interview with Higher Frequency (Part I), 2004
• Interview with Higher Frequency (Part II), 2004
• Interview with Furious, 2001
• Interview with Garrett Shatzer for Onbeat, 2006
• Review of Slices' Documentary on Richie Hawtin by Garrett Shatzer for Onbeat, 2006
• Richie Hawtin in conversation with André Éric Létourneau, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1998

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Video Links

• Plastikman - Plastique music video
• Plastikman - Disconnect music video
• Plastikman - Converge music video
• Richie Hawtin - We (All) Search music video
• Richie Hawtin - The Tunnel music video
• Richie Hawtin - Minus Orange music video
• Richie Hawtin - Concept 5.1 clip

Photo Links

• Richie Hawtin pictures by Merlijn Hoek

References