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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.

Hawtin is also known for DJing intelligent, minimal techno sets making use of high-tech electronics such as drum machines and digital mixing equipment. In May 1990, Hawtin fellow second-waver John Acquaviva founded the Plus 8 record label, which they named after their turntable's pitch adjust function.^[1] In 1998, Hawtin launched Minus, primarily for his own projects.^[2]

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.^[3]

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Although he was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire in England, Hawtin has spent most of his life in LaSalle, Ontario, a suburb of Windsor, Ontario.^[4] He 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.

In 2007, Slices 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.

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 : Sounds From Can Elles , (DJMAG) 2008

References

^ 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 & Sven Väth". Mute Records. Retrieved on March 6, 2009.
^ "Richie Hawtin: Biography". Mute records. Retrieved on April 5, 2009.

External links

[1] Reynolds, Simon. "Generation Ecstasy". London: Routledge, 1999. 225-226. ISBN 0-4159-2373--5

[2] "ten weeks of silence". richiehawtin.com. Retrieved on March 6, 2009.

[3] "Richie Hawtin & Sven Väth". Mute Records. Retrieved on March 6, 2009.

[4] "Richie Hawtin: Biography". Mute records. Retrieved on April 5, 2009.

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-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.
+Although he was born in [[Banbury]], [[Oxfordshire]] in England, Hawtin has spent most of his life in [[LaSalle, Ontario]], a suburb of [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref>"[http://www.mute.com/artists/publicArtistLoad.do?id=1667&forward=longBio Richie Hawtin: Biography]". [[Mute records]]. Retrieved on April 5, 2009.</ref> He 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.
 In 2007, [[Slices]] 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.