funshine Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 “The name is familiar,†reads Richie Hawtin’s bio... and yet, no one I’ve queried has ever heard of him or any of his more ubiquitous aliases: Plastikman and FUSE. Odd for an artist who has DJed to crowds larger than many rock bands ever play to (his appearance at the 1995 Glastonbury festival drew 20,000 people into the cramped confines of a DJ tent) and who has been commissioned by the French Government to compose two pieces of music for their Millennium 2000 celebrations. Hawtin’s anonymity in North America epitomizes the techno ethos of personality subversion to the end of bringing the music itself into sharper focus. As a musician, then, Hawtin is one of electronic dance music’s foremost innovators whose roots extend to the foundation of techno itself. A resident of Detroit-neighboring Windsor, Canada, Hawtin absorbed the influences of a Detroit radio DJ named The Wizard (Jeff Mills), who spun early records by techno forefathers Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.source: http://www.choler.com/articles/richie_hawtin.shtmlPLAYING THIS FRIDAY AT CUBIKDiscount Tickets are available now online HERE or at DJ HUT - 2010 P St. 2nd Floor, Washington, DCWWW.BUZZLIFE.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidstars Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 richie hawtin is skurry! great techno dj tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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