🎧 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 and has been a leading exponent of minimal techno since the mid-1990s. He became known for his recordings under the Plastikman and F.U.S.E. aliases.

📚 Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Hawtin)

Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, and moved to LaSalle, Ontario, Canada at age nine. His father, a robotics technician at General Motors, introduced him to Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, sparking a lifelong fascination with electronic music and technology.

🎶 Hawtin began DJing at 17 and was mentored by Scott “Go-Go” Gordon at The Shelter in Detroit. He co-founded Plus 8 Records with John Acquaviva in 1990, followed by M-nus Records in 1998. His early work under F.U.S.E. and Plastikman helped define minimal techno, with releases like *Dimension Intrusion* (1993) and *Sheet One* (1993).

🧪 In 1996, he launched the *Concept 1* series, exploring stripped-down techno aesthetics. His *Decks, EFX & 909* mix series showcased live manipulation of effects and drum machines, pushing the boundaries of DJ performance.

🌍 Hawtin relocated to Berlin in the early 2000s, developing M-nus artists like Magda, Gaiser, and Troy Pierce. From 2012–2015, he curated the ENTER. Ibiza residency at Space, blending music, sake, and immersive design.

🖥️ In 2016, he launched PLAYdifferently, releasing the MODEL 1 mixer with Andy Rigby-Jones — now used by Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, and others. He also co-founded Plus 8 Equities, a music tech investment fund with Pete Tong and Ben Turner.

🎮 Hawtin scored music for the 2006 Winter Olympics and the silent film *Brumes d’automne*. He launched the CLOSER app in 2019, allowing fans to deconstruct his live sets with multi-angle video and audio layers.

🎓 In 2015, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Music Technology from the University of Huddersfield. He’s won DJ Awards’ Best Techno DJ three times and remains a global ambassador for electronic music innovation.

💿 *Dimension Intrusion* (Warp, 1993) 💿 *Sheet One* (Novamute, 1993) 💿 *Musik* (Novamute, 1994) 💿 *Consumed* (M-nus, 1998) 💿 *Decks, EFX & 909* (Novamute, 1999) 💿 *DE9: Closer to the Edit* (Novamute, 2001) 💿 *EX* (Plastikman live at Guggenheim, 2014) 💿 *From My Mind To Yours* (Plus 8, 2015) 💿 *CLOSE COMBINED (Live)* (Plus 8, 2020) 🔁 Collaborations with Pete Namlook (*From Within* series), Sven Väth (*Sounds of the Third Season*), and Prada (soundscapes for runway shows)

🎪 Dekmantel Festival (Amsterdam, 2025) 🎪 Resistance Ibiza (Amnesia, 2025) 🎪 Houghton Festival (UK, 2025) 🎪 Sonus Festival (Croatia, 2025) 🎪 Movement Detroit (multiple years) 🎪 Awakenings Festival (Netherlands) 🎪 Hardware 30: True Faith (Melbourne, 2025) 🎪 Guggenheim Museum (NYC, 2013, Plastikman live) 🎪 Grand Palais (Paris, with Anish Kapoor, 2011)

📰 [Richie Hawtin – Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Hawtin) 📰 [Resident Advisor Biography](https://ra.co/dj/richiehawtin/biography) 📰 [KEYI Magazine Interview & Shoot](https://www.keyimagazine.com/2025/01/05/richie-hawtins-in-depth-story-and-shoot-by-keyi-studio/) 📰 [TheMusic.com.au Interview – Hardware 30 & Tech](https://themusic.com.au/features/richie-hawtin-on-hardware-30-fashion-grimes-the-future-more/KuE2PD8-ISA/09-12-22) 📰 [Linktree – Releases, Mixes, Tech Projects](https://linktr.ee/richiehawtin)