Artist

Richie Hawtin

Minimal Techno

About the Artist

Richie Hawtin is a British-born, Canadian-raised producer and DJ whose work spans hard industrial techno to the deep, stripped-back minimal and acid sounds he developed under his alias Plastikman. He co-founded Plus 8 Records in the early 1990s alongside John Acquaviva, a label that helped define the Detroit-influenced techno export out of Windsor, Ontario, and later launched M_nus as a home for his more minimal work. His DJ sets are known for long-form, surgical builds using custom hardware and software — closer to a live experiment in sound design than a straightforward club set.