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Richie Hawtin

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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. Under the latter, he released his debut album Dimension Intrusion (1993) as part of Warp's Artificial Intelligence series. In May 1990, Hawtin and John Acquaviva founded the Plus 8 record label, which they named after their turntable's pitch adjust function. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Richie Hawtin is the 1,953rd most popular musician (up from 1,981st in 2024), the 5,066th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,004th in 2019) and the 322nd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richie Hawtin ranks 1,953 out of 3,175. Before him are Lily Allen, John Prine, Colin Greenwood, Red Mitchell, Rupert Holmes, and Chris Hillman. After him are Aaron Lewis, Tony MacAlpine, Paul Motian, Narada Michael Walden, Kavinsky, and Jarvis Cocker.

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Among people born in 1970, Richie Hawtin ranks 306. Before him are Erik Zabel, Kenny Anderson, Steve Jablonsky, Joel Glazer, Peta Wilson, and Stacy Valentine. After him are Christopher Luxon, Elon Lindenstrauss, Glenn Medeiros, Jeon Mi-seon, Peter Wright, and Ryu Seung-ryong.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richie Hawtin ranks 5,068 out of 8,785. Before him are Taylor Wane (1968), Ali Smith (1962), Adam Godley (1964), Rupert Holmes (1947), Paul Nihill (1939), and Samuel Hearne (1745). After him are Matthew Lewis (1989), Julian Barbour (1937), James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848), Jarvis Cocker (1963), Simon Fuller (1960), and Cuth Harrison (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richie Hawtin ranks 322. Before him are Lionel Tertis (1876), Matthew Tuck (1980), Central Cee (1998), Lily Allen (1985), Colin Greenwood (1969), and Rupert Holmes (1947). After him are Jarvis Cocker (1963), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Dave Mason (1946), Micky Moody (1950), Stanley Sadie (1930), and Neil Innes (1944).

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