Over the past twenty years Richie Hawtin has been one of electronic music community’s most active participants; as a DJ, a label owner, a producer, a performer, and an avid contributor to the development of music and performance technology. His accomplishments range from having been named the ‘World’s Best DJ’ in the most credible electronic music polls; to being invited to compose music for the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics; to exhibiting a sound installation for the French Ministry of Culture’s Millennium Exhibition in Avignon, France. He has also invested in, endorsed, and help develop some of the most forward-thinking products in the electronic music space including Native Instrument’s pioneering Traktor Scratch software, number one dance music digital retailer Beatport.com, the Tonium Pacemaker portable DJ system, and Allen & Heath’s limited edition custom CTRL:92 DJ mixers – the first-ever to be fully Midi-enabled, which both he and his father helped to conceptualize and design. This year he revived his incredible Plastikman show in unique festival settings in conjunction with his custom SYNK iPhone application at Sonar, Coachella and Movement Electronic Festival in Detroit in the U.S. just to name a few.
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iTunes is also releasing tomorrow the Plastikman Remiix iPhone app which also allows you to combine and transform original Plastikman tracks and interpretations from your iPhone or iPad. http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/5975
Arkives—an amazing offering for any techno enthusiast–is a full retrospective of Plastikman media from 1993 – 2010 and the largest release Minus, Hawtin’s label, has done to date featuring four different formats ranging from vinyl, CD and digital …12 discs of music and a 100+ page book in special slip case packaging. Is available exclusively by pre-order now through December 31 to be shipped February 28 via M-Nus.com.
