Richie Hawtin

English-Canadian electronic musician and record producer
Person human Q378876
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Richie Hawtin

Summary

Richie Hawtin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Banbury[2]. He was born on June 4, 1970[3]. He worked as a record producer[4], club DJ[5], composer[6], disc jockey[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury[2].
  • Richie Hawtin was born on June 4, 1970[3].
  • Richie Hawtin held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • English was Richie Hawtin's native language[11].
  • Richie Hawtin's professions included record producer[4].
  • Richie Hawtin worked as a club DJ[5].
  • Richie Hawtin worked as a composer[6].
  • Richie Hawtin's professions included disc jockey[7].
  • Richie Hawtin worked as a musician[8].
  • Richie Hawtin worked as a recording artist[12].
  • Richie Hawtin's education included a stint at Sandwich Secondary School[13].
  • Richie Hawtin is recorded as male[14].
  • Richie Hawtin's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richie Hawtin's genre is minimal techno[16].
  • Richie Hawtin's genre is techno[17].
  • Richie Hawtin's record label is recorded as Plus 8[18].
  • Richie Hawtin's discography is recorded as Richie Hawtin discography[19].
  • Richie Hawtin's Commons category is recorded as Richie Hawtin[20].
  • Richie Hawtin's family name is recorded as Q16870609[21].
  • Richie Hawtin's given name is recorded as Richie[22].
  • Richie Hawtin's pseudonym is recorded as FUSE[23].
  • Richie Hawtin's pseudonym is recorded as F.U.S.E.[24].
  • Richie Hawtin's official website is recorded as http://www.plastikman.com/[25].
  • Richie Hawtin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Richie Hawtin's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richie Hawtin'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1970-06-04[30]

  • Community tags: british, canadian, english, uk, warp[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 99c0c596-68e9-4226-8089-518addce180c[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Banbury[2], Richie Hawtin… he was born on June 4, 1970[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Richie Hawtin's education included a stint at Sandwich Secondary School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[4], club DJ[5], composer[6], disc jockey[7], musician[8], and recording artist[12].

Why It Matters

Richie Hawtin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

He has been cited as an influence by Nicolas Jaar[35], a musician[36], b. 1990[37], of United States[38].

FAQs

Where was Richie Hawtin born?

Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury[2].

What did Richie Hawtin do for work?

Richie Hawtin worked as record producer[4], club DJ[5], composer[6], disc jockey[7], and musician[8].

Where did Richie Hawtin go to school?

Richie Hawtin was educated at Sandwich Secondary School[13].

Who did Richie Hawtin influence?

Richie Hawtin has been cited as an influence by Nicolas Jaar[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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