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032C Magazine: Richie Hawtin – Who Wants to Be a Human Jukebox?
As a young, skinny nerd from LaSalle, Ontario, he was into “electronic gizmos and computers” and thought that he would pursue a career in special effects for movies. Luckily for the world, he “fell into” nearby Detroit’s club culture in the early 1990s and started to perform sets that have since seduced millions of people over the past 30 plus years.
Hawtin is not only a minimal techno DJ legend, however. In some circles, he is as equally influential for the acid-drenched dreamscapes he has produced under the name Plastikman, a moniker that has many admirers that extend beyond the hardcore minimal techno scene. Recently, for instance, Raf Simmons used Plastikman’s “Kriket” from 1994 in the Prada Men Spring/Summer 2025 show—which wasn’t the first time that Hawtin scored a Prada show.
The collaboration between Simons and Hawtin began in 2021 when the brand enlisted Plastikman to compose a series of runway soundtracks and it has continued with their global event partnership and series entitled “Prada Extends,” which debuted at the Tate Modern’s live art and performance space and has travelled to Tokyo, Miami, and Thailand.
With a lot to look back on, 032C’s Shane Anderson spoke to Hawtin about his work with Prada, as well as about his storied career and the magic of being present.
