Hefty Records
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Hefty Recordsis anindependent record labelbased inChicago,Illinois(United States). Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III,[1][2]the label releases records in a range of genres that includepost-rock,IDM,down-tempo,nu jazz,experimental music,andhip-hop.
History
[edit]Hefty Records was formed by John Hughes with Dan Snazelle as a way of releasing Hughes' own music.[2][3]Hughes, the son of filmmakerJohn Hughes,had been interested in music since his youth, but had initially been more interested in record production than in creating music of his own.[4]The label was formed in 1995 while Hughes was a college student, and was originally set up in his dorm room.[5]Hughes chose the label name because, as he put it, "I liked it because it sounded optimistic. And it had a conquering tone to it."[6]
The first label's releases were of Hughes's own work as Slicker just after the breakup of his previous band Bill Ding.[6]Hefty began theImmediate Actionseries in 2000, a collection intended to consist of six vinyl records. The sleeves were created by the Brooklyn graphics company Graphic Havoc.[citation needed]In 2005, the label hosted a live concert in Chicago and released two volumes of compilation and remix material from artists on the label, titledHistory is Bunk: Collaborations, Reinterpretations and New Compositions.[7]Their last release was in 2010.
Artists
[edit]- Victor Bermon
- Phil Cohran
- Euphone
- Ghosts and Vodka
- L'Altra
- Eliot Lipp
- Plus Device
- Prefuse 73
- Radicalfashion
- Phil Ranelin
- Retina.IT
- Savath and Savalas
- Slicker
- Smaze
- Samadha
- Solo Andata
- Some Water and Sun
- Spanova
- Telefon Tel Aviv
- T. Raumschmiere
- Twine (band)
Compilation albums
[edit]- Immediate Actionseries of 9 EP's
- Hefty's 10th Anniversary series of 4 albums
References
[edit]- ^Kamp, David (10 February 2010)."David Kamp on John Hughes".Vanity Fair.Vanity Fair.Retrieved18 July2018.
- ^abHefty Records: Looking to the Future.XLR8R,September 29, 2005.
- ^"Hefty Records".Chicago Music.
- ^John Hughes Iii: Hefty Is His Bag.Chicago Tribune,May 2, 2004.
- ^A NIGHT OUT WITH: John Hughes III; The Whole Menagerie.The New York Times,May 16, 2004.
- ^abLabel Oral Histories: Hefty Records.Stop Smiling,October 23, 2006.
- ^The Interview: John Hughes III, Hefty RecordsArchived2017-11-06 at theWayback Machine.Chicagoist,May 22, 2006.
External links
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