Richie Hawtin is a Canadian (British born) producer, label manager and DJ. Although mainly influenced by Detroit techno, Hawtin has developed his own style. It ranges from harder noisy techno to deep minimal abstract acid, particularly under his best known alias Plastikman. He was involved in the development of the Final Scratch digital DJ technology and has continued to use new technology as it becomes available. Although technically a Canadian, Richie Hawtin will forever be associated with putting his beloved Detroit on the dance music map. Along with fellow Detroit pioneer Carl Craig, Hawtin helped break the second wave of Detroit techno.