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'''Hefty Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] ([[USA]]). Founded in [[1995 in music|1995]] by [[John Hughes III]] (aka [[Slicker]]), the label has established itself as a home for innovative [[electronica]]. The label releases range in genres and include [[post-rock]], [[intelligent dance music|IDM]], [[down-tempo]], [[jazz]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]].
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'''Hefty Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (United States). Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kamp |first1=David |title=David Kamp on John Hughes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/03/john-hughes-201003 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=10 February 2010 |publisher=Vanity Fair |accessdate=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=xlr8r>[https://www.xlr8r.com/features/hefty-records-looking-to-the-future Hefty Records: Looking to the Future]. ''[[XLR8R]]'', September 29, 2005.</ref> the label releases records in a range of genres that include [[post-rock]], [[intelligent dance music|IDM]], [[down-tempo]], [[nu jazz]], [[experimental music]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]].

==History==
Hefty Records was formed by John Hughes with Dan Snazelle as a way of releasing Hughes' own music.<ref name=xlr8r/><ref>{{cite web |title= Hefty Records |url= http://www.chicagomusic.org/hefty-records/ |website=Chicago Music}}</ref> Hughes, the son of filmmaker [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John 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.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-05-02/features/0405020393_1_labels-record-sales-electronic-music John Hughes Iii: Hefty Is His Bag]. ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', May 2, 2004.</ref> The label was formed in 1995 while Hughes was a college student, and was originally set up in his dorm room.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/style/a-night-out-with-john-hughes-iii-the-whole-menagerie.html A NIGHT OUT WITH: John Hughes III; The Whole Menagerie]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 16, 2004.</ref> 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."<ref name=ss/>

The first label's releases were of Hughes's own work as Slicker just after the breakup of his previous band Bill Ding.<ref name=ss>[http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=677 Label Oral Histories: Hefty Records]. ''Stop Smiling'', October 23, 2006.</ref> Hefty began the ''Immediate Action'' series in 2000, a collection intended to consist of six vinyl records. The sleeves were created by the Brooklyn graphics company Graphic Havoc.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} In 2005, the label hosted a live concert in Chicago and released two volumes of compilation and remix material from artists on the label, titled ''History is Bunk: Collaborations, Reinterpretations and New Compositions''.<ref>[http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/22/the_interview_john_hughes_iii_hefty_records.php The Interview: John Hughes III, Hefty Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106092227/http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/22/the_interview_john_hughes_iii_hefty_records.php |date=2017-11-06 }}. ''Chicagoist'', May 22, 2006.</ref> Their last release was in 2010.


==Artists==
==Artists==
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* Victor Bermon
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* [[Euphone]]
* [[Eliot Lipp]]
* [[Phil Cohran]]
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* Euphone
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* [[Victor Bermon]]
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* [[Ghosts and Vodka]]
* [[L'Altra]]
* [[L'Altra]]
* [[Eliot Lipp]]
* Plus Device
* [[Prefuse 73]]
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* Radicalfashion
* [[Phil Ranelin]]
* [[Phil Ranelin]]
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* Retina.IT
* [[Savath and Savalas]]
* [[Savath and Savalas]]
* Slicker
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* [[Samadha Trio]]
* Smaze
* [[John Hughes/Slicker]]
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* Samadha
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* Solo Andata
* Some Water and Sun
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* Spanova
* [[Telefon Tel Aviv]]
* [[Telefon Tel Aviv]]
* [[Smaze]]
* [[T. Raumschmiere]]
* [[Plus Device]]
* [[Twine (band)]]
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* [[Retina.IT]]
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* [[Radicalfashion]]
* [[Samadha]]
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* [[Solo Andata]]
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* [[Some Water and Sun]]
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* [[Spanova]]


==Compilation albums==
== See also ==
* [[Immediate Action]] series of 9 EP's
* [[List of record labels]]
* Hefty's 10th Anniversary series of 4 albums

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.heftyrecords.com Official site]
* [http://www.heftyrecords.com Official site]
* [http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?b=artist.php?id=90 Solo Andata-BreakThru Radio- Artist of the Week]



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[[Category:Electronic music record labels]]
[[Category:Electronic music record labels]]
[[Category:Jazz record labels]]
[[Category:Hip hop record labels]]
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Hefty Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois (United States). Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III,[1][2] the label releases records in a range of genres that include post-rock, IDM, down-tempo, nu jazz, experimental music, and hip-hop.

History

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Hefty Records was formed by John Hughes with Dan Snazelle as a way of releasing Hughes' own music.[2][3] Hughes, the son of filmmaker John 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 the Immediate Action series 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, titled History is Bunk: Collaborations, Reinterpretations and New Compositions.[7] Their last release was in 2010.

Artists

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Compilation albums

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References

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  1. ^ Kamp, David (10 February 2010). "David Kamp on John Hughes". Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hefty Records: Looking to the Future. XLR8R, September 29, 2005.
  3. ^ "Hefty Records". Chicago Music.
  4. ^ John Hughes Iii: Hefty Is His Bag. Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2004.
  5. ^ A NIGHT OUT WITH: John Hughes III; The Whole Menagerie. The New York Times, May 16, 2004.
  6. ^ a b Label Oral Histories: Hefty Records. Stop Smiling, October 23, 2006.
  7. ^ The Interview: John Hughes III, Hefty Records Archived 2017-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Chicagoist, May 22, 2006.
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