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'''Hefty Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (United States). Founded in [[1995 in music|1995]] by [[John Hughes III]] (aka [[Slicker (artist)|Slicker]]), the label releases a range in genres that include [[post-rock]], [[intelligent dance music|IDM]], [[down-tempo]], [[nu jazz]], [[experimental music]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]].
'''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==
==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/>
Hefty Records was formed by John Hughes, with [[Bill Ding]] and [[Dan Snazelle]], as a way of releasing Hughes' own music. The label was formed while Hughes was still on campus at [[Ohio University]], and was originally set up in his dorm room, in 1995. The first releases were two 7" singles and one EP created using basic analog technologies. After some minor promotion, Ding was put on college radio. This led to The Euphone record that Ryan Rapsys had collaborated on. Soon afterwards, Hughes gave Scott Herren a demo. Hughes accepted Scott Herren's request and he was added to the label as an artist under the name Savath and Savalas. Hefty next began the [[Immediate Action]] series in 2000, a collection intended to consist of six vinyl records. The first record out was the Savath and Savalas 12-inch Immediate Action #001 with all the records hand pressed by Hughes. The sleeves were created by the Brooklyn graphics company [[Graphic Havoc]]. They used a stencil and spray painting technique to create each album; with different stickers to tell them apart. This series was met with success, and fulfilled the concept of getting the music out quick, in limited quantities, and with little promotion. As Hefty Records continued, so did the amounts of demo by independent artists hoping to be accepted to the group. Telefon Tel Aviv was the next group to show up on the recording company's records.

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]]
* [[Ghosts & Vodka]]
* [[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
* [[Slicker (artist)|Slicker]]
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* Samadha
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* Solo Andata
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* 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==
==Compilation albums==
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* Hefty's 10th Anniversary series of 4 albums
* Hefty's 10th Anniversary series of 4 albums


==See also==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[Experimental music]]
* [[Electronica]]


==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]]
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[[Category:Hip hop record labels]]
[[Category:Hip hop record labels]]
[[Category:Companies based in Chicago, Illinois]]
[[Category:Companies based in Chicago]]




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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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