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{{Short description|American independent record label}}
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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]].
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'''Hefty Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (United States). Founded in 1995 by [[John Hughes III]] (aka [[Slicker (artist)|Slicker]]),<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 a range in 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 as a way of releasing Hughes' own music.<ref name=xlr8r/> 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 while Hughes was still on campus as a college student, and was originally set up in his dorm room, in 1995.<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 releases were of Hughes's own work as Slicker just after the breakup of the band he was in at the time, 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> 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. 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''. Their last release was in 2010.
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==
* [[Victor Bermon]]
* Victor Bermon
* [[Phil Cohran]]
* [[Phil Cohran]]
* [[Euphone]]
* Euphone
* [[Ghosts & Vodka]]
* [[Ghosts and Vodka]]
* [[L'Altra]]
* [[L'Altra]]
* [[Eliot Lipp]]
* [[Eliot Lipp]]
* [[Plus Device]]
* Plus Device
* [[Prefuse 73]]
* [[Prefuse 73]]
* [[Radicalfashion]]
* Radicalfashion
* [[Phil Ranelin]]
* [[Phil Ranelin]]
* [[Retina.IT]]
* Retina.IT
* [[Savath and Savalas]]
* [[Savath and Savalas]]
* [[Slicker (artist)|Slicker]]
* Slicker
* [[Smaze]]
* Smaze
* [[Samadha]]
* Samadha
* [[Solo Andata]]
* Solo Andata
* [[Some Water and Sun]]
* Some Water and Sun
* [[Spanova]]
* Spanova
* [[Telefon Tel Aviv]]
* [[Telefon Tel Aviv]]
* [[T. Raumschmiere]]
* [[T. Raumschmiere]]
* [[Twine (band)]]


==Compilation albums==
==Compilation albums==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.heftyrecords.com Official site]
* [http://www.heftyrecords.com Official site]


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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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