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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

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

Compilation albums

Immediate Action series of 9 EP's
Hefty's 10th Anniversary series of 4 albums

References

^ Kamp, David. "David Kamp on John Hughes". Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Hefty 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.
^ ^a ^b Label Oral Histories: Hefty Records. Stop Smiling, October 23, 2006.
^ The Interview: John Hughes III, Hefty Records. Chicagoist, May 22, 2006.

External links

Official site

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[1] Kamp, David. "David Kamp on John Hughes". Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[xlr8r-2] 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.

[ss-6] Label Oral Histories: Hefty Records. Stop Smiling, October 23, 2006.

[7] The Interview: John Hughes III, Hefty Records. Chicagoist, May 22, 2006.

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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 web |last1=Kamp |first1=David |title=David Kamp on John Hughes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/03/john-hughes-201003 |website=Vanity Fair |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]].