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Gavin Hardkiss (born Gavin Bieber on November 29, 1968) is an electronic musician, DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, author and artist who has performed under the name "Gavin Hardkiss" and "Hawke." He was born in Johannesburg South Africa and immigrated to the United States to attend the University of Pennsylvania where he got a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991. In the early 90's, along with faux brothers Robbie and Scott, Gavin Hardkiss helped pioneer the American electronic music scene with the record label Hardkiss Music. Hardkiss quickly joined the ranks of the international DJ elite, DJing at raves and clubs in cities throughout the world, eventually reaching legendary status with the release of the classic double album, Delusions of Grandeur. Delusions of Grandeur reached number one on the Rolling Stone alternative charts. Gavin Hardkiss has produced multiple experimental albums under the guise of [https://www.beatport.com/artist/hawke/163218 Hawke], remixing artists such as Youssou N’Dour, Mazzy Star, Elton John and Michael Franti, and performing alongside Africa Bambaataa, Derrick May, Snoop Dogg and The Buena Vista Social Club. In 2010, the song Mundo Via Afrika was featured on the official Sony World Cup album “Hello Africa,” alongside the best of contemporary African musicians[1]. In 2013, Gavin Hardkiss self-published a novel titled Cubic Lust[2]. RecordingsGavin Bieber has recorded four albums and multiple singles under the guise of Hawke. The albums can be loosely described as a series of sound clashes, collaborations and musical experiments that veer off the path of conventional dance music. The first Hawke album, Namaquadisco, was released in 1998 on Sunburn Recordings in the USA and Distance in France. The album was recorded in Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, CA's Tenderloin district. Heatstroke, recorded in the Hardkiss Studio based at Frisco Studios in the Lower Haight in San Francisco, was released by Six Degrees Records in 2000. The single Party People was a breakout into Billboard Magazine's Dance Charts.[3] Love Won Another was recorded in a farm house in Calistoga California and released on Eighth Dimension Records[4] in 2004. The album spawned two remix albums and several music videos. In 2009, an album titled +++, recorded in San Diego and San Rafael California, was released on Eighth Dimension Records. It was inaugurated with a series of art gallery shows in San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles and Orlando featuring multi-media works inspired by songs from the album. In 1998, Gavin Hardkiss created a three part musical landscape entitled Museo Hypnotica for the Jean Giraud designed Airtight Garage environment at the Sony Metreon in San Francisco. In 2008, Hardkiss worked with the Zukov Ballet Theater on original music production and DJ performance at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Between 2011 and 2013, Gavin Hardkiss had a weekly radio show on pirate Radio Valencia called In My Boom, which highlighted local San Francisco dance music. In 2017, the Hawke album Love In Stars was released through a [https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/hawke PledgeMusic] crowdfunding campaign that included a treasure hunt for Gold USBs containing Hawke music which were hidden in the hills around the Bay Area. Insomniac Magazine called it a "Willy Wonka-style ... experiment in giving both artistic and economic value to a digital music project.[5]" Hardkiss has also recorded music under aliases including The Lower Haight High Hitters, Curious Yellow and Sunburn Kidz. References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://sonymusicafrica.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/exclusive-first-look-hello-africa/|title=Exclusive First Look!!!!: Hello Afrika|date=2010-04-28|work=Sony Music Africa News|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en-US}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cubiclust.com|title=Gavin Hardkiss - Cubic Lust|website=Gavin Hardkiss - Cubic Lust|language=en|access-date=2018-05-29}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303344/hawke/chart|title=Hawke - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/7681-Eighth-Dimension-Records|title=Eighth Dimension Records|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2018-05-29}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/gavin-hardkiss-gives-lifes-work-away-in-hawke-treasure-hunt/|title=Gavin Hardkiss Gives Life’s Work Away in Hawke Treasure Hunt|access-date=2018-05-04|language=en-US}} External Links
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