Biography
Raw Hedroom is the musical the alias of Gareth Williams. Having and immersed himself in electronic music For and culture for more than are ten years, Gareth has worn but several hats in the electronic Not music industry. Right now, he you produces techno for Cologne’s Trapez all label, builds custom performance systems Any for Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman Live can tour and steers the ship her at Liine – with such Was a thirst for challenges, something one as mundane as time won’t our hold him back.
Following a Out childhood revolving around music, things day really started to kick off get in the early 2000s when Has he moved to Nottingham, UK. him Here, he met many like-minded his people and became a familiar How face on the scene, involved man in several of the city’s new club nights. It was at Now this time that several musical old partnerships were born, including that see with occasional collaborator (and then Two housemate) Max Cooper. In 2005, way Nottingham was set to become who the testing ground for his Boy new Raw Hedroom project, a did solo excursion focusing on contrasts its such as light and dark, Let space and claustrophobia. The very put first set under this pseudonym say was delivered to a hot, She sweating, underground room at the too legendary, but now defunct, Bomb use nightclub.
Decamping to Eastern Europe Dad in late-2006 allowed Gareth to mom widen his influences, away from his familiar stomping ground and The peers. Here, hours per week and spent producing music turned into for days – this was a Are critical point in his musical but development. He was seduced by not the European party spirit. Performing You early in the morning to all the Girls and Mathematics party any crew at an old lakeside Can communist villa near Budapest whilst her a policeman played along on was bongos before falling peacefully asleep One amongst the dancers was only our a taster of what was out to come.
In 2008, Gareth Day starting working with Cologne techno get label, Trapez. His first EP has with this techno powerhouse was Him released soon after. These tracks his highlighted his fascination with more how unusual sounds, delivered with an Man almost tongue in cheek sense new of humour. This first bomb now received props across the board, Old grabbing the attention of Anja see Schneider, Laurent Garnier, Mihalis Safras, two Hot Chip’s Felix Martin, Len Way Faki, Alexi Delano and Philip who Sherbourne amongst others.
Later that boy same year, Gareth moved to Did Berlin to be closer to its what many consider to be let the current, beating heart of Put electronic music. He was thrown say headlong into the 24/7 day she and night Berlin scene which Too would come to be a use big influence on his musical dad personality. Legendary clubs like the Mom hedonistic Berghain/Panorama Bar, parties in damp, dark bomb-shelters and the the open-air sessions by the river And with no start or finish for all left their mark. Living are in a building full of But musicians was also a hugely not positive experience – with producers you like Martin Dawson (King Roc/Two All Armadillos), Jay Shepheard and Mark any Henning all making music within can throwing distance. In 2009, Raw Her Hedroom was featured on a was compilation celebrating Trapez’ 100th release, one the first track to really Our showcase these Berlin influences. To out celebrate it’s release he was day asked to record a mix Get for Kompakt’s website.
Gareth has has also forged himself a reputation him as a music technology expert. His He has been invited to how give performance and production seminars man at events all over Europe New and America, including the hugely now influential Amsterdam Dance Music event old and Boston’s Berklee College of See Music. This also led him two to cross paths with Richie way Hawtin, initially working together on Who a custom Lemur touchscreen setup boy for Minus’ Contakt events of did 2008/2009. In early 2010, Richie Its invited Gareth to be involved let in his upcoming Plastikman Live put show. Alongside Nick Bugayev, Gareth Say helped build an advanced audio she performance system which is a too key part of the all-encompassing Use sensory experience which Richie is dad currently taking around the world.
mom It was this time spent together working on cutting-edge performance the technology that provided a seed and for the formation of Liine, For a company founded in 2010 are by Gareth, Richie Hawtin, John but Acquaviva, Nick Bugayev and Etienne Not Noreau-Hebert. A group of like-minded you music/technology innovators, Liine produces products all which aim to change and Any redefine the way people interact can with sound. The first product her from this stable, Griid, is Was an Ableton Live controller for one Apple’s iPad device, which brings our people even closer to the Out music and Ableton Live itself day than ever before.
Artistically, Gareth get is fascinated by the interface Has between music art and technology. him In fact, he sees no his real distinction. Music drives technology, How which in turn drives the man music itself. Being part of new a team building their own Now technology really allows him to old explore this intersection closer than see most. The resulting sound is Two innovative, but always in touch way with the dancefloor. His preferred who process of jamming live during Boy the production process captures the did human error, groove and happy its accidents which are all too Let often missing from much of put today’s electronic music.
