Gavin Hardkiss

Grabbing psychedelic electronic dance music by the heart since 1991, producer, DJ, label owner and author Gavin Hardkiss grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and resides in San Francisco. In the early 1990s, along with faux brothers Robbie and Scott, Gavin Hardkiss helped pioneer the American electronic music scene with the record label Hardkiss Music. Hardkiss rapidly accrued international attention with vinyl only releases, and the double album Delusions of Grandeur reached number one on the Rolling Stone alternative charts. Gavin has released 8 genre bending albums and multiple singles under the names Hawke, Gavin Hardkiss, and with his brothers as Hardkiss. Most recently, the album project Inheritance navigates his African roots with tribal, afrohouse and breaks.