About
Hawke is Gavin Hardkiss, a West Coast-based DJ/producer born and raised in
South Africa. Usually banded with like-minded musical visionaries Scott and
Robbie Hardkiss, Hawke makes genre-bending dance tunes with a global
perspective. Brimming with positivity, each psychedelic-enhanced groove is a
spirited, rave-ready romp through House, breakbeat, hip-hop and a nameless
variety of world music influences. In 1998, the Hardkiss label debuted
Hawke's funk-infused brand of melodic Global House on Namaquadisco.
Four years later, San Francisco's eclectic Six Degrees label released
Heatstroke, an energetic collection of well-executed club tunes with
a distinctive organic feel. Together with Robbie and Scott Hardkiss (AKA God
Within), Hawke has carved out a colorful niche in the SF dance music scene
and beyond.
- Melissa Piazza
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