Richie Hawtin is that artist who has created an unique techno sound, which is regarded as synonymous with the city of Detroit. He just announced made a big start to the year 2018 with the help of his Dad. He is constantly pushing conceptual frontiers, moving things forward, welcoming as many as he can to ideas and experiences that would have seemed pure science fiction when he began his career.
Check out the announcement here:

Hope all of you are having beautiful family time over the Christmas and New Years holidays! Wishing everyone the best holidays through NYE and into 2018! Thank you to all of you, specially my family and team for the support and help making my dreams come true! Here’s a glimpse of where things are going into 2018 with the best present I found under the Hawtin family Christmas tree! Mick Hawtin built, one-of-a-kind custom ten channel @playdifferently MODEL 1 “EX” with additional direct output modifications on the extended rear panel! Specially built to test next generation CLOSE live show ideas for the summer 2018 touring season! My Dad’s always been my secret weapon, over the years customizing my studio mixers for the early Plastikman albums and, of course, modifying my @allenandheath Xone:62 and creating the first true midi-enabled DJ mixer! Excited for the next steps! #RichieHawtin #Music #Technology #CLOSElive

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This custom ten-channel edition of his PLAYdifferently MODEL 1 mixer is built by the artist’s father Mick Hawtin. He just previewed a brand new custom version Of PLAYdifferently MODEL 1 Mixer which certainly allows the artist to  push the boundaries of creativity and developing their unique sound .The custom version MODEL 1 aims to be versatile for a specific group of DJs and artists. The most unique feature of the one-of-a-kind custom ten channel Playdifferently MODEL 1 “EX” is that it has an additional direct output modifications on the extended rear panel. According to his Facebook post, “MODEL 1 ” was “specially built to test next generation CLOSE live show ideas for the summer 2018 touring season”.